Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026
Basics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Country
United States
Market cap
3.1B USD
Enterprise value
4.7B USD
Full-time employees
113,000
Overall health
Strength:its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (0.99× vs peers 0.40×)
Ranks #1,152 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 50%)
Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Oct 2022: revenue +12%, operating profit −11%.
Since FY Oct 2022, ABM Industries's revenue changed +12% while operating profit fell 11%: costs rose faster than sales.
Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 11% from October 2022 to September 2026.
ABM Industries had 11% fewer shares at September 2026 than at October 2022, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $6.0B in FY Oct 2020 to $8.7B in FY Oct 2025.
ABM Industries's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Oct 2025, from $6.0B to $8.7B.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 188% of reported profit.
ABM Industries's free cash flow is 188% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 68 → 67
Peer companies moved-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about ABM Industries
Is ABM Industries getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Sep 8, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 51/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is ABM Industries valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 67/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs a peer median of 3.7% (stronger than 82% of peers).Free cash flow yield 9.9% vs peers 3.7% (stronger than 82% of peers).
Is ABM Industries growing?
Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 68/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Earnings per share growth 50.0% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 82% of peers).Earnings per share growth 50.0% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 82% of peers).
How profitable is ABM Industries?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 37/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Operating margin 3.5% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 74% of peers).Operating margin 3.5% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 74% of peers).
How risky is ABM Industries?
Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Debt / equity 0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers).Debt / equity 0.99× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 · filed Sep 8, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 30, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
9.1B USD
9.1B USD
+1.0%
Net income (12 months)
158.4M USD
166.4M USD
+5.1%
Operating margin
3.5%
3.5%
+0.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
334.0M USD
312.3M USD
−6.5%
Debt
1.9B USD
1.8B USD
−4.8%
Cash
94.9M USD
110.5M USD
+16.4%
Shares outstanding
58.6M
58.6M
+0.1%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Industrials · 318 companies
Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.
85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
ABM Industries looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Industrials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Industrials: too few Specialty Business Services companies have a long enough history of their own.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY Oct 2021
FY Oct 2022
FY Oct 2023
FY Oct 2024
FY Oct 2025
Change
Operating margin
3.3%
4.5%
5.1%
2.5%
3.6%
▲ 1.0 pts
Net margin
2.0%
3.0%
3.1%
1.0%
1.9%
▲ 0.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
2.8%
4.7%
5.1%
1.6%
3.1%
▲ 1.5 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
7.8%
13.4%
14.0%
4.6%
9.1%
▲ 4.5 pts
Free cash flow margin
4.5%
-0.4%
2.4%
2.0%
1.8%
▼ 0.2 pts
Current ratio
1.09×
1.15×
1.40×
1.33×
1.48×
▲ 12%
Debt to equity
0.55×
0.74×
0.73×
0.75×
0.88×
▲ 17%
Interest coverage
7.21×
8.49×
4.98×
2.49×
3.23×
▲ 30%
ABM price history
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