Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Jacobs Solutions (J) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.34% in Q1 2026, down 35.01% quarter-over-quarter from 11.3% in Q4 2025, and down 193.0% on a YoY basis from 7.9% in Q1 2025.
Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Jacobs Solutions' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.34% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 193.0% year-over-year to 7.34%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.34% (down 193.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.59%, up 299.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 7.34% for Q1 2026 at Jacobs Solutions, down from 11.3% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.3% in Q4 2025 to a low of 3.76% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.26% across 5 years, with a median of 7.32% in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 356 bps in 2023, then surged 412 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.48% in 2022, then surged by 33 bps to 5.96% in 2023, then surged by 64 bps to 9.8% in 2024, then gained by 15 bps to 11.3% in 2025, then plunged by 35 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.34% (Q1 2026), 11.3% (Q4 2025), and 10.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.91 Bn | 103.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 65.18 Bn | 64.13 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.65 Bn | 35.73 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 2.32% |
| 4 | Mastec | 28.10 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 27.31 Bn | 26.80 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 6 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 17.54 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 14.63 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 8 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.18 Bn | 12.80 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.76 Bn | 13.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | TopBuild | 11.17 Bn | 10.90 Bn | 400.25 Mn | 13.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 7.34% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 11.30% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 10.82% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 10.46% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 9.28% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.43% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 6.35% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.96% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 5.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 4.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.72% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 7.32% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.62% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 5.88% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 3.78% |