J Stock Analysis: Jacobs Solutions | NYSE
Engineering & Construction | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 16.720m USD | 12M Return: 3.1% | US46982L1089 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 125M
EPS Trend: -62.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -16.5%
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
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: 334.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.88 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 7.99% < 20% (prev 16.40%; Δ -8.41% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 735.8m > Net Income 334.6m |
| Net Debt (3.35b) to EBITDA (904.2m): 3.71 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.29 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (119.0m) vs 12m ago -1.23% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 22.07% > 18% (prev 30.81%; Δ -8.74% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 122.8% > 50% (prev 67.59%; Δ 55.22% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.06 > 6 (EBIT TTM 671.6m / Interest Expense TTM 165.3m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 5.09b - Total Current Liabilities 3.95b) / Total Assets 11.7b |
| B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 946.5m / Total Assets 11.7b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 671.6m / Avg Total Assets 11.6b) |
| D: 0.38 (Book Value of Equity 3.26b / Total Liabilities 8.49b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.69 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.67 (Receivables 3.76b/3.05b, Revenue 14.2b/7.71b) |
| GMI: 1.40 (GM 30.81% / 22.07%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.51 / AQ_t-1 0.56) |
| SGI: 1.84 (Revenue 14.2b / 7.71b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 334.6m - CFO 735.8m) / TA 11.7b) |
| Beneish M = -2.38 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of August 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 150.08 with a total of 890,606 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.00%, over one month by +13.97%, over three months by +29.86% and over the past year by +3.11%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 145.00 (which is 3.4% or 1.3 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 | 162.5 | 8.3% |
P/E Trailing = 47.62
P/E Forward = 17.2414
P/S = 1.1759
P/B = 5.1494
P/EG = 0.4354
Revenue TTM = 14.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 671.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 904.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 3.58b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 114.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.53b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 475.3m
Net Debt = 3.35b USD (calculated: Debt 4.53b - CCE 1.18b)
Enterprise Value = 20.1b USD (16.7b + Debt 4.53b - CCE 1.18b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.06 (Ebit TTM 671.6m / Interest Expense TTM 165.3m)
EV/FCF = 31.14x (Enterprise Value 20.1b / FCF TTM 644.5m)
FCF Yield = 3.21% (FCF TTM 644.5m / Enterprise Value 20.1b)
FCF Margin = 4.53% (FCF TTM 644.5m / Revenue TTM 14.2b)
Net Margin = 2.35% (Net Income TTM 334.6m / Revenue TTM 14.2b)
Gross Margin = 22.07% ((Revenue TTM 14.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 11.1b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 19.89% (prev 21.51%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.71 (Enterprise Value 20.1b / Total Assets 11.7b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.65% (Interest Expense 165.3m / Debt 4.53b)
Taxrate = 36.88% (186.7m / 506.3m)
NOPAT = 423.9m (EBIT 671.6m * (1 - 36.88%))
Current Ratio = 1.29 (Total Current Assets 5.09b / Total Current Liabilities 3.95b)
Debt / Equity = 1.39 (Debt 4.53b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.26b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.71 (Net Debt 3.35b / EBITDA 904.2m)
Debt / FCF = 5.20 (Net Debt 3.35b / FCF TTM 644.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.41b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.89% (Net Income 334.6m / Total Assets 11.7b)
RoE = 9.81% (Net Income TTM 334.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.41b)
RoCE = 9.61% (EBIT 671.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.41b + L.T.Debt 3.58b))
RoIC = 5.89% (NOPAT 423.9m / Invested Capital 7.19b)
WACC = 7.01% (E(16.7b)/V(21.3b) * Re(8.29%) + D(4.53b)/V(21.3b) * Rd(3.65%) * (1-Tc(0.37)))
Discount Rate = 8.29% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.28 | Cagr: -2.58%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈551.6m ; Y1≈632.3m ; Y5≈930.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 91.02 (EV 14.0b - Net Debt 3.35b = Equity 10.7b / Shares 117.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -62.85 | EPS CAGR: -6.70% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -16.50 | Revenue CAGR: -5.48% | SUE: 1.15 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=1.83 | Chg30d=-0.07% | Revisions=+12% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=7.26 | Chg30d=+0.03% | Revisions=+64% | GrowthEPS=+18.6% | GrowthRev=+25.3%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=8.26 | Chg30d=+0.22% | Revisions=+7% | GrowthEPS=+13.8% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +37% (up=19, down=8)