J vs OMEX vs IBP Stock Comparison

Jacobs Solutions, Odyssey Marine Exploration and Installed Building Products Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$152.74 +12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
53.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 5, Jacobs Solutions 3, Odyssey Marine Exploration 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJOMEXIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.15B $623.96M $5.67B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.6x -15.8x 22.6x IBP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x — 21.1x IBP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% -70.3% +0.3% J
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% -21,426.8% 8.5% IBP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 16.0% IBP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.4x 1.4x OMEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +453.9% -19.3% OMEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +15.3%/yr +10.8%/yr OMEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 335.5% 55.3% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 1/100 66/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

JOMEXIBP

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

AxisJOMEXIBP
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 0 #52 of 52 59 #22 of 52
Growth 33 #25 of 37 6 #35 of 37 19 #30 of 37
Profitability 53 #18 of 37 0 #37 of 37 97 #2 of 37
Financial Health 54 #27 of 57 2 #56 of 57 71 #17 of 57
Shareholder Returns 77 #7 of 27 0 #27 of 27 81 #6 of 27
Overall 51 1 66
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • OMEX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJOMEXIBPSPY
1 month +12.0%+1,789.7%+9.3% +0.7%
3 months +15.0%+1,876.9%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months +18.0%+1,100.9%-26.5% +7.1%
Year to date +15.3%+555.6%-18.2% +12.8%
1 year -3.5%+453.9%-19.3% +11.9%
3 years +40.7%+249.2%+93.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.1%+51.8%+24.6% +22.8%
5 years +31.5%+103.3%+67.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%+15.3%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +261.3%+188.1%+561.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+11.2%+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJOMEXIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%335.5%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%99.4%61.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.782.361.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.35-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-95.8%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%0.0%-38.4% -1.2%
52-week high $158.36$12.85$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$0.51$180.32 $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.

MultipleJOMEXIBP
P/E now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 28.1x -19.1xmedian 28.1x 22.5xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.8x 163.9xmedian 0.8x 1.9xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 12.7x -1.9xmedian 12.7x 13.1xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 25.0x -2.2xmedian 25.0x 19.3xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.5x -0.4xmedian 2.5x 8.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.50median 0.60 0.15median 0.60 6.78median 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 monthsJOMEXIBP
Revenue $14.22B $184.07K $2.96B
Gross profit $3.14B – $996.90M
Operating income $649.64M -$20.93M $367.80M
Net income $301.35M -$40.17M $250.70M
Free cash flow $644.54M -$13.44M $291.70M
R&D – $2.89M –
EPS (diluted) $2.85 $-0.67 $9.39
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $2.35M $394.50M
Total debt $3.58B $30.18M $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 118.90M 58.59M 26.71M
Enterprise value $12.82B $610.17M $4.14B

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
MetricJOMEXIBP
P/E 53.1x -19.1x 22.5x
P/FCF 27.8x -2.2x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x -2.2x 15.7x
P/S 1.3x 163.9x 1.9x
P/B 5.5x -0.4x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x -0.4x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x -1.9x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 31.2x -1.8x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 205.1x 2.1x
EV/FCF 31.5x -2.8x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x -2.8x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.50 0.15 6.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOMEXIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% -70.3% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -45.0% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -92.5% -0.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -15.2% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.0% -372.5% 0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -186.3% 1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% -2,016% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -124.4% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.1% -84.9% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 3.7% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% -85.1% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 7.7% 3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOMEXIBP
Gross margin 22.1% – 33.6%
EBITDA margin 6.2% -10,771% 16.2%
Operating margin 4.6% -11,370% 12.4%
Pretax margin 3.6% -21,821% 11.3%
Net margin 2.4% -21,427% 8.5%
FCF margin 4.5% -7,299% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% -7,290% 12.1%
Return on equity 9.2% – 38.4%
Return on assets 2.5% -301.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 16.0%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 19.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 228.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOMEXIBP
Debt / assets 30.5% 75.0% 47.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x -0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -0.7x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 703.9% 71.6%
Equity / assets 27.8% -603.9% 28.4%
Interest coverage 3.9x -7.2x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.89 -42.19 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOMEXIBP
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 3.8% -28.5% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -28.5% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusJOMEXIBP
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $-0.91FY2023 $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 – -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.6% – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $979.70KFY2023 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -18.7%FY2026 – +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +1.0% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJOMEXIBP
Held by institutions 92.2% 41.7% 97.9%
Institutions holding 873 57 424
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +13.6% +0.2%
Institutions buying 377 29 229
Institutions selling 360 11 146
Buyers to sellers 1.05 2.64 1.57

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.

JOMEXIBP
J 1.00 0.10 0.32
OMEX 0.10 1.00 0.16
IBP 0.32 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, J, OMEX and IBP?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.15B, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) $623.96M, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, J, OMEX and IBP?

Installed Building Products (IBP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jacobs Solutions (J) 53.6x, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -15.8x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Installed Building Products (IBP) is cheapest (Jacobs Solutions (J) 22.5x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 21.1x). 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%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -70.3%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Installed Building Products (IBP) has the highest net margin (Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads (Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) returned the most: Jacobs Solutions (J) -3.5%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +453.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -19.3%. Over five years, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.6%/yr, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +15.3%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 0.00%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 0.00%. Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) and Installed Building Products (IBP) 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%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 335.5%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, J, OMEX and IBP?

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