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Jacobs Solutions Inc.

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1990 · Revenue 12 mo. $14.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
1.8
of 10 2 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$148.90
1 Y −12.6%
Market cap
$16.8B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +7.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 7.2%Payout 132.8% of operating cash flow

Jacobs Solutions Inc. engages in the infrastructure and advanced facilities, and consulting businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Jacobs Solutions Inc. engages in the infrastructure and advanced facilities, and consulting businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. The company provides consulting, planning, architecture, design, engineering, and infrastructure delivery services including project, program, and construction management and long-term operation of facilities. It also offers consulting services for consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, and transport sectors. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Summary

Jacobs Solutions Inc. is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

47.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 12.7% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €545.1M (2025), it supports €6.1B. The remaining €9B of the market value assume it grows 12.7% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

12.7%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€15.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€6.1B without growth
€9B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 12.5%
  • 10 yrs achieved 6.3%
  • priced in 12.7%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 24.1×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 17.4× to 27.2×, median 21.6×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 1.0% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 12.7%, achieved at most 12.5%
  • Earnings declined earnings −64.0% year on year
  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −2.8 pp over the last four reports
1 more
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 3 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$13.2B → $14.2B+8.0%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$484.1M → $644.5M+33.1%better
  • Gross margin23.4% → 22.1%−1.3 ppworse

5 more unchanged: EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability41.7around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity7.97%13.10%Rank 21
Return on capital (Greenblatt)60.19%19.33%Rank 88
EBIT margin7.18%11.28%Rank 26
FCF margin5.05%8.50%Rank 31
Gross margin24.81%28.98%Rank 43
Growth16.0below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 0.66%, sector 4.02%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year4.60%5.15%Rank 49
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−21.39%8.01%Rank 7
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−8.19%12.89%Rank 6
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.66%4.02%Rank 3
Valuation39.0below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield 1.62%, sector 4.42%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield1.62%4.42%Rank 6
FCF yield3.61%3.98%Rank 43
EV/saleslower is better1.522.08Rank 64
EV/EBITlower is better21.1819.47Rank 44
Momentum68.5above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 6 months 26.21%, sector −1.43%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−12.60%−0.01%Rank 28
Share price, 6 months26.21%−1.43%Rank 94
Share price, 3 months7.77%0.53%Rank 72
Distance from 52-week high−7.08%−16.36%Rank 80
Quality78.2above the middleQuality above the sector: Change in share count −4.61%, sector −0.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−2.79%1.39%Rank 85
Change in share countlower is better−4.61%−0.44%Rank 92
Dividend streak in years85Rank 76
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted1.44%0.27%Rank 60
Balance sheet & risk42.4around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio32.36%39.65%Rank 31
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.591.38Rank 45
Debt to equitylower is better0.740.61Rank 44
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better32.80%32.95%Rank 51

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $11.0B (2016) to $12.0B (2025), 1.0% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $MSharesNet debt
201611.03.1%602.5121M−$268.0M
201710.03.9%456.8120M−$536.1M
201815.04.3%386.3139M$1.5B
201912.73.2%−502.4138M$770.1M
202013.64.0%688.6133M$1.7B
202114.14.9%633.5131M$2.8B
20229.85.5%347.1129M$3.0B
202310.96.2%837.3127M$2.7B
202411.56.0%933.6126M$1.6B
202512.07.2%607.5120M$1.5B
1.8 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score2 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Jacobs Solutions Inc. mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 33%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s score is built

Jacobs Solutions Inc. is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

2 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Jacobs Solutions Inc. stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • StockScorer Score
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Jacobs Solutions Inc. key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Jacobs Solutions Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio61.622.5
P/B ratio4.92.9
Return on equity (ROE)8.0%13.1%
Equity ratio32.4%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.740.61
Dividend yield0.9%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about Jacobs Solutions Inc. stock

How does Jacobs Solutions Inc. stock (J) score in the StockScorer model?
Jacobs Solutions Inc. stock reaches a StockScorer score of 1.8 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s P/E ratio?
Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s P/E ratio is 61.6. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is Jacobs Solutions Inc. in?
Jacobs Solutions Inc. is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 47.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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