Jacobs Solutions (J) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Jacobs Solutions (J) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 2.2% in Q1 2026, down 131.11% quarter-over-quarter from 7.06% in Q4 2025, and down 937.0% on a YoY basis from 0.26% in Q1 2025.
Jacobs Solutions (J) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Jacobs Solutions' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.2% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 937.0% year-over-year to 2.2%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.54% (down 217.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.18%, up 116.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 2.2% for Q1 2026 at Jacobs Solutions, down from 7.06% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.75% in Q2 2025 to a low of 2.2% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.85% across 5 years, with a median of 6.44% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin jumped 549 bps in 2022, then sank 937 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 6.07% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 5.05% in 2023, then jumped by 41 bps to 7.11% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 7.06% in 2025, then sank by 131 bps to 2.2% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.2% (Q1 2026), 7.06% (Q4 2025), and 6.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.56 Bn | 103.29 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.30% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 64.33 Bn | 63.28 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 16.95% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.81 Bn | 35.90 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 8.73% |
| 4 | Mastec | 27.54 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 3.70% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 25.78 Bn | 25.28 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 16.69% |
| 6 | APi | 18.83 Bn | 18.18 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 5.20% |
| 7 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.81 Bn | 13.43 Bn | 794.89 Mn | -2.20% |
| 8 | IES Holdings | 14.35 Bn | 14.09 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.61 Bn | 12.90 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | TopBuild | 11.46 Bn | 11.19 Bn | 400.25 Mn | 12.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | -2.20% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 7.06% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 7.75% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.17% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 7.11% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 6.63% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 5.93% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.05% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.94% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.52% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 6.94% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.25% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 7.01% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 7.37% |