Jacobs Solutions (J) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Jacobs Solutions' Operating Margin came in at 7.03% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), down 0.72 percentage points from 7.75% a year earlier but up 9.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Jacobs Solutions (J) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Jacobs Solutions reported Operating Margin of 4.57%, down 2.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), it came in at 7.18%, up 1.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +3.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was 6.02% in FY2024 (-0.21 pp), 6.23% in FY2023 (+0.72 pp), 5.52% in FY2022 (+0.64 pp) and 4.88% in FY2021 (+0.93 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is -2.20% (fiscal Q2 2026) to 7.75% (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 6.37 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a drop of 9.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows J's Operating Margin at -2.20% (Q2 2026), 7.06% (Q1 2026) and 6.71% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 101.70 Bn | 99.89 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 7.27% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.65 Bn | 19.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 34.80 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Mastec | 17.34 Bn | 16.24 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 5.17% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 16.37 Bn | 14.73 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.17 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 7.03% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 14.37% |
| 8 | Dycom Industries | 8.20 Bn | 7.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Stantec | 7.70 Bn | 7.70 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Aecom | 7.68 Bn | 3.00 Bn | -34.04 Mn | -2.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 7.03% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
Jacobs Solutions Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "J", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();