Jacobs Solutions (J)
Industrials · engineering and construction services · NYSE
Jacobs Solutions is a critical partner in global infrastructure, water, and environmental engineering, delivering end-to-end technical solutions for governments and large-scale industries.
What Jacobs Solutions does
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of professional services, including consulting, technical, engineering, and project delivery for a broad range of sectors. The company supports governments and private-sector clients in infrastructure, water, environment, and advanced manufacturing markets. Jacobs operates through a diverse model that encompasses everything from project planning and design to operations and maintenance.
Themes: critical infrastructure, sustainability and water management, government services, advanced manufacturing support
Fundamentals
- Price$138.59 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$16.2B as of 2026-07-24 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-11.9% 2025-10-08 close $157.36 → 2026-10-08 close $138.59
- P/E48.96 as of 2026-10-08
- ROE+7.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.10 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.83 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.0%; at least 7 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How J compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- return on equitymiddle range 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
J is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
42.3 #1115 of 1,379 scored · #194 of 238 in Industrials
Capital return 75th (net share count bought back over the year 3.1, consecutive years of dividend increases 7 years) and growth 51st (3-year revenue CAGR 7.3%); weakest is valuation (25th, price to earnings 49, price to book 5).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, J's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 53%, free-cash-flow payout 25%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout53% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout25% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Jacobs Solutions looks technically
Jacobs Solutions (J) is trading 3.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. It is 17.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +3.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $143.35 | $143.35 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $133.40 | $133.40 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 13 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 13 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 33 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 33 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 22.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($134.23 to $145.05) — its "stochastic" reading is 40 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 40.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 28 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $168.44 | $168.44 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 17.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -17.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 31.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +31.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 17.7% below its highest point of the past year | 17.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 29 trading days ago | 29 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $168.44 (set on 2025-10-24) | $168.44 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($107.27 to $164.44), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 55% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $142.60 to $144.43. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 54.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 17.7% below its all-time high | -17.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.0% below a resistance level at $139.98 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-11-04, most recently on 2026-09-10. Since 2024-10-08 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $21.72 (set on 2008-11-20) | $21.72 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 538.0% above its all-time low | +538.0% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 31st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.65 between its high and its low — about 2.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.65 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $134.01 and $146.43 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $134.01 – $140.22 – $146.43 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.6% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (3.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.90× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | today it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | today |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.2% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.0 percentage points (the stock lost 3.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.0% |
|---|---|---|
| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 3.0 percentage points (the stock gained 6.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | +3.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 9.2 percentage points (the stock gained 8.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | -9.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 26.9 percentage points (the stock lost 11.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | -26.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.6% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $132.04 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $143.83 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 47 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
J last closed at $138.59 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $139.98 | Resistance | 1.0% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-04 to 2026-09-10 |
| $136.92 | Support | 1.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-27 to 2026-05-05 |
| $134.12 | Support | 3.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-05 to 2026-09-25 |
| $143.66 | Resistance | 3.7% above the last close | turned there 11 times · 2024-10-21 to 2026-08-13 |
| $130.80 | Support | 5.6% below the last close | turned there 15 times · 2024-11-19 to 2026-07-07 |
| $151.81 | Resistance | 9.5% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-13 to 2026-08-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · lagging the market · Printed a bullish engulfing pair · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.94 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 15 analysts
- Mean price target$162.53 range $144.00 – $181.00; median $163.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for J
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.13 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.00083 (-0.0%) from $2.13, on 2026-08-28, 36-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["reliance on government contracts and funding cycles","potential for significant project cost overruns or liabilities","exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of J's 10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the prior one filed 2026-02-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to 'PA Consulting Transaction (as hereinafter defined)' in the corporate strategy risk factor (2026-05-05 filing)
- Removed:
- Entire first bullet point regarding uncertainties about PA Consulting transaction closing conditions, regulatory approvals, integration, synergies realization, and personnel retention (present in 2026-02-03 filing, removed in 2026-05-05 filing)
- Reference to 'Israel-Hamas conflicts' in geopolitical risk factor (present in 2026-02-03 filing, removed in 2026-05-05 filing)
- Reworded:
- Financial condition comparison date changed from 'December 26, 2025' to 'March 27, 2026' in the General section opening (2026-05-05 filing)
- Geopolitical risk language changed from 'Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts and the on-going tensions in the Middle East' to 'Russia-Ukraine conflict and on-going, escalated and/or future tensions and conflicts in the Middle East' (2026-05-05 filing)
- Corporate strategy risk factor changed from general 'acquisitions' language to specific reference to 'acquisitions (including the PA Consulting Transaction (as hereinafter defined))' (2026-05-05 filing)
- Notes:
- Text appears truncated at end of both filings; comparison limited to provided excerpts
- Page numbers differ (Page 37 in newer filing vs. Page 32 in older filing), suggesting different document lengths overall
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-05) presents consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2026 compared to September 26, 2025, whereas older filing (2026-02-03) presented balance sheet as of December 26, 2025 compared to September 26, 2025
- Newer filing presents consolidated statements of earnings for six months ended March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025, whereas older filing presented only three months ended December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024
- Newer filing presents consolidated statements of comprehensive income for six months ended March 27, 2026 and March 28, 2025, whereas older filing presented only three months ended December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024
- Newer filing consolidated statements of stockholders' equity show balances at December 27, 2024 and March 28, 2025 as comparison periods
- Older filing consolidated statements of stockholders' equity show balances at September 27, 2024 and December 27, 2024, plus September 26, 2025 and December 26, 2025 as comparison periods
- Removed:
- Three-month period comparison data for December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024 removed in newer filing
- Stockholders' equity table showing year-over-year December 27, 2024 comparison removed in newer filing
- Notes:
- The two filings represent different interim periods within the fiscal year (Q1 2026 ended March 27, 2026 versus Q2 2025 ended December 26, 2025), resulting in different financial data and periods presented rather than textual changes
- The financial statements themselves contain different numerical values reflecting the different reporting periods, but this is a natural consequence of comparing different quarterly periods rather than a change to disclosures
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 2 sells ($2M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-043 buys ($477650) · 2 sells ($2M) — 2 buying, 1 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-07. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about J's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 1 matched disclosure for J from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding J as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 18,940,956
- Reported value $2,386,560,383
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
J had 3,201,901 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
J had 2.74% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.63 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,201,901
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.74%
- Prior settlement (shares) 3,382,703
- Reported change -5.34%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.63
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AECOM (ACM)
- Fluor Corporation (FLR)
- KBR (KBR)
- Tetra Tech (TTEK)
- WSP Global (WSP)
- Parsons Corporation (PSN)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Jacobs Solutions (J) do?
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of professional services, including consulting, technical, engineering, and project delivery for a broad range of sectors. The company supports governments and private-sector clients in infrastructure, water, environment, and advanced manufacturing markets. Jacobs operates through a diverse model that encompasses everything from project planning and design to operations and maintenance.
What sector is Jacobs Solutions (J) in?
Jacobs Solutions (J) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is engineering and construction services. It trades on NYSE.
Does J pay a dividend?
Yes — Jacobs Solutions (J) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.00% and at least 7 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Jacobs Solutions's (J) competitors?
Notable peers of Jacobs Solutions (J) include AECOM, Fluor Corporation, KBR, Tetra Tech and WSP Global. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in J?
Yes — we hold 1 matched STOCK Act disclosure for J from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Jacobs Solutions (J) overbought or oversold right now?
Jacobs Solutions (J) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on J come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.