Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J) Dividend History

NYSE: JYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

J latest dividend

$0.36last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 21Friday, 2026
Payment dateSep 18Friday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 7 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2017paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +15.2%5-year growth a year
  • 1.02%forward yield

J dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$144
Each payment
$36
Value of the shares
$14,108
Dividend yield
1.02%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.44 per share, before tax.

J dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

J dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)20.4%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)25.2%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+15.2%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases7
Established · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

J yield on cost

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$155.390.93%$1.400.9%
3 years ago$111.811.29%$3.583.2%
5 years ago$110.901.30%$4.984.5%
10 years ago$41.843.44%$7.8618.8%
20 years ago$31.774.53%$7.8624.8%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

J dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

J dividends by year

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.28+26.8%0.96%4
2024$1.01+17.0%0.76%4
2023$0.86+13.0%0.80%4
2022$0.76+9.5%0.77%4
2021$0.69+10.5%0.60%4
2020$0.63+11.8%0.70%4
2019$0.56+13.3%0.76%4
2018$0.500.0%1.03%4
2017$0.50—0.91%4

J dividend history

48 payments
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-212026-09-18$0.36—Quarterly
2026-05-222026-06-19$0.36—Quarterly
2026-02-202026-03-20$0.36+12.5%Quarterly
2025-12-022025-12-19$0.32—Quarterly
2025-08-222025-09-19$0.32—Quarterly
2025-05-232025-06-20$0.32+1.0%Quarterly
2025-02-212025-03-21$0.3168+10.3%Quarterly
2024-10-252024-11-22$0.2871+19.7%Quarterly
2024-07-262024-08-23$0.2399—Quarterly
2024-05-232024-06-21$0.2399—Quarterly
2024-02-222024-03-22$0.2399+11.5%Quarterly
2023-10-262023-11-09$0.2151—Quarterly
2023-07-272023-08-25$0.2151—Quarterly
2023-05-252023-06-23$0.2151—Quarterly
2023-02-232023-03-24$0.2151+13.0%Quarterly
2022-09-292022-10-28$0.1903—
Show all 48 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-07-282022-08-26$0.1903—Quarterly
2022-05-262022-06-24$0.1903—Quarterly
2022-02-242022-03-25$0.1903+9.5%Quarterly
2021-10-142021-10-29$0.1737—Quarterly
2021-07-292021-08-27$0.1737—Quarterly
2021-05-272021-06-25$0.1737—Quarterly
2021-02-252021-03-26$0.1737+10.5%Quarterly
2020-10-012020-10-30$0.1572—Quarterly
2020-07-232020-08-21$0.1572—Quarterly
2020-05-192020-06-17$0.1572—Quarterly
2020-01-302020-02-28$0.1572+11.8%Quarterly
2019-10-032019-11-01$0.1406—Quarterly
2019-07-252019-08-23$0.1406—Quarterly
2019-05-162019-06-14$0.1406—Quarterly
2019-02-142019-03-15$0.1406+13.3%Quarterly
2018-09-272018-10-26$0.1241—Quarterly
2018-08-022018-08-31$0.1241—Quarterly
2018-05-172018-06-15$0.1241—Quarterly
2018-02-152018-03-16$0.1241—Quarterly
2017-10-122017-11-10$0.1241—Quarterly
2017-08-022017-09-01$0.1241—Quarterly
2017-05-172017-06-16$0.1241—Quarterly
2017-02-152017-03-17$0.1241+1,820.6%Quarterly
1983-11-151983-12-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1983-08-191983-09-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1983-05-201983-06-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1983-02-181983-03-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1982-11-171982-12-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1982-08-181982-09-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1982-05-171982-06-15$0.0065—Quarterly
1982-02-171982-03-16$0.0065+25.0%Quarterly
1981-11-181981-12-15$0.0052—Quarterly

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

J stock split history

  • 101:100May 16, 2025
  • 1197:1000September 30, 2024
  • 2:1March 16, 2007
  • 2:1April 2, 2002
  • 2:1May 29, 1991
  • 2:1April 3, 1990
  • 3:2March 17, 1981

J dividend overview

Jacobs pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share, a yield of 1.02% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.28 per share in 2025, up 26.8% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 15.2% a year on average. The payout ratio is 20.4% of trailing earnings.

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J dividends FAQ

Does Jacobs pay a dividend?

Yes. Jacobs has paid a regular dividend since 2017, quarterly, most recently $0.36 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 21, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1981 to 1983.

What is Jacobs's dividend yield?

Jacobs's forward annual dividend is $1.44 per share, a dividend yield of 1.02% at the latest close of $141.08.

How often does Jacobs pay dividends?

Jacobs pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Jacobs's dividend growing?

Jacobs's dividend per share grew from $0.63 in 2020 to $1.28 in 2025, 15.2% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 7 years in a row.

What is Jacobs's dividend payout ratio?

Jacobs pays out 20.4% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 25.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Jacobs split its stock?

Jacobs has split its stock 7 times: 101:100 on May 16, 2025, 1197:1000 on September 30, 2024, 2:1 on March 16, 2007, 2:1 on April 2, 2002, 2:1 on May 29, 1991, 2:1 on April 3, 1990, 3:2 on March 17, 1981. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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