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% on a QoQ basis from 11.3% in Q4 2025.

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

Jacobs Solutions (J) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 7.34% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 7.34% for Q1 2026 at Jacobs Solutions, 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.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.26%, with a median of 7.32% recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 356 bps in 2023 and surged 412 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 grew by 15 bps to 11.3% in 2025, then sank by 35 bps to 7.34% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.34%, 11.3%, and 10.82% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Stantec 7,704.08 Bn 7,704.08 Bn 914.10 Mn 36.46%
2 Quanta Services 103.60 Bn 103.33 Bn 1.11 Bn 10.73%
3 Mastec 30.47 Bn 30.31 Bn 477.90 Mn 12.69%
4 Sterling Infrastructure 23.80 Bn 23.30 Bn 194.30 Mn 30.01%
5 APi 18.02 Bn 17.38 Bn 620.00 Mn 8.37%
6 Jacobs Solutions 14.73 Bn 13.35 Bn 794.89 Mn 7.34%
7 IES Holdings 13.95 Bn 13.69 Bn 254.79 Mn 42.91%
8 Aecom 8.61 Bn 7.78 Bn 296.50 Mn 16.41%
9 Everus Construction 7.72 Bn 7.42 Bn 130.73 Mn 29.61%
10 Tetra Tech 7.59 Bn 7.37 Bn 214.09 Mn 20.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%