J vs OMEX Stock Comparison

Jacobs Solutions and Odyssey Marine Exploration 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
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

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

Percentile Scorecard

JOMEX

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

AxisJOMEX
Valuation 37 #33 of 52 0 #52 of 52
Growth 33 #25 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Profitability 53 #18 of 37 0 #37 of 37
Financial Health 54 #27 of 57 2 #56 of 57
Shareholder Returns 77 #7 of 27 0 #27 of 27
Overall 51 1
  • J ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • OMEX ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJOMEXSPY
1 month +12.0%+1,789.7% +0.7%
3 months +15.0%+1,876.9% +3.7%
6 months +18.0%+1,100.9% +7.1%
Year to date +15.3%+555.6% +12.8%
1 year -3.5%+453.9% +11.9%
3 years +40.7%+249.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.1%+51.8% +22.8%
5 years +31.5%+103.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +261.3%+188.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJOMEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%335.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%99.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.782.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.111.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $158.36$12.85 $779.14
52-week low $107.27$0.51 $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.

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

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
MetricJOMEX
P/E 53.1x -19.1x
P/FCF 27.8x -2.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x -2.2x
P/S 1.3x 163.9x
P/B 5.5x -0.4x
P/Tangible book 6.7x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x -1.9x
EV/EBIT 31.2x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 205.1x
EV/FCF 31.5x -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x -2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.50 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJOMEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% -70.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -45.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.4% -92.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.0% -372.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -186.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% -2,016%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.3% -124.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.1% -84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% -85.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJOMEX
Gross margin 22.1% –
EBITDA margin 6.2% -10,771%
Operating margin 4.6% -11,370%
Pretax margin 3.6% -21,821%
Net margin 2.4% -21,427%
FCF margin 4.5% -7,299%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% -7,290%
Return on equity 9.2% –
Return on assets 2.5% -301.6%
Return on invested capital 5.8% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 228.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJOMEX
Debt / assets 30.5% 75.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 703.9%
Equity / assets 27.8% -603.9%
Interest coverage 3.9x -7.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.89 -42.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJOMEX
Dividend yield 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% -28.5%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -28.5%
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.

ConsensusJOMEX
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $-0.91FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.78BFY2026 $979.70KFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -18.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

JOMEX
J 1.00 0.10
OMEX 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, J and OMEX?

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

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%).

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%. Over five years, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.6%/yr, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +15.3%/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%. Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do J and OMEX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.10, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, J and OMEX?

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.