DALLAS, Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC)
has been ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's 2019 World's Most
Admired Companies list in the engineering and construction
category. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives,
directors and financial analysts for identifying companies with the
strongest reputations within and across industries. Jacobs
previously ranked No. 5 among companies in the engineering and
construction industry in 2018.
"The Fortune number-one ranking is a tremendous tribute to our
employees – recognizing their leadership and focus in driving
excellence in every aspect of our business – while challenging the
status quo and delivering critical solutions for complex problems
around the world," said Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou.
Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list is the definitive
report card on corporate reputation. To compile the rankings,
corporate reputation and performance are measured against nine key
attributes: innovation, people management, use of corporate assets,
social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness,
long-term investment, quality of products and services and global
competitiveness. Jacobs' secured the No. 1 ranking through its
collective performance in each key attribute of reputation within
the industry.
Fortune collaborates with partner Korn
Ferry on this corporate reputation survey, which evaluates
approximately 1,500 companies, including the 1,000 largest U.S.
companies ranked by revenue and non-U.S. companies in the Fortune
Global 500® database with revenues of $10
billion or more. Korn Ferry
surveys 680 companies from 30 countries to select the 15 largest
for each international industry and the 10 largest for each U.S.
industry.
The complete list of 2019 World's Most Admired Companies,
including the methodology on the rankings, can be found in Fortune
magazine and online.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
For a description of some of the factors which may occur that could
cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements
please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2018, and in particular the
discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors,
3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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