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ABM

Low riskNext report: Around Dec 16 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 7.1% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 5.1% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (186 bought, 119 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$54.03+0.7% that day

Company value: $3.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 19.5x; You pay about $20 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.35x; Company value is 0.35 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.0%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 49%; Debt as a share of company value

From ABM's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jul '26

$2.3B+4.2% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barJul '26

Last 12 months: $9.1B, up 6.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 7.9% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ABM. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+6% a yearRecently: +6.0% a yearProfit margin2%Last 12 months: 1.8%P/E at the end20xToday: 19.5x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$12.2B

Profit in 5 years$245M

Price these guesses point to$92.40+71% vs $54.03 todayAbout +11% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 2% margin and a 20x P/E, sales could shrink about 4.8% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.9.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.89x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.9%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$155.1M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-7.1% in 3 years

Revenue: $8.7B; +4.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +7.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $1.5B; 0.89x equity
Current ratio: 1.50x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.