NYSE$ACM

AECOM · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

AECOM's Q1 2021 results reflected a successful positioning as a pure-play Professional Services business with higher margins.

AECOM reported strong first quarter results with a 140 basis point increase in the segment adjusted operating margin, resulting in 9% adjusted EBITDA growth and 35% adjusted EPS growth.

  • Successfully positioned AECOM as a pure-play Professional Services business.
  • Secured positions on additional key frameworks.
  • Clients are increasingly turning to AECOM to lead their ESG and sustainability initiatives.
  • Prioritized delivering more consistently phased free cash flow.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.31B

Previous: $3.24B+2.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.62

Previous: $0.46+34.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$30.9M

Previous: -$31.6M+2.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$4.77M

No prior period
Net Income

$26.1M

Previous: $40.6M-35.7%
Operating Income

$141M

Previous: $175M-19.3%
Gross Profit

$184M

Previous: $166M+11.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.04B

No prior period
Total Assets

$12.5B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$15.4M

Previous: $21.3M-27.7%

Revenue & EPS history

AECOM · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.31B

Q1 2021+2.4%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

AECOM · $3.36B total across 2 segments · Q1 2021

  • Americas
    $2.6B
  • International
    $756M

Forward guidance

AECOM expects to deliver more than $500 million of free cash flow between now and the end of September.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

34 / 68 earnings

Positive

+16.9%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-16.9%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+0.3%-10.3%-12.6%
Q1 2026+1.1%-14.0%-12.6%
Q4 2025-3.7%-21.5%-26.2%
Q2 2025+0.7%+2.4%+8.3%
Q1 2025+0.3%+3.2%-6.9%
Q4 2024+1.8%+8.8%+0.0%
Q3 2024+3.2%+9.5%+9.3%
Q2 2024-1.7%-1.8%-8.9%
Q1 2024-1.8%-0.8%-0.9%
Q4 2023+7.6%+8.3%+15.4%
Q3 2023-1.3%+2.2%-1.2%
Q2 2023-4.2%-6.6%-0.7%
Q1 2023+3.4%+2.5%+1.7%
Q4 2022+2.8%+2.9%+9.5%
Q3 2022+1.8%+7.0%+3.1%
Q2 2022-7.5%-6.5%-0.4%
Q1 2022+5.6%+4.6%+6.9%
Q4 2021+3.5%+3.2%+5.6%
Q3 2021-0.5%+1.7%+4.7%
Q2 2021-0.7%-3.3%-6.7%
Q1 2021-1.6%+3.0%+11.8%
Q4 2020+0.8%+1.5%-4.2%
Q3 2020+4.2%+3.4%+1.9%
Q2 2020+3.0%+5.1%+28.3%
Q1 2020-1.6%-2.3%+3.6%
Q4 2019-1.8%+0.4%+0.8%
Q3 2019+0.1%+1.4%+10.9%
Q2 2019+2.3%-0.5%+1.1%
Q1 2019-3.1%-7.2%-2.8%
Q4 2018-3.9%+0.7%-12.4%
Q3 2018-1.1%-2.0%-3.8%
Q2 2018-0.7%-3.7%-0.9%
Q1 2018+1.6%-3.5%+1.4%
Q4 2017-3.9%-2.4%+7.6%
Q3 2017+5.4%+3.0%+6.1%
Q2 2017+0.3%-3.3%-2.1%
Q1 2017-0.3%+3.4%-5.5%
Q4 2016+16.9%+13.9%+18.3%
Q3 2016-1.9%-2.5%-14.9%
Q2 2016+3.6%
Q1 2016-1.1%
Q4 2015+3.6%
Q3 2015-5.5%
Q2 2015+4.5%
Q1 2015-2.1%
Q4 2014-1.7%
Q3 2014+0.1%
Q2 2014-2.2%
Q1 2014+1.5%
Q4 2013-7.5%
Q3 2013-16.2%
Q2 2013+0.8%
Q1 2013+9.7%
Q4 2012-11.2%
Q3 2012+16.6%
Q2 2012-16.9%
Q1 2012-3.5%
Q4 2011-2.8%
Q3 2011-15.4%
Q2 2011+0.2%
Q1 2010-2.9%
Q1 2011+0.7%
Q2 2010-2.6%
Q4 2010-2.6%
Q4 2008-2.6%
Q4 2009+5.1%
Q3 2010+5.1%
Q3 2009+5.1%

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