J Stock Analysis: Jacobs Solutions | NYSE
Engineering & Construction | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 14.716m USD | 12M Return: -1.5% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 161M
EPS Trend: -58.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -43.4%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J) is a global professional services firm operating across two main segments: infrastructure and advanced facilities, and consulting. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company delivers consulting, planning, architecture, design, engineering, and infrastructure delivery services, including project, program, and construction management, along with long-term facility operations. Jacobs serves a diversified mix of end markets - consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, and transport - across the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. Classified within the Industrials sector under the Construction & Engineering sub-industry, Jacobs is part of a peer group that includes firms engaged in engineering services and infrastructure development, though its revenue model is weighted toward fee-based professional services and long-term operations contracts rather than heavy-asset construction.
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| Net Income: 384.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.18 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 11.98% < 20% (prev 19.62%; Δ -7.65% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 572.3m > Net Income 384.3m |
| Net Debt (3.66b) to EBITDA (893.6m): 4.10 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.43 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (119.0m) vs 12m ago -2.95% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 23.40% > 18% (prev 30.92%; Δ -7.51% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 113.8% > 50% (prev 67.49%; Δ 46.30% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.45 > 6 (EBIT TTM 657.8m / Interest Expense TTM 147.7m) |
| A: 0.13 (Total Current Assets 5.21b - Total Current Liabilities 3.64b) / Total Assets 11.9b |
| B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 963.2m / Total Assets 11.9b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 657.8m / Avg Total Assets 11.6b) |
| D: 0.38 (Book Value of Equity 3.29b / Total Liabilities 8.66b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.91 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.71 (Receivables 3.56b/2.90b, Revenue 13.2b/7.57b) |
| GMI: 1.32 (GM 30.92% / 23.40%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.55) |
| SGI: 1.74 (Revenue 13.2b / 7.57b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 384.3m - CFO 572.3m) / TA 11.9b) |
| Beneish M = -2.49 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 129.70 with a total of 697,181 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.94%, over one month by +8.12%, over three months by -0.78% and over the past year by -1.46%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 122.20 (which is 5.8% or 2 ATR below the current price).
Jacobs Solutions has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.06. Therefore, it is recommended to buy J.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 158.3 | 22% |
P/E Trailing = 36.764
P/E Forward = 15.1286
P/S = 1.117
P/B = 4.4692
P/EG = 0.3941
Revenue TTM = 13.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 657.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 893.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 4.08b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 120.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.03b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 473.9m
Net Debt = 3.66b USD (calculated: Debt 5.03b - CCE 1.37b)
Enterprise Value = 18.4b USD (14.7b + Debt 5.03b - CCE 1.37b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.45 (Ebit TTM 657.8m / Interest Expense TTM 147.7m)
EV/FCF = 37.96x (Enterprise Value 18.4b / FCF TTM 484.1m)
FCF Yield = 2.63% (FCF TTM 484.1m / Enterprise Value 18.4b)
FCF Margin = 3.68% (FCF TTM 484.1m / Revenue TTM 13.2b)
Net Margin = 2.92% (Net Income TTM 384.3m / Revenue TTM 13.2b)
Gross Margin = 23.40% ((Revenue TTM 13.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.1b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 21.51% (prev 23.24%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.54 (Enterprise Value 18.4b / Total Assets 11.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.94% (Interest Expense 147.7m / Debt 5.03b)
Taxrate = 26.63% (135.9m / 510.1m)
NOPAT = 482.7m (EBIT 657.8m * (1 - 26.63%))
Current Ratio = 1.43 (Total Current Assets 5.21b / Total Current Liabilities 3.64b)
Debt / Equity = 1.53 (Debt 5.03b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.29b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.10 (Net Debt 3.66b / EBITDA 893.6m)
Debt / FCF = 7.56 (Net Debt 3.66b / FCF TTM 484.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.55b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.32% (Net Income 384.3m / Total Assets 11.9b)
RoE = 10.82% (Net Income TTM 384.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.55b)
RoCE = 8.62% (EBIT 657.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.55b + L.T.Debt 4.08b))
RoIC = 6.21% (NOPAT 482.7m / Invested Capital 7.77b)
WACC = 6.85% (E(14.7b)/V(19.7b) * Re(8.45%) + D(5.03b)/V(19.7b) * Rd(2.94%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 8.45% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.88 | Cagr: -2.78%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈525.1m ; Y1≈460.5m ; Y5≈372.0m
[DCF] Fair Price = 19.58 (EV 5.97b - Net Debt 3.66b = Equity 2.31b / Shares 118.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -58.52 | EPS CAGR: -4.62% | SUE: 3.85 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -43.35 | Revenue CAGR: -14.15% | SUE: 0.87 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.83 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=-67% | Analysts=12
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=7.25 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+63% | GrowthEPS=+18.4% | GrowthRev=+18.2%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=8.23 | Chg30d=-0.48% | Revisions=+84% | GrowthEPS=+13.6% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +38% (up=31, down=13)