Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2025

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations

The following table represents earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended
	September 26, 2025		September 27, 2024		September 29, 2023
Revenues	$	(3,200)	$	5,472,979	$	5,500,994
Direct cost of contracts	3,528		(4,692,921)		(4,738,539)
Gross profit	328		780,058		762,455
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1) (2)	(34,716)		(479,582)		(363,703)
Operating (Loss) Profit	(34,388)		300,476		398,752
Other loss, net	—		(3,301)		(3,049)
(Loss) Earnings Before Taxes from Discontinued Operations	(34,388)		297,175		395,703
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)	7,742		(89,737)		(94,845)
Net (Loss) Earnings of the Group from Discontinued Operations	(26,646)		207,438		300,858
Net Earnings Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests from Discontinued Operations	—		(13,561)		(13,365)
Net (Loss) Earnings Attributable to Jacobs from Discontinued Operations (3)	$	(26,646)	$	193,877	$	287,493

(1)The Company accrued approximately $30.8 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 as an indemnity reserve in respect of an ongoing non-U.S. tax matter related to an entity that was part of the separated SpinCo Business.

(2)The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the year ended September 27, 2024 from September 29, 2023 was primarily related to professional services and other Separation Transaction related expenses of $97.6 million.

(3)The decrease in net Earnings from discontinued operations for the year ended September 26, 2025, as compared to September 27, 2024, was primarily driven by prior year operating results of the SpinCo Business, which were divested and therefore are no longer in Company's financial results in fiscal year 2025.

Notable components included in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for these discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):

	For the Years Ended
	September 26, 2025		September 27, 2024		September 29, 2023
Depreciation and amortization:
Property, equipment and improvements	$	—	$	16,245	$	19,075
Intangible assets	$	—	$	56,839	$	56,675
Deferred income taxes	$	4,235	$	(106,424)	$	(5,297)
Additions to property and equipment	$	—	$	(13,067)	$	(26,448)