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 (+1.35 pp), 5.72% in FY2023 (+0.68 pp), 5.04% in FY2022 (-0.03 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 Q3 2026 (a drop of 3.27 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 | 101.70 Bn | 99.89 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 10.14% |
| 2 | Ferrovial | 38.65 Bn | 19.25 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Emcor | 34.80 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - |
| 4 | Mastec | 17.34 Bn | 16.24 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 11.60% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 16.37 Bn | 14.73 Bn | 289.96 Mn | 29.20% |
| 6 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.17 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 810.70 Mn | 5.77% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 13.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 340.66 Mn | - |
| 8 | Dycom Industries | 8.20 Bn | 7.33 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Stantec | 7.70 Bn | 7.70 Bn | - | 30.07% |
| 10 | Aecom | 7.68 Bn | 3.00 Bn | -34.04 Mn | 9.95% |
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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 | 4.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 4.44% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.56% |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 0.00% |
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();