Jacobs Solutions Inc. provides engineering, consulting, design, program management and lifecycle services for public- and private-sector infrastructure and industry clients. Company news commonly covers quarterly results, backlog and cash-return actions, as well as contract awards in transportation, water, energy, environmental, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and cities and places markets.
Recurring updates also include mobility and transit design work, power transmission and distribution frameworks, flood resilience and AI-enabled infrastructure tools such as Flood IQ, and consulting assignments for cities, utilities and government agencies.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has been selected by NVIDIA to deploy its Data Center Digital Twin at a U.S. research and development facility. The three-year software-as-a-service agreement covers a digital representation of the facility intended to support operational planning and facility performance.
Built on NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, the platform combines engineering models with live facility data. Planned uses include power load balancing, energy forecasting, coolant leak monitoring, predictive maintenance and operator training.
Jacobs (J) was selected to extend its role on thyssenkrupp Steel's hydrogen-capable direct reduction plant in Duisburg, Germany. Under the contract amendment and extension, Jacobs will continue providing project management office, construction management and assembly management services as the facility moves toward first iron production. Jacobs was originally awarded the program and construction management contract in August 2023.
Jacobs will continue coordinating design, logistics and construction. Its on-site work includes supervising civil works and managing assembly logistics and material flow between contractors. Once complete, the plant is expected to produce approximately 2.5 million metric tons of direct reduced iron a year. The project is intended to replace coal-powered blast furnaces with a hydrogen-based process.
Jacobs (J) has been reappointed to National Grid’s Asset Health Intervention Programme, securing the Central region and expanding its role to cover the Southeast and Southwest of the U.K. transmission network under a five-year program valued at more than $13 million (£10 million).
Jacobs will act as sole supplier across the three regions, providing multidisciplinary detailed design, design assurance, data collection and construction support on live network assets. The program encompasses more than 800 transmission assets and includes over 1,380 asset replacements plus ad-hoc emergency works, focused on renewing and refurbishing aging substation equipment such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, surge arresters, instrument transformers and through-wall bushings. Standardized, digitally enabled design solutions are intended by the company to improve efficiency, reduce costs and support a resilient electricity network as demand grows and the U.K. progresses toward net-zero emissions.
Jacobs (J) has been awarded a contract by Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), Germany’s federal radioactive waste disposal company, to provide project support services for the Konrad Repository in Salzgitter, Germany, a facility intended as the country’s first final repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste approved under nuclear law.
Jacobs will assess construction progress, validate planning assumptions and optimize project delivery by reviewing processes, updating schedules and cost plans, and developing efficiency improvements. The work aims to improve schedule accuracy, cost reliability and alignment between planning and on-site execution under complex technical and regulatory conditions. This contract builds on Jacobs’ broader nuclear decommissioning and waste management work across Europe.
Jacobs (J) has been selected by the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust for a five-and-a-half-year operations and maintenance contract covering Oklahoma City’s wastewater facilities and solids management program, serving the city and six neighboring communities.
The company will operate and maintain four wastewater treatment plants with a combined capacity of more than 110 million gallons per day, a regional pump station, and biosolids and septage receiving services. Jacobs plans to apply enhanced maintenance practices, asset management and digital tools to support regulatory compliance, long-term infrastructure performance and inform OCWUT’s capital improvement priorities. The award expands Jacobs’ existing water and wastewater O&M portfolio across multiple U.S. cities.
Jacobs (J) has been selected by EnergyPathways plc to lead consenting, regulatory and key Development Consent Order (DCO) activities for the UK MESH Energy Storage Project.
MESH, located in the Irish Sea with onshore infrastructure at Barrow-in-Furness, is expected to be one of the UK’s largest integrated energy storage projects at 300MW/55GWh, combining compressed air energy storage with natural gas and hydrogen for ultra-long duration storage of more than 190 hours. EnergyPathways aims for operations by 2031, subject to consents and financing. Jacobs will manage planning and DCO strategy, environmental assessments, stakeholder engagement, grid connection support and Ofgem Long Duration Electricity Storage Cap & Floor submission, while monitoring evolving legislation and planning policy.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to provide engineering services for the proposed Strawberry High Line Improvement Project, a critical Utah water infrastructure program with an estimated $750 million construction value.
The project is expected to convert the historic Strawberry High Line Canal, built around 1916, into a modern, buried, pressurized pipeline system. In joint venture with Bowen Collins & Associates, Jacobs is expected to deliver design and construction-phase support for pipelines, a pump station and related infrastructure serving agricultural users and growing urban communities in south Utah County and eastern Juab County. The upgraded system is planned to support water delivery to a future population of approximately 420,000 people, while repurposing the former canal corridor into an integrated regional trail that enhances recreation and community connectivity. Jacobs reports approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and a workforce of about 47,000.
Jacobs (NYSE:J) reported fiscal Q3 2026 gross revenue of $4.1 billion, up 34.5% year over year, and adjusted net revenue of $2.4 billion, up 8.3%. Adjusted EBITDA reached $366.8 million, up 16.7%. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations were $137.4 million with GAAP EPS of $1.16, both below Q3 2025, while adjusted EPS rose 13.6% to $1.84.
Backlog hit a record $28.9 billion, up 27.3% year over year, with a Q3 book‑to‑bill of 1.5x and adjusted net revenue book‑to‑bill of 1.1x. According to Jacobs, operating cash flow was $456 million in Q3, supporting $142 million in share repurchases for the quarter and $614 million year‑to‑date. The company raised fiscal 2026 guidance midpoints, now expecting adjusted net revenue growth of 9.5%–10.0%, adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.7%–14.8%, adjusted EPS of $7.20–$7.30, and an adjusted free cash flow margin of about 8%.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on its common stock. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on September 18, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2026.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) has been selected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), in collaboration with Clark Construction Group, for a progressive design-build contract to design and build advanced bus charging infrastructure at LA Metro’s Carson and West Hollywood bus divisions.
The project will retrofit two of Metro’s busiest operating divisions with overhead charging systems, upgraded electrical distribution and smart energy management tools to support a 100% zero-emission bus fleet ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Jacobs will maintain 24/7 bus operations during construction and is also delivering LA Metro’s 2028 Games Mobility Concept Plan. According to Jacobs, the company generates approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and employs about 47,000 people.