Jack in the Box PE ratio JACK

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 6.4×
10-year median: 17.4×
Against its 10-year history: 1st; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 5.9× to 37.7×
Peer median: 26.5×

Jack in the Box's PE ratio is 6.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $11.03 against $1.73 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 17.4×, lower than on 99% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 5.9× in May 2026 to 37.7× in Jul 2020.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 26.5×.

PE ratio over time

median 17.4×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	6.4×	5.9×	10.0×
2025	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2024	9.6×	8.7×	13.3×
2023	13.0×	8.5×	15.5×
2022	12.5×	9.5×	17.9×
2021	11.9×	11.0×	26.1×
2020	23.9×	8.9×	37.7×
2019	21.3×	15.0×	27.2×
2018	18.2×	16.8×	24.8×
2017	22.3×	21.2×	30.7×
2016	30.7×	22.1×	31.0×
2015	26.9×	25.9×	42.8×
2014	37.4×	26.7×	45.8×
2013	43.4×	21.4×	48.7×
2012	22.0×	13.3×	22.3×
2011	13.0×	11.6×	18.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Jack in the Box's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
JACKJack in the Box	6.4×
PTLOPortillo's	23.4×
NATHNathans Famous	21.1×
LOCOEl Pollo Loco	12.3×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar	164×
PZZAPapa Johns International	22.9×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant	37.6×
BLMNBloomin' Brands	29.7×
SGSweetgreen	98.2×
WENWendy's	9.4×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC	30.2×
Peer median	26.5×

Where Jack in the Box ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.