Jacobs Engineering Group
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

202520252026202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
17.8614.9715.5613.1610.318.68
Price/Sales ratio
1.081.041.100.960.910.84
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$8.25$9.85$9.48$11.21$14.30$16.98

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
12.8824.6419.7749.2333.2526.8130.6818.0921.6727.1122.9126.81
Price/Sales ratio
0.320.470.570.580.810.761.030.780.881.901.070.81
Price/Book Value ratio
0.901.211.311.491.821.772.461.922.204.804.051.82
Price/Cash Flow ratio
8.057.6210.1018.25-28.4912.8220.1524.5514.8020.7217.51-28.49
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
9.858.6112.7122.74-20.7815.0223.1033.5717.2323.4017.94-20.78
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-3.59-0.890.50-1.050.440.945.280.293.50-0.820.220.94
Dividend Yield
N/AN/A0.93%0.93%0.86%0.99%0.76%0.99%0.89%0.65%0.78%0.99%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
16.24%16.12%17.68%18.87%19.44%19.06%21.59%22.29%21.24%24.63%21.47%19.44%
Operating Profit Margin
3.67%3.08%3.91%4.32%3.17%3.95%4.88%6.15%6.57%6.02%6.29%3.17%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.55%2.61%3.92%3.70%2.75%3.25%4.93%5.87%5.60%6.75%6.57%2.75%
Net Profit Margin
2.50%1.91%2.93%1.19%2.46%2.84%3.38%4.31%4.07%7.00%5.16%2.46%
Effective Tax Rate
23.54%25.18%26.91%66.08%10.52%12.53%39.50%18.36%21.40%16.91%18.81%10.52%
Return on Assets
3.89%2.85%3.97%1.40%2.73%3.12%3.26%4.39%4.55%6.85%6.85%2.73%
Return On Equity
7.05%4.93%6.63%3.04%5.49%6.63%8.03%10.62%10.17%17.71%13.17%5.49%
Return on Capital Employed
7.67%6.07%7.19%6.80%4.82%5.69%6.02%8.04%9.60%9.01%12.80%4.82%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.571.601.551.441.331.54N/AN/AN/AN/A1.191.54
Quick Ratio
1.571.601.551.451.331.541.331.451.371.191.191.54
Cash ratio
0.230.360.400.250.200.290.310.350.270.280.280.20
Days of Sales Outstanding
76.7870.4376.5661.2381.3885.2180.3283.2979.4390.3066.4985.21
Days of Inventory outstanding
5.76N/AN/AN/A0.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
82.5570.4376.5661.2381.4185.2180.3283.2979.4390.3066.4985.21
Days of Payables Outstanding
20.3920.7330.2423.3038.1530.9630.0126.3332.2243.3330.6230.96
Cash Conversion Cycle
62.1649.6946.3237.9243.2654.2450.3156.9547.2046.9635.8654.24
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.070.050.030.160.120.140.200.280.190.180.180.12
Debt Equity Ratio
0.130.090.050.360.240.310.510.680.430.480.480.24
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.110.080.050.260.170.220.320.390.300.220.220.17
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.120.080.050.260.190.240.340.400.300.320.320.19
Interest Coverage Ratio
22.8422.1820.285.044.828.61N/AN/AN/AN/A5.814.82
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.811.752.410.22-0.260.430.230.110.330.470.47-0.26
Company Equity Multiplier
1.811.721.662.152.002.122.462.412.232.582.582.00
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.030.060.050.03-0.020.050.050.030.050.090.06-0.02
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.810.880.790.801.370.850.870.730.850.880.880.88
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.811.752.410.22-0.260.430.230.110.330.470.47-0.26
Short Term Coverage Ratio
36.25280.94187.19151.68-1.834.913.212.3615.861.201.20-1.83
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/A18.46%45.89%28.92%26.67%23.39%18.00%19.28%17.71%17.71%26.67%