JJacobs Solutions

$139.15-6.2% 1Y

Is it safe?

Good

Strong, no red flags: clean books and quality strong.

2 good, 3 neutral, 1 without data
Honest booksLow risk

Reported earnings show no manipulation flags Beneish M-score, a forensic model that detects earnings-manipulation patterns (receivables outrunning sales, margins slipping, accrual-heavy profit).

Quality7 / 9

High fundamental quality Piotroski F-score, nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year financial health across profitability, balance sheet and efficiency. 7 to 9 is strong, 0 to 3 weak.

Insider conviction-$2.5M

Insiders were net sellers (-$2.5M, 90 days to Oct 8, 2026), selling is often routine.

Credit gradeBBBderived · Jun 26, 2026

Investment-grade balance sheet. A rule of thumb on leverage, not a credit rating.

Drawdown risk29% volderived · Oct 9, 2026

Moderate price swings, typical volatility. Worst drawdown -39% · now 15% below its 52-week high.

Unless marked, from SEC EDGAR, as of Sep 26, 2025.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Volatilitybetter than 78% of the market
Max drawdowntop 8% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Altman sits structurally low for utilities and pipelines; Beneish runs high for fast growers, since sales growth alone lifts it; banks and REITs are excluded.

Can J take a bad year?

Jacobs Solutions carries $2.41B of net debt at 3.17× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$2.41B

Net debt · as at Q3 2026 · between two and four years of EBITDA, normal for a stable business

Net debt / EBITDA
3.17×

Net debt / EBITDA · 1.25× a year ago · the load is going up

Interest cover
3.93×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill, with room to spare

Annualised volatility
29%

Annualised volatility · about as steady as the market itself

Details›
Total debtQ3 2026
$3.58B
Cash and short-term investments
$1.17B
Net debt
$2.41B
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$759M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$650M
Debt / equity
1.10×
Total debt / EBITDA
4.72×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
29%
Worst drawdown on file
−39%
Below its 52-week high
15%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.