Jacobs Solutions J
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Jacobs Solutions (J) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 7.34% for Q1 2026, down 193.0% year-over-year from 7.9% in Q1 2025, and down 35.01% quarter-over-quarter from 11.3% in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 7.34%, down from 11.3% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.3% in Q4 2025, with the low at 3.76% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.32% (2022), against an average of 7.26%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 356 bps in 2023, then jumped 412 bps in 2025.
  • Jacobs Solutions' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.48% in 2022, then jumped by 33 bps to 5.96% in 2023, then jumped by 64 bps to 9.8% in 2024, then rose by 15 bps to 11.3% in 2025, then tumbled by 35 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows J's Return on Capital Employed at 7.34% in Q1 2026, 11.3% in Q4 2025, and 10.82% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Quanta Services 96.39 Bn 95.88 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.55%
2 Comfort Systems Usa 58.32 Bn 56.46 Bn 844.23 Mn 25.26%
3 Ferrovial 45.15 Bn 40.18 Bn - -
4 Emcor 34.54 Bn 33.61 Bn 1.02 Bn 41.90%
5 IES Holdings 27.27 Bn 26.88 Bn 340.66 Mn 41.31%
6 Mastec 20.83 Bn 20.51 Bn 556.28 Mn 14.60%
7 APi 17.90 Bn 17.04 Bn 703.00 Mn 8.75%
8 Jacobs Solutions 17.64 Bn 16.47 Bn 810.70 Mn 8.23%
9 Sterling Infrastructure 15.87 Bn 15.41 Bn 289.96 Mn 35.48%
10 Dycom Industries 11.35 Bn 10.64 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 26, 2026 8.23%
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%