Jacobs Solutions (J) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) is expected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect Jacobs Solutions to post earnings of $1.43 per share and revenue of $3.00 billion for the quarter. Jacobs Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.850-6.200 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $5.85-6.20 EPS.

Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.04. Jacobs Solutions had a return on equity of 14.87% and a net margin of 4.28%. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.92 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Jacobs Solutions to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Jacobs Solutions Trading Up 0.2 %

J stock opened at $122.69 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $121.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $131.89. Jacobs Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $106.23 and a fifty-two week high of $150.54. The firm has a market cap of $15.03 billion, a PE ratio of 25.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25.

Jacobs Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.04%. This is a positive change from Jacobs Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. Jacobs Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.39%.

Jacobs Solutions announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, February 4th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on J shares. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Jacobs Solutions from $161.00 to $151.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Jacobs Solutions from $154.00 to $148.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Jacobs Solutions from $141.00 to $130.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $150.86.

About Jacobs Solutions

Jacobs Solutions Inc provides consulting, technical, engineering, scientific, and project delivery services for the government and private sectors in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Critical Mission Solutions, People & Places Solutions, Divergent Solutions, and PA Consulting segments.