Ownership profile
Who owns Jack in the Box?
Jack in the Box is operated by Jack in the Box Inc., a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange (ticker: JACK) with no private equity ownership; its shares are held predominantly by institutional investors and the public.
Ownership profile
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box Inc.
Evidence (10)
Jack in the Box Inc. stock (NASDAQ: JACK) was trading at approximately $15.81–$17.27 per share in late June/early July 2026, confirming active public trading with a market cap of roughly $300–$328 million.
https://robinhood.com/us/en/stocks/JACK/The company was formerly known as Foodmaker, Inc. and changed its name to Jack in the Box Inc. in November 1999; it was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/JACK/Jack in the Box Inc. trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol JACK and is the publicly listed parent of the Jack in the Box restaurant brand, headquartered in San Diego, California.
https://investors.jackinthebox.com/home/default.aspxJack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises its namesake quick-service restaurant chain across approximately 2,100–2,200 locations in 21–22 U.S. states, operating as a franchise system.
https://investors.jackinthebox.com/news/news-details/2025/Jack-in-the-Box-Inc--Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Sell-Del-Taco-Holdings-Inc--to-Yadav-Enterprises-Inc-/default.aspxJack in the Box Inc. sold its Del Taco subsidiary to Yadav Enterprises Inc. in early 2026 for approximately $119 million total consideration, simplifying its business model.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000807882/000080788225000081/ex991-pressreleasexdeltaco.htmJack in the Box Inc. is registered with the SEC under CIK 0000807882 and files periodic reports as a public reporting company; its common stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol JACK.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000807882/000115752319002293/a52132505.htmThe company's stock moved to NASDAQ in December 2008 under ticker JACK, having previously traded on NYSE under JBX, confirming continuous public-company status since its 1987 IPO.
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000807882/000115752308009632/a5843451ex99_1.htmActivist investor Sardar Biglari controls just under 10% of Jack in the Box shares and nominated himself to the board; separately, Greenwood Investors reached a cooperation agreement with Jack in the Box — both are activist/institutional shareholders, not PE buyout firms.
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/biglari-makes-play-jack-box-board-company-has-other-ideasAs of approximately Q2 2025, institutional investors hold nearly 60% of Jack in the Box Inc.'s shares, with no identified private equity controlling stake.
https://pestel-analysis.com/blogs/owners/jackintheboxGala Capital Partners describes itself as a Jack in the Box franchisee operating 12 California and 8 Texas locations — confirming the brand's franchise operating model at the restaurant level.
https://galacapitalpartners.com/jack-in-the-box/What's uncertain
- PE involvement assessed as 'none' based on positive evidence of continuous public trading since 1987 IPO, active NASDAQ listing, and absence of any credible PE buyout press release or portfolio-page claim. The only significant shareholders identified are institutional investors, activist investors (Biglari, Greenwood), and the public float.
- Individual franchisees (e.g., Gala Capital Partners) may be PE-backed or privately held; the pe_involvement score applies only to the brand's corporate parent (Jack in the Box Inc.), not to individual franchise operators.
- The Sardar Biglari ~10% activist stake is a minority public-market position, not a PE controlling or buyout stake.
- Ownership data is current as of July 4, 2026; significant corporate actions (e.g., a take-private transaction) could alter structure rapidly given the company's low market cap (~$300M) and high debt load.