MAXIMUS INC (MMS)
Industrials · Government IT services and business process outsourcing · NYSE
Mission-critical government benefits and eligibility administration software and services provider serving U.S. federal and state agencies.
What MAXIMUS INC does
MAXIMUS is a provider of mission-critical software and services to U.S. federal and state government agencies. The company designs, develops, and operates technology platforms and delivers business process services for government programs, including safety-net services (healthcare, welfare, child support enforcement) and federal agencies. MAXIMUS serves as a critical operational partner for government customers by managing eligibility, enrollment, benefits administration, and related administrative functions.
Themes: ["Government services outsourcing","Benefits and eligibility administration","Medicaid and safety-net programs","Federal and state government contracts","Business process services","Government technology platforms"]
Fundamentals
- Price$56.66 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-21.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E7.90 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+7.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+25.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+21.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.91 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-1.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.61 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.3%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Performance failures under government contracts could result in liquidated damages, penalties, and contract termination; reliance on a small number of significant contracts and customers creates concentration risk","Government budget cuts, legislative changes, and prolonged government shutdowns directly impact federal funding to state programs and federal procurement decisions","Cybersecurity incidents (company has disclosed prior incident) and system failures could expose confidential/protected information and impair ability to win new work; emerging technologies like AI/ML may disrupt existing business models"]
Competitors & peers
- Conduent
- DXC Technology (now Cotiviti/Cognizant divisions)
- IBM (government services)
- Accenture Federal Services
- CGI Group
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.