secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK)
CIK:        0000807882
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-12T20:08:25+00:00
Accession:  0000807882-26-000090
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000090/0000807882-26-000090-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000090/jack-20260812.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807882-26-000090

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