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JABIL INC JBL
JABIL INC (JBL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.09% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $36.0B at a 2.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-10-01 | Argus Research | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-10-01 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-09-08 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-11 | UBS | Buy (up) |
| 2026-06-18 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2081 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.006 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.269 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.062 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.063 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBL | JABIL INC | 7/9 | 1.32 | 36.3 | +20.6% |
| FLEX | FLEX LTD. | 7/9 | 2.34 | 61.1 | +8.1% |
| CLS | CELESTICA INC | 6/9 | 3.2 | 70.7 | +28.5% |
| SANM | SANMINA CORP | 6/9 | 2.13 | 51.6 | +7.4% |
| PLXS | PLEXUS CORP | 8/9 | 5.26 | 44.5 | +1.8% |
| TTMI | TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC | 7/9 | 3.74 | 112.1 | +19% |
| BHE | BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC | 7/9 | 4.9 | 132.9 | -0.4% |
About JABIL INC
Jabil Inc. provides engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions worldwide. It operates in three segments: Regulated Industries, Intelligent Infrastructure, and Connected Living and Digital Commerce. The company offers electronic hardware, and embedded software design services for analog, digital, radio frequency, power, sensor, and optical component applications; creates, develops, and connects concepts and specifications that optimize the function, value, and appearance of products for both consumers and manufacturing partners; design of plastic and metal components, enclosures, sub-assemblies, and systems, with advanced modeling and analysis of electronic, electro-mechanical, and optical assemblies; detail design, environmental applications, thermal and tooling management; develop solutions for virtual and/or augmented reality, light detection and ranging, 3D sensing, projection, and imaging; delivering PCBA design with CAD tools; and electrical and mechanical assemblies. The company also offers cloud data center server platforms; medical and consumer health devices; automotive assemblies; a digital commerce ecosystem; and smart controls and security for digital building and utilities. In addition, the company offers systems assembly, test, direct-order fulfillment, and configure-to-order services. It serves automotive and transportation, building infrastructure, consumer, data center, defense and aerospace, digital commerce and robotics, energy, healthcare, public safety and surveillance, semiconductor capital equipment, telecommunications, photonics industries. Jabil Inc. was formerly known as Jabil Circuit, Inc. and changed its name to Jabil Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
FAQ
Is JBL financially healthy?
JABIL INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does JBL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. JABIL INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.09% with a 3.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is JBL?
In FY2026, JABIL INC had a net margin of 2.9% and a return on equity of 64.4%.
Is JBL overvalued or undervalued?
JABIL INC trades at about 26.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.4×–97.9×, median 29.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for JBL?
The average Wall-Street price target for JABIL INC is $425.00, about 67.2% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is JBL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on JABIL INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 36.3×, a dividend yield of 0.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.