Infra consulting firm AECOM's Q4 profit beats estimates on record margins

Reuters
Nov 18
Infra consulting firm AECOM's Q4 profit beats estimates on record margins

Overview

  • AECOM Q4 revenue misses analyst expectations, adjusted EPS beats estimates

  • Company reports record full-year margins and strong backlog growth

Outlook

  • AECOM sees fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS between $5.65 and $5.85

  • Company expects fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA between $1,265 mln and $1,305 mln

  • AECOM anticipates 6% to 8% organic NSR growth in fiscal 2026

Result Drivers

  • NSR GROWTH - Q4 NSR grew 8%, driven by 9% growth in Americas design business

  • RECORD MARGINS - Achieved record full-year margins, exceeding prior long-term guidance

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Miss

$4.18 bln

$4.31 bln (5 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$1.36

$1.34 (11 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$0.99

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$182 mln

$177.68 mln (8 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$132 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$329 mln

$325.28 mln (10 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted Operating Income

Slight Beat*

$299 mln

$296.51 mln (7 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income from Cont Ops

$149.30 mln

Q4 Operating Income

$237 mln

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AECOM is $145.50, about 9.3% above its November 17 closing price of $131.92

  • The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 20 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw538hcJa

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