UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~March 243, 2026

Jacobs Solutions Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-7463

88-1121891

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(SEC File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3500

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number (including area code): (214) 583-8500

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock $1 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 81.01 ~~Other~~Entry ~~Events~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~Underwriting~~On ~~Agreement~~March 3, 2026, Jacobs Solutions Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced offering (the “Offering”) of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes” and, together with the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Guarantor”). The Notes and the Guarantees were offered pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated February 24, 2026, to the prospectus dated February 2, 2026, that forms a part of the Company and the Guarantor’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File Nos. 333-293127 and 333-293127-01) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OnThe ~~February 24,~~Company ~~2026,~~intends ~~Jacobs~~to ~~Solutions~~use ~~Inc.~~the (net proceeds from the Offering to finance the cash consideration of the acquisition from shareholders of PA Consulting Group Limited (“PA Consulting”) other than the Company and its affiliates (the “PA Shareholders”), ~~Jacobs~~of ~~Engineering~~all ~~Group~~of ~~Inc.,~~the aremaining ~~wholly-owned~~issued ~~subsidiary~~share capital of PA Consulting owned by the ~~Company~~PA Shareholders (the “~~Guarantor~~Acquisition”), ~~and~~together ~~BofA~~with ~~Securities,~~cash ~~Inc.,~~on ~~BNP~~hand ~~Paribas~~if ~~Securities~~needed ~~Corp.~~based ~~and~~on ~~Wells~~the ~~Fargo~~final ~~Securities,~~adjusted ~~LLC,~~purchase asprice ~~representatives~~ of the ~~several~~Acquisition. ~~underwriters~~Pending ~~named~~completion ~~therein~~of the Acquisition, ~~entered~~the ~~into~~Company anintends ~~underwriting~~to ~~agreement~~use ~~(“Underwriting~~the ~~Agreement”)~~net ~~pursuant~~proceeds from the Offering to ~~which~~repay ~~the~~amounts ~~Company~~outstanding ~~agreed~~under toits ~~issue~~revolving credit facility and ~~sell~~term ~~$800~~loan facility,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate~~and ~~principal~~upon ~~amount~~consummation of ~~4.750%~~the ~~Senior~~Acquisition, ~~Notes~~finance ~~due~~the ~~2031~~cash (consideration of the ~~“2031~~Acquisition ~~Notes”)~~with ~~and~~additional ~~$500~~term loan borrowings,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate~~with ~~principal~~any ~~amount~~remaining ofproceeds ~~5.375%~~to ~~Senior~~be ~~Notes~~used ~~due~~for ~~2036~~general (corporate purposes. If the ~~“2036~~Acquisition ~~Notes”~~is ~~and~~not consummated for any reason, ~~together~~the ~~with~~Company intends to use the ~~2031~~net ~~Notes,~~proceeds from the ~~“Notes”)~~Offering into anrepay ~~underwritten~~amounts ~~public~~outstanding ~~offering~~under ~~and~~its ~~the~~revolving ~~full~~credit facility and ~~unconditional~~term ~~guarantee~~loan ~~(the~~facility, ~~“Guarantees”)~~with ofany ~~the~~remaining ~~Notes~~proceeds byto ~~the~~be ~~Guarantor~~used ~~(the~~for ~~“Offering”)~~general corporate purposes.

~~The~~An ~~Company~~opinion ~~expects~~regarding ~~to receive net proceeds from~~ the ~~sale~~legality of the Notes and the Guarantees ofis ~~approximately~~filed $1,286 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to finance the cash consideration of the Acquisition (as ~~defined~~Exhibit ~~below), together with cash on hand if needed based on the final adjusted purchase price of the Acquisition~~5.1 ~~Pending completion of the Acquisition~~hereto, ~~the~~and ~~Company~~is ~~intends~~incorporated toby ~~use~~reference ~~the~~into ~~net proceeds from~~ the ~~Offering~~Registration ~~to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and term loan facility~~Statement, and ~~upon consummation of~~ the ~~Acquisition,~~consent ~~finance~~relating ~~the cash consideration of the Acquisition with additional term loan borrowings, with any remaining proceeds~~ to ~~be used for general corporate purposes. Completion of~~ the ~~Offering~~incorporation ~~is not conditioned upon consummation~~ of ~~the~~such ~~Acquisition.~~opinion ~~If the Acquisition~~ is ~~not~~incorporated ~~consummated~~by ~~for~~reference ~~any~~into ~~reason,~~ the ~~Company~~Registration ~~intends~~Statement ~~to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility~~ and ~~term~~is ~~loan~~filed ~~facility,~~as ~~with~~Exhibit ~~any remaining proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes~~23.1.

The ~~Offering~~Notes ~~was~~and ~~made~~the Guarantees were issued pursuant to aan ~~prospectus supplement~~indenture, dated as of February 2416, ~~2026,~~2023 to (the ~~prospectus~~“Base ~~dated February 2~~Indenture”), ~~2026~~among the Company, ~~that~~the ~~forms~~Guarantor aand ~~part~~U.S. ofBank ~~the~~Trust Company, ~~and~~National ~~the~~Association, ~~Guarantor’s~~as ~~automatic~~trustee ~~shelf~~(the ~~registration~~“Trustee”), ~~statement~~as onsupplemented ~~Form~~by ~~S-3ASR~~the ~~(File~~third ~~Nos.~~supplemental ~~333-293127~~indenture, ~~and~~dated ~~333-293127-01)~~March 3, ~~previously~~2026, ~~filed~~among ~~with~~the Company, the ~~Securities~~Guarantor and ~~Exchange~~the ~~Commission.~~Trustee ~~The~~(the ~~Offering~~“Third isSupplemental ~~expected~~Indenture” ~~to close on March 3~~and, ~~2026,~~together ~~subject~~with tothe ~~satisfaction~~Base ofIndenture, ~~customary~~the ~~closing conditions~~“Indenture”).

~~The~~Interest ~~foregoing~~on ~~description of~~ the ~~Underwriting~~Notes ~~Agreement~~is ~~does~~payable ~~not~~semi-annually ~~purport~~in toarrears beon ~~complete~~each March 3 and isSeptember 3, ~~subject~~commencing toon September 3, ~~and~~2026, isuntil ~~qualified~~maturity. inThe ~~its~~2031 ~~entirety~~Notes bywill ~~reference~~bear ~~to,~~interest ~~the~~at ~~full~~4.750% ~~text~~per ofannum ~~the~~and ~~Underwriting~~will ~~Agreement~~mature on March 3, ~~which~~2031. isThe ~~attached~~2036 ~~hereto~~Notes aswill ~~Exhibit 1~~bear interest at 5.1375% per annum and iswill ~~incorporated~~mature byon ~~reference~~March 3, ~~herein~~2036.

PAPrior ~~Consulting~~to ~~Shareholder~~(i) with ~~Vote~~respect to the 2031 Notes, February 3, 2031 (one month prior to the maturity date of the 2031 Notes) and (ii) with respect to the 2036 Notes, December 3, 2035 (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2036 Notes) (each such date, a “Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the applicable redemption prices calculated by the Company (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes being redeemed, assuming that such Notes matured on the Par Call Date, discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture) plus (i) with respect to the 2031 Notes, 20 basis points and (ii) with respect to the 2036 Notes, 25 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to the redemption date, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

AsIn ~~previously disclosed~~addition, onat ~~January 2,~~any ~~2026,~~time ~~the~~and ~~Company~~from ~~entered~~time ~~into~~to antime ~~Implementation~~on ~~Deed~~or ~~with~~after ~~Jacobs~~the UKapplicable ~~Holdings~~Par ~~Limited~~Call Date, athe ~~company~~Company ~~incorporated~~may inredeem ~~England~~each ~~and~~series ~~Wales and a subsidiary~~ of ~~the Company (the “Purchaser”)~~Notes, PAat ~~Consulting~~its ~~Group Limited~~option, ain ~~company~~whole ~~incorporated~~or in ~~England and Wales (“PA Consulting”)~~part, ~~and~~at ~~certain~~a ~~other~~redemption ~~parties.~~price ~~Pursuant~~equal to ~~the~~100% ~~Implementation~~of ~~Deed and certain related agreements, and subject to~~ the ~~terms~~principal ~~and~~amount ~~conditions~~of ~~thereof,~~ the ~~Purchaser~~Notes ~~agreed~~ to ~~acquire~~be ~~from~~redeemed, ~~shareholders~~plus ofaccrued ~~PA Consulting other than the Company~~ and ~~its~~unpaid ~~affiliates~~interest ~~(the~~on ~~“PA Shareholders”) all of~~ the ~~remaining~~Notes, ~~issued~~if share capital of PA Consulting owned by the PA Shareholders (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition is primarily being implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (the “Scheme”)any, ~~which is subject~~ to ~~the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions~~, ~~including~~but ~~the approval of the Scheme by a majority in number~~excluding, ~~representing at least 75 percent in value, of~~ the PAredemption ~~Shareholders actually voting~~date.

OnThe ~~February 26,~~Notes ~~2026,~~are PAthe ~~Consulting~~Company’s ~~held~~senior aunsecured ~~shareholder~~obligations ~~meeting~~and will rank equally in ~~connection~~right of payment with all of the ~~Scheme~~Company’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, atrank ~~which~~senior ~~more~~in ~~than~~right ~~97%~~of payment to all of ~~voting~~the ~~shareholders—representing~~Company’s ~~over~~future ~~99%~~subordinated indebtedness and be subordinated to all of ~~share~~the ~~value—voted~~Company’s infuture ~~support~~secured indebtedness, if any, and liabilities of its subsidiaries that do not guarantee the ~~Acquisition~~Notes. The Guarantees will be the Guarantor’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured

To indebtedness, ~~complete~~rank ~~the~~senior ~~Acquisition,~~in ~~remaining~~right ~~conditions~~of ~~include~~payment ~~(among~~to ~~other~~all ~~matters)~~of ~~(i)~~ the ~~sanction~~Guarantor’s future subordinated indebtedness and be subordinated to all of the ~~High~~Guarantor’s ~~Court~~future ofsecured ~~Justice~~indebtedness, inif ~~England~~any, and ~~Wales~~liabilities of its subsidiaries. The Guarantees by the Guarantor will automatically and ~~(ii)~~ unconditionally be released, without the ~~approval~~consent of the UKTrustee ~~Secretary~~or the holders of ~~State~~the ~~exercising~~Notes, ~~authority~~under certain circumstances, including, among other things, if the combined outstanding principal amount of the Guarantor’s 5.900% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2033 and 6.350% Senior Notes due 2028 is equal to or less than $300,000,000 in the aggregate and the guarantees of the Guarantor under the UKCompany’s ~~National~~revolving ~~Security~~credit facility and ~~Investment~~term ~~Act~~loan ~~2021~~facility are released or will be concurrently released with the Guarantees.

~~Cautionary~~The ~~Statement~~Indenture ~~Regarding~~contains ~~Forward-Looking~~covenants ~~Statements~~that limit the Company and the Guarantor’s ability to, among other things, incur certain indebtedness secured by liens, engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all of their respective assets. Subject to certain limitations, in the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control and (2) a downgrade of the Notes below investment grade rating by both Moody’s Investors’ Services, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services within a specified time period, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase.

~~This~~The ~~Current~~foregoing ~~Report~~description onof ~~Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within~~ the ~~meaning~~issuance of the ~~federal~~Notes ~~securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the expected timing~~ and ~~completion of~~ the ~~Acquisition~~Guarantees and the ~~satisfaction~~terms ofthereof ~~remaining~~does ~~conditions~~not purport to ~~closing,~~be ~~including~~complete ~~statements~~and ~~regarding~~is ~~(i) the~~qualified ~~sanction~~in ofits ~~the~~entirety ~~High~~by ~~Court~~reference ofto ~~Justice~~the inBase ~~England~~Indenture and ~~Wales and (ii)~~ the ~~approval~~Third ofSupplemental ~~the~~Indenture, UKattached ~~Secretary~~hereto ofas ~~State~~Exhibits ~~exercising~~4.1 ~~authority under the UK National Security~~ and ~~Investment Act 2021~~4.2, ~~Forward-looking~~respectively, ~~statements are based on current expectations~~ and ~~assumptions~~incorporated ~~that~~herein ~~are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied~~ by ~~such statements~~reference. ~~Risks~~The ~~and~~form ~~uncertainties~~of ~~include,~~Notes among other things, the possibility that conditions to the Acquisition may not be satisfied or waived on the expected timeline or at all; that required governmental or regulatory approvals may not be obtained, or may be obtained subject to conditions; that the Court may not sanction the Scheme; and ~~other risks described in~~ the ~~Company’s~~form ~~Annual~~of ~~Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 26~~Guarantees, ~~2025,~~which ~~Quarterly~~are ~~Report~~included onas ~~Form~~part ~~10-Q~~of ~~for~~ the ~~quarterly~~Third ~~period~~Supplemental ~~ended December 26~~Indenture, ~~2025~~are ~~and~~filed inas ~~the~~Exhibits ~~Company’s~~4.3 ~~subsequent filings with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange Commission~~4. ~~The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements~~4, ~~except~~and asare ~~required~~incorporated herein by ~~law~~reference.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

Information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and BofA Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
4.1		Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2023, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2023).
4.2		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2026, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Trustee.
4.3		Form of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, including the related Guarantee (included as part of Exhibit 4.2).
4.4		Form of the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036, including the related Guarantee (included as part of Exhibit 4.2).
5.1		Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP regarding the validity of the Notes and the Guarantees.
23.1		Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Jacobs Solutions Inc.

Dated: February 26, 2026

Dated: March 3, 2026

/s/ Venk Nathamuni

Venk Nathamuni

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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