OMEX vs J vs GVA Stock Comparison

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Jacobs Solutions and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
J Jacobs Solutions Inc.
$152.74 +12.0% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.17B
P/E
53.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$121.79 +4.7% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Jacobs Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jacobs Solutions 4, Granite Construction 4, Odyssey Marine Exploration 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOMEXJGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $611.65M $18.17B $5.53B J
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.5x 53.7x -20.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.3% +20.1% +25.1% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21,426.8% 2.4% -5.0% J
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 16.1% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.7x 1.2x OMEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% J
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +453.9% -3.5% +18.1% OMEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +5.6%/yr +26.8%/yr GVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 335.5% 33.1% 34.3% J
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 1/100 51/100 56/100 GVA

Percentile Scorecard

OMEXJGVA

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

AxisOMEXJGVA
Valuation 0 #52 of 52 37 #33 of 52 84 #9 of 52
Growth 6 #35 of 37 33 #25 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Profitability 0 #37 of 37 53 #18 of 37 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 2 #56 of 57 54 #27 of 57 39 #35 of 57
Shareholder Returns 0 #27 of 27 77 #7 of 27 54 #13 of 27
Overall 1 51 56
  • OMEX 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

PeriodOMEXJGVASPY
1 month +1,789.7%+12.0%+4.7% +0.7%
3 months +1,876.9%+15.0%+5.7% +3.7%
6 months +1,100.9%+18.0%-11.1% +7.1%
Year to date +555.6%+15.3%+5.6% +12.8%
1 year +453.9%-3.5%+18.1% +11.9%
3 years +249.2%+40.7%+255.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +51.8%+12.1%+52.6% +22.8%
5 years +103.3%+31.5%+228.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+5.6%+26.8% +10.9%
10 years +188.1%+261.3%+157.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.2%+13.7%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOMEXJGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 335.5%33.1%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%36.1%33.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.360.780.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.35-0.110.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-34.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-3.5%-24.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.85$158.36$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $0.51$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.

MultipleOMEXJGVA
P/E now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 28.1x 53.1xmedian 28.1x -20.3xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 163.9xmedian 0.8x 1.3xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 12.7x 23.0xmedian 12.7x 7.5xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 25.0x 27.8xmedian 25.0x 12.1xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.60 -2.50median 0.60 0.18median 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 monthsOMEXJGVA
Revenue $184.07K $14.22B $5.30B
Gross profit – $3.14B $852.16M
Operating income -$20.93M $649.64M $394.99M
Net income -$40.17M $301.35M -$250.53M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $644.54M $443.16M
R&D $2.89M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.67 $2.85 $-5.72
Cash & equivalents $2.35M $1.17B $480.29M
Total debt $30.18M $3.58B $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 58.59M 118.90M 46.26M
Enterprise value $597.87M $12.84B $3.19B

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
MetricOMEXJGVA
P/E -19.1x 53.1x -20.3x
P/FCF -2.2x 27.8x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 24.3x 9.2x
P/S 163.9x 1.3x 1.0x
P/B -0.4x 5.5x 5.4x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 6.7x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 23.0x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -1.8x 31.2x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 205.1x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF -2.8x 31.5x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.8x 27.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -2.50 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOMEXJGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.3% 20.1% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -45.0% 28.1% 16.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.3% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 28.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -92.5% -23.4% 47.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% 14.0% 73.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -372.5% -40.0% -223.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -186.3% -26.5% -123.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -2,016% -30.4% -267.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -124.4% -21.3% -113.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -84.9% 47.1% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -10.7% 77.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -85.1% 56.4% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -10.1% 160.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOMEXJGVA
Gross margin – 22.1% 16.1%
EBITDA margin -10,771% 6.2% 16.2%
Operating margin -11,370% 4.6% 7.5%
Pretax margin -21,821% 3.6% -2.8%
Net margin -21,427% 2.4% -5.0%
FCF margin -7,299% 4.5% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin -7,290% 5.2% 11.0%
Return on equity – 9.2% -26.5%
Return on assets -301.6% 2.5% -5.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 16.1%
Return on capital employed – 8.2% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.4x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 228.9% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOMEXJGVA
Debt / assets 75.0% 30.5% 34.8%
Debt / equity -0.1x 1.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.7x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 5.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 703.9% 72.2% 77.7%
Equity / assets -603.9% 27.8% 22.3%
Interest coverage -7.2x 3.9x 1.1x
Current ratio 0.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -42.19 2.89 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOMEXJGVA
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -28.5% 3.8% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -28.5% 4.7% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.6% -9.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.1% 5.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOMEXJGVA
Forward P/E – 22.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2023 $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 $979.70KFY2023 $9.78BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -18.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% -0.5% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOMEXJGVA
Held by institutions 41.7% 92.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 57 873 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.6% +3.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying 29 377 239
Institutions selling 11 360 151
Buyers to sellers 2.64 1.05 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.

OMEXJGVA
OMEX 1.00 0.10 0.29
J 0.10 1.00 0.26
GVA 0.29 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OMEX, J and GVA?

Jacobs Solutions (J) is the largest by market capitalisation: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) $611.65M, Jacobs Solutions (J) $18.17B, Granite Construction (GVA) $5.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -70.3%, Jacobs Solutions (J) +20.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest net margin (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) -21,426.8%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 2.4%, Granite Construction (GVA) -5.0%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Jacobs Solutions (J) 5.8%, Granite Construction (GVA) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) returned the most: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +453.9%, Jacobs Solutions (J) -3.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) +18.1%. Over five years, Granite Construction (GVA) compounded fastest (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) +15.3%/yr, Jacobs Solutions (J) +5.6%/yr, Granite Construction (GVA) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jacobs Solutions (J) has the highest dividend yield: Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 0.00%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 0.01%, Granite Construction (GVA) 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 (Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) 335.5%, Jacobs Solutions (J) 33.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OMEX, 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, Jacobs Solutions (J) leads on 4. 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.