Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "J".
Shareholders
According to the records of our transfer agent, there were 2,264 shareholders of record as of November 13, 2024.
Dividend Policy
Our Board of Directors initiated a quarterly cash dividend program in fiscal 2017 under which we have paid, and intend to continue paying, regular quarterly dividends. The declaration, amount and timing of such dividends are subject to capital availability and determinations by our Board of Directors that cash dividends are in the best interest of our stockholders and are in compliance with all respective laws and applicable agreements. Our ability to pay dividends will depend upon, among other factors, our cash balances and potential future capital requirements for strategic transactions, including acquisitions, debt service requirements, results of operations, financial condition and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.
Share Repurchases
On January 16, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1.0 billion of the Company's common stock (the "2020 Repurchase Authorization"). The 2020 Repurchase Authorization expired on January 15, 2023.
On January 25, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an incremental share repurchase program of up to $1.0 billion of the Company's common stock, to expire on January 25, 2026 (the "2023 Repurchase Authorization"). At September 27, 2024, the Company had $472.2 million remaining under the 2023 Repurchase Authorization.
The following table summarizes repurchase activity under the 2023 Repurchase Authorization during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Per Share (1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased under the 2023 Repurchase Authorization | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the 2023 Repurchase Authorization | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 29, 2024 - July 26, 2024 | 43,000 | $140.26 | 43,000 | $522,421,482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 27, 2024 - August 23, 2024 | 129,949 | $146.34 | 129,949 | $503,405,377 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 24, 2024 - September 27, 2024 | 211,281 | $147.85 | 211,281 | $472,167,595 |
(1) Includes commissions paid and excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and calculated at the average price per share.
Our share repurchase programs do not obligate the Company to purchase any shares. Share repurchases may be executed through various means including, without limitation, accelerated share repurchases, open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, purchases pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan or otherwise. The authorization for the share repurchase programs may be terminated, increased or decreased by the Company’s Board of Directors in its discretion at any time. The timing, amount and manner of share repurchases may depend upon market conditions and economic circumstances, availability of investment opportunities, the availability and costs of financing, currency fluctuations, the market price of the Company's common stock, other uses of capital and other factors.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
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Performance Graph
The following graph and table show the changes over the five-year period ended September 27, 20241 in the value of $100 as of the close of market on September 27, 2019 in (1) the common stock of Jacobs Solutions Inc., (2) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and (3) the Standard & Poor's 1500 IT Consulting & Other Services Index.
The values of each investment are based on share price appreciation, with reinvestment of all dividends, provided any were paid. The investments are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period presented. The stock performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacobs Solutions Inc. | 100.00 | 102.46 | 147.60 | 122.14 | 154.89 | 181.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 | 100.00 | 115.15 | 149.70 | 126.54 | 153.89 | 209.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 1500 IT Consulting & Other Services | 100.00 | 102.74 | 139.27 | 113.51 | 134.59 | 177.69 |
1 The SpinCo Business began separately trading on September 30, 2024.
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