Stocks · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
ABM Industries Inc. ABM
$48.97 +1.05% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $2.87B
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Dec 16, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $2.77, up 50.5% year over year.
- Net debt is 4.0× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 81 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth66Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 42%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 22%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 5%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 46%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 27%
Quality36Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 49%
- Gross marginBottom 12%
- Operating marginBottom 35%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 21%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 21%
- Interest coverBottom 46%
Value95Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 14%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 8%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 20%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 5%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 43%
Momentum70Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 39%
- 6-month returnTop 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 48%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 6%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 27%
Revisions11Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 27%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 25%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 12%
Stability74Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 24%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 22%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 21%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 6.5% | 6.0% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 109.0% | 50.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 13.1% | 11.7% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 0.7% | 3.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.0% | 6.5% | ↓ | Bottom 42% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 50.5% | 109.0% | ↓ | Top 22% |
| Gross margin | 11.7% | 13.1% | ↓ | Bottom 12% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 3.0% | ↑ | Bottom 35% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.4% | 0.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% | — | Top 49% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.9% | — | Bottom 46% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.45×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -16.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.05×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 3.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 2.35%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 5.83%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.18%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -5.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -3.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 8, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -4.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 1 of 7
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $51.88
- Target vs current price
- +5.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 12
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 42%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | +3.0% | +7.5% | +5.4% | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | +2.3% | +6.7% | +15.7% | +11.3% | +16.9% |
| Mar 10, 2026 | -4.6% | -4.6% | -11.6% | -11.5% | -9.5% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | -19.3% | +5.5% | -8.7% | -1.5% | -16.3% |
| Sep 5, 2025 | -13.7% | +0.3% | -2.7% | -3.5% | -10.6% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | -0.1% | -9.1% | -9.6% | -5.9% | -4.9% |
| Mar 12, 2025 | +11.5% | -8.7% | -5.9% | -15.2% | +2.9% |
| Dec 18, 2024 | +3.4% | -8.4% | -7.4% | -3.3% | -14.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | $1.04 | $1.01 | +3.0% | $2.32B |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $0.90 | $0.88 | +2.3% | $2.29B |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $0.83 | $0.87 | -4.6% | $2.24B |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $0.88 | $1.09 | -19.3% | $2.30B |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $0.82 | $0.95 | -13.7% | $2.22B |
| Jun 6, 2025 | $0.86 | $0.86 | -0.1% | $2.11B |
| Mar 12, 2025 | $0.87 | $0.78 | +11.5% | $2.11B |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.90 | $0.87 | +3.4% | $2.18B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 17.7× | 16.5× | 52th | Top 14% |
| P/E (forward) | 12.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.6× | — | — | Top 20% |
| EV / Sales | 0.51× | — | — | Top 5% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.89% | — | — | Top 8% |
| Earnings yield | 5.66% | — | — | Top 14% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 10.9× – 40.1× since Jul 31, 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
- +4.7%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +50.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -30.3%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 81
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +1.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +11.2%
- RSI (14)
- 51.7
- Relative volume
- 0.65×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 24.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 26th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.74
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.38
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -3.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -36.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Mar 20, 2026 | -36.2% | 338 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Sep 27, 2022 | -29.3% | 108 days | 452 days (Jul 17, 2024) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | -27.2% | 167 days | 85 days (Apr 22, 2022) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024 | -14.2% | 7 days | 40 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | -12.6% | 10 days | 13 days (Feb 18, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.87B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.77
- Revenue (TTM)
- $9.15B
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
- 52-week range
- $36.96 – $51.29
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.23B | $7.81B | $8.10B | $8.36B | $8.75B |
| Gross profit | $970.4M | $1.05B | $1.13B | $1.12B | $1.02B |
| Operating income | $206.3M | $348.8M | $409.5M | $212.0M | $325.2M |
| Net income | $126.3M | $230.4M | $251.3M | $81.4M | $162.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.86 | $3.41 | $3.79 | $1.28 | $2.59 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.18B | $2.11B | $2.11B | $2.22B | $2.30B | $2.24B | $2.29B | $2.32B |
| Net income | -$11.7M | $43.6M | $42.2M | $41.8M | $34.8M | $38.8M | $43.1M | $49.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.19 | $0.69 | $0.67 | $0.67 | $0.56 | $0.64 | $0.73 | $0.84 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $314.3M | $20.4M | $243.3M | $226.7M | $234.4M |
| Capital expenditure | -$34.3M | -$50.8M | -$52.6M | -$59.4M | -$79.3M |
| Free cash flow | $280.0M | -$30.4M | $190.7M | $167.3M | $155.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$51.0M | -$51.9M | -$57.5M | -$56.5M | -$65.6M |
| Net share buybacks | -$8.1M | -$97.5M | -$138.1M | -$56.1M | -$122.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $110.5M
- Total assets
- $5.60B
- Total liabilities
- $3.81B
- Total debt
- $1.88B
- Net debt
- $1.77B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.79B
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 8, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.29 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $0.29 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $0.29 | May 4, 2026 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $0.29 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | $0.27 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | $0.27 | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $0.27 | May 5, 2025 |
| Jan 2, 2025 | $0.27 | Feb 3, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,014,393
- Days to cover
- 3.32
- Change vs previous report
- -9.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- May 7, 2002
- 2-for-1
- Aug 6, 1996
- 2-for-1
- Jul 31, 1992
- 2-for-1
- Apr 10, 1989
- 5-for-4
- Feb 4, 1983
- 3-for-2