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Aligns company to investment megatrends and high-growth end markets:  Water and Environmental, Life Sciences and Advanced Manufacturing, and Critical Infrastructure Company sets 6-8% organic adjusted net revenue growth target from FY25-29 Company sets 16%+ Adj. EBITDA margin target with 10%+ FCF margin target by FY29 DALLAS , Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) will outline its multi-year growth strategy and set out its long-term financial framework at its 2025 Investor Day February 18, 2025.

Leading execution of major program of critical transmission, distribution and generation projects in North and Central US DALLAS , Feb. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected as Program Manager and Owners Engineer to support Xcel Energy in providing customers with safe and reliable energy services at a competitive price, while meeting the specifications needed for a low-carbon future. Xcel Energy is a critical energy provider to millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states.

I have a buy rating on Jacobs with a price target of $178, a 37% upside from the current market price. J's 1Q25 results were muted, but the long-term outlook is positive with potential margin improvement. I also like the Company's prudent management approach toward capital allocation, which focuses more on returning capital to shareholders rather than doing inorganic expansion.

Modernizing drinking water infrastructure for treatment of long-lasting synthetic chemicals DALLAS , Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by the City of Boynton Beach in South Florida to evaluate and design upgrades at two water treatment plants to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the city's groundwater supplies to comply with new U.S. federal drinking water regulations. At a combined treatment capacity of 30 million gallons per day, the two plants provide drinking water to more than 112,000 people.

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE:J ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Bert Subin - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Bob Pragada - Chief Executive Officer Venk Nathamuni - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sabahat Khan - RBC Capital Markets Andy Kaplowitz - Citigroup Andrew Wittmann - Baird Sangita Jain - KeyBanc Michael Dudas - Vertical Research Judah Aronovitz - UBS Adam Bubes - Goldman Sachs Kevin Wilson - Truist Securities Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today.

The headline numbers for Jacobs Solutions (J) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Backlog Grows by 18.9% Year-Over-Year with TTM Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.3x Repurchased $202 Million of our Shares During Q1 Board Authorizes $1.5 Billion for Company's Largest Ever Share Repurchase Program Increasing Dividend to $0.32/share, a 10% Increase Year-Over-Year Raising FY 2025 Adjusted EPS Guidance Range DALLAS , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Solutions Inc. (NYSE: J) today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 27, 2024. Q1 2025 Highlights1: Gross revenue of $2.9 billion grew 4.4% y/y; adjusted net revenue2 up 5.1% y/y Infrastructure & Advanced Facilities gross revenue grew 4.9% y/y; adjusted net revenue2 up 6.0% y/y GAAP net loss of $17.1 million, down 113.3% y/y; adjusted EBITDA2 of $282 million, up 23.6% y/y Recorded $145 million in mark-to-market losses on our investment in AMTM, reducing Q1 2025 GAAP net income EPS of ($0.10), down 109.7% y/y; adjusted EPS2 of $1.33, down 8.3% y/y (tax benefit of $0.49/share in Q1 2024) Backlog

Largest repurchase program in company's history DALLAS , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jacobs' (NYSE: J) Board of Directors has approved a new incremental share repurchase authorization (the "2025 Share Repurchase Program"). The 2025 Share Repurchase Program authorizes the purchase of up to $1.5 billion of Jacobs' common stock over a three-year period.

DALLAS , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Jacobs (NYSE:J) has declared a quarterly cash dividend payable to shareholders in the amount of $0.32 per share of Jacobs common stock, an increase of 10% from its previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This dividend will be paid on March 21, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 21, 2025.

Ten-year contract will continue to improve water service in Mississippi's state capitol DALLAS , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected to operate and maintain the water treatment system in Jackson, Mississippi, by JXN Water, the entity responsible for ensuring reliable water service for citizens in the state's largest city. This contract follows a short-term operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement that provided nearly 180,000 residents in and around Jackson with more reliable drinking water.