---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000807882-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JACK"
cik: "0000807882"
company_name: "JACK IN THE BOX INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:15:22.768119+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack in the Box Q1 same-store sales down 6.7%, EPS falls to $0.75

## Summary
- System same-store sales fell 6.7% (franchise -7.0%, company -4.7%); revenue down 5.8% to $349.5M.
- Diluted EPS from continuing ops $0.75 (prior $1.61); operating EPS $1.00 (prior $1.86).
- Net earnings from continuing ops $14.4M vs $31.0M; Adjusted EBITDA $68.2M vs $88.8M.
- Completed Del Taco sale Dec 22, 2025; discontinued ops loss $16.8M in Q1.
- FY2026 guidance reiterated: same-store sales -1% to +1%, adj. EBITDA $225-$240M, 50-100 closures.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000807882-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JACK
- cik: 0000807882
- company_name: JACK IN THE BOX INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000039/0000807882-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000039/jack-20260218.htm

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