Stocks · Industrials · Consulting Services
FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN
$136.40 -3.75% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $3.77B
Inexpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 22, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 16.9× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- The diluted share count fell 5.2% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
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.
Growth74Positive
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 47%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 43%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 7%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 37%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 47%
Quality69Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 27%
- Gross marginTop 41%
- Operating marginTop 40%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 45%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 49%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 39%
- Interest coverTop 23%
Value96Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 12%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 7%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 24%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 29%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 6%
Momentum23Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 34%
- 6-month returnBottom 12%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 29%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions38Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 31%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 43%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 46%
Stability80Strong
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 24%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 36%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 2%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 39%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 5.6% | 7.1% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 15.0% | 13.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 31.6% | 31.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 9.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 2.9% | 10.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 7.1% | 5.6% | ↑ | Bottom 47% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 13.9% | 15.0% | ↓ | Top 43% |
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 31.6% | ↑ | Top 41% |
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 9.5% | ↑ | Top 40% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 6.8% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 10.6% | 2.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 9.8% | — | Top 27% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.7% | — | Top 37% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.60×
- 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.
- 1.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -3.9 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.61×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 11.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 22.34%
- Shareholder yield
- 22.34%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -5.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -3.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +13.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -3.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $174.50
- Target vs current price
- +27.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 13
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 54%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | -0.5% | -3.7% | -10.1% | -10.9% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -10.0% | -0.0% | -10.2% | -13.6% | -9.7% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +28.1% | +5.1% | +3.1% | +5.4% | -4.2% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | +34.7% | -1.3% | +8.3% | +4.9% | +14.3% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | +13.9% | +3.5% | +2.1% | +0.5% | -9.5% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | +27.9% | -3.9% | -1.3% | -1.8% | -3.5% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | -9.8% | -14.3% | -13.7% | -13.2% | -13.1% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | -10.2% | -12.3% | -12.5% | -13.3% | -15.9% |
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 | $2.16 | $2.17 | -0.5% | $993.5M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.90 | $2.11 | -10.0% | $983.3M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $1.78 | $1.39 | +28.1% | $990.7M |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $2.60 | $1.93 | +34.7% | $956.2M |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $2.13 | $1.87 | +13.9% | $943.7M |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $2.29 | $1.79 | +27.9% | $898.3M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $1.56 | $1.73 | -9.8% | $894.9M |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $1.85 | $2.06 | -10.2% | $926.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.9× | 23.1× | 0th | Top 12% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.5× | — | — | Top 24% |
| EV / Sales | 1.24× | — | — | Top 29% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 11.04% | — | — | Top 7% |
| Earnings yield | 5.93% | — | — | Top 12% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 19.6× – 32.0× 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
- -15.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +13.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -17.0%
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -8.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -16.0%
- RSI (14)
- 41.5
- Relative volume
- 0.93×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.4%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 56th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.23
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.13
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -43.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Sep 24, 2026 | -43.5% | 485 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Oct 27, 2022 | -24.1% | 77 days | 92 days (Mar 13, 2023) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | -19.3% | 48 days | 170 days (Oct 16, 2024) |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 | -15.5% | 13 days | 53 days (Jan 15, 2021) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | -15.3% | 21 days | 114 days (Oct 26, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $3.77B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $8.09
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.92B
- 52-week range
- $129.12 – $189.30
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.78B | $3.03B | $3.49B | $3.70B | $3.79B |
| Gross profit | $860.7M | $962.9M | $1.14B | $1.18B | $1.22B |
| Operating income | $312.0M | $303.9M | $377.6M | $347.4M | $414.4M |
| Net income | $235.0M | $235.5M | $274.9M | $280.1M | $270.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.65 | $6.58 | $7.71 | $7.81 | $8.24 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $926.0M | $894.9M | $898.3M | $943.7M | $956.2M | $990.7M | $983.3M | $993.5M |
| Net income | $66.5M | $49.7M | $61.8M | $71.7M | $82.8M | $54.5M | $57.6M | $57.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.85 | $1.38 | $1.74 | $2.13 | $2.60 | $1.78 | $1.90 | $1.81 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $355.5M | $188.8M | $224.5M | $395.1M | $152.1M |
| Capital expenditure | -$68.7M | -$53.3M | -$49.5M | $2.6M | $4.5M |
| Free cash flow | $286.8M | $135.5M | $175.0M | $397.7M | $156.6M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | -$46.1M | -$85.4M | -$21.0M | $670,000 | -$857.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $163.7M
- Total assets
- $3.53B
- Total liabilities
- $2.20B
- Total debt
- $1.27B
- Net debt
- $1.10B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.33B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1990 | $0.23 | Nov 10, 1990 |
| Jul 16, 1990 | $0.23 | Aug 10, 1990 |
| Apr 12, 1990 | $0.21 | May 10, 1990 |
| Jan 16, 1990 | $0.21 | Feb 10, 1990 |
| Oct 16, 1989 | $0.21 | Nov 10, 1989 |
| Jul 14, 1989 | $0.19 | Aug 10, 1989 |
| Mar 31, 1989 | $0.19 | May 10, 1989 |
| Oct 4, 1988 | $0.16 | Nov 10, 1988 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,026,452
- Days to cover
- 9.33
- Change vs previous report
- +5.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 5, 2003
- 3-for-2
- Jan 17, 2002
- 3-for-2