J
Jacobs Solutions
$145.28
▲ 0.9%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
J at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 58/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 5.0% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$15.10B
P/E
44.88x
Forward P/E (est.)
32.06x
ROE
10.8%
Revenue Growth
30.8%
EPS Growth
196.7%
Profit Margin
2.9%
FCF Yield
6.5%
Debt / Equity
0.61x
ROIC
9.0%
Interest Coverage
5.14x
Current Ratio
1.43x
Dividend Yield
1.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.8%
Rating Score
58/100
Jacobs Solutions (J) is a large-cap company in the Construction & Engineering industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $15.10B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $12.03B in revenue and $289.34M in net profit.
Our model rates J Favorable (58/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
24.8% average over the last 3 years
±2.7 pts around 22.4% across 9 years
grew in 7 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 9 years
9.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what J's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. J trades near $145.28, above its 50-day average ($121.89) and 200-day average ($135.94). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 53 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. J's is $3.75 (~2.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month J found buyers near $117.13 (support) and sellers near $128.90 (resistance); its 52-week range is $105.68–$168.44. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
-3.9%
Revenue moved from $6.33B in 2017 to $12.03B in 2025, a 8.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 30.8% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
24.8%
Operating Margin
7.2%
Net Margin
2.4%
ROE
10.8%
Jacobs Solutions keeps about 2.9% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 24.8% gross margin and 7.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 10.8% and return on invested capital about 9.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Total Debt
$4.08B
Net Debt
$2.71B
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.14x
Debt / Equity
0.61x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.6x, and operating profit covers interest about 5.1x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $4.08B of total debt against $1.37B of cash.
Operating CF
$686.70M
Free Cash Flow
$607.47M
FCF Margin
5.0%
In the latest year Jacobs Solutions produced about $686.70M of operating cash flow and $607.47M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 6.5% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.2%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.26
Total paid (latest FY)
$153.03M
History on record
6 years
dividend uses 25% of free cash flow
53% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 5 years in a row
no cuts in the last 6 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
44.88x
P/S
1.22x
P/B
5.63x
EV / EBITDA
—
J trades at 44.9x trailing earnings (about 32.1x on estimated forward earnings), 1.2x sales, and 5.6x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$213.04
Current price
$145.28
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$607.47M
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where J sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How J stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), J ranks #39 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (44.9x P/E vs. 32x median) with a lower return on equity (10.8% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (30.8% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
44.9x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
10.8%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
30.8%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#39
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $145.28 today · expected CAGR 20% – 33%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.76B | $20.64B | $27.04B | $35.43B | $46.41B |
| Net income | $472.77M | $619.33M | $811.32M | $1.06B | $1.39B |
| EPS | $4.55 | $5.96 | $7.81 | $10.22 | $13.39 |
| Share price (low) | $122.80 | $160.87 | $210.74 | $276.07 | $361.65 |
| Share price (high) | $204.67 | $268.12 | $351.23 | $460.12 | $602.75 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -15% / 41% | 5% / 36% | 13% / 34% | 17% / 33% | 20% / 33% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for J:
- Revenue is growing 30.8% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~6.5%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (58/100).
The case against J:
- Thin net margins (2.9%) leave little room for error.
- A rich 44.9x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
Valuation risk — at 44.9x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Margin risk — thin profitability (2.9%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Jacobs Solutions is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 44.9x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (58/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 24 Wall Street analysts covering J recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+7 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
J's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
J — frequently asked questions
Is J a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Jacobs Solutions Favorable (58/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is J's rating on The Stocks School?
Jacobs Solutions currently scores 58/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does J's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Jacobs Solutions's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for J calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this J analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell J. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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