AECOM (ACM)
Industrials · Infrastructure Engineering and Consulting · NYSE
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm that delivers complex engineering, construction, and design solutions for the world's most critical projects.
What AECOM does
AECOM is a global professional services firm that provides engineering, design, consulting, construction, and management services to public and private sector clients. The company operates across the entire project lifecycle, focusing on transportation, water, facilities, and environmental infrastructure projects.
Themes: infrastructure development, urbanization, environmental sustainability, public works investment
Fundamentals
- Price$59.46 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$7.7B as of 2026-08-07 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-55.2% 2025-10-08 close $132.64 → 2026-10-08 close $59.46
- P/E15.47 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+3.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+7.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+20.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.20 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.4% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.82 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-10 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.0%; pays a dividend.
How ACM compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginbottom 10% 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
ACM is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
41.3 #1140 of 1,379 scored · #196 of 238 in Industrials
Capital return 74th (net share count bought back over the year 2.3) and valuation 68th (price to earnings 15.5, price to book 3.5); weakest is trend (11th, over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 70.2 percentage points).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, ACM's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 24%, free-cash-flow payout 20%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout24% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout20% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How AECOM looks technically
AECOM (ACM) is trading 25.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 190 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 56.1% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 25.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -25.3% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $64.86 | $64.86 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $79.56 | $79.56 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 58.08. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a five-part sequence in leg 4. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 190 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 190 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 41.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($56.39 to $63.99) — its "stochastic" reading is 40 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 40.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $135.52 | $135.52 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 56.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -56.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 5.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +5.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 56.1% below its highest point of the past year | 56.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $135.52 (set on 2025-11-13) | $135.52 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($58.28 to $134.35), and it has recovered essentially none of its fall from last year’s high — 2% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $105.29 to $107.73. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 1.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 56.1% below its all-time high | -56.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 12.9% below a resistance level at $67.14 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-05-13, most recently on 2026-07-20. Since 2024-10-08 it has 0 such levels below the current price and 16 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +12.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.43 (set on 2008-10-24) | $14.43 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 312.1% above its all-time low | +312.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 59th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.17 between its high and its low — about 3.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.17 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $57.08 and $64.99 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $57.08 – $61.04 – $64.99 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 9.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (25.3% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 9.3 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.73× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.9% below the previous close 41 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 73.3 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.9% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 11.0 percentage points (the stock lost 10.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | -11.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 16.2 percentage points (the stock lost 12.4% while the market gained 3.8%) | -16.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 47.5 percentage points (the stock lost 30.0% while the market gained 17.5%) | -47.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 70.2 percentage points (the stock lost 55.2% while the market gained 15.0%) | -70.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.1% of the share price. | -11.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 22% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $76.06 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -21.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-10 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $64.20 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 43 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
ACM last closed at $59.46 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 0 prices below its last close and 16 above; the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $67.14 | Resistance | 12.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-05-13 to 2026-07-20 |
| $70.29 | Resistance | 18.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-16 to 2026-08-28 |
| $73.97 | Resistance | 24.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-04 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $58.08.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a five-part sequence in leg 4, which fails on a close above $60.35.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Stretched far below its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.46 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 12 analysts
- Mean price target$86.92 range $65.00 – $106.00; median $87.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ACM
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.59 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.59, on 2026-09-05, 31-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 6 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to project delays, cost overruns, and potential liabilities associated with complex infrastructure contracts.","Significant dependency on public sector funding and government budget allocations."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ACM's 10-Q filed 2026-08-11 against the prior one filed 2026-05-12.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-11) added the risk factor: 'our ability to successfully and timely perform our contractual obligations and to recover claims for additional contract costs; potential liquidated damages under our contracts;' (not present in older filing)
- Notes:
- Both source texts are truncated at 'Please review “Part II,' and no further text was provided for comparison.
- Only the visible portion of the MD&A section was compared.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing dated 2026-08-11 adds new disclosure regarding the Construction Management business: two projects with delays, an increase in estimated cost to complete, and significant claims for recovery of damages; states the company continues to work with project owners to resolve claims and that progress has been slower than anticipated.
- Newer filing dated 2026-08-11 adds disclosure that on one Construction Management project, an aggregate loss of $336.8 million was recorded, and the company may be required to make subsequent changes to estimates based on new information.
- Newer filing dated 2026-08-11 adds disclosure that any further significant delay in collection of claims could constrain capital allocation strategy regarding timing of stock repurchases.
- Removed:
- Older filing dated 2026-05-12 states in the Americas segment description: 'As previously announced, the strategic review of our construction management business has been completed, and we intend to continue to own and operate the business.' This sentence is absent from the newer filing.
- Older filing dated 2026-05-12 includes a table showing the percentage relationship of statement of operations items to revenue; this table is not present in the newer filing excerpt.
- Reworded:
- Stock repurchase authorization date reference changed from 'At March 31, 2026' (older filing) to 'At June 30, 2026' (newer filing).
- Reason the acquisitions accounting is not complete changed from 'as of March 31, 2026' (older filing) to 'as of June 30, 2026' (newer filing).
- Results of Operations comparison period changed from 'Three and six months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2025' (older filing) to 'Three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025' (newer filing).
- Consolidated results table periods changed from three and six months ended March 31 to three and nine months ended June 30, with correspondingly different financial figures.
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt appears truncated at 'Net (l' and does not include the full results of operations table, so some financial comparisons could not be fully assessed.
- The provided text labeled 'Risk Factors' contains broader MD&A content; comparison was limited to the text actually supplied.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-043 buys ($699391) · 0 sells — 3 buying insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-16. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding ACM as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 24,700,152
- Reported value $1,724,070,636
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ACM had 6,336,477 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ACM had 4.92% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.09 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,336,477
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.92%
- Prior settlement (shares) 5,749,820
- Reported change 10.2%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.09
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Jacobs Solutions (J)
- Fluor Corporation (FLR)
- WSP Global (WSP.TO)
- Parsons Corporation (PSN)
- KBR, Inc. (KBR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does AECOM (ACM) do?
AECOM is a global professional services firm that provides engineering, design, consulting, construction, and management services to public and private sector clients. The company operates across the entire project lifecycle, focusing on transportation, water, facilities, and environmental infrastructure projects.
What sector is AECOM (ACM) in?
AECOM (ACM) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Infrastructure Engineering and Consulting. It trades on NYSE.
Does ACM pay a dividend?
Yes — AECOM (ACM) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.00% (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are AECOM's (ACM) competitors?
Notable peers of AECOM (ACM) include Jacobs Solutions, Fluor Corporation, WSP Global, Parsons Corporation and KBR, Inc.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is AECOM (ACM) overbought or oversold right now?
AECOM (ACM) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ACM come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.