Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)
Industrials · IT and management consulting services for government · NYSE
A leading provider of high-end consulting, digital integration, and cybersecurity services primarily for the United States national security and defense sectors.
What Booz Allen Hamilton does
Booz Allen Hamilton is a technology and management consulting firm primarily serving the US federal government, including intelligence, defense, and civilian agencies. The company provides expertise in digital integration, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and mission-critical IT infrastructure. It specializes in modernizing government systems and addressing complex, sensitive national security challenges.
Themes: national security / defense technology, cybersecurity services, AI for government mission support, cloud and digital transformation, US government IT contracting
Fundamentals
- Price$77.05 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$9.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-29.3% 2025-08-21 close $108.97 → 2026-08-21 close $77.05
- P/E12.12 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+7.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+53.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+71.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity3.27 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-7.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.36 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-24 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.5%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How BAH compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2026
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
BAH is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
43.3 #726 of 987 scored · #140 of 197 in Industrials
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and profitability 61st (return on equity 71.9%, operating margin 9.5%); weakest is long-term trend (25th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day).
Short-term score
57.1 #364 of 1,704 scored · #48 of 283 in Industrials
Trend 62nd: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; momentum 61st: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is volume and participation 45th: trading volume is unusually light — only about 43% of its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 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 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, BAH's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 32%, free-cash-flow payout 29%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout32% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout29% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (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 Booz Allen Hamilton looks technically
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) is trading 3.1% 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 406 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 31.3% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 43% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -3.1% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $69.31 | $69.31 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $79.54 | $79.54 |
| 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 high 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 five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 80.345. 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 three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 406 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 406 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with buyers in control | 30.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 58.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($70.56 to $80.40) — its "stochastic" reading is 66 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 slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 66.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 32 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $112.22 | $112.22 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 31.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -31.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 29.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +29.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 31.3% below its highest point of the past year | 31.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 41 trading days ago | 41 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $190.48 (set on 2024-11-06) | $190.48 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($59.71 to $110.77), and it has recovered roughly a third of its fall from last year’s high — 34% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $91.27 to $92.90. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 34.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 59.5% below its all-time high | -59.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% above a support level at $75.88 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-03-16, most recently on 2026-07-24. Since 2024-08-21 it has 1 such level below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $11.85 (set on 2012-09-04) | $11.85 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 550.2% above its all-time low | +550.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 60th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.88 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 | $2.88 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $68.21 and $81.13 — 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 | $68.21 – $74.67 – $81.13 |
| 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 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (3.1% 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 | 0.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 43% of its 30-day average | 0.43× |
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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 |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.3% above the previous close 20 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 65.87 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +6.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap down opened on 2026-07-14 has been "filled" 28 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 28 sessions ago |
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 beat the market by 18.3 percentage points (the stock gained 20.7% while the market gained 2.3%) | +18.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.2 percentage points (the stock gained 0.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | -2.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.3 percentage points (the stock lost 0.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -11.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 49.8 percentage points (the stock lost 29.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | -49.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 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, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 7.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.6% of the share price. | +7.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $77.55 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-24 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $74.17 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 21 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
BAH last closed at $77.05 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 1 price below its last close and 13 above; the nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $75.88 | Support | 1.5% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-16 to 2026-07-24 |
| $79.86 | Resistance | 3.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-11-21 to 2026-08-11 |
| $82.02 | Resistance | 6.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-30 to 2026-03-20 |
| $83.91 | Resistance | 8.9% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-02 to 2026-06-01 |
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 five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $80.34.
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.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $40.12 and $55.48 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $80.34.
This reading has stood for 5 trading days, since 2026-08-17.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
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 out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · lagging the market · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.86 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 12 analysts
- Mean price target$85.58 range $68.00 – $140.00; median $79.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. 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 BAH
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.55 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
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)
["High dependence on US federal government contract awards and budget appropriations.","Cybersecurity risks and potential data breaches related to sensitive government systems and information.","Risks associated with developing complex technologies that may contain undiscovered vulnerabilities or errors."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of BAH's 10-Q filed 2026-01-23 against the prior one filed 2025-10-24.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Notes:
- Both text excerpts are identical; the provided sections appear to be truncated at the same point ('and under Part II, "') and contain no discernible differences between the two filings
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-01-23) includes nine months ended December 31, 2025 comparative data in Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income, and Cash Flows
- Newer filing includes Q3 2025 data (three months ended December 31, 2025) in financial statements
- Balance sheet dated December 31, 2025 in newer filing versus September 30, 2025 in older filing
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-10-24) included six months ended September 30, 2025 in Statements of Operations and Cash Flows
- Older filing included three months ended September 30, 2025 data
- Balance sheet dated September 30, 2025 removed in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Risk Factors page reference changed from page 25 in older filing to page 26 in newer filing
- Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities page reference changed from page 25 to page 26
- Defaults Upon Senior Securities page reference changed from page 25 to page 26
- Mine Safety Disclosures page reference changed from page 25 to page 26
- Other Information page reference changed from page 25 to page 26
- Exhibits page reference changed from page 26 to page 27
- Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) line item caption changed from 'Accumulated other comprehensive income' to 'Accumulated other comprehensive loss' in stockholders' equity section
- Notes:
- This comparison covers primarily the table of contents and financial statements sections; the Risk Factors section content itself is not substantively detailed in either filing excerpt provided
- Numerical changes in financial data reflect different reporting periods (nine months vs. six months, December 31 vs. September 30) rather than substantive revisions to prior period data
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)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($36544) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($36544) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($36544) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-13. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about BAH's insider activity →
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.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 3 matched disclosures for BAH from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding BAH as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 18,083,293
- Reported value $1,411,039,304
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 1 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.
Short interest (FINRA)
BAH had 8,340,606 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
BAH had 6.93% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.02 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 8,340,606
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.93%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,078,116
- Reported change -8.12%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.02
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 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
- Leidos (LDOS)
- CACI International (CACI)
- Science Applications International Corp (SAIC)
- General Dynamics (GD)
- Northrop Grumman (NOC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) do?
Booz Allen Hamilton is a technology and management consulting firm primarily serving the US federal government, including intelligence, defense, and civilian agencies. The company provides expertise in digital integration, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and mission-critical IT infrastructure. It specializes in modernizing government systems and addressing complex, sensitive national security challenges.
What sector is Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) in?
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is IT and management consulting services for government. It trades on NYSE.
Does BAH pay a dividend?
Yes — Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.47% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Booz Allen Hamilton's (BAH) competitors?
Notable peers of Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) include Leidos, CACI International, Science Applications International Corp, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in BAH?
Yes — we hold 3 matched STOCK Act disclosures for BAH from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) overbought or oversold right now?
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 59, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on BAH come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; 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: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.