Is Jack in the Box financially healthy?
Not really
Jack in the Box carries heavy debt: it would take 12.7 years of earnings to pay it off.
The numbers behind it
Net debt / EBITDA12.7 years
Cash vs. debt$52M vs. $3.1B
Current ratio0.6×Short-term assets for each $1 of bills due within a year
Interest coverage2.0×How many times operating profit covers the interest bill
How we decide
We measure debt in years of earnings (net debt / EBITDA): under 1 is very comfortable, 1 to 3 is manageable, above 3 is heavy. A company that earns less than 3 times its interest bill also counts as weak.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.