Jacobs Solutions Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Jacobs reported a strong Q3 2025, exceeding internal expectations across revenue, margins, bookings, and earnings.
  • Adjusted EPS rose 25% year over year to $1.62 (vs. $1.30 in Q3 2024), supported by 7% adjusted net revenue growth.
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew over 13% year over year to $314 million, with EBITDA margin expanding 80 basis points to 14.1%.
  • Backlog reached a record $22.7 billion, up 14% year over year, with book-to-bill at 1.2x.
  • PA Consulting delivered 15% revenue growth and a 22% operating margin, supported by U.K. public sector strength and private‑sector momentum.

Context vs. Prior Periods

  • EPS quality improved significantly, with GAAP EPS at $1.56 vs. adjusted EPS of $1.62 (smaller non-GAAP adjustments vs. prior quarters).
  • Record free cash flow of $271 million, compared to weaker cash generation in earlier quarters due to working capital timing.
  • Year‑to‑date share repurchases totaled $653 million, more than double the pace of FY24.
  • Restructuring costs are down sharply—on track for $75–$95 million this year vs. nearly 3x that in FY24.

Operational and Market Highlights

  • Strong secular demand across Life Sciences, Semiconductor, Data Centers, Energy & Power, and Water.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. My name is Krista, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Jacobs Fiscal Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. [Operator Instructions] Thank you. I would now like to turn the conference over to Bert Subin, Head of Investor Relations. Bert, you may begin. Bert Subin: Thank you, Krista, and good morning, everyone. Our earnings announcement and 10-Q were filed this morning, and we have posted a slide presentation on our website, which we'll reference during the call. I would like to refer you to Slide 2 of the presentation for information about our forward-looking statements, non-GAAP financial measures and operating measures. Now let's turn to the agenda on Slide 3. Speaking on today's call will be Jacobs' Chair and CEO, Bob Pragada; and CFO, Venk Nathamuni. Bob will begin by providing comments on the business as well as highlights from our third quarter results and a recap of notable awards. Venk will then provide a detailed review of our financial performance, including commentary on end market trends, cash flows and balance sheet data. Finally, Bob will provide closing remarks, and then we'll open up the call for questions. With that, I'll turn it over to our Chair and CEO, Bob Pragada. Robert V. Pragada: Thanks, Bert. Good day, everyone, and thank you for joining us to discuss our third quarter 2025 business performance. We delivered very strong results for Q3

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