Jack in the Box price to free cash flow JACK

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 7.5×
10-year median: 16.2×
Against its 10-year history: 10th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 4.3× to 110×
Peer median: 14.1×

Jack in the Box's price to free cash flow is 7.5× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 16.2×, lower than on 90% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.3× in Nov 2025 to 110× in Jul 2018.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 14.1×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 16.2×

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	7.5×	4.8×	29.5×
2025	5.2×	4.3×	10.9×
2024	65.9×	10.6×	68.6×
2023	11.5×	7.3×	15.8×
2022	12.2×	8.0×	16.8×
2021	11.5×	10.6×	20.0×
2020	17.0×	4.9×	19.4×
2019	15.1×	15.1×	38.4×
2018	27.7×	23.1×	110×
2017	27.7×	26.9×	96.3×
2016	96.1×	17.3×	96.8×
2015	19.5×	14.2×	24.3×
2014	21.8×	18.0×	53.6×
2013	18.6×	11.2×	22.6×
2012	21.6×	19.3×	77.2×

Against its peers

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

Company	Price to free cash flow
JACKJack in the Box	7.5×
PTLOPortillo's	n/m
NATHNathans Famous	21.9×
LOCOEl Pollo Loco	10.7×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar	n/m
PZZAPapa Johns International	17.4×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant	n/m
BLMNBloomin' Brands	5.1×
SGSweetgreen	n/m
WENWendy's	4.5×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC	26.1×
Peer median	14.1×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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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.