Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) stock
JNYSEHeavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - ContractorsFiscal year ends October 2
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 4, 2026Score 8/3069% above fair value
$157.47+0.36 (+0.23%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $18.43BP/E 53.4Yield –
Jacobs Solutions statistics
107 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 19, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 21, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 26, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 25.24
- 15.97
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.47
- 1.08
- EV / EBIT
- 32.27
- 17.43
- EV / FCF
- 32.53
- 33.00
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -3.44%
- 1.37%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.90%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 116M
- 31M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.63%
- 21.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.2%
- 86.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -5.06%
- -1.29%
- Short % of Float
- 3.49%
- 5.26%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.47%
- 4.61%
- Days to Cover
- 4.19
- 3.07
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $162.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $105.68
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $150.65
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $144.85
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $134.63
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.75
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 7.56%
- 11.0%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 11.8%
- -7.58%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 9.70%
- -23.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 40.7%
- -40.7%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 19.8%
- -12.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 2.60%
- -11.5%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 18.5%
- 118.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 9.13%
- 144.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 185.3%
- 196.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 979,854
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 991,176
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 884,413
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.69
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 63.5
- 43.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 34.0%
- 61.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.85
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.56%
- 3.56%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.18%
- 4.07%
- FCF Margin
- 4.53%
- 2.34%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.55%
- 12.0%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.92%
- 2.50%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 7.66%
- 12.1%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.34%
- 8.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.29
- 1.33
- Quick Ratio
- 1.25
- 0.68
- Debt / Equity
- 1.10
- 0.87
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.86
- 2.81
- Debt / FCF
- 5.55
- 6.02
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 3.26
- 1.93
- Interest Coverage
- 3.93
- 2.82
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 20.1%
- 16.6%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -31.3%
- 16.3%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -26.4%
- 21.7%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 56.4%
- 6.01%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.13%
- 8.69%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -2.38%
- 10.9%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -21.8%
- 26.7%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -8.50%
- 10.2%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.23
- 1.32
- Revenue Per Employee
- $330.68K
- $462.97K
- Profits Per Employee
- $7.87K
- $12.28K
- Employee Count
- 43,000
- 2,500
- WACC
- 8.16%
- 9.52%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $506.27M
- $108.21M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.41B
- -$40.30M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$20.56
- -$1.64
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.26B
- $993.37M
- Book Value Per Share
- $27.89
- $18.82
- Tangible Book Value
- -$2.10B
- $14.53M
- Working Capital
- $1.14B
- $216.86M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$91.30M
- -$54.00M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.51
- $2.60
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.82%
- 2.18%
- FCF Yield
- 3.47%
- 2.72%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.66%
- 0.71%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.66%
- 0.62%
- Payout Ratio
- 47.8%
- –
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 25.1%
- 25.3%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $165.32M
- $10.10M
- Income Tax
- $186.73M
- $39.60M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 36.9%
- 24.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $43.03
- $43.03
- Graham Upside
- -72.9%
- -53.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.93
- 2.62
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.58
- -2.74
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | J | S&P 500 | Difference | J per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +13.2% | -2.4% | +15.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +6.9% | -1.2% | +8.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +19.9% | +12.3% | +7.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +2.9% | +12.4% | −9.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +45.9% | +78.8% | −32.9 pts | +13.4% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +37.3% | +75.2% | −37.9 pts | +6.5% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +272.8% | +311.1% | −38.3 pts | +14.1% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M J shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.1% from the previous report, or 3.49% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 42.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4,060,905 | -5.1% | 970,164 | 4.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,277,342 | +6.3% | 829,433 | 5.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,023,092 | +25.6% | 894,316 | 4.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3,201,901 | -5.3% | 691,609 | 4.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,382,703 | -14.6% | 862,693 | 3.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,959,178 | -24.9% | 958,323 | 4.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,274,098 | -26.8% | 825,516 | 6.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,207,604 | +1.1% | 945,652 | 7.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,128,361 | +4.4% | 1,535,131 | 4.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,827,480 | -4.4% | 1,234,571 | 5.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 7,144,525 | +8.7% | 1,183,709 | 6.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,571,585 | +34.3% | 1,986,616 | 3.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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