secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK)
CIK:        0000807882
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-13T20:12:15+00:00
Accession:  0000807882-26-000066
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Jack in the Box Q2 same-store sales -3.8%, EPS $0.65; CEO Tucker out, Mark King interim
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/0000807882-26-000066-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000066/jack-20260508.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-26-000066

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