# Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $146.23, market value $17.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 48.6×** (5-yr avg 30.7×, 3-yr avg 34.1×). Jacobs Solutions Inc. trades at 48.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 30.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 17.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 5.2×**. The shares trade at 5.2× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 24.6×**. Enterprise value is 24.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.8%** (5-yr avg 4.6%). Free cash flow equals 3.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.6%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 22.1%**. Jacobs Solutions Inc. keeps 22.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.6%**. 4.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.4%**. 2.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.9%**. 7.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.1%.
- **Return on assets: 3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.6%** (3-yr 7.1%/yr, 5-yr -2.4%/yr). Revenue grew 4.6% over the last year, against -2.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -62.3%** (3-yr -21.8%/yr, 5-yr -8.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 62.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 20.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 20.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.61**. Debt is 0.61 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4×**. It would take 1.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.98%** ($1.36 per share, trailing). Jacobs Solutions Inc. yields 0.98%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 53%** (25% of free cash flow). 53% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 9**. 9 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 15.2%/yr** (1-yr 26.8%). The dividend has compounded at 15.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Jacobs Solutions Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $162.53 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 2.6%** (YTD 11.0%, 3-mo 19.3%). The shares are up 2.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.2%** (38.4% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.88** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.88 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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