Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Jacobs Solutions (J) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.77% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 26, 2026), down 3.27 percentage points from 9.04% a year earlier and down 0.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Jacobs Solutions (J) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 26, 2025), Jacobs Solutions posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.22%, up 1.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +1.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.07% in FY2024 (+1.33 pp), 5.74% in FY2023 (+0.68 pp), 5.06% in FY2022 (-0.02 pp) and 5.08% in FY2021 (-1.30 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.74 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 3.09 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 5.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.60% (Q2 2026), 10.03% (Q1 2026) and 8.53% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 90.69 Bn | 87.15 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 11.66% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 44.45 Bn | 25.05 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 28.99 Bn | 25.27 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Jacobs Solutions | 18.53 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 5.77% |
| 5 | Mastec | 14.68 Bn | 13.36 Bn | 660.86 Mn | 9.51% |
| 6 | Stantec | 9.77 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 40.43% |
| 7 | Aecom | 9.07 Bn | 4.40 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 9.89% |
| 8 | Sterling Infrastructure | 8.95 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 377.28 Mn | 35.87% |
| 9 | IES Holdings | 6.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 340.66 Mn | - |
| 10 | Dycom Industries | 6.68 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 440.55 Mn | -59.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 6.60% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 10.03% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 9.04% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.61% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 7.81% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.02% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 6.68% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.51% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 2.31% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.87% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 4.58% |
API Access
Jacobs Solutions Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=J&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();