Buyback yield (TTM)
4.51%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.57%
5Y share count change
-9.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$673.57M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.98B
Key takeaways
- Jacobs Solutions (J) repurchased about $673.57M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 12.97× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +17.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 207% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Jacobs Solutions (J)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Jacobs Solutions (J)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Jacobs Solutions (J)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Jacobs Solutions (J)
Latest: $754.13M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Jacobs Solutions (J) reported buyback spend of $754.13M – surged 87.3% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Jacobs Solutions buyback spend delivered a +17.5% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Jacobs Solutions buyback spend peaked at $853.68M in 2019; the latest annual figure is $754.13M in 2025 (11.7% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $853.68M, reached in 2019; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1987.
Jacobs Solutions Buyback Spend 2025: $754.13M
In 2025, Jacobs Solutions reported buyback spend of $754.13M, surged 87.3% from 2024.
Jacobs Solutions Buyback Spend 2024: $402.67M
Jacobs Solutions buyback spend in 2024 was $402.67M, surged 51.5% from 2023.
Jacobs Solutions Buyback Spend 2023: $265.71M
2023's buyback spend for Jacobs Solutions came in at $265.71M, declined 5.8% below 2022.
Jacobs Solutions Buyback Spend 2022: $281.93M
Jacobs Solutions posted buyback spend of $281.93M in 2022, edged up 2.5% from 2021.
Jacobs Solutions Buyback Spend 2021: $274.95M
Jacobs Solutions buyback spend in 2021 was $274.95M.
See more financial history for Jacobs Solutions (J).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $754.13M | $60.96M | $693.17M | 4.25% | 0.12B | -4.6% | |
| 2024 | $402.67M | $74.19M | $328.48M | 2.52% | 0.13B | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $265.71M | $74.34M | $191.38M | 2.13% | 0.13B | -1.7% | |
| 2022 | $281.93M | $53.38M | $228.54M | 2.46% | 0.13B | -1.4% | |
| 2021 | $274.95M | $56.22M | $218.73M | 1.93% | 0.13B | -1.1% | |
| 2020 | $337.25M | $48.15M | $289.10M | 3.37% | 0.13B | -3.8% | |
| 2019 | $853.68M | $69.14M | $784.54M | 8.39% | 0.14B | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | $2.98M | $79.24M | −$76.26M | 0.03% | 0.14B | +15.5% | |
| 2017 | $97.18M | $38.76M | $58.42M | 1.69% | 0.12B | -1.1% | |
| 2016 | $152.55M | $32.37M | $120.18M | 2.98% | 0.12B | -3.7% | |
| 2015 | $422.32M | $41.41M | $380.90M | 11.20% | 0.13B | -4.7% | |
| 2014 | $78.40M | $43.40M | $35.00M | 1.48% | 0.13B | +1.1% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $39.52M | −$39.52M | — | 0.13B | +1.8% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $32.44M | −$32.44M | — | 0.13B | +1.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $29.08M | −$29.08M | — | 0.13B | +1.1% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $24.36M | −$24.36M | — | 0.13B | +1.0% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $24.09M | −$24.09M | — | 0.12B | +0.0% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +1.9% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +1.8% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +2.2% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +2.7% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | -10.6% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | +15.5% | |
| 2002 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | 0.15% | 0.11B | +1.6% | |
| 2001 | $9.52M | $0.00 | $9.52M | 0.70% | 0.11B | +3.2% | |
| 2000 | $13.71M | $0.00 | $13.71M | — | 0.11B | -0.2% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.11B | +1.2% | |
| 1998 | $18.00M | $0.00 | $18.00M | — | 0.10B | +0.4% | |
| 1997 | $12.10M | $0.00 | $12.10M | — | 0.10B | +0.5% | |
| 1996 | $3.60M | $0.00 | $3.60M | — | 0.10B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | $1.20M | $0.00 | $1.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$754.13M
- 2024$402.67M
- 2023$265.71M
- 2022$281.93M
- 2021$274.95M
- 2020$337.25M
- 2019$853.68M
- 2018$2.98M
- 2017$97.18M
- 2016$152.55M
- 2015$422.32M
- 2014$78.40M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$2.00M
- 2001$9.52M
- 2000$13.71M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$18.00M
- 1997$12.10M
- 1996$3.60M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
- 1988$200.00K
- 1987$0.00
- 1986$1.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Jacobs Solutions (J)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 12.97×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Jacobs Solutions (J)
How Jacobs Solutions splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Jacobs Solutions, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $325.75M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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