Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. provides technical, professional, and construction services. The company's Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear segment offers scientific, engineering, construction, nuclear, environmental, and technical support services to the aerospace, defense, technical, and automotive industries. Its Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities segment develops/rehabilitates plans for highways, bridges, transit, tunnels, airports, railroads, intermodal facilities, and maritime or port projects; develops or rehabilitates critical water resource systems, water/wastewater conveyance systems, and flood defense projects; and provides engineering design, construction management, design build, and operations and maintenance. This segment also designs and constructs buildings; offers consulting, engineering, procurement, construction management, and delivery services for life sciences clients; and provides services relating to modular construction and other consulting and strategic planning services, as well as offers services in containment, barrier technology, locally controlled environments, building systems automation, off-the-site design, and fabrication of facility modules. The company's Energy, Chemicals and Resources segment offers services relating to onshore and offshore oil and gas production facilities, processing facilities, gathering systems, and transmission pipelines and terminals; feasibility/economic studies, technology evaluation, conceptual engineering, front end loading, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and commissioning services; and engineering, procurement, and construction solutions. This segment also provides services, such as manufacturing complex, expansions, modifications, and management of plant relocations; construction management and field construction services; and services to operate and maintain facilities. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $145.33 to $147.64
• 50-Day Range: $85.84 to $114.82
• 52-Week Range: $55.17 to $98.08
• Volume: 427,502 shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.17
• Dividend Yield: 0.46%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Jacobs Engineering Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Jacobs Engineering Group scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 103 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Jacobs Engineering Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Jacobs Engineering Group are expected to grow by 11.52% in the coming year, from $5.73 to $6.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Jacobs Engineering Group is 29.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Jacobs Engineering Group is 29.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Jacobs Engineering Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Jacobs Engineering Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JEC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Jacobs Engineering Group has a dividend yield of 0.79%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Jacobs Engineering Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Jacobs Engineering Group is 13.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Jacobs Engineering Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.64% next year. This indicates that Jacobs Engineering Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.68

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JEC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Jacobs Engineering Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Jacobs Engineering Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Jacobs Engineering Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.63% of the stock of Jacobs Engineering Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Jacobs Engineering Group's earnings last quarter?

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE:JEC) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The construction company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.16. The firm's revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

What other stocks do shareholders of Jacobs Engineering Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Jacobs Engineering Group investors own include Fluor (FLR), KBR (KBR), Meta Platforms (META), John Wood Group (WG), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), NVIDIA (NVDA) and (FWLT) (FWLT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/25/2019
• Today: 8/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Heavy Construction, Except Building Construction - Contractors
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JEC
• CIK: 52988
• Web: www.jacobs.com
• Phone: 214-583-8500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 48,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.71
• P/E Growth: 1.31
• Net Income: $847.98 million
• Net Margins: 6.66%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.42%
• Return on Assets: 5.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.34
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.54
• Cash Flow: $11.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.19
• Book Value: $42.57 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 133,249,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $19.63 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35