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J (Jacobs Solutions) Debt-to-EBITDA : 2.67 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Jacobs Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Jacobs Solutions's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $996 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,756 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,031 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.67.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

J' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 2.9   Max: 4.74
Current: 2.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Jacobs Solutions was 4.74. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 2.90.

J's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.51% of 1354 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs J: 2.19

Jacobs Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Jacobs Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Jacobs Solutions Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.76 3.75 4.74 3.48 2.19

Jacobs Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -25.69 3.12 2.52 2.54 2.67

Competitive Comparison of Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Jacobs Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Jacobs Solutions's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(995.748 + 1756.42) / 1255.083
=2.19

Jacobs Solutions's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(995.748 + 1756.42) / 1030.996
=2.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) EBITDA data.


Jacobs Solutions  (NYSE:J) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Jacobs Solutions Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Jacobs Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3500, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $11.5 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024.
Executives
Ralph E Eberhart director 909 N. WASHINGTON STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Thompson Christopher M.t. director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLETON CO 80127
Allen William B Jr officer: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Steven J. Demetriou director, officer: President and CEO 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44102
Kevin C Berryman officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patrick Hill officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Claudia Jaramillo officer: CFO and EVP 5959 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Shannon Miller officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Stephen A Arnette officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1300 TX 75201
Priya Abani director 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Robert V Pragada officer: PRESIDENT - INDUSTRIAL C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., 1111 S. ARROYO PARKWAY, PASADENA CA 91105
Michael R Tyler officer: SVP & General Counsel 7565 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Davidson Robert C Jr director
Dawne S Hickton director 148 KENYON RD, PITTSBURGH PA 15205
Linda Fayne Levinson director C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC, 1111 S ARROYO PKWY, PASADENA CA 91105