JLHL vs J vs GVA Stock Comparison

Julong Holding, Jacobs Solutions and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.65 -4.6% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$113.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$150.83 +9.0% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.04B
P/E
53.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$111.61 -3.7% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Granite Construction leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Granite Construction 5, Jacobs Solutions 4, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLHLJGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.74M $18.04B $5.33B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 53.3x -32.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.1% +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.4% -3.3% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 13.4% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 1.3x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% -4.7% +7.6% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr +24.6%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 261.9% 33.0% 33.1% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 57/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

JLHLJGVA

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

AxisJLHLJGVA
Valuation – 39 #32 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth – 33 #25 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Profitability – 53 #18 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 52 #28 of 57 45 #32 of 57 36 #37 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 60 #11 of 26 64 #10 of 26
Overall – 46 57
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • J 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

PeriodJLHLJGVASPY
1 month -4.6%+9.0%-3.7% +0.9%
3 months -1.7%+11.0%-5.3% +5.9%
6 months -59.5%+20.1%-8.9% +8.5%
Year to date +40.2%+13.9%-3.2% +13.3%
1 year +35.0%-4.7%+7.6% +12.4%
3 years —+39.1%+225.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+11.6%+48.3% +23.5%
5 years —+29.9%+200.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+5.4%+24.6% +11.0%
10 years —+256.8%+136.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.6%+9.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJLHLJGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 261.9%33.0%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 229.6%36.1%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.780.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.140.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-34.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-4.8%-30.4% -0.9%
52-week high $44.80$158.36$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $3.05$107.27$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.

MultipleJLHLJGVA
P/E now vs peer median —median 27.7x 52.5xmedian 27.7x -29.6xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 1.2xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 22.8xmedian 12.4x 10.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.7x 27.4xmedian 23.7x 10.4xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x 6.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -2.47median 0.57 0.40median 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 monthsJLHLJGVA
Revenue – $14.22B $4.97B
Gross profit – $3.14B $776.94M
Operating income – $649.64M $314.31M
Net income – $301.35M -$151.53M
Free cash flow – $644.54M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) – $2.85 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $6.27M $1.17B $877.12M
Total debt – $3.58B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 20.39M 118.90M 43.75M
Enterprise value $92.86M $12.70B $2.95B

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
MetricJLHLJGVA
P/E – 52.5x -29.6x
P/FCF – 27.4x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 8.1x
P/S – 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 10.4x 5.4x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 6.6x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA – 22.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT – 30.9x 17.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 31.1x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.3x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.47 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLHLJGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.1% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 28.1% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.3% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -23.4% 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 76.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -40.0% -185.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.5% -85.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -30.4% -225.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -21.3% -73.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.1% 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.7% 147.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.4% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.1% 94.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLHLJGVA
Gross margin – 22.1% 15.6%
EBITDA margin – 6.2% 10.2%
Operating margin – 4.6% 6.3%
Pretax margin – 3.6% -1.3%
Net margin – 2.4% -3.3%
FCF margin – 4.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.2% 12.2%
Return on equity – 9.2% -14.8%
Return on assets – 2.5% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 13.4%
Return on capital employed – 8.2% 16.9%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.4x -4.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLHLJGVA
Debt / assets 2.5% 30.5% 32.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 72.2% 83.1%
Equity / assets 20.1% 27.8% 16.9%
Interest coverage – 3.9x 4.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.87 2.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLHLJGVA
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusJLHLJGVA
Forward P/E – 22.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.78FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.8%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $9.78BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -18.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.5% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLHLJGVA
Held by institutions – 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 872 445
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying – 376 239
Institutions selling – 360 151
Buyers to sellers – 1.04 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.

JLHLJGVA
JLHL 1.00 -0.09 -0.21
J -0.09 1.00 0.26
GVA -0.21 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLHL, J and GVA?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Julong Holding (JLHL) $113.74M, Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.04B, Granite Construction (GVA) $5.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Julong Holding (JLHL) +35.0%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -4.7%, Granite Construction (GVA) +7.6%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.4%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Julong Holding (JLHL) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%. Julong Holding (JLHL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jacobs Solutions (J) has been the steadiest (Julong Holding (JLHL) 261.9%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JLHL, J 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 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.