J vs FLR vs GVA Stock Comparison

Jacobs Solutions, Fluor and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$147.11 +6.3% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.44B
P/E
51.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
FLR Fluor Corp
$44.88 -10.8% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.54B
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$108.26 -6.0% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 6, Jacobs Solutions 4, Fluor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJFLRGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.44B $6.43B $4.83B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.5x -3.2x -29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 17.8x — FLR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% -4.8% +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% -12.8% -3.3% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 0.0% 13.4% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 13.1x 1.3x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -8.3% +3.5% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +19.9%/yr +22.9%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 48.4% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 46/100 56/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

JFLRGVA

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

AxisJFLRGVA
Valuation 35 #34 of 52 31 #36 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth 31 #26 of 37 3 #36 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Profitability 53 #18 of 37 22 #29 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 46 #31 of 57 71 #17 of 57 32 #39 of 57
Shareholder Returns 69 #9 of 27 100 #1 of 27 62 #11 of 27
Overall 47 46 56
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • FLR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJFLRGVASPY
1 month +6.3%-10.8%-6.0% -0.8%
3 months +8.8%-13.2%-13.8% +3.5%
6 months +16.9%-13.2%-13.9% +7.0%
Year to date +11.1%+13.2%-6.1% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%-8.3%+3.5% +13.0%
3 years +35.6%+34.8%+215.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.7%+10.5%+46.8% +23.1%
5 years +30.8%+147.1%+180.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%+19.9%+22.9% +11.0%
10 years +249.6%-11.4%+144.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.3%-1.2%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJFLRGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%48.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%49.3%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.850.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.170.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-47.6%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-21.9%-32.5% -1.8%
52-week high $161.00$57.49$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$39.63$98.50 $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.

MultipleJFLRGVA
P/E now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 25.7x -3.1xmedian 25.7x -28.7xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.8x 0.4xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 12.9x -27.2xmedian 12.9x 10.6xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 22.5x -18.4xmedian 22.5x 10.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.41median 0.56 0.01median 0.56 0.39median 0.56

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 monthsJFLRGVA
Revenue $14.22B $15.54B $4.97B
Gross profit $3.14B -$124.00M $776.94M
Operating income $649.64M -$216.00M $314.31M
Net income $301.35M -$2.00B -$151.53M
Free cash flow $644.54M -$330.00M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) $2.85 $-14.16 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $2.92B $877.12M
Total debt $3.58B $1.07B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 118.90M 141.00M 43.75M
Enterprise value $12.11B -$6.78B $2.46B

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
MetricJFLRGVA
P/E 51.2x -3.1x -28.7x
P/FCF 26.7x -18.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x -21.2x 7.8x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
P/B 5.3x 2.2x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.2x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x -27.2x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 30.2x -19.0x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 30.5x -12.5x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x -14.3x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.41 0.01 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJFLRGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% -4.8% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 1.1% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% -125.2% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -34.7% 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -172.0% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -76.9% 76.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.0% -148.3% -185.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -196.3% -85.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% -156.8% -225.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -253.8% -73.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.1% -182.0% 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% -85.8% 147.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% -235.8% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -124.9% 94.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJFLRGVA
Gross margin 22.1% -0.8% 15.6%
EBITDA margin 6.2% -1.0% 10.2%
Operating margin 4.6% -1.4% 6.3%
Pretax margin 3.6% -1.0% -1.3%
Net margin 2.4% -12.8% -3.3%
FCF margin 4.5% -2.1% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% -1.8% 12.2%
Return on equity 9.2% -69.0% -14.8%
Return on assets 2.5% -25.6% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 0.0% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 8.2% -4.7% 16.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.1x -4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJFLRGVA
Debt / assets 30.5% 14.2% 32.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 13.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -3.2x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 63.0% 83.1%
Equity / assets 27.8% 37.0% 16.9%
Interest coverage 3.9x -5.0x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.84 3.69 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJFLRGVA
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 21.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 21.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.6% – -15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.1% – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusJFLRGVA
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.6% +24.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $15.93BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -18.7%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +22.1% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJFLRGVA
Held by institutions 92.2% 93.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 871 549 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +1.1% -3.0%
Institutions buying 375 249 239
Institutions selling 360 222 151
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.12 1.58

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.

JFLRGVA
J 1.00 0.22 0.26
FLR 0.22 1.00 0.41
GVA 0.26 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, J, FLR and GVA?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jacobs Solutions (J) $17.44B, Fluor (FLR) $6.43B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Fluor (FLR) -4.8%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Fluor (FLR) -12.8%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Fluor (FLR) 0.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Jacobs Solutions (J) -7.8%, Fluor (FLR) -8.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) +3.5%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.5%/yr, Fluor (FLR) +19.9%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +22.9%/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%, Fluor (FLR) 0.00%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%. Fluor (FLR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%, Fluor (FLR) 48.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, J, FLR and GVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Granite Construction (GVA) leads on 6. 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.