ACM vs FBYD vs J Stock Comparison

Aecom, Falcon's Beyond Global and Jacobs Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACM Aecom
$63.51 +7.9% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.17B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.39B
Div. yield
1.95%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$152.74 +12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.89B
P/E
53.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.92%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jacobs Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jacobs Solutions 5, Aecom 4, Falcon's Beyond Global 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACMFBYDJLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.17B $738.31M $17.89B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 60.1x 53.1x ACM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — 22.5x ACM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.2% +144.6% +20.1% FBYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 33.5% 2.4% FBYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% -17.1% 5.8% ACM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 2.7x FBYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.95% — 0.92% ACM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -28.5% -3.5% J
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr — +5.6%/yr J
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 135.1% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 32/100 51/100 J

Percentile Scorecard

ACMFBYDJ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACMFBYDJ
Valuation 61 #21 of 52 4 #50 of 52 37 #33 of 52
Growth 11 #33 of 37 39 #23 of 37 33 #25 of 37
Profitability 44 #21 of 37 39 #23 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Financial Health 30 #40 of 57 46 #31 of 57 54 #27 of 57
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 – 77 #7 of 27
Overall 48 32 51
  • ACM ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FBYD ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACMFBYDJSPY
1 month +7.9%-8.6%+12.0% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-22.6%+15.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.5%-54.7%+18.0% +7.1%
Year to date -33.4%-48.9%+15.3% +12.8%
1 year -52.4%-28.5%-3.5% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%-42.1%+40.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%-16.6%+12.1% +22.8%
5 years -7.1%—+31.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.5%—+5.6% +10.9%
10 years +127.8%—+261.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%—+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACMFBYDJSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%135.1%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%131.1%36.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.620.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.37-0.21-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.8%-81.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.7%-63.1%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $134.35$20.80$158.36 $779.14
52-week low $58.00$3.90$107.27 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACMFBYDJ
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 28.1x 60.1xmedian 28.1x 53.1xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.8x 39.3xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.7x -124.6xmedian 12.7x 23.0xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 25.0x —median 25.0x 27.8xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.5x 24.7xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.60 —median 0.60 -2.50median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACMFBYDJ
Revenue $15.39B $18.81M $14.22B
Gross profit $874.05M – $3.14B
Operating income $631.20M -$7.33M $649.64M
Net income $334.79M $14.09M $301.35M
Free cash flow $203.45M – $644.54M
R&D – $92.00K –
EPS (diluted) $2.24 $0.13 $2.85
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $3.09M $1.17B
Total debt $2.75B $16.47M $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 128.60M 49.33M 118.90M
Enterprise value $3.50B $717.80M $12.54B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACMFBYDJ
P/E 28.4x 60.1x 53.1x
P/FCF 40.2x – 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x – 24.3x
P/S 0.5x 39.3x 1.3x
P/B 3.4x 24.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 25.5x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x -124.6x 23.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x -102.5x 31.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 40.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 48.7x – 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x – 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – -2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACMFBYDJ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.2% 144.6% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 28.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -25.9% – 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.5% 50.2% -23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% – 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.9% -68.3% -40.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.4% -57.5% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – -21.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -60.5% – 47.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.5% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% – 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% – -10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACMFBYDJ
Gross margin 5.7% – 22.1%
EBITDA margin 4.6% -32.1% 6.2%
Operating margin 4.1% -39.0% 4.6%
Pretax margin 3.4% 74.9% 3.6%
Net margin 1.9% 33.5% 2.4%
FCF margin 1.3% – 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% – 5.2%
Return on equity 13.9% 52.4% 9.2%
Return on assets 2.8% 21.6% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 9.9% -17.1% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 10.5% -18.0% 8.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 9.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACMFBYDJ
Debt / assets 22.8% 25.9% 30.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 13.5x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.0% 53.0% 72.2%
Equity / assets 20.0% 47.0% 27.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x -3.2x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.81 11.96 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACMFBYDJ
Dividend yield 2.0% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 9.8% – 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACMFBYDJ
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.19FY2026 – $6.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -20.3%FY2026 – +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.7% – +27.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.04BFY2026 – $9.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 – -18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% – -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACMFBYDJ
Held by institutions 92.6% 4.0% 92.2%
Institutions holding 573 59 873
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +47.6% +3.0%
Institutions buying 270 40 377
Institutions selling 233 12 360
Buyers to sellers 1.16 3.33 1.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACMFBYDJ
ACM 1.00 -0.07 0.59
FBYD -0.07 1.00 0.12
J 0.59 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACM, FBYD and J?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aecom (ACM) $8.17B, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) $738.31M, Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACM, FBYD and J?

Aecom (ACM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aecom (ACM) 28.4x, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 60.1x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 53.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aecom (ACM) is cheapest (Aecom (ACM) 15.2x, Jacobs Solutions (J) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aecom (ACM) -4.2%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) +144.6%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) has the highest net margin (Aecom (ACM) 1.9%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 33.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Aecom (ACM) leads (Aecom (ACM) 9.9%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -17.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jacobs Solutions (J) returned the most: Aecom (ACM) -52.4%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) -28.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -3.5%. Over five years, Jacobs Solutions (J) compounded fastest (Aecom (ACM) -1.5%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aecom (ACM) has the highest dividend yield: Aecom (ACM) 1.95%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.92%. Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Aecom (ACM) 38.4%, Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD) 135.1%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACM, FBYD and J?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jacobs Solutions (J) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.