J vs EME vs FER Stock Comparison

Jacobs Solutions, Emcor and Ferrovial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$148.28 +7.2% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins
EME EMCOR Group, Inc.
$666.57 -12.6% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.08B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
FER Ferrovial N.V.
$54.02 -3.2% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$39.19B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Emcor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Emcor 5, Jacobs Solutions 3, Ferrovial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJEMEFERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.73B $30.08B $39.19B FER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.4x 20.9x 38.7x EME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 19.2x 50.5x EME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +18.9% — J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 7.7% — EME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% -11.7% -16.7% J
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +39.9%/yr +12.9%/yr EME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 45.4% 26.3% FER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 65/100 47/100 EME

Percentile Scorecard

JEMEFER

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

AxisJEMEFER
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 59 #22 of 52 35 #34 of 52
Growth 31 #26 of 37 56 #17 of 37 –
Profitability 53 #18 of 37 86 #6 of 37 –
Financial Health 45 #32 of 57 70 #18 of 57 34 #38 of 57
Shareholder Returns 62 #11 of 27 54 #13 of 27 73 #8 of 27
Overall 45 65 47
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • EME ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FER ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJEMEFERSPY
1 month +7.2%-12.6%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +5.4%-5.6%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months +17.3%-22.8%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date +11.9%+9.0%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year -7.9%-11.7%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years +36.7%+224.6%+66.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+48.1%+18.5% +23.3%
5 years +28.7%+435.6%+83.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.2%+39.9%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +253.7%+1,015.6%+155.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+27.3%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJEMEFERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%45.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%48.2%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.931.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.26-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-36.2%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-29.4%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $161.00$943.75$74.38 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$581.58$48.86 $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.

MultipleJEMEFER
P/E now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 26.7x 20.6xmedian 26.7x 38.7xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.6xmedian 0.8x 3.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 13.1x 13.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 23.0x 25.2xmedian 23.0x 19.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x 5.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.43median 0.57 0.44median 0.57 —median 0.57

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 monthsJEMEFER
Revenue $14.22B $18.60B –
Gross profit $3.14B $3.61B –
Operating income $649.64M $1.93B –
Net income $301.35M $1.44B –
Free cash flow $644.54M $1.17B –
EPS (diluted) $2.85 $32.30 –
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $924.41M $5.02B
Total debt $3.58B – $12.25B
Shares (diluted) 118.90M 44.55M 718.72M
Enterprise value $12.39B $26.47B $17.44B

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
MetricJEMEFER
P/E 51.6x 20.6x 38.7x
P/FCF 26.9x 25.2x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 22.9x –
P/S 1.2x 1.6x 3.6x
P/B 5.3x 7.2x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 9.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 13.4x –
EV/EBIT 30.4x 14.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 30.7x 24.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 22.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.43 0.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJEMEFER
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 18.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 16.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% 18.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 26.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% 29.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 41.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.0% 30.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 43.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% 31.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% 47.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.1% -0.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 20.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% -3.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 20.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJEMEFER
Gross margin 22.1% 19.4% –
EBITDA margin 6.2% 11.5% –
Operating margin 4.6% 10.4% –
Pretax margin 3.6% 10.5% –
Net margin 2.4% 7.7% –
FCF margin 4.5% 6.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 6.9% –
Return on equity 9.2% 36.2% –
Return on assets 2.5% 14.6% –
Return on invested capital 5.8% – –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 41.9% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJEMEFER
Debt / assets 30.5% – 38.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 5.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 59.8% 78.5%
Equity / assets 27.8% 40.2% 21.5%
Interest coverage 3.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.85 6.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJEMEFER
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.7% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.6% 4.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.1% 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 25.6% –

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.

ConsensusJEMEFER
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 50.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $34.73FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +34.2%FY2026 -20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.6% +10.7% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $19.07BFY2026 $11.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -18.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +13.1% -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJEMEFER
Held by institutions 92.2% 93.1% 33.2%
Institutions holding 871 1,235 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -0.1% +17.5%
Institutions buying 375 659 208
Institutions selling 360 419 103
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.57 2.02

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.

JEMEFER
J 1.00 0.06 0.20
EME 0.06 1.00 0.38
FER 0.20 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, J, EME and FER?

Ferrovial (FER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.73B, Emcor (EME) $30.08B, Ferrovial (FER) $39.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, J, EME and FER?

Emcor (EME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jacobs Solutions (J) 52.4x, Emcor (EME) 20.9x, Ferrovial (FER) 38.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emcor (EME) is cheapest (Jacobs Solutions (J) 21.9x, Emcor (EME) 19.2x, Ferrovial (FER) 50.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jacobs Solutions (J) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Emcor (EME) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emcor (EME) has the highest net margin (Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Emcor (EME) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jacobs Solutions (J) returned the most: Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.9%, Emcor (EME) -11.7%, Ferrovial (FER) -16.7%. Over five years, Emcor (EME) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.2%/yr, Emcor (EME) +39.9%/yr, Ferrovial (FER) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Emcor (EME) 0.00%, Ferrovial (FER) 0.00%. Ferrovial (FER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferrovial (FER) has been the steadiest (Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%, Emcor (EME) 45.4%, Ferrovial (FER) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, J, EME and FER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emcor (EME) 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.