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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J)

Last Price$125.2(2.3%)
Market Cap$17.5B

J Rating

J Quality rating
5.7
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J Quality rating performance

J Intrinsic Value

Key Highlights:
Relative Value vs Current Share Price
As of Mar 03, 2025 J Relative Value is $139.3, which is undervalued by 11.3%, compared to current share price of $125.2.
DCF Value vs Current Share Price
As of Mar 03, 2025 J DCF Value is $142.5, which is undervalued by 13.8%, compared to current share price of $125.2.
Methodology
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J
Intrinsic value$137.9
Undervalued by10.2%
Current share price
125.2
Relative value
139.3
DCF value
142.5

J Share Price History

1W (2.5%)
1M (9.8%)
6M 2.1%
YTD 18.1%
1Y 2.5%
3Y 19.9%
5Y 59.4%
10Y 264.6%
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Intrinsic Value
Drawdown
Total Return
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J Stock Metrics

Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
Market Cap
$17.5B
Enterprise Value
$19.2B
LTM Revenue
$14.4B
LTM Free Cash Flow
$629.6M
Shares Outstanding
139M
Employees
N/A
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
2.0%
Operating Income 5Y
17.4%
EPS 5Y
(5.54%)
Free Cash Flow 5Y
N/A
Forward Revenue 2Y
6.1%
Forward EPS 2Y
68.95%
Profitability
Gross margin
22.4%
EBIT margin
6.9%
Net income margin
5.2%
OCF margin
5.2%
FCF margin
4.4%
FCF / Net Income
98.0%
Intrinsic Value
Intrinsic Value
$137.9 (10.2% undervalued)
DCF Value
$140.1
Relative Value
$135.6
Peter Lynch fair value
$209.7
Ben Graham fair value
$354.2
Reverse DCF (implied FCF growth)
6.2%
EPV, % of EV
60.9%
Valuation (LTM)
EV / Revenue
1.3x
EV / EBIT
19.4x
P / FCF
27.7x
P / E
23.4x
P / BV
4.1x
PEG
0.3x
FCF Yield
3.6%
Return on Capital
ROE
13.4%
ROA
5.6%
ROIC
12.7%
ROCE
11.2%
ROE 5Y avg
10.0%
ROIC 5Y avg
6.1%
ROCE 5Y avg
6.1%
Financial Health
Cash & Short-term Investments
$1,299.7M
Net Debt
$1,734.4M
Net Debt / FCF
2.8x
EBIT / Interest
10.9x
Total Debt / Equity
72.1%
Dividends
Dividends per share (DPS)
$1.0
DPS 5Y CAGR
10.4%
Dividend Yield
0.8%
FCF Payout ratio
23.2%
Ex-dividend date
Oct 25, 2024
Earnings
Next earnings date
Jan 01, 1970
Last Revenue surprise
MISS by (51.9%)
Last EPS surprise
MISS by (12.4%)
Next EPS YoY growth
6.2%
Last 10 earnings
6 Beat & 4 Miss

J Stock Financials

J Income Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Revenue

$11.5B -29.7% YoY

Operating Income

$0.7B -35.6% YoY

Net Income

$0.8B +21.1% YoY

J Cash Flow Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Operating Cash Flow (OCF)

$1,054.7M +8.2% YoY

Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

($121.1M) -11.9% YoY

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$933.6M +11.5% YoY

J Income Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Oct'15
Sep'16
Sep'17
Sep'18
Sep'19
Oct'20
Oct'21
Sep'22
Sep'23
Sep'24
Revenue
$11.5B (29.7%) YoY
Gross profit
$2,832.8M (18.4%) YoY
24.6% margin
Cost of revenue
$8,668.2M (32.7%) YoY
Operating income
$692.4M (35.6%) YoY
6.0% margin
Other: $219.5M
Net interest: $134.6M
Operating expenses
$2,140.3M (10.7%) YoY
Pre-tax income
$777.3M (15.2%) YoY
6.8% margin
Net income
$806.1M 21.1% YoY
7.0% margin
SG&A
$2,140.3M (10.7%) YoY
18.6% of revenue

J Balance Sheet Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Oct'15
Sep'16
Sep'17
Sep'18
Sep'19
Oct'20
Oct'21
Sep'22
Sep'23
Sep'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$11.8B
Current assets ($4,895.6M, 41.6% of total)
Cash & ST investments
$1,894.3M (16.1%)
Accounts receivables
$2,845.5M (24.2%)
Other current assets
$155.9M (1.3%)
Non-current assets ($6,863.4M, 58.4% of total)
Intangible assets
$874.9M (7.4%)
Other non-current assets
$5,369.0M (45.7%)
Financial position
Net Debt
$857.9M
$1,894.3M$2,752.2M
Cash & Short-term Investments
Total Debt
Quick ratio
1.2x
Net Debt to Free Cash Flow
0.9x
Debt to Equity ratio
51.1%

J Stock Ratios

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry Median
5Y Historical Average
Benchmark
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Gross margin
Free Cash Flow margin
Net Debt to FCF
FCF to Interest
ROIC
Shareholder yield

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J Dividends

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J Dividend Per Share

3Y
10Y
30Y
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
1Y Growth
17.4%
3Y CAGR
7.5%
5Y CAGR
10.4%
10Y CAGR
N/A

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Free Cash Flow
Revenue growth
FCF margin
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ROIC
Total Debt to Equity
J
$17.5B
5.7
$137.9
10.2% undervalued
2.5%
$14.4B
$629.6M
(13.9%)
4.4%
22.4%
12.7%
72.1%
PWR
$38.1B
6.6
$196.7
21.6% overvalued
3.2%
$23.7B
$1,477.1M
13.4%
6.2%
14.0%
7.2%
5.2%
EME
$18.7B
7.2
$402.5
1.7% undervalued
22.5%
$14.6B
$1,332.9M
15.8%
9.2%
19.0%
19.3%
24.0%
ACM
$13.1B
6.2
$66.9
31.1% overvalued
9.2%
$16.2B
$772.2M
8.9%
4.8%
6.8%
16.8%
136.6%
FIX
$12.9B
7.8
$300.2
13.1% overvalued
8.3%
$7,027.5M
$738.0M
35.0%
10.5%
20.6%
18.8%
3.7%
APG
$10.6B
5.7
$22.9
38.8% overvalued
(2.6%)
$7,018.0M
$536.0M
1.3%
7.6%
29.5%
6.2%
0.1%
MTZ
$10.2B
5.3
$432.9
239.1% undervalued
45.6%
$12.3B
$549.4M
2.6%
4.5%
11.0%
8.9%
8.7%
STN
$9,711.1M
5.2
$53.2
36.5% overvalued
2.6%
CA$7,500.0M
CA$523.9M
15.7%
7.0%
40.5%
6.8%
69.4%
BLD
$8,904.3M
6.8
$394.5
33.2% undervalued
(26.8%)
$5,329.8M
$706.7M
2.6%
13.3%
30.5%
17.3%
71.4%
TTEK
$7,766.4M
5.8
$30.2
6.9% undervalued
(22.6%)
$5,391.0M
$344.4M
11.0%
6.4%
16.6%
9.7%
64.1%
FLR
$6,511.9M
6.3
$102.6
177.9% undervalued
0.9%
$16.3B
$664.0M
5.4%
4.1%
3.5%
(17.5%)
27.7%

FAQ

What is Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J) stock rating?

As of today, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a stock rating of 6 (out of 10), which is considered Good.

is Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J) a good stock to buy?

As of today, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a Good stock rating, which is 10.2% undervalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to outperform the market by 3.2%.