Jacobs Solutions Inc. J

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
59/100
Moderate

Ranked against 48 peers in Engineering & Construction

About Jacobs Solutions Inc.

Jacobs Solutions Inc. engages in the infrastructure and advanced facilities, and consulting businesses in the United States, Europe, Canada, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Africa. The company provides consulting, planning, architecture, design, engineering, and infrastructure delivery services including project, program, and construction management and long-term operation of facilities. It also offers consulting services for consumer and … Full J analysis →

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.87), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Scale Supporting Profitability Profitability at scale is strong (score 0.72), demonstrating competitive advantages.

Key risks

  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.49), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

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Where J ranks in Engineering & Construction

Jacobs Solutions Inc. ranks #22 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score — the top 45%. The widest moat in the group is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
18 Granite Construction Incorporat GVA 61/100 Moderate
19 Primoris Services Corporation PRIM 61/100 Moderate
20 Construction Partners, Inc. ROAD 60/100 Moderate
21 Quanta Services, Inc. PWR 59/100 Moderate
22 Jacobs Solutions Inc. J 59/100 Moderate
23 AECOM ACM 59/100 Moderate
24 Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. BBCP 59/100 Moderate
25 APi Group Corporation APG 58/100 Moderate
26 MasTec, Inc. MTZ 53/100 Moderate

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How J scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 78 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 45 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 47 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 61 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 53 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 65 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding J's moat

What is Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s moat score?

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) scores 59 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #22 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction, the top 45%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (78/100) and its weakest is Cost Advantage (45/100).

How does Jacobs Solutions Inc. compare with other Engineering & Construction companies?

Jacobs Solutions Inc. ranks #22 of 49 scored companies in Engineering & Construction by moat score. The widest moat in Engineering & Construction is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) at 79/100. The companies ranked closest are Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) at 59 just above it and AECOM (ACM) at 59 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 48 companies in Engineering & Construction. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Jacobs Solutions Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Jacobs Solutions Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and J scores: Pricing Power (78), Cost Advantage (45), Customer Stickiness (47), Capital Efficiency (61), Resilience (53), Scale & Market Position (65). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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