---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-000868"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JACK"
cik: "0000807882"
company_name: "JACK IN THE BOX INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:52:07.534347+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack in the Box Q2: GAAP EPS $1.27, Op. EPS $1.47; same-store +9.5%, raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Q2 adj. EBITDA $78.8M (vs $64.4M); net earnings $26.5M (vs $7.8M); revenue $395.7M +22.8%.
- Jack in the Box same-store sales +9.5% (system +9.8%); Del Taco same-store +3.2%.
- FY 2023 operating EPS guidance raised to $5.90-$6.10 (from $5.25-$5.65); Jack SSS now mid-to-high single digits.
- Signed development agreement for 22 restaurants in Mexico; refranchised 17 Del Taco units, entering WY and MT.
- At least $70M in share buybacks in FY 2023; $0.44/share dividend declared, payable June 13.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-000868
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JACK
- cik: 0000807882
- company_name: JACK IN THE BOX INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000115752323000868/0001157523-23-000868-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000115752323000868/a53401933.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JACK IN THE BOX INC reported second quarter of fiscal 2023 results: revenue $395.7 million, net income $26.5 million, EPS $1.27.
  - Period: second quarter of fiscal 2023
  - Revenue: $395.7 million
  - Net income: $26.5 million
  - EPS: $1.27
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Company-Wide Performance Second quarter diluted earnings per share was $1.27. Operating Earnings Per Share (3) , a non-GAAP measure, was $1.47 in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared with $1.16 in the prior year quarter. Both diluted earnings per share and Operating Earnings Per Share included a $0.05 net positive impact as a result of a two litigation matters, both of which are not expected to reoccur. Total revenues increased 22.8% to $395.7 million, compared to $322.3 million in the prior year quarter. Net earnings increased to $26.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, compared with $7.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000115752323000868/0001157523-23-000868-index.htm

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