Fluor vs Jacobs Solutions
FLR and J side by side, both in heavy construction other than building construction contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FLR and J compare
Jacobs Solutions is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Fluor ($17.9B against $6.3B).
Jacobs Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.1% versus −4.8% for Fluor).
Jacobs Solutions keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.4% compared with −12.8% at Fluor.
Jacobs Solutions pays a dividend yielding 0.92%; Fluor does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FLR | J |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.3B | $17.9B |
| Share price | $46.86 | $152.76 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.0% | −3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 103% | 7.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 0.85 |
| Employees | – | 43K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 51.8× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 1.3× |
| P/B | 2.3× (better) | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 27.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 27.7× |
| FCF yield | −5.3% | 3.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $74.61 | $99.30 |
| Margin of safety | 37.2% (better) | −53.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 20.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.36% (better) | −2.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −148% | −31.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −26.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −8.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −0.80% | 22.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.4% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −12.8% | 2.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.1% | 4.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −46.2% | 9.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −7.9% | 7.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.40 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.26 |
| Interest coverage | −5.0× | 3.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.80 (better) | 1.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.71 (better) | 2.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.92% |
| Payout ratio | – | 47.8% |
| Buyback yield | 20.3% (better) | 3.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 20.3% (better) | 4.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.1% | 92.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.8% | 0.63% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.0M | −$1.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- FLR stock overview
- FLR income statement
- FLR valuation and score
- J stock overview
- J income statement
- J valuation and score
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