Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Jack in the Box Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$279M
Total assets
659
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$423,657
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Jack in the Box Inc. · California · Food Services & Accommodation

$279M in assets, 659 participants

Jack in the Box Inc.'s Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan reported $279M in total assets and 659 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)

Where Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $279M for 659 participants (~$423,657/participant), down 6.1% in 2024.

$279M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
659
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$423,657
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $18M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$14M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 724 in the plan year 2023 filing to 659 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $297M in the plan year 2023 filing to $279M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan outranks 96% of the 116,472 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 2.8x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$297M
Net Assets (End of Year)$279M
Net Income-$18M
Employer EIN952698708
Plan Effective Date1985-10-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Jack in the Box Inc.)

$405M$410M$415M$420M$425M$430M 202220232024 $411M $424M ▲ +3.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Jack in the Box Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,786 $411M
2023 2 4,073 $414M
2024 2 4,931 $424M

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Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $297M to $279M. Reported net income was -$18M.
How have Jack in the Box Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Jack in the Box Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.2%, from $411M to $424M.
Where does Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Jack in the Box Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Madison Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan in WI ($279M, 94 participants).

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 952698708.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.