AECOM (ACM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm that provides professional services across the planning, design, engineering, construction, and management of complex projects. Its work supports transportation systems, buildings, water and wastewater infrastructure, energy facilities, environmental programs, and government and defense initiatives.

The company offers architecture and engineering, program and construction management, environmental consulting, planning, advisory, and asset-management services. AECOM works with public agencies, governments, and private-sector clients to develop and maintain infrastructure throughout its life cycle, from early feasibility and design through construction, operations, and renewal.

AECOM serves clients in markets around the world, with operations spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and other international regions. The company was formed in 1990 through the combination of several engineering and consulting businesses and expanded through acquisitions, including its 2014 acquisition of URS Corporation. Troy Rudd has served as AECOM’s chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.72 to $60.86
• 50-Day Range: $58.03 to $69.49
• 52-Week Range: $56.39 to $135.52
• Volume: 868,423 shs
• Average Volume: 1.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.17
• Dividend Yield: 2.05%
• Price Target: $80.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AECOM Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AECOM scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AECOM has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AECOM has a consensus price target of $80.73, representing about 33.4% upside from its current price of $60.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AECOM has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AECOM are expected to grow by 44.72% in the coming year, from $3.98 to $5.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 27.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 27.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AECOM has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AECOM has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.63% of the float of AECOM has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AECOM has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.25, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AECOM has recently decreased by 6.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

AECOM pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AECOM has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AECOM is 56.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AECOM will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.53% next year. This indicates that AECOM will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

AECOM has a news sentiment score of 0.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for AECOM this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for ACM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added AECOM to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AECOM insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.46% of the stock of AECOM is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.41% of the stock of AECOM is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACM
• CIK: 868857
• Web: www.aecom.com
• Phone: (972) 788-1000
• Fax: 213-593-8178
• Employees: 51,000
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AECOM: $80.73
• High Price Target: $103.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.20
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $561.77 million
• Net Margins: 1.87%
• Pretax Margin: 3.38%
• Return on Equity: 19.72%
• Return on Assets: 4.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.11
• Current Ratio: 1.06
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: $6.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.13
• Book Value: $20.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,700,000
• Free Float: 128,104,000
• Market Cap: $7.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93