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JACK Jack IN the BOX (JACK) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0000807882
Form 144 · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
79
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about JACK

Insiders, 180 days
-$423.7K net sold
1 buyer · 6 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$38.9K
1 notice

Jack IN the BOX insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, JACK IN THE BOX INC insiders sold a net $423.7K of stock across 165 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Exec Chairman & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-10-13 SEC
7,013
$85.4K
-4.5%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Sep 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 4.1% of the 169,265 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 79 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold about $85.4K of JACK on Oct 13, 2026; 79 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec Chairman & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-09-22 SEC
5,627
$76.6K
-16.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.2% of the 176,278 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 79 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold about $76.6K of JACK on Sep 22, 2026; 79 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec Chairman & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-08-14 SEC
5,647
$105.0K
-34.3%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jul 21, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 181,905 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 79 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold about $105.0K of JACK on Aug 14, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 79 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec Chairman & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-07-21 SEC
5,626
$82.7K
-21.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 18, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.0% of the 187,552 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 79 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold about $82.7K of JACK on Jul 21, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 79 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Exec Chairman & Interim CEO
SELL
2026-06-18 SEC
5,911
$74.1K
-1.6%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 193,178 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 79 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold about $74.1K of JACK on Jun 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 79 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
165 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$423.7K over 180 days
-$267.0K over 90 days
more than 60% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
79 funds bought in last quarter
below 64% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
-6.7% year over year
below 85% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
-5.5% net margin
below 68% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
$5.0M repurchased, FY to 2025-09-28
below 84% of Restaurants & Leisure
Short interest
49.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 12.5 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
the highest in Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 13Exec Chairman & Interim CEO King Mark James sold $85.4K (Oct 13)

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-38.9%12M
-49%-23%+2%+28%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-14 · King Mark James sold $105.0K2025-11-24 · Tucker Lance F. bought $86.5K2026-10-13 · King Mark James sold $85.4K2026-07-21 · King Mark James sold $82.7K2026-09-22 · King Mark James sold $76.6K2026-06-18 · King Mark James sold $74.1K2026-05-28 · DIAZ GUILLERMO JR bought $68.6K2026-01-28 · Tucker Lance F. sold $36.6K2025-12-03 · Ostrom Ryan Lee sold $33.0K2026-01-28 · Tucker Lance F. sold $32.1K2025-11-25 · MOUNT CARL sold $26.5K2025-12-03 · Ostrom Ryan Lee sold $24.4K2026-05-04 · SUPER SARAH L sold $22.3K2025-12-03 · SUPER SARAH L sold $19.6K2025-11-24 · Ostrom Ryan Lee bought $17.6K2025-12-03 · COOK RICHARD D sold $16.6K2025-12-03 · Piano Steven sold $14.5K2026-05-04 · MOUNT CARL sold $13.8K2025-12-03 · Ostrom Ryan Lee sold $13.7K2026-05-04 · COOK RICHARD D sold $12.4K2025-12-03 · SUPER SARAH L sold $12.2K2025-12-30 · Ostrom Ryan Lee sold $11.3K2026-05-04 · Piano Steven sold $11.2K2025-12-03 · COOK RICHARD D sold $10.3K2025-12-03 · MOUNT CARL sold $9.9K2025-12-03 · HOOPER DAWN E sold $9.8K2025-12-03 · Piano Steven sold $9.0K2026-05-04 · HOOPER DAWN E sold $8.9K2025-12-03 · SUPER SARAH L sold $8.5K2025-12-30 · SUPER SARAH L sold $8.4K2025-12-03 · COOK RICHARD D sold $7.2K2025-12-17 · Ostrom Ryan Lee sold $6.4K2025-12-30 · COOK RICHARD D sold $5.7K2025-12-03 · Piano Steven sold $5.0K2025-12-30 · Piano Steven sold $4.9K2025-12-09 · HOOPER DAWN E sold $4.5K2025-12-17 · SUPER SARAH L sold $4.3K2025-12-03 · Ingram Van sold $3.9K2025-12-17 · COOK RICHARD D sold $3.6K2025-12-03 · HOOPER DAWN E sold $3.4K2025-12-17 · Piano Steven sold $3.3K2025-12-03 · Ingram Van sold $2.8K2026-08-19 · CARL MOUNT filed to sell $38.9K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns JACK: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$26.6M
1,342,305 sh
$21.2M
$18.4M

Congress trades in JACK

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

JACK planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
CARL MOUNT
Filed 2026-08-19
$38.9K

JACK mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Callodine Equity Income Series
$5.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.6%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$474.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
PIMCO RAE US Small Fund
$7.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Portfolio
$377.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
JPMorgan Small Cap Value Fund
$1.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
LVIP JPMorgan Small Cap Core Fund
$269.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Harris
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$5.3M
$2.6M
$1.5M
-31%
+42%
2023
$5.3M
$5.9M
$1.2M
-5%
+21%
2022
$4.6M
$3.6M
$1.3M
-22%
-21%
2021
$4.7M
$5.2M
$1.2M
+25%
+25%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $423.7K sold by insiders over 180 days, 79 funds added last quarter, $38.9K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

JACK financials

Revenue growth
-6.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-5.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.2B
four quarters, 2025-07-07 to 2026-07-05
Net margin, TTM
+2.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-07 to 2026-07-05
Free cash flow, TTM
$90.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2024-09-30 to 2025-09-28
Debt to equity
n/a
equity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
Cash flow to debt
0.11x
TTM operating cash flow over LongTermDebt as filed 2026-07-05 (includes the current portion)
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on assets
+1.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-06 and 2026-07-05
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-2.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-06 and 2026-07-05 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
6.61x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-07 to 2026-07-05
Enterprise value
n/a
no cash line filed
FCF yield
+41.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-092024-092023-102022-10
Revenue$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.5B
Operating income-$18.1M$82.5M$278.8M$248.3M
Net income-$80.7M-$36.7M$130.8M$115.8M
EPS (diluted)-4.24-1.876.305.45
Operating cash flow$162.4M$68.8M$215.0M$162.9M
Long-term debt$1.7B$1.7B$1.7B$1.8B
Buybacks$5.0M$70.0M$90.0M$25.0M
Dividends paid$16.6M$34.0M$35.9M$37.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

JACK Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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JACK ranks highest on insider conviction (62nd percentile) and risk and compliance (41st), and lowest on growth (17th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
39
Inputs
  • Return on equityaverage equity is zero or negative
  • Return on assets+1.5% · 52 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-2.7% · 26 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
33
Inputs
  • Debt to equityequity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
  • Cash flow to debt0.11x · 33 pct, sector of 105
Growth
17
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-6.7% · 15 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoY-25.3% · 19 pct, sector of 33
Insider conviction
62
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$424K · 61 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 63 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
36
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter79 · 36 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
41
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+51.3% · 0 pct, sector of 150
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+4.7% · 83 pct, sector of 100
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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JACK filings, in plain words

Are Jack IN the BOX insiders buying or selling JACK?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Jack IN the BOX insiders were net sellers, a net $423.7K: $68.6K of purchases and $492.3K of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 6 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of JACK?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $38.9K of stock; the latest, by CARL MOUNT, was filed 2026-08-19.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Jack IN the BOX insiders were net sellers of JACK, a net $423.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 6 sellers. None of the 10 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $38.9K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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