AECOM (ACM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is a global infrastructure consulting firm that provides professional services across the project lifecycle. Its activities include planning, design, engineering, architecture, program and construction management, environmental services, and operations support.

The company serves public- and private-sector clients in areas such as transportation, water, buildings, energy, environmental remediation, and government infrastructure. Its work includes roads and transit systems, airports, water and wastewater facilities, commercial and civic buildings, and large-scale urban development programs.

AECOM operates internationally, serving clients across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and other global markets. The company traces its origins to 1990 and adopted the AECOM name to reflect its focus on architecture, engineering, construction, operations, and management. It became a publicly traded company in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.39 to $59.99
• 50-Day Range: $58.56 to $75.91
• 52-Week Range: $56.39 to $135.52
• Volume: 737,999 shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.41
• Dividend Yield: 2.15%
• Price Target: $87.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AECOM Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AECOM scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 653 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 2.54, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AECOM has a consensus price target of $87.42, representing about 54.7% upside from its current price of $56.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AECOM has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 50.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AECOM are expected to grow by 50.50% in the coming year, from $3.98 to $5.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AECOM is 25.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AECOM has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. 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 2.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.95% 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 4.09.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AECOM has recently increased by 10.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

AECOM pays a meaningful dividend of 2.08%, 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 20.70% next year. This indicates that AECOM will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

AECOM has a news sentiment score of 0.28. 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 6 news articles for AECOM this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for ACM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added AECOM to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% 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

• Record date for 7/17 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/14/2026
• 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: $87.42
• High Price Target: $151.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.41
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• 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: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $6.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.02
• Book Value: $20.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,700,000
• Free Float: 128,104,000
• Market Cap: $7.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93