--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000807882-26-000066" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "JACK" cik: "0000807882" company_name: "JACK IN THE BOX INC" filed_at: "2026-05-13T20:12:15+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-13T22:02:21.731301+00:00" event_type: "leadership" sentiment: "negative" materiality_score: 0.8 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Jack in the Box Q2 same-store sales -3.8%, EPS $0.65; CEO Tucker out, Mark King interim ## Summary - Q2 same-store sales fell 3.8%; diluted EPS $0.65 (vs $1.09 prior year); operating EPS $0.76 (vs $1.25). - Adjusted EBITDA $51.3M, down from $61.5M; net earnings $12.5M vs $20.7M. - Guidance: FY 2026 adjusted EBITDA $225-235M, same-store sales low single-digit decline; dividend and buyback discontinued. - CEO Lance Tucker and Chief Customer Officer Ryan Ostrom depart; Mark King (ex-Taco Bell CEO) appointed Interim CEO and Executive Chairman. - CFO Dawn Hooper gets $465k retention award; Chief Legal Officer Sarah Super gets $412.5k; both conditional through March 2027. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000807882-26-000066 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: JACK - cik: 0000807882 - company_name: JACK IN THE BOX INC - filed_at: 2026-05-13T20:12:15+00:00 - event_type: leadership - sentiment: negative - materiality_score: 0.8 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8 - confidence: high - sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/jack-20260508.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-26-000066 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-26-000066.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-26-000066.txt ## Key facts - Earnings Releases JACK IN THE BOX INC reported the second quarter ended April 12, 2026 results: revenue $254.3 million, net income $12.5 million, EPS $0.65 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed. - Period: the second quarter ended April 12, 2026 - Revenue: $254.3 million - Net income: $12.5 million - EPS: $0.65 per diluted share - Guidance: reaffirmed - Result: reported results source text: (6) (12) Restaurant count at end of Q2 149 1,979 2,128 146 2,037 2,183 QTD Net Restaurant Change — — — QTD Net Restaurant Change % — % — % — % Total revenues decreased 4.3% to $254.3 million, compared to $265.7 million in the prior year quarter. The lower revenue is primarily the result of same-store sales declines, as well as a lower number of restaurants. The SG&A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - Executive change Lance Tucker departed as Chief Executive Officer at JACK IN THE BOX INC. - Action: left - Role: Chief Executive Officer source text: As of May 8, 2026, and May 15, 2026, respectively, Lance Tucker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Ryan Ostrom, the Company’s Chief Customer and Digital Officer, each will no longer be serving as executive officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - Executive change Mark King was appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board at JACK IN THE BOX INC. - Action: appointed - Role: Executive Chairman of the Board source text: Mr. King will also serve as Executive Chairman of the Board and, in connection therewith, will not receive board or committee fees during his service as Interim Chief Executive Officer. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - Executive change Ryan Ostrom departed as Chief Customer and Digital Officer at JACK IN THE BOX INC. - Action: left - Role: Chief Customer and Digital Officer source text: As of May 8, 2026, and May 15, 2026, respectively, Lance Tucker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Ryan Ostrom, the Company’s Chief Customer and Digital Officer, each will no longer be serving as executive officers of the Company. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - Executive change Mark King was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at JACK IN THE BOX INC. - Action: appointed - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer source text: On May 13, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Mark King to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm - Executive change Alan Smolinisky was appointed as Independent Lead Director at JACK IN THE BOX INC. - Action: appointed - Role: Independent Lead Director source text: Effective May 13, 2026, the Board appointed Alan Smolinisky to serve as Independent Lead Director of the Board. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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