Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Jacobs Solutions (J) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.23% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), down 2.23 percentage points from 10.46% a year earlier but up 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), Jacobs Solutions' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.59%, up 2.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +4.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Jacobs Solutions' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.60% in FY2024 (+1.57 pp), 6.03% in FY2023 (+1.29 pp), 4.74% in FY2022 (-1.95 pp) and 6.69% in FY2021 (+0.71 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 3.76% in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of 11.30% in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.65 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with a gain of 4.12 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 3.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.34% (Q2 2026), 11.30% (Q1 2026) and 10.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 101.70 Bn | 99.89 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.65 Bn | 19.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 34.80 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 41.90% |
| 4 | Mastec | 17.34 Bn | 16.24 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 12.51% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 16.37 Bn | 14.73 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 35.48% |
| 6 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.17 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 8.23% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 41.31% |
| 8 | Dycom Industries | 8.20 Bn | 7.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Stantec | 7.70 Bn | 7.70 Bn | - | 23.83% |
| 10 | Aecom | 7.68 Bn | 3.00 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 10.51% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Jacobs Solutions Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();