Stocks · Financial Services · Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management AAMI
$94.17 +0.12% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $3.36B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 33.3× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the highest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Over the past year the stock returned +103.7%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 88.6 percentage points.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $706.4M, up 31.3% from a year earlier, accelerating from 23.4% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth63Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 13%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 48%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 12%
Quality76Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 1%
- Operating marginTop 34%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 27%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 6%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 46%
- Interest coverTop 14%
Value23Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 31%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 27%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 45%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 24%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 2%
Momentum100Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 1%
- 6-month returnTop 2%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 1%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 20%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 11%
Revisions21Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 29%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 42%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 3%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 4%
Stability30Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 29%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 42%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 8%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 46%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 23.4% | 31.3% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -2.5% | 17.9% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 45.6% | 112.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 26.0% | 27.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 9.8% | 6.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 31.3% | 23.4% | ↑ | Top 13% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 17.9% | -2.5% | ↑ | Bottom 48% |
| Gross margin | 112.5% | 45.6% | ↑ | Top 1% |
| Operating margin | 27.8% | 26.0% | ↑ | Top 34% |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 16.6% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.2% | 9.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 24.6% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 12.5% | — | Bottom 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.59×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 4.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +31.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.97×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 10.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.13%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.62%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.75%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +9.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $86.33
- Target vs current price
- -8.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 0%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +26.7% | +3.9% | +13.1% | +18.3% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +11.7% | +3.5% | +4.3% | +11.7% | +27.3% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | -4.3% | -7.6% | -1.1% | +1.7% | +24.7% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +4.1% | +0.9% | -11.5% | -8.3% | +12.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +23.1% | +5.4% | +15.5% | +27.7% | +18.9% |
| May 1, 2025 | +13.7% | +4.7% | +7.2% | +11.5% | +48.0% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | +26.2% | +4.3% | +4.3% | +0.0% | +15.3% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +13.5% | +0.1% | +13.4% | +18.4% | -3.9% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $1.33 | $1.05 | +26.7% | $183.2M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.05 | $0.94 | +11.7% | $165.0M |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $1.32 | $1.38 | -4.3% | $169.7M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.76 | $0.73 | +4.1% | $144.2M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.64 | $0.52 | +23.1% | $139.5M |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.54 | $0.48 | +13.7% | $119.9M |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.03 | +26.2% | $167.8M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.59 | $0.52 | +13.5% | $123.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 33.3× | 11.8× | 100th | Bottom 31% |
| P/E (forward) | 17.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.9× | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| EV / Sales | 5.02× | — | — | Bottom 24% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.30% | — | — | Bottom 27% |
| Earnings yield | 3.01% | — | — | Bottom 31% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 2.2× – 32.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +103.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +17.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +120.4%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 13
- Days above the 200-day average
- 365
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +3.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +35.6%
- RSI (14)
- 57.0
- Relative volume
- 0.91×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 29.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 23th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.40
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.60
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -3.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -26.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -51.5% | 221 days | 540 days (Nov 22, 2024) |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 | -26.6% | 82 days | 45 days (Jun 10, 2025) |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | -18.2% | 56 days | 36 days (Jan 9, 2026) |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | -15.7% | 5 days | 13 days (Jul 15, 2026) |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | -15.4% | 26 days | 28 days (Apr 8, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.36B
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.83
- Revenue (TTM)
- $706.4M
- Dividend yield
- 0.33%
- 52-week range
- $41.47 – $98.52
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $523.8M | $417.2M | $426.6M | $505.6M | $594.3M |
| Gross profit | $239.2M | $257.6M | $205.9M | $239.2M | $552.0M |
| Operating income | $145.8M | $167.9M | $106.0M | $135.5M | $162.7M |
| Net income | $828.4M | $100.6M | $65.8M | $85.0M | $80.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $10.29 | $2.33 | $1.55 | $2.22 | $2.21 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $123.1M | $167.8M | $119.9M | $127.4M | $144.2M | $202.8M | $167.1M | $192.3M |
| Net income | $16.9M | $42.5M | $20.1M | $10.1M | $15.1M | $34.7M | $24.3M | $27.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.45 | $1.13 | $0.54 | $0.28 | $0.42 | $0.97 | $0.68 | $0.76 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$11.5M | $116.8M | $68.3M | $55.8M | $192.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$15.1M | -$16.1M | -$13.8M | -$9.9M | -$11.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$26.6M | $100.7M | $54.5M | $45.9M | $180.7M |
| Dividends paid | -$2.9M | -$1.2M | -$2.0M | -$1.5M | -$1.5M |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.12B | -$103.2M | -$3.3M | -$96.6M | -$48.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $64.6M
- Total assets
- $856.9M
- Total liabilities
- $723.7M
- Total debt
- $257.5M
- Net debt
- $192.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $92.0M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | $0.10 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $0.10 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.10 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.01 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | $0.01 | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.01 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.01 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.01 | Dec 27, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 1,071,734
- Days to cover
- 2.03
- Change vs previous report
- +26.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.