Jacobs Solutions (J) Dividend Capture: 0.26% per event (1.0% annualized)
Jacobs Solutions (J) has touched its pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of the last 20 ex-dividend events, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day (limit-order recovery basis). The dividend is below the typical daily price swing (signal-to-noise 0.10), meaning ordinary day-to-day noise can easily exceed the dividend itself.
Versus its sector, J sits roughly in line with the Industrials sector benchmark of 95%. The sector median time-to-touch is 1 trading day, matching the peer pace.
Historical base rates are not predictions; transaction costs, slippage, and ordinary-income tax on short holding periods can materially reduce realized profit. The next confirmed ex-dividend date is May 22, 2026, with an expected dividend of $0.36.
- Touch rate (30d)
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise
- 0.10-0.09 vs sector
Recovery engine
TL;DR over the most recent 20 events.
- 30-day touch rate
- 100%+5pp vs sector
- Median days-to-touch
- 1din line with sector
- Signal-to-noise (div / ATR)
- 0.10-0.09 vs sector
- Avg gap on ex-date
- 0.04%+0.39pp vs sector
- Win rate at MOC exit
- 60%
- Median drawdown during hold
- -2.95%+1.02pp vs sector
- Best / worst touch (days)
- 1 / 6
Next ex-dividend
Confirmed by company declaration.
- Dividend
- $0.36
- Per-event yield
- 0.26%
- Annualized yield
- 0.99%
- Previously paid
- Feb 20, 2026 ($0.36)
- Last record date
- Feb 20, 2026
- Last payment date
- Mar 20, 2026
How J ranks in Industrials
Compared with other stocks in this sector that pass our capture-quality filter (87 tickers). Lower rank number is better on every metric below.
- 30-day touch rate#1of 87
Beats ~99% of peers on this metric
- Median days to touch#1of 87
Beats ~99% of peers on this metric
- Signal-to-noise#66of 87
Beats ~24% of peers on this metric
J Dividend Capture History — Last 20 Ex-Dividend Events
Per-event gap on ex-date, the pre-ex close used as the touch target, trading days to first intraday high at or above that level, plus 5/30-day touch flags, drawdown and 5-day P&L for Jacobs Solutions (J). For a stricter close-at-bell exit timeline, use the simulator below (MOC mode). td = trading days from ex-date.
| Recovered 5d | Recovered 30d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | $0.36 | -0.78% | $139.31 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.79% | -0.78% | |
| Q4 | $0.32 | 0.49% | $132.84 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.26% | +3.58% | |
| Q3 | $0.32 | 0.20% | $147.32 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.00% | -0.52% | |
| Q2 | $0.32 | -1.43% | $126.81 | 2 | yes | yes | -2.57% | -1.86% | |
| Q1 | $0.32 | -0.02% | $128.84 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.47% | -1.30% | |
| Q4 | $0.29 | 0.46% | $140.35 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.75% | -1.30% | |
| Q3 | $0.29 | 0.71% | $120.50 | 1 | yes | yes | -5.58% | -2.12% | |
| Q2 | $0.29 | 0.14% | $114.04 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.43% | +1.32% | |
| Q1 | $0.24 | 0.43% | $119.57 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.44% | +1.65% | |
| Q4 | $0.22 | 0.06% | $109.85 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.52% | +1.03% | |
| Q3 | $0.26 | -0.04% | $105.06 | 2 | yes | yes | -1.97% | +0.59% | |
| Q2 | $0.26 | -0.93% | $94.79 | 6 | no | yes | -4.88% | +0.61% | |
| Q1 | $0.26 | 0.40% | $99.15 | 1 | yes | yes | -1.03% | +1.31% | |
| Q3 | $0.23 | -1.01% | $91.38 | 2 | yes | yes | -2.46% | +3.24% | |
| Q3 | $0.23 | 0.46% | $109.67 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.65% | -2.65% | |
| Q2 | $0.23 | 0.97% | $113.58 | 1 | yes | yes | -3.94% | +0.79% | |
| Q1 | $0.23 | -2.26% | $97.20 | 1 | yes | yes | -2.89% | +9.01% | |
| Q4 | $0.21 | 0.89% | $110.23 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.73% | +2.89% | |
| Q3 | $0.21 | 1.06% | $111.76 | 1 | yes | yes | -6.29% | -4.53% | |
| Q2 | $0.21 | 0.95% | $116.21 | 1 | yes | yes | -0.77% | +2.25% |
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.36
- Gap %
- -0.78%
- Pre-ex close
- $139.31
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.79%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.78%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.32
- Gap %
- 0.49%
- Pre-ex close
- $132.84
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.26%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.58%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.32
- Gap %
- 0.20%
- Pre-ex close
- $147.32
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.00%
- P&L 5d %
- -0.52%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.32
- Gap %
- -1.43%
- Pre-ex close
- $126.81
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.57%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.86%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.32
- Gap %
- -0.02%
- Pre-ex close
- $128.84
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.47%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.30%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.29
- Gap %
- 0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $140.35
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.75%
- P&L 5d %
- -1.30%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.29
- Gap %
- 0.71%
- Pre-ex close
- $120.50
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -5.58%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.12%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.29
- Gap %
- 0.14%
- Pre-ex close
- $114.04
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.43%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.32%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.24
- Gap %
- 0.43%
- Pre-ex close
- $119.57
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.44%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.65%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.22
- Gap %
- 0.06%
- Pre-ex close
- $109.85
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.52%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.03%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Gap %
- -0.04%
- Pre-ex close
- $105.06
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.97%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.59%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Gap %
- -0.93%
- Pre-ex close
- $94.79
- High touch (td)
- 6
- Recovered 5d
- no
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -4.88%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.61%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.26
- Gap %
- 0.40%
- Pre-ex close
- $99.15
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -1.03%
- P&L 5d %
- +1.31%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -1.01%
- Pre-ex close
- $91.38
- High touch (td)
- 2
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.46%
- P&L 5d %
- +3.24%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- 0.46%
- Pre-ex close
- $109.67
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.65%
- P&L 5d %
- -2.65%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- 0.97%
- Pre-ex close
- $113.58
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -3.94%
- P&L 5d %
- +0.79%
Q1
- Dividend
- $0.23
- Gap %
- -2.26%
- Pre-ex close
- $97.20
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -2.89%
- P&L 5d %
- +9.01%
Q4
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- 0.89%
- Pre-ex close
- $110.23
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.73%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.89%
Q3
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- 1.06%
- Pre-ex close
- $111.76
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -6.29%
- P&L 5d %
- -4.53%
Q2
- Dividend
- $0.21
- Gap %
- 0.95%
- Pre-ex close
- $116.21
- High touch (td)
- 1
- Recovered 5d
- yes
- Recovered 30d
- yes
- Drawdown
- -0.77%
- P&L 5d %
- +2.25%
J Pre-Ex Touch Time Distribution
- ≤ 1 day1680%
- 2–3 days315%
- 4–5 days00%
- 6–10 days15%
- 11–30 days00%
- 30+00%
80% within 1d · 95% within 5d · 100% within 30d
J Dividend Capture Calculator — After-Tax Yield
Pre-filled with J's next expected dividend and recent close. Adjust tax rate, holding period and slippage to estimate after-tax capture yield.
Holding shorter than the IRS 61-day rule disqualifies the dividend from “qualified” status — it is taxed as ordinary income at your marginal rate. Adjust Tax % accordingly.
- Gross dividend
- $72.00
- After-tax dividend
- $46.80
- Slippage round-trip
- -$27.86
- Net if price returns to pre-ex
- +$18.94
- Required recovery to break even
- 0.00%
- Per-event after-tax yield
- +0.07%
- Annual if all succeed
- ~3.4%
J Dividend Capture Backtest Simulator
Replay every historical J ex-dividend with two exit strategies: a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close (limit-order P&L on first intraday touch), or hold for N days and exit at MOC. Pick the window and quarter filter that matches your plan and see realized P&L per event.
Sell back at the pre-ex close on the first intraday touch within the window. If it never touches, exit at MOC after the window expires (stop-loss).
Figures are gross — before tax, commissions, and slippage. Percents are per-event return on capital at entry (pre-ex close).
Cumulative P&L (equity curve)
Vertical axis: cumulative sum of per-event % (same units as the headline cumulative). Hover dots for exact values.
Per-event P&L distribution
20 trades in this sample · bar height ∝ count in each bucket (gross % per event).
Scenario P&L by event · J (20)
Scenario P&L — updates with exit mode, window, and quarter. History adds gap, touch, drawdown, and a fixed P&L 5d % (MOC). Same per-row % as that column only for MOC + 5d on the same rows. Oldest → newest, gross pre-ex close basis.
| Ex-date | P&L |
|---|---|
| +0.18% | |
| +0.19% | |
| +0.19% | |
| +0.24% | |
| +0.20% | |
| +0.21% | |
| +0.25% | |
| +0.26% | |
| +0.61% | |
| +0.25% | |
| +0.20% | |
| +0.20% | |
| +0.25% | |
| +0.24% | |
| +0.21% | |
| +0.25% | |
| +0.25% | |
| +0.22% | |
| +0.24% | |
| +0.26% |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the dividend capture success rate for J?
Across the last 20 ex-dividend events for Jacobs Solutions (J), the post-ex intraday high reached the pre-ex close within 30 trading days in 100% of cases, with a median time-to-touch of 1 trading day. We measure recovery via intraday high because that is when a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close would actually fill, ending the trade at break-even with the dividend pocketed.
How long does it take J to recover its dividend gap?
Historically, J touches its pre-ex close in a median of 1 trading day, with the best case at 1 and the worst case at 6 trading days within our 30-day measurement window. A stricter close-based recovery (mark-to-MOC) is also computed in the database; explore it with the per-ticker simulator’s “Hold N days, exit MOC” mode rather than in the event table.
Is the dividend on J large enough to capture?
J has a signal-to-noise ratio of 0.10 (dividend / 14-day ATR). Values above 1.0 indicate the dividend is larger than the typical daily price swing, making capture trades more viable; below 0.5 means typical daily noise can easily wipe out the gain.
When is the next ex-dividend date for J?
The next ex-dividend date for Jacobs Solutions (J) is May 22, 2026, confirmed (declared by the company).
How does J compare to its sector for dividend capture?
Within Industrials, the median 30-day pre-ex touch rate is 95%. J sits at 100% — above the sector benchmark.
Why does J dividend capture measure recovery via intraday high, not close?
A realistic capture trade exits via a GTC limit-order at the pre-ex close: the moment the post-ex intraday high touches that level, the order fills and the trader pockets the dividend at break-even. Measuring recovery via close is stricter (mark-to-MOC); we expose that path in the per-ticker simulator as the "Hold N days, exit MOC" mode. The high-based primary metric directly answers the trader-facing question "would my limit have filled?" — close-based answers "would I have been flat at the bell?".
How are dividend capture trades taxed in the US?
Holding period matters. Dividends are "qualified" (taxed at the long-term capital gains rate, 0/15/20%) only when the underlying shares are held for more than 60 days during the 121-day window centered on the ex-dividend date. Dividend capture trades typically hold less than 61 days, so the dividend is taxed at your ordinary income bracket. Always consult a qualified tax advisor.
What are the main risks of a dividend capture strategy?
Three structural risks: (1) the share price may not recover the gap within your holding window; (2) ordinary-income tax can consume the after-tax yield; (3) transaction costs and bid/ask slippage can wipe out small dividends. Historical statistics measure base rates; they do not guarantee any single trade will work.