The Short Answer
Jacobs Solutions stock (J) is not halal on our current filing-based screen. Engineering and consulting is generally permissible, but the March 27, 2026 filing shows debt/assets of 34.20% and receivables-plus-cash/assets of 41.35%, above the examined limits. This is a filing-based screen, not an official scholar ruling.
Current quantitative Sharia screen
Based on 10-Q figures for the period ended 2026-03-27; calculated 2026-07-15.
4,084.22 / 11,941.714
1,371.912 / 11,941.714
4,927.513 / 11,941.714
16.93 / 6,988.162
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 34.20%, above the examined 33.333% limit; liquidity is 11.49% and receivables plus cash is 41.35%.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 34.20% and receivables plus cash is 41.35%, above the examined MSCI 33.33% limits.
- Financial
- Fails
- Overall
- Fails
Debt/assets is 34.20%, above the examined Malaysia 33% limit; activity remains incomplete and this is not an official classification.
- Financial
- Not calculated
- Overall
- Incomplete
A licensed historical market-cap series is not stored; the filing-based asset screen fails regardless.
Business-activity disclosure
Jacobs provides engineering, consulting and technical professional services across infrastructure, water, environment, advanced facilities and government programs. Professional services are generally permissible, while defense-adjacent end uses require review.
Limitation: The filing does not provide a reproducible prohibited-revenue numerator for government or defense-adjacent work, and disclosed interest income does not establish a scholar-approved purification percentage.
Purification
Interest income is disclosed at $16.930 million for six months, but no scholar-approved purification percentage is inferred.
Inputs, assumptions and primary sources
- Amounts are USD millions converted from Jacobs Solutions' thousands-of-dollars presentation for March 27, 2026.
- Long-term debt is $4,084.220 million; no current debt line is reported and operating leases are excluded.
- Cash and cash equivalents are $1,371.912 million; restricted cash is not added.
- Receivables and contract assets total $3,555.601 million and six-month revenue is $6,988.162 million.
- Six-month interest income is $16.930 million; it is disclosed separately but no universal purification percentage is inferred.
This is a reproducible financial screen, not a fatwa. A failed total-assets screen can coexist with a pass under a market-cap methodology. ZakatInvest keeps the qualitative assessment separate so numerical thresholds do not erase material context.
Sharia Screening Methodology
Islamic scholars use several criteria to screen stocks:
- Business activity screen: Is the company's primary business halal?
- Debt ratio: Total debt / market cap must be under 33%
- Interest income: Interest income / total revenue must be under 5%
- Haram revenue: Revenue from haram sources must be under 5%
- Receivables ratio: Total receivables / total assets must be under 49–70% (varies by board)
What Jacobs Does
Jacobs Solutions Inc. (headquartered in Dallas, Texas) is one of the largest professional-services firms in the world. Its work spans:
- Infrastructure and advanced facilities: Design and engineering for transportation, water, and complex facilities such as data centers and life-science plants.
- Water and environmental: Water treatment, resilience, and environmental solutions for public and private clients.
- Critical mission solutions: Technical and consulting services for government and national-security-adjacent programs.
- Consulting and program management: Advisory and delivery services for large capital programs.
Jacobs sells expertise — engineering, design, and program management — rather than physical products. This is high-value, permissible professional-services work.
Current Filing-Based Quantitative Screen
Based on Jacobs' March 27, 2026 Form 10-Q:
- Debt / Assets: 34.20% — above the examined limits ❌
- Liquidity / Assets: 11.49% — below the examined limits ✅
- Receivables + Cash / Assets: 41.35% — above the examined MSCI limit ❌
- Interest income: $16.930 million disclosed; no universal purification percentage inferred ⚠️
The debt screen fails under the examined FTSE Yasaar, MSCI and Malaysia proxies. No official index membership or scholar ruling is implied.
Concerns to Be Aware Of
1. Moderate Debt Load
Jacobs carries a moderate amount of debt, partly from acquisitions. This is a primary screening item.
Action required: Confirm that total debt / market cap stays under the 33% threshold using the latest filings.
2. Services-Model Receivables
As a project-based services firm, Jacobs carries billed and unbilled receivables that can make the receivables ratio meaningful.
Action required: Confirm total receivables / total assets against your screening board's threshold (49–70%).
3. Government and Defense-Adjacent Programs
A portion of Jacobs' revenue comes from government and national-security-adjacent programs. Standard screening does not treat civil and technical government work as haram, but stricter investors may want to review the segment mix. Interest income is disclosed, but this article does not infer a universal purification percentage; obtain qualified guidance.
Methodology Interpretation
The current financial result is FAIL under the examined FTSE Yasaar, MSCI and Malaysia asset proxies because debt/assets is 34.20% and receivables-plus-cash/assets is 41.35%. This is our filing-based analysis, not a third-party classification.
- FTSE Yasaar asset screen — financial fail
- MSCI total-assets proxy — financial fail
- Malaysia SAC asset ratios — financial fail
Bottom Line
Jacobs Solutions (J) is not halal on the current filing-based screen. Its engineering and consulting business is generally permissible, but the current debt and receivables-plus-cash proxies fail the examined financial limits.
Re-screen after the next filing, refinancing or material acquisition; a future balance-sheet change could alter the result.
Want to check if another stock is halal? Use our free screener.
Open Halal Checker →