Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The business services provider reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.28, FiscalAI reports. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 76.71%. The firm had revenue of $2.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.81 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.49 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Booz Allen Hamilton updated its FY 2027 guidance to 6.500-6.700 EPS.
Here are the key takeaways from Booz Allen Hamilton’s conference call:
- National security demand remains strong: Excluding lower billable expenses, national security revenue grew 6% year over year, while funded national security backlog increased 10% and the pipeline grew more than 20%. Management expects national security growth to accelerate in the second half.
- Civil remains a material headwind: Civil revenue declined 15% year over year in the second quarter, primarily due to smaller recompetes and delayed program starts. Management expects the decline to moderate, but now projects a low-double-digit civil decline for the full fiscal year.
- Profitability and cash-flow guidance improved: Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 11.3%, adjusted EPS rose 18% to $1.76, and free cash flow was $263 million in the quarter. The company raised its fiscal 2027 adjusted EBITDA floor, EPS guidance to $6.50–$6.70, and free-cash-flow outlook to $850–$925 million.
- Cyber and defense technology are strategic growth vectors: Booz Allen is investing in agentic cybersecurity products, including the Vellox suite and Guile, which management says reduced attack success rates by more than 95% in testing. The Ultra Mission Solutions acquisition adds defense-tech products and is expected to support double-digit growth with margins above 20%, although integration is still in its early stages.
- Management expects gradual margin expansion: A growing mix of fixed-price and outcome-based contracts, productized intellectual property, and greater use of AI are expected to allow profit to grow faster than revenue over the next several years. Near-term margins may decline in the second half because of seasonality, lower civil volumes, and planned investment spending.
Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance
Shares of BAH traded down $3.40 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $75.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 985,466 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,055,023. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.26. Booz Allen Hamilton has a one year low of $59.50 and a one year high of $109.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.37. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $73.64.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on BAH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $74.00 to $65.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $82.00 to $77.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $90.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.62.
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Booz Allen Hamilton News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Booz Allen Hamilton this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Fiscal second-quarter adjusted EPS was $1.76, above the consensus estimate of $1.48 and up from $1.49 a year earlier. Booz Allen Hamilton Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Booz Allen raised fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.50-$6.70, above the $6.34 analyst consensus, while setting revenue guidance at $11.3 billion-$11.6 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton Fiscal 2027 EPS Guidance
- Positive Sentiment: Total backlog increased 1.9% year over year to approximately $41 billion, and quarterly book-to-bill was 1.5x, suggesting continued demand visibility. National Security revenue also edged higher. Booz Allen Q2 Revenue and Backlog Update
- Positive Sentiment: ICE expanded Booz Allen’s analytics contract by $5.9 million to target overseas scam networks, adding a modest near-term contract win. ICE Expands Booz Allen Analytics Contract
- Neutral Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share, payable December 4, 2026.
- Negative Sentiment: Quarterly revenue totaled $2.78 billion, below the $2.81 billion estimate and down 3.9% year over year. Civil and Commercial revenue declined sharply to $702 million from $827 million, offsetting growth in National Security. Booz Allen Q2 Earnings and Revenue
Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a management and technology consulting company that provides services primarily to governments, defense and intelligence organizations, and commercial clients. The company helps organizations address complex challenges involving strategy, technology modernization, cybersecurity, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, engineering, and mission operations.
Its government-related work spans defense, national security, intelligence, civil government, and health markets.
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