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Parsons Corporation · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Parsons reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.6B with record adjusted EBITDA of $153M.

Q4 revenue decreased 8% to $1.6 billion (-10% organic) but rose 11% excluding a confidential contract. Net income increased 3% to $56 million (record Q4). Adjusted EBITDA grew 5% to a record $153 million with margin of 9.6%. FY adjusted EBITDA was $609 million (+1%).

  • Q4 revenue $1.6B; net income $56M.
  • Record Q4 adj. EBITDA $153M (9.6% margin).
  • 15 contracts >$100M won in FY.
  • FY adj. EBITDA $609M record.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.6B

Previous: $1.73B-7.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.75

Previous: $0.78-3.8%
Total Book-to-Bill Ratio

0.9

Previous: 1-10.0%
Total Backlog

$8.72B

Previous: $8.89B-2.0%
Funded Backlog

$6.38B

Previous: $5.88B+8.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$153M

Previous: $147M+4.5%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

9.6%

Previous: 8.5%+12.9%
Cash Flow from Operating Activities

$168M

Previous: $127M+32.3%
Federal Solutions Book-to-Bill

0.8

Previous: 0.8+0.0%
Critical Infrastructure Book-to-Bill

1.1

Previous: 1.2-8.3%
Net Income

$56M

Previous: $201M-72.2%
Operating Income

$105M

Previous: $99.8M+5.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Parsons · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.6B

Q4 2025-7.7%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

FY 2026 guidance and long-term targets established; federal macro dynamic but diversified portfolio resilient.

Tailwinds

  • Double-digit growth ex-confidential contract.
  • Strong hiring and retention; ENR #1 program manager.
  • Accretive acquisitions and buybacks.

Headwinds

  • Headline revenue down on confidential contract roll-off.
  • Federal budget uncertainty.
  • Book-to-bill 0.9x in Q4.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

16 / 33 earnings

Positive

+14.7%

Q2 2024

Best reaction

-14.2%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.9%-3.6%+14.1%
Q4 2025-14.2%-9.7%-21.7%
Q3 2025+4.2%+7.9%-16.2%
Q1 2025-2.6%-11.1%-5.6%
Q4 2024-11.5%-20.1%-19.7%
Q3 2024+3.0%+4.4%-8.7%
Q2 2024+14.7%+15.5%+23.7%
Q1 2024-1.5%+1.4%-3.0%
Q4 2023+10.3%+11.0%+20.9%
Q3 2023+7.8%+9.0%+12.3%
Q2 2023+9.0%+10.2%+15.5%
Q1 2023+3.3%+3.0%+7.5%
Q4 2022-3.2%-1.7%-10.4%
Q3 2022+2.2%+5.9%+5.7%
Q2 2022-2.5%-3.1%-4.7%
Q1 2022+2.7%-4.4%+10.5%
Q4 2021+0.5%+4.7%+16.8%
Q3 2021+3.7%+6.3%-4.5%
Q2 2021-11.9%-8.4%-5.1%
Q1 2021-3.0%-2.1%-6.9%
Q4 2020-8.9%-11.2%-1.6%
Q3 2020-8.9%-6.2%+5.4%
Q2 2020-0.4%+0.5%-2.0%
Q1 2020+0.5%+5.2%+12.5%
Q1 2018-3.8%-12.6%+7.3%
Q2 2018-3.8%-12.6%+7.3%
Q4 2019-3.8%-12.6%+7.3%
Q4 2017-3.8%-12.6%+7.3%
Q3 2018+1.3%+3.2%+12.2%
Q3 2019+1.3%+3.2%+12.2%
Q2 2019-5.7%-5.7%-2.7%
Q1 2019+11.4%+21.2%+15.7%
Q4 2018+11.4%+21.2%+15.7%
Q3 2017
Q2 2017
Q1 2017

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