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) was selected by Natural England and Defra to coordinate and deliver field surveys for the England Ecosystem Survey, a core project of the U.K. government's Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment program. Jacobs will manage program delivery, procurement, logistics and land access, working with Southern Ecological Solutions, starting immediately with activities expected to conclude in the first half of 2027.
The work builds on Jacobs' soil sampling services since 2024 and supports national-scale soil, vegetation and landscape data collection to inform policy and land management decisions.
Dean Omar Branham Shirley (J) announced nine attorneys were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers 2026, a firm record. The firm cited multimillion-dollar jury awards in 2025, including a $1.5 billion verdict and a $966 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson.
The honorees span personal injury, product liability, asbestos and appellate work across multiple states, underscoring the firm’s national plaintiff litigation profile.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) and PA Consulting lead a consortium awarded a four-year extension to run the U.K. National Security Science and Research (NSSR) program for the Department for Transport.
The team — including QinetiQ, TNO, Iconal Technology, Cambridge University Technical Services and Prometheus Policing Services — will deliver science-led solutions across air, road and rail to anticipate risks, respond to threats and strengthen transport resilience in the U.K.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) was awarded a role on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on Feb 10, 2026, a vehicle with a $151 billion ceiling. The work focuses on scalable, software-enabled defense systems covering mission management, AI/ML, cyber, edge computing and space engineering. Jacobs reports about $12 billion in annual revenue and roughly 43,000 employees.
Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the San Diego Association of Governments to manage the San Dieguito Lagoon Double Track and Special Events Platform project, delivering 2.1 miles of track improvements and a new platform to remove a bottleneck between Solana Beach and Del Mar fairgrounds.
Upgrades include replacement of the century-old San Dieguito Lagoon bridge, turnouts, signals, communications and drainage work to boost capacity and resiliency on the LOSSAN Corridor, which carries more than 150 daily passenger trains. Jacobs reports about $12 billion annual revenue and ~43,000 employees.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by the Gulf Coast Protection District on Feb. 4, 2026 to lead engineering design of the Bolivar Roads Gate System — "The Gate" — a coastal storm surge barrier for the Texas Gulf Coast. The system is expected to be among the world's largest, designed to protect more than 6 million residents and an estimated $800 billion in regional assets while keeping the Houston Ship Channel operational. The Coastal Texas Project is a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office and is supported by nearly $1 billion in state funding. Jacobs will integrate advanced sector gates, digital modeling and operational planning into the design.
Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J) reported strong fiscal Q1 2026 results with gross revenue $3.29B (+12.3% y/y) and adjusted net revenue $2.25B (+8.2% y/y). GAAP net earnings were $125.0M vs a loss in prior year; adjusted EPS rose to $1.53 (+15%).
Backlog grew to $26.3B (+20.6% y/y) with TTM book-to-bill of 1.4x. Company repurchased $252M of shares, announced a 12.5% dividend increase, acquired remaining stake in PA Consulting, and raised FY26 adjusted net revenue, adj. EPS, and FCF margin midpoints.
Jacobs (NYSE:J) announced a quarterly cash dividend increase to $0.36 per share, a 12.5% rise from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.32. Payment date: March 20, 2026. Record date: close of business on February 20, 2026.
Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected as design-build contractor for a $200 million upgrade to the San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, the second largest advanced wastewater plant in the western U.S. The work replaces aged mesophilic digesters, adds a FOG receiving station, and prioritizes seismic resiliency and operational flexibility through 2077.
Jacobs said the project could raise biogas output by up to 36% and cut biosolids by about 74 wet tons per day, while reducing offsite solids hauling and lowering natural gas use via expanded cogeneration feedstock.
Montrose Environmental Group appointed James Laws as Chief Operating Officer effective January 20, 2026. Mr. Laws will oversee all business line operations and report to CEO Vijay Manthripragada, with a mandate to advance operational excellence and integration across the company. He brings 25 years of environmental-industry experience, including nearly a decade at AECOM as Senior Vice President overseeing remediation, air quality, EHS, permitting, and large federal programs, and 16 years at CH2M HILL leading complex federal and commercial programs. Mr. Laws holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from USC.