---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000807882-26-000090"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JACK"
cik: "0000807882"
company_name: "JACK IN THE BOX INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-12T20:08:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-12T20:09:23.297340+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack in the Box Q3 2026: same-store sales down 1.1%, EPS $1.08 vs $1.19

## Summary
- System same-store sales fell 1.1% (franchise -1.2%, company -0.9%); total revenue $257.7M, down 1.8% YoY.
- Diluted EPS from continuing ops $1.08 vs $1.19 prior year; Operating EPS $0.96 vs $1.04.
- Adjusted EBITDA rose to $61.2M from $57.1M; Restaurant-Level Margin 17.6% vs 17.9%.
- Completed $500M 2026-1 Class A-2 Notes refinancing; prepaid $110M of 2019-1 notes; no buybacks in Q3.
- FY2026 guidance: Adjusted EBITDA $225-230M, ~2,100 restaurants, SG&A $112-115M; dividend/buybacks discontinued.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000807882-26-000090
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JACK
- cik: 0000807882
- company_name: JACK IN THE BOX INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-12T20:08:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000090/0000807882-26-000090-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000090/jack-20260812.htm

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