Jack in the Box(JACK) ZACKS·2025-02-25 23:15Core Insights - Jack In The Box (JACK) reported quarterly earnings of $1.92 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.71 per share, but down from $1.95 per share a year ago, indicating a 1.5% year-over-year decline [1] - The company achieved an earnings surprise of 12.28% for the quarter, following a previous surprise of 4.50% [1][2] - Revenue for the quarter was $469.44 million, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.17% and down from $487.5 million year-over-year [2] - Jack In The Box has consistently surpassed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters, but has not beaten revenue estimates during the same period [2] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Jack In The Box shares will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the trends in earnings estimate revisions [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.19, with projected revenues of $353.57 million, and for the current fiscal year, the EPS estimate is $5.32 on revenues of $1.54 billion [7] Industry Context - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which Jack In The Box belongs, is currently ranked in the top 26% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to lower-ranked industries [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]