FTI Consulting Q1 revenue growth beats estimates; outlook reaffirmed

FTI Consulting

30/04/2026 12:44

Overview

US consulting firm's Q1 revenue rose 9.5%, beating analyst expectations

Q1 EPS rose to $1.90 from $1.74 a year ago

Company repurchased $126.8 mln in stock during the quarter

Outlook

FTI Consulting reaffirms full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $3.940 bln to $4.100 bln

Company maintains full-year 2026 EPS guidance of $8.90 to $9.60

Company does not expect Adjusted EPS to differ from EPS in 2026

Result Drivers

CORPORATE FINANCE GROWTH - Revenue increase driven mainly by higher demand and realized bill rates for turnaround & restructuring, transactions and transformation services in Corporate Finance

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DEMAND - Higher demand for corporate reputation, public affairs and financial communications services boosted Strategic Communications segment

TECHNOLOGY SEGMENT DEMAND - Growth in Technology segment revenue due to higher demand for litigation and information governance, privacy & security services

Company press release: ID:nGNX6D0kRc

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Beat
$983.30 mln
$971.03 mln (3 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
$1.90


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for FTI Consulting Inc is $168.45, about 6.1% below its April 29 closing price of $179.33

The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago

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