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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.43% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Jacobs Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Jacobs Solutions's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19,437 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,056 Mil. Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.43%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

J' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51   Med: 4.89   Max: 11.21
Current: 5.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Jacobs Solutions was 11.21%. The lowest was 1.51%. And the median was 4.89%.

J's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
57.94% of 1695 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.54 vs J: 5.15

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Jacobs Solutions's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.77%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Jacobs Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Jacobs Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Jacobs Solutions Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.47 3.75 3.73 5.57 5.29

Jacobs Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 5.42 6.14 6.02 5.29 5.43

Competitive Comparison of Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jacobs Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Jacobs Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Jacobs Solutionss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1084.787/20526.3275
=5.28 %

Jacobs Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,056 Mil.



Jacobs Solutions  (NYSE:J) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Business Description

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Address
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200, 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 $16.4 billion in revenue and $1.3 billion in adjusted operating income in fiscal 2023.
Executives
Steven J. Demetriou director, officer: President and CEO 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44102
Patrick Hill officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Ralph E Eberhart director 909 N. WASHINGTON STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Allen William B Jr officer: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Claudia Jaramillo officer: CFO and EVP 5959 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin C Berryman officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thompson Christopher M.t. director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLETON CO 80127
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