AECOM (ACM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AECOM is a multinational infrastructure consulting firm that provides a broad range of professional technical and management services. Its core offerings include architecture and engineering design, program and construction management, environmental remediation and consulting, and operations and maintenance support. The company works across the full project lifecycle from planning and design through construction and long‑term asset management.

AECOM serves public- and private-sector clients in major built-environment markets, including transportation (roads, bridges, rail, airports), water and wastewater systems, buildings and places, energy and power, and environmental services. Its service set typically encompasses feasibility studies, master planning, detailed engineering design, procurement support, construction supervision, and post-construction operations and maintenance, as well as specialized services such as remediation, resilience planning and sustainability consulting.

Headquartered in the United States, AECOM maintains a global footprint with operations across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia‑Pacific region. The firm has expanded its offerings and geographic reach over time through acquisitions and organic growth, positioning itself to deliver large, multidisciplinary infrastructure programs for governments, municipal agencies and private developers worldwide.

AECOM is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ACM. Its business model emphasizes integrated project delivery and technical expertise across multiple sectors, aiming to support clients on complex, large‑scale infrastructure and environmental challenges.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.45 to $72.58
• 50-Day Range: $69.95 to $94.06
• 52-Week Range: $67.64 to $135.52
• Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.56
• Dividend Yield: 1.74%
• Price Target: $116.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AECOM Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AECOM scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 101 stocks in the construction 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 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AECOM has a consensus price target of $116.00, representing about 63.2% upside from its current price of $71.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AECOM has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AECOM are expected to grow by 12.90% in the coming year, from $5.97 to $6.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AECOM has a PEG Ratio of 0.87. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AECOM has a P/B Ratio of 3.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.79% 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 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AECOM has recently increased by 10.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

AECOM pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, 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 32.38%. 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 18.40% next year. This indicates that AECOM will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

AECOM has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for AECOM this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for ACM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 136% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added AECOM to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of AECOM in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $401,050.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0044% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AECOM insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $401,050.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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

• Record date for 4/17 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/17 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: ENGINRG/R&D SVS
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACM
• CIK: 868857
• Web: www.aecom.com
• Phone: (213) 593-8100
• Fax: 213-593-8178
• Employees: 51,000
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AECOM: $116.00
• High Price Target: $151.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +63.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.90
• P/E Growth: 0.87
• Net Income: $561.77 million
• Net Margins: 3.16%
• Pretax Margin: 5.61%
• Return on Equity: 28.52%
• Return on Assets: 6.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $6.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.79
• Book Value: $19.26 per share
• Price / Book: 3.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,520,000
• Free Float: 127,932,000
• Market Cap: $9.13 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00