APi Group vs Jacobs Solutions
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I put APi Group and Jacobs Solutions side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Jacobs Solutions is the larger business, with $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.9B for APi Group, about 1.5 times as much.
- APi Group grew revenue faster (12.7%, against 4.6%).
- APi Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.4% FCF margin, against 5.1%).
- Jacobs Solutions earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (10.1%, against 7.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
APi Group
APG
7/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Jacobs Solutions
J
4/11
Operating marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | APG FY25 | J FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.8B | $17.6B |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $12.0B |
| Free cash flow | $663M | $607M |
| Net income | $302M | $289M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 12.7% | 4.6% |
| 5-year growth | 17.1% | −2.4% |
| Share count change | 3.5% | −3.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.4% | 24.8% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| Return on capital | 7.7% | 10.1% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% | 7.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | $1.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $75.0M | $907M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 52.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.