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J Jacobs Solutions (J) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Construction · Heavy construction other than bldg const - contractors · CIK 0000052988
C-suite buying · 1Form 144 · 1
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
376
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about J

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.0M net sold
2 buyers · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: purchase, 2025-02-07
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.5M
1 notice

Jacobs Solutions insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. insiders sold a net $2.0M of stock across 61 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 2 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
PRESIDENT
SELL
2026-08-11 SECtraded 2026-08-07
11,701
$1.7M
+1.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 8, 2024.
  • The trade is 16.1% of the 72,856 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 376 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: PRESIDENT Hill Patrick sold about $1.7M of J on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 376 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
PRESIDENT
SELL
2026-08-11 SECtraded 2026-08-07
5,500
$797.5K
+1.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Mar 8, 2024.
  • The trade is 8.2% of the 67,356 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 376 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: PRESIDENT Hill Patrick sold about $797.5K of J on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 376 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chair & CEO
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
3,601
$400.0K
+30.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 1.1% of the 333,755 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 376 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chair & CEO PRAGADA ROBERT V bought about $400.0K of J on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 376 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-14 SECtraded 2026-05-13
253
$28.5K
+33.6%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys), the last on May 8, 2026.
  • +2.9% median (+9.4% mean) 90-day return after 5 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.0% of the 12,504 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 376 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Fernandez Manuel J bought about $28.5K of J on May 13, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 376 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-12 SECtraded 2026-05-08
403
$49.1K
+37.6%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Nov 24, 2025.
  • +2.3% median (+6.3% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 3.3% of the 12,251 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 376 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Fernandez Manuel J bought about $49.1K of J on May 8, 2026; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 376 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
61 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.0M over 180 days
-$2.5M over 90 days
below 55% of Construction
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
376 funds bought in last quarter
more than 87% of Construction
Revenue
+4.6% year over year
below 51% of Construction
Margin
2.4% net margin
below 55% of Construction
Buybacks
$614.1M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-26
more than 86% of Construction
Short interest
3.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 54% of Construction
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 purchases in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-7.7%12M
-33%-22%-11%+0%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-07 · Hill Patrick sold $1.7M2026-08-07 · Hill Patrick sold $797.5K2026-05-15 · PRAGADA ROBERT V bought $400.0K2026-03-06 · Miller Shannon sold $193.1K2025-11-24 · ROBERTSON PETER J bought $134.8K2025-11-24 · Nathamuni Venkatesh bought $101.3K2025-11-24 · Fernandez Manuel J bought $99.8K2026-05-08 · Fernandez Manuel J bought $49.1K2026-05-13 · Fernandez Manuel J bought $28.5K2026-08-07 · Hill Patrick filed to sell $2.5M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns J: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
10,893,728 sh
$1.4B
7,390,941 sh
$931.3M
$575.3M

Congress trades in J

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2025-02-07 · disclosed 481 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Exchanged 2024-09-30 · disclosed 15 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Exchanged 2024-09-30 · disclosed 15 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2024-05-17 · disclosed 5 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

J planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Hill Patrick
Filed 2026-08-07
$2.5M

J mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
GMO Domestic Resilience ETF
$1.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.5%
Invesco Water Resources ETF
$67.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
First Trust Water ETF
$61.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.3%
KOVITZ CORE EQUITY ETF
$43.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.0%
Nomura VIP Value Series
$3.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.8%
Nomura Value Fund
$48.0M position · as of 2026-05-29
2.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Jacobs Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs Pac)
Cycle 2026 · $172K spent
$228.0K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Pragada
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$12.1M
$15.6M
$3.8M
+73%
+57%
2022
$14.6M
$16.1M
$4.2M
+19%
+6%
2021
$16.3M
$39.0M
$6.6M
+44%
+33%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.0M sold by insiders over 180 days, 376 funds added last quarter, $2.5M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

J financials

Revenue growth
+4.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
2.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$14.2B
four quarters, 2025-06-28 to 2026-06-26
Net margin, TTM
+2.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-28 to 2026-06-26
Free cash flow, TTM
$644.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-28 to 2026-06-26
Debt to equity
1.10x
long-term 2026-06-26 plus current 2025-09-26 (9 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-26
Cash flow to debt
0.21x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-26 plus current 2025-09-26 (9 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+9.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-27 and 2026-06-26
Return on assets
+2.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-27 and 2026-06-26
Return on invested capital
+7.0%
operating income after a 36.9% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-26 plus current 2025-09-26 (9 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-27 and 2026-06-26 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+8.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-27 and 2026-06-26 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
51.63x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-28 to 2026-06-26
Enterprise value
$19.6B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-26 plus current 2025-09-26 (9 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-26
FCF yield
+3.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -29%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-092024-092023-092022-09
Revenue$12.0B$11.5B$16.4B$14.9B
Gross profit$3.0B$2.8B$2.7B$2.6B
Operating income$863.6M$692.4M$676.5M$539.9M
Net income$289.3M$806.1M$665.8M$644.0M
EPS (diluted)2.386.325.304.98
Operating cash flow$686.7M$1.1B$974.8M$474.7M
Cash$1.2B$1.1B$770.9M$1.1B
Long-term debt$2.2B$1.3B$2.8B$3.4B
Buybacks$754.1M$402.7M$265.7M$281.9M
Dividends paid$153.0M$142.8M$128.4M$115.9M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

J Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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J ranks highest on institutional and government (76th percentile) and growth (67th), and lowest on financial health (35th), among Construction peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
41
Inputs
  • Return on equity+9.6% · 45 pct, sector of 48
  • Return on assets+2.9% · 44 pct, sector of 56
  • Return on invested capital+7.0% · 26 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+8.1% · 49 pct, sector of 36
Financial health
35
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.10x · 29 pct, sector of 49
  • Cash flow to debt0.21x · 41 pct, sector of 42
Growth
67
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+4.6% · 49 pct, sector of 71
  • Backlog growth, YoY+46.1% · 86 pct, universe of 854
Insider conviction
58
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.0M · 45 pct, sector of 41
  • Insider buyers, 180d2 · 71 pct, sector of 42
Institutional and government
76
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter376 · 87 pct, sector of 54
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$750K · 65 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
45
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.5% · 72 pct, sector of 76
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+18.5% · 18 pct, sector of 51
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

J filings, in plain words

Are Jacobs Solutions insiders buying or selling J?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Jacobs Solutions insiders were net sellers, a net $2.0M: $477.7K of purchases and $2.5M of sales reported on Form 4, by 2 buyers and 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded J?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a purchase by Tim Walberg dated 2025-02-07.

Are there planned insider sales of J?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock; the latest, by Hill Patrick, was filed 2026-08-07.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Jacobs Solutions insiders were net sellers of J, a net $2.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 buyers and 1 seller. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in J, none in the last year; the latest on record is a purchase by Tim Walberg dated 2025-02-07. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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