Jacobs Engineering
J
136.35
-2.88
-2.07%
Jacobs Engineering
US · J
#1092 by market cap
Listed 2016
136.35
-2.88
-2.07%
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· 2026-10-07 19:54
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136.35
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- Market cap
- 15.96B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 47.67
- P/Bi
- 4.89
- EPSi
- 2.38
- Div yieldi
- 1.00%
- 52W posi
- 51%
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 3.07, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +4.60% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 24.81%
- Operating margin
- 7.18%
- Net margin
- 2.41%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 17.07B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 3.07
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 10.58B | 12.74B | 13.57B | 14.09B | 9.78B | 10.85B | 11.50B | 12.03B |
| Gross profit | 2.16B | 2.48B | 2.59B | 3.04B | 2.58B | 2.71B | 2.83B | 2.98B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.77B | 2.07B | 2.05B | 2.36B | 2.04B | 2.03B | 2.14B | 2.12B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 387.44M | 404.85M | 535.97M | 688.09M | 539.88M | 676.48M | 692.44M | 863.63M |
| Pretax profit | 330.98M | 350.96M | 441.20M | 695.60M | 477.50M | 520.98M | 777.29M | 543.48M |
| Tax | 325.63M | 36.95M | 55.32M | 274.78M | 66.33M | 101.34M | 131.49M | 215.56M |
| Net profit | 172.97M | 871.02M | 523.87M | 430.83M | 701.04M | 706.29M | 839.08M | 303.96M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.18 | 6.08 | 3.71 | 3.20 | 4.98 | 5.30 | 6.32 | 2.38 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.91B | 3.03B | 3.15B | 3.29B | 3.69B | 4.08B |
| Gross profit | 738.35M | 758.41M | 766.91M | 765.25M | 794.89M | 810.70M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 529.70M | 523.40M | 555.36M | 532.69M | 876.07M | 524.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 208.65M | 235.01M | 211.56M | 232.56M | -81.18M | 286.70M |
| Pretax profit | 55.82M | 245.10M | 189.40M | 206.22M | -130.61M | 241.25M |
| Tax | 50.58M | 53.75M | 54.08M | 73.11M | -45.09M | 104.64M |
| Net profit | -303.00K | 189.72M | 119.54M | 133.67M | -88.41M | 135.81M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.06 | 1.55 | 0.92 | 1.12 | -0.34 | 1.15 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.56B | 4.11B | 4.54B | 4.29B | 4.72B | 4.69B | 4.90B | 4.36B |
| Cash & ST investments | 634.87M | 1.08B | 1.21B | 1.01B | 1.14B | 770.85M | 1.89B | 1.24B |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 12.65B | 11.46B | 12.35B | 14.63B | 14.66B | 14.62B | 11.76B | 11.25B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.15B | 3.07B | 2.94B | 3.21B | 3.25B | 3.42B | 4.08B | 3.35B |
| Short-term debt | 3.17M | 199.90M | 164.31M | 225.87M | 200.59M | 187.68M | 995.75M | 111.04M |
| Long-term debt | 2.14B | 1.20B | 1.68B | 2.84B | 3.36B | 2.81B | 1.35B | 2.24B |
| Total liabilities | 6,701,441,000.00 | 5,694,053,000.00 | 6,498,686,000.00 | 8,000,050,000.00 | 7,923,505,000.00 | 7,384,048,000.00 | 6,371,520,000.00 | 6,585,936,000.00 |
| Total equity | 5.94B | 5.77B | 5.86B | 6.63B | 6.74B | 7.23B | 5.39B | 4.67B |
| Retained earnings | 3.81B | 3.94B | 4.02B | 4.02B | 4.23B | 4.54B | 2.37B | 1.53B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 4.44B | 4.47B | 4.36B | 4.76B | 5.21B | 5.09B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.38B | 1.29B | 1.24B | 1.55B | 1.37B | 1.18B |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 11.21B | 11.41B | 11.25B | 11.61B | 11.94B | 11.74B |
| Total current liabilities | 2.96B | 3.21B | 3.35B | 3.58B | 3.64B | 3.95B |
| Short-term debt | 110.00M | 110.01M | 111.04M | 111.70M | 120.43M | 114.70M |
| Long-term debt | 2.63B | 2.51B | 2.24B | 2.49B | 4.08B | 3.58B |
| Total liabilities | 6,515,994,000.00 | 6,673,238,000.00 | 6,585,936,000.00 | 7,073,284,000.00 | 8,657,225,000.00 | 8,493,054,000.00 |
| Total equity | 4.69B | 4.74B | 4.67B | 4.54B | 3.28B | 3.25B |
| Retained earnings | 1.82B | 1.66B | 1.53B | 1.33B | 963.17M | 946.46M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 481.15M | -366.44M | 806.85M | 726.28M | 474.71M | 974.76M | 1.05B | 686.70M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 198.59M | 169.27M | 181.63M | 250.80M | 301.06M | 307.25M | 308.74M | 237.58M |
| Free cash flow | 386.27M | -502.41M | 688.58M | 633.46M | 347.09M | 837.28M | 933.56M | 607.47M |
| Dividends paid | -86.57M | -106.40M | -97.90M | -107.19M | -115.95M | -128.42M | -142.78M | -153.03M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 50.60M | -788.72M | -300.02M | -236.87M | -230.89M | -217.93M | -355.17M | -719.42M |
| Ending cash balance | 793.36M | 631.07M | 862.42M | 1.03B | 1.15B | 929.45M | 1.15B | 1.24B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -96.43M | 292.59M | 383.09M | 380.76M | -484.12M | 456.12M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 58.08M | 60.32M | 59.59M | 59.61M | 56.27M | 57.19M |
| Free cash flow | -113.70M | 270.54M | 353.51M | 364.94M | -504.90M | 430.99M |
| Dividends paid | -39.40M | -38.94M | -38.21M | -38.56M | -42.64M | -42.24M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -341.57M | -92.56M | -91.64M | -244.34M | -210.29M | -133.25M |
| Ending cash balance | 1.21B | 1.30B | 1.24B | 1.55B | 1.49B | 1.19B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 3.16 | 14.64 | 8.53 | 8.12 | 10.73 | 10.56 | 14.53 | 7.07 |
| ROA %i | 1.62 | 7.02 | 4.13 | 3.54 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 6.11 | 2.51 |
| ROIC %i | 3.35 | 12.08 | 6.99 | 5.72 | 7.23 | 7.64 | 10.54 | 5.21 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 5.85 | 7.27 | 7.59 | 8.23 | 9.04 | 10.52 | 10.49 | 10.20 |
| EBIT margin %i | 4.21 | 3.41 | 3.71 | 5.45 | 6.54 | 6.63 | 8.23 | 5.73 |
| FCF / sales %i | 2.58 | -- | 5.08 | 4.50 | 2.33 | 5.12 | 8.12 | 5.05 |
| Current ratioi | 1.45 | 1.34 | 1.54 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.20 | 1.30 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.00 | 1.28 | 1.49 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.26 |
| Debt / assetsi | 16.98 | 12.22 | 20.85 | 26.13 | 28.41 | 23.72 | 23.40 | 24.08 |
| LT debt / equityi | 36.63 | 21.02 | 41.48 | 60.58 | 65.42 | 50.10 | 38.61 | 71.38 |
| Interest coveragei | 8.23 | 5.19 | 8.09 | 10.57 | 9.74 | 6.45 | 5.60 | 4.73 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -4.42 | 5.13 | 28.93 | 10.03 | -8.42 | -7.17 | -6.55 | 7.13 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -18.60 | 59.12 | 18.75 | 42.91 | -8.76 | 10.62 | 19.11 | -23.41 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -0.84 | -- | 14.66 | 17.93 | -- | 6.73 | 13.80 | 20.51 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 8.85 | 9.64 | 7.07 | 11.40 | 10.87 | 9.58 |
| ROA %i | 3.55 | 3.80 | 2.51 | 3.76 | 3.36 | 2.93 |
| ROIC %i | 6.25 | 6.81 | 5.21 | 7.48 | 6.38 | 5.98 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.79 | 7.55 | 5.73 | 6.79 | 4.99 | 4.72 |
| FCF / sales %i | 5.02 | 3.48 | 5.05 | 7.06 | 3.67 | 4.53 |
| Current ratioi | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.29 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.25 |
| Debt / assetsi | 27.79 | 26.32 | 24.08 | 25.48 | 38.17 | 34.53 |
| LT debt / equityi | 77.77 | 75.73 | 71.38 | 82.70 | 134.77 | 120.69 |
| Interest coveragei | 5.13 | 6.12 | 4.73 | 5.80 | 4.45 | 4.06 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities is the largest reported line at 91.92% of revenue, across 2 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, PA Consulting, is a distant second at 8.08% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities91.92%
PA Consulting8.08%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.