AECOM vs Jacobs Solutions
AECOM reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Jacobs Solutions' $12.0 billion in fiscal 2025. AECOM's revenue grew 0.2% in its latest year, and Jacobs Solutions' grew 4.6%. AECOM had an operating margin of 6.4%, against 7.2% at Jacobs Solutions. Free cash flow was $685 million at AECOM and $607 million at Jacobs Solutions. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and September 26), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| AECOM | Jacobs Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 26, 2025 |
| Revenue | $16.1B | $12.0B |
| Revenue growth | 0.2% | 4.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.0% | −2.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 24.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Free cash flow | $685M | $607M |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.2% | 5.0% |
| Return on capital | 22.4% | 10.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $522M | $907M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | −3.1% |
| Last close | $60.72 | $147.14 |
| P/E at the last close | 27.9× | 51.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $699,391, sold $3.2 million | bought $813,529, sold $2.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the AECOM and Jacobs Solutions pages.