F
Ford Motor Company
F has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
JACK
Jack in the Box Inc.
JACK has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
JACK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
JACK's profitability is currently healthy, but its revenue and balance sheet are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
JACK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $14.07 | — |
| Current | 8x | $14.07 | — |
| Cheap | 9.7x | $17.01 | +21% |
| Fair | 13x | $23.58 | +68% |
| Expensive | 23x | $40.08 | +185% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JACK's PE is in its cheap range at 8.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 4.6x.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
F has the edge over JACK on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
JACK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect JACK's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
JACK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.04 | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.76 | +$5.13 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.88 | +$12.66 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.12 | -$4.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.24 | -$2.37 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.37 | -$1.38 |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.78 | -290% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.05 | -136% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.87 | -130% |
JACK has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over JACK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
JACK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $257.7M | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | $254.3M | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $349.5M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $326.2M | -6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $333M | -9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $336.7M | -7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $469.4M | -3.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $349.3M | -6.2% |
JACK's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $258M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +61 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | -7.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +40 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | -62 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | +0.5 points |
JACK has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
JACK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 15% versus its history, compared with F at down 42%.
JACK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $29.9M | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.3M | -90% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.8M | +$16M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2M | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.6M | +$132.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$153K | -101% |
| Q1 2024 | -$5.6M | -130% |
| Q1 2024 | -$61.5M | -260% |
JACK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $90M over the past year.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has the edge over JACK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
JACK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2% | +385K shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +307K shares |
| 3 years | -5.8% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -2.9M shares |
| Available history | -25% | -6.6M shares |
JACK has 19M diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2024 | $15M |
| Q2 2024 | $15M |
| Q1 2024 | $15M |
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over JACK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
JACK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 189.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 41.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 25.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 12.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 12.0x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 11.9x | High |
JACK's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
JACK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.1 | Neutral |
JACK's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
JACK PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | JACK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8x | 18x | 56% below |
| PE % | 6 | 47 | 41 pts below |
JACK is trading at 8.0x earnings, a 56% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
JACK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.9 | 9.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.7 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.3 | 8% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.3 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $45.0 | 69% below |
JACK has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F has the edge over JACK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JACK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.0 | $95.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $95.2 | $84.9 | -11% |
| 2022 | $84.9 | $67.8 | -20% |
| 2023 | $67.8 | $81.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $81.6 | $42.4 | -48% |
| 2025 | $42.4 | $20.6 | -51% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.6 | $14.1 | -32% |
JACK has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 32% so far in 2026.