Jacobs Solutions Inc.
J Industrials · Engineering & ConstructionNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
Read together, the filings describe a company that has reshaped itself rather than simply grown. The fiscal 2024 separation moved the Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence businesses out of Jacobs and into Amentum, and the 10-K and 10-Q present those results as discontinued operations. That makes year-to-year comparisons harder. The revenue figures in the data provided run only through fiscal 2018, so no current top-line trend is cited here. The operating income series (fiscal 2022 $917.85 million, fiscal 2023 $1.08 billion, fiscal 2024 $692.44 million, fiscal 2025 $863.63 million) spans the period before and after the spinoff, and the excerpts do not fully reconcile the two. The business narrative is consistent across both filings. The current structure has two operating segments, Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities and PA Consulting. Named work in the excerpts includes the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel Replacement Program, the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport digital transformation, and technical project management for the U.K. Department for Energy Security & Net Zero's Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage program. PA Consulting's public sector clients include the U.K. Ministry of Defence and National Highways, which ties part of the revenue base to government budgets. The reported headcount also moved between filings, from approximately 43,000 in the 10-K to approximately 47,000 in the 10-Q, which readers may want to check against the segment notes. Forensic scores: no Beneish M-Score, Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score or Fog Index is on file for this company, so this synthesis gives no reading for any of them. The absence of a score is not a signal in either direction. Readers may want to look at the notes on discontinued operations and segment information, which the excerpts reference but do not include, to see how the separation affects the reported figures.
Catalyst.Management's current story centers on Challenge Accepted, a multi-year growth strategy launched in February 2025 to sharpen focus across water and environmental, life sciences and advanced manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. In March 2026, Jacobs completed the purchase of the remaining stake in PA Consulting, having held a 65% stake since fiscal 2021, and the 10-Q describes integrating PA Consulting with the Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities line of business to support clients across the full project lifecycle. Reported operating income rose to $863.63 million in fiscal 2025 from $692.44 million in fiscal 2024, roughly 25% higher.
Hidden risk.The most easily missed issue is how much of the business changed in a single transaction. On September 27, 2024, the Critical Mission Solutions business and portions of the Divergent Solutions business, together the Cyber & Intelligence business, were transferred to and spun off as Amentum (AMTM) in a Reverse Morris Trust, and those results are now reported as discontinued operations. Operating income then fell from $1.08 billion in fiscal 2023 to $692.44 million in fiscal 2024, about 36% lower, and the excerpts do not explain how much of that reflects the separation. The risk-factor excerpt is mostly business description, so the specific risks management lists are not visible here. The 10-Q also describes selective at-risk design-build and construction management delivery, which can carry more cost exposure than advisory work, a point the excerpt does not quantify.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 4M
- Change since Aug 31
- +18.9%
- Days to cover
- 4.9
What it tells us
Few traders are betting against J. Levels this low are common for large, widely held companies.
Short sellers added to their bets: shares sold short grew 18.9% since the Aug 31 report.
At normal trading volume, short sellers would need about 4.9 days to buy back every borrowed share.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Annual report, quarterly reports & proxy statement
The annual report (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q), proxy statement (DEF 14A) and current reports (8-K) Jacobs Solutions filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
- Sep 23, 20268-K/ACurrent report (amended)Item 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Aug 14, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directorsEDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Aug 4, 202610-QQuarterly report0EDGAR →
- Aug 4, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- May 5, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-05-05)Item 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- May 5, 202610-QQuarterly report (2026-03-27)Period: 2026-03-270EDGAR →
- Apr 29, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-04-26)Item 5.02: Departure/appointment of officers or directors0EDGAR →
- Mar 17, 20268-KCurrent report (2026-03-16)Item 1.01: Signed a material agreement0EDGAR →
- Dec 18, 2025DEF 14AProxy statement (2026-01-28)0EDGAR →
- Nov 20, 202510-KAnnual report (2025-09-26)Period: 2025-09-260EDGAR →
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