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Jabil

NYSE: JBL · USD

Jabil (JBL) Economic Moat Analysis—

Avantages concurrentiels, preuves datées et risques d’érosion.

Analyse à actualiser

Absent avantage concurrentiel

Jabil has customer-specific manufacturing relationships, repeat demand and global operating capabilities, but the disclosed manufacturing processes lack significant proprietary protection and competitors have already increased pricing pressure. These disclosures support a fragile competitive position rather than merely insufficient evidence. Customer integration creates some switching friction, but a durable moat or discretionary pricing power is not established. Improving operating results demonstrate execution, not a moat by themselves.

Switching costs

Dedicated customer equipment, personnel and engineering, together with lengthy production ramps, support current program-level switching friction. They do not establish durable customer lock-in.

Durabilité
Likely strongest during an established production program; the passages do not demonstrate protection across successive product generations.
Concurrents
Comparaison non établie
Risques d’érosion
Customers can evaluate internal manufacturing and alternative providers. Concentrated customers can exert bargaining power, and Jabil itself bears ramp-up investment and delay costs.
Ce qui invaliderait la thèse
The switching-friction thesis would fail if customers routinely transferred established programs quickly and cheaply, or Jabil repeatedly lost programs despite dedicated production investment.
Preuves (4) · Contre-preuves (5)

Cost advantage

Global production and centralized procurement provide useful operating capabilities. The claimed scale economies describe manufacturing outsourcing generally and do not demonstrate a Jabil-specific cost advantage over rivals.

Durabilité
The footprint is established, but similarly international and well-resourced competitors limit its defensibility.
Concurrents
Comparaison non établie
Risques d’érosion
Competitor purchasing power has increased pricing pressure. Limited process protection and negotiated materials adjustments constrain Jabil's ability to retain cost savings.
Ce qui invaliderait la thèse
A defensible cost-advantage thesis would require persistent, comparable evidence of lower delivered costs or better procurement economics. Equivalent rival capabilities or repeated price concessions would invalidate it.
Preuves (3) · Contre-preuves (5)

Évolution depuis la dernière analyse

  • Changed uncertain to none: explicit limited proprietary protection, established rival capabilities and realized competitive pricing pressure outweigh the candidate switching and scale advantages.
  • Added criterion-level assessments using actual operating results, contractual repricing provisions, granted incentives, executive vesting and adopted governance policies.

Limites de l’analyse

  • All evidence is issuer-supplied. General claims of competitiveness, customer savings and scale benefits are not comparative proof.
  • Competition passages identify generic provider categories and customer internal operations. Named stock-performance and compensation peers are not established as service-specific competitors; competitor arrays therefore remain empty.
  • Existing-customer revenue supports repeat demand indirectly; it does not establish retention rates, program transfer costs or exclusivity.
  • Actual product-price changes and achieved cost pass-through are not disclosed. Improving margins cannot isolate pricing from volume, mix, utilization or restructuring.
  • The supplied proxy establishes incentive terms and actual vesting, but does not provide sufficient beneficial-ownership detail to assess executives' total economic exposure.
  • Sources retain dateKind filed. The December 12, 2025 proxy's proposed elections and anticipated leadership changes are not treated as completed outcomes; the latest supplied operating period ends May 31, 2026.

Indicateurs financiers à confronter à la thèse

Ratios calculés à partir des publications annuelles. Une valeur manquante reste indisponible. Les graphiques détaillés sont accessibles dans les autres onglets.

Indicateurs financiers à confronter à la thèse
PériodeGross marginOperating marginROICFCF margin
20227.9%4.2%30.9%0.8%
20238.3%4.4%25.6%2.0%
20249.3%7.0%50.2%3.2%
20258.9%4.0%35.6%3.9%
20269.2%4.7%44.0%3.8%

Pouvoir de fixation des prix—

Données vérifiées insuffisantes pour attribuer un score.

Management—

Données vérifiées insuffisantes pour attribuer un score.

Sources et méthode

Analyse à actualiser · Mis à jour 19/10/2026 · Version 7

Interprétation IA fondée sur des extraits vérifiés. Les déclarations de l’entreprise et les limites de couverture restent explicites.

Méthode quality-scores-2 : six catégories de même poids. Le score global exige une couverture complète. Les données manquantes ne valent pas zéro. Les évaluations qualitatives sont des interprétations sourcées, pas des probabilités. 3/6 · 23/10/2026

Moat—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Pouvoir de fixation des prix—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Prévisibilité88

Five consecutive annual periods. Equal weights: nondeclining revenue frequency; revenue-growth volatility (5–40pp); positive FCF frequency; FCF-margin volatility (3–20pp). Stability indicator, not a growth forecast.

Nondeclining revenue years (%)
75.00
Revenue growth volatility (pp)
13.25
Positive FCF years (%)
100.00
FCF margin volatility (pp)
1.19

Solidité financière67

Equal-weight grades: debt/FCF (1–8x), net debt/earnings before interest and tax (0–5x), interest service (1–12x), current ratio (0.75–2x). Earnings use reported operating income, or reported pretax profit plus reported interest expense when operating income is unavailable. Interest service uses earnings/interest expense; if unavailable, it uses reported operating cash flow/cash interest paid, without relabeling cash paid as accrued expense. Nonpositive cash flow/earnings score 0 for their service component; reported zero interest with a positive numerator scores 100. Net cash scores 100 for net leverage. Missing disclosures remain unavailable. General nonfinancial-company rubric, not a credit rating; exceptional and nonoperating gains are not normalized out. IFRS finance-cost and cash-flow classifications retain their reported scope.

debtFcfGrade
79.15
netDebtEbitGrade
80.75
interestCoverageGrade
87.21
currentRatioGrade
19.44
Debt / FCF (x)
2.46
Net debt / operating income (x)
0.96
Current ratio (x)
0.99
cashInterestPaid
189.00
cashInterestCoverage
10.59

Allocation du capital100

Three-year equal-weight indicators: pretax return on average invested capital (0–25%; equity + debt − cash, each year and its prior year), share-count growth (0–5%, lower better), share-based cost/revenue (2–20%, lower better), consolidated FCF/net income (0–1x). Return uses reported operating income or, if unavailable, EBIT calculated from reported pretax profit plus reported interest expense; exceptional/nonoperating gains are not normalized out. Share-based cost uses the reported cash-flow add-back or, if absent, separately reported recognized compensation expense; the latter never becomes an FCF adjustment. Nonpositive net income scores 0 for cash conversion; absent income/FCF stays unavailable. Nonpositive invested capital has no defined return and remains unavailable. Does not establish acquisition quality or buyback timing.

3-year pre-tax operating return (%)
57.09
3-year average dilution (%)
-7.30
3-year average SBC / revenue (%)
0.35
cashConversionGrade
100.00

Qualité du management—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Preuves

Most of our business units serve a single customer, using dedicated production equipment, workers, supervisors, buyers, planners, and engineers to provide comprehensive, customized manufacturing solutions.

Business strategy / customer-centric business units · Dépôt 17/10/2025

The necessary process to begin manufacturing can be lengthy.

Risk factors / manufacturing ramp-up · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Because we make capital expenditures during this ramping-up process and do not receive payment until after we produce and ship the customer’s products, any delays or unanticipated costs in the ramping-up process have, and may again have, a significant adverse effect on our cash flows and our results of operations.

Risk factors / realized ramp-up cash-flow and operating effects · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Our business is highly competitive, and our manufacturing processes are generally not subject to significant proprietary protection.

Risk factors / competition and proprietary protection · Dépôt 17/10/2025

The significant purchasing power and market power of these competitors, many of which are large companies, has and could increase pricing and competitive pressures for us.

Risk factors / competitor purchasing power and pricing pressure · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Most of our competitors have international operations and significant financial resources and some have substantially greater manufacturing, research and development (R&D) and marketing resources.

Risk factors / competitor resources and international operations · Dépôt 17/10/2025

We also face competition from the manufacturing operations of our current and potential customers, who are continually evaluating the merits of manufacturing products internally against the advantages of outsourcing.

Business / competition from customers' manufacturing operations · Dépôt 17/10/2025

As of August 31, 2025, our workforce consists of talented and dedicated employees across approximately 100 locations in 30 countries.

Business / operating footprint · Dépôt 17/10/2025

We believe that our global footprint is strengthened by our centralized procurement process, which, when coupled with our single Enterprise Resource Planning system, provides our customers end-to-end supply chain visibility.

Business strategy / centralized procurement and enterprise system · Dépôt 17/10/2025

These cost advantages result from higher utilization of capacity and efficiencies of scale because of diversified product demand and, generally, a greater focus on the components of manufacturing cost.

Business / industry outsourcing scale economies · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Most of our significant long-term customer contracts permit quarterly or other periodic prospective adjustments to pricing based on decreases and increases in component prices and other factors; however, we could bear the risk of component price increases that occur between any such re-pricings or, if such re-pricing is not permitted, during the balance of the term of the particular customer contract.

Risk factors / contractual pricing adjustments · Dépôt 17/10/2025

AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in millions, except for per share data) (Unaudited) Three months ended Nine months ended May 31, 2026 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2025 Net revenue $ 8,751 $ 7,828 $ 25,338 $ 21,550 Cost of revenue 7,923 7,147 23,022 19,687 Gross profit 828 681 2,316 1,863 Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative 340 274 1,013 835 Research and development 9 7 23 22 Amortization of intangibles 23 17 65 45 Restructuring, severance and related charges 7 16 88 144 Loss (gain) from the divestiture of businesses 1 (45) 1 (45) Acquisition and divestiture related charges 3 9 24 17 Operating income 445 403 1,102 845 Loss on securities — 46 — 46 Other expense 28 30 88 74 Interest expense, net 51 37 128 112 Income before income tax 366 290 886 613 Income tax expense 91 68 243 174 Net income 275 222 643 439 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax — — (1) — Net income attributable to Jabil Inc.

Condensed consolidated statements of operations / three and nine months ended May 31, 2026 · Dépôt 30/06/2026

Specifically, the Intelligent Infrastructure segment net revenue increased 21% primarily due to: (i) a 10% increase in revenues from existing customers within our networking and communications business, (ii) a 8% increase in revenues from existing customers within our cloud and data center infrastructure business, and (iii) a 3% increase in revenues from existing customers within our capital equipment business.

MD&A / quarterly Intelligent Infrastructure existing-customer revenue · Dépôt 30/06/2026

The increase was partially offset by a 8% decrease in revenues from existing customers within our connected living business.

MD&A / quarterly connected living existing-customer revenue decline · Dépôt 30/06/2026

The Regulated Industries segment net revenue increased 6% primarily due to: (i) a 3% increase in revenues from existing customers within our automotive and transportation business, and (ii) a 3% increase in revenues from existing customers within our renewable energy infrastructure business.

MD&A / nine-month Regulated Industries existing-customer revenue · Dépôt 30/06/2026

For fiscal year 2025, the Company’s five largest customers accounted for approximately 36% of its net revenue and 87 customers accounted for approximately 90% of its net revenue.

Concentration of risk / fiscal 2025 customer concentration · Dépôt 17/10/2025

While we periodically negotiate cost of materials adjustments with our customers, rising component and material prices may negatively affect our margins.

MD&A / negotiated materials pricing adjustments · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Dividends and Share Repurchases Following is a summary of the dividends and share repurchases for the fiscal years indicated below (in millions): 44 Table of Contents Dividends Paid(1) Share Repurchases(2) Total Fiscal years 2016 – 2022 $ 381 $ 2,592 $ 2,973 Fiscal year 2023 $ 45 $ 487 $ 532 Fiscal year 2024 $ 42 $ 2,500 $ 2,542 Fiscal year 2025 $ 36 $ 1,000 $ 1,036 Total $ 504 $ 6,579 $ 7,083 (1)The difference between dividends declared and dividends paid is due to dividend equivalents for unvested restricted stock units that are paid at the time the awards vest.

Liquidity and capital resources / historical dividends and repurchases · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt Notes payable and long-term debt outstanding as of May 31, 2026, and August 31, 2025, are summarized below (in millions): Maturity Date May 31, 2026 August 31, 2025 3.950% Senior Notes Jan 12, 2028 $ 499 $ 499 3.600% Senior Notes Jan 15, 2030 498 498 3.000% Senior Notes Jan 15, 2031 595 595 1.700% Senior Notes(1) Apr 15, 2026 — 499 4.250% Senior Notes May 15, 2027 499 497 5.450% Senior Notes Feb 1, 2029 298 297 4.200% Senior Notes(1) Feb 1, 2029 497 — 4.750% Senior Notes(1) Feb 1, 2033 492 — Borrowings under credit facilities and other(2) Jun 18, 2030 — — Total notes payable and long-term debt 3,378 2,885 Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt 499 499 Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments $ 2,879 $ 2,386 (1)On January 23, 2026, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.200% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “4.200% Senior Notes”) and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “4.750% Senior Notes”) in an underwritten public offering.

Notes payable and long-term debt / balances and January 2026 issuance · Dépôt 30/06/2026

The following represents the stock-based compensation information as of the period indicated (in millions): May 31, 2026 Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense – restricted stock units $ 78 Remaining weighted-average period for restricted stock units expense 1.4 years Common Stock Outstanding The following represents the common stock outstanding for the periods indicated: Three months ended Nine months ended May 31, 2026 May 31, 2025 May 31, 2026 May 31, 2025 Common stock outstanding: Beginning balances 105,818,234 109,539,804 107,480,895 113,744,167 Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan 9 — 210,759 355,851 Vesting of restricted stock 2,517 938 1,104,276 1,089,969 Purchases of treasury stock under employee stock plans (603) (297) (315,712) (324,288) Treasury shares purchased (995,855) (2,221,608) (3,655,916) (7,546,862) Ending balances 104,824,302 107,318,837 104,824,302 107,318,837 12 Table of Contents Treasury Shares Purchased The Company repurchases shares of its common stock under share repurchase programs authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Stockholders' equity / actual issuance, vesting and treasury purchases · Dépôt 30/06/2026

As of May 31, 2026, we had approximately $1.4 billion in cash and cash equivalents, of which a significant portion was held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Liquidity and capital resources / May 31, 2026 cash · Dépôt 30/06/2026

In fiscal year 2025, we established threshold and target levels of corporate core operating income, corporate core operating income margin and corporate free cash flow that applied to annual cash incentives and established certain earnings per share growth targets over a three-year performance period required for performance-based equity awards to vest.

Compensation discussion / established fiscal 2025 incentive metrics · Dépôt 12/12/2025

We also granted equity awards that vest based on total stockholder return relative to the S&P Composite1500 Technology Hardware and Equipment Index for a three-year performance period.

Compensation discussion / granted relative-return equity awards · Dépôt 12/12/2025

Stock Awards Name Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) Value Realized on Vesting ($)(1) Dastoor 43,506 5,424,479 Mondello 227,376 28,337,598 Hebard 6,534 816,676 Borges 42,933 5,352,109 Priestley 19,303 2,907,876 (1) The value realized upon vesting is determined by multiplying the number of shares that vested by Jabil’s closing stock price per share on the day prior to the vesting date.

Stock vested in fiscal year 2025 / actual executive vesting · Dépôt 12/12/2025

The compensation program for our NEOs is composed of the following features, among others: • Our Compensation Committee is composed solely of independent directors.

Compensation matters / independent compensation committee · Dépôt 12/12/2025

Executive Sessions The independent directors of the Board meet at least once annually in executive session without management present.

Corporate governance / independent executive sessions · Dépôt 12/12/2025

Jabil Inc. 2026 Proxy Statement 13 Table of Contents Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions Policy Our Board of Directors has adopted a written policy governing the approval of related party transactions.

Corporate governance / adopted related-party transaction policy · Dépôt 12/12/2025

Cash Severance Policy for Executive Officers In October 2024, we adopted a cash severance policy (Severance Policy), which provides that we will not enter into any new employment agreement, severance agreement, or separation agreement with any executive officer, or establish any new severance plan or policy covering any executive officer, in each case that provides for “cash severance benefits” (as defined in the Severance Policy) exceeding 2.99 times the sum of the executive officer’s base salary plus target bonus, unless we seek stockholder ratification of such agreement, plan, or policy.

Compensation policies / adopted executive cash-severance policy · Dépôt 12/12/2025

In the event of a change in control, any award outstanding under the Equity Incentive Plan will become fully vested on the earlier of (i) the applicable vesting date under the original vesting schedule, (ii) the first anniversary of the date of the change in control if the grantee has remained as an employee, consultant or non-employee director, or (iii) the date the grantee is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason.

Compensation policies / change-in-control vesting · Dépôt 12/12/2025

Importantly, our stockholders already have the ability to call special meetings of stockholders and the ability to nominate director candidates through the Company’s proxy access bylaw—both of which provide stockholders with effective means to voice their views.

Board opposition to written-consent proposal / existing shareholder rights · Dépôt 12/12/2025

As a result of the transaction, the Company derecognized net assets of approximately $36 million and recorded a pre-tax loss of $97 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025.

Business divestitures / realized Italy disposal loss · Dépôt 30/06/2026

As part of the terms of the agreement, the Company also paid cash consideration of $63 million to the buyer.

Business divestitures / cash paid to Italy buyer · Dépôt 30/06/2026

The 2025 Restructuring Plan, totaling approximately $200 million in pre-tax restructuring and other related costs, was substantially complete as of November 30, 2025.

MD&A / substantially completed 2025 restructuring plan · Dépôt 30/06/2026

Charges recorded during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2024, related to costs associated with product quality liabilities.

MD&A / fiscal 2024 product-quality liability charges · Dépôt 17/10/2025

Historique des publications

Historique des publications
VersionMis à jourAvantage concurrentiel
723/10/2026none
622/10/2026none
519/10/2026none
418/10/2026none
318/10/2026none
218/10/2026uncertain
118/10/2026Indisponible

Sources

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