Huron Consulting (HURN)


Market Price (9/20/2026): $158.5 | Market Cap: $2.6 BilSector: Industrials | Industry: Research & Consulting Services

Huron Consulting (HURN)


Market Price (9/20/2026): $158.5
Market Cap: $2.6 Bil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Research & Consulting Services

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Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 5.5%

Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Digital Health & Telemedicine, Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity. Themes include Health Data Analytics, Show more.

Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -10%

Key risks
HURN key risks include [1] poor integration and returns from its acquisition-heavy growth strategy and [2] overexposure to regulatory and economic shifts due to significant client concentration in the healthcare and education sectors.

0 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 5.5%
1 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Digital Health & Telemedicine, Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity. Themes include Health Data Analytics, Show more.
2 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -10%
3 Key risks
HURN key risks include [1] poor integration and returns from its acquisition-heavy growth strategy and [2] overexposure to regulatory and economic shifts due to significant client concentration in the healthcare and education sectors.

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Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Updated on 9/14/2026

Huron Consulting (HURN) stock has gained about 45% since 5/31/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Huron Consulting (HURN) exceeded fiscal Q2 2026 earnings and revenue estimates and raised its full-year guidance.

For the fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Huron reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.46, surpassing the consensus estimate of $2.17. Revenues before reimbursable expenses (RBR) increased by 15.7% year-over-year to a record $465.6 million, exceeding analysts' expectations of $448.98 million. Following these strong results, the company increased its full-year 2026 RBR guidance to a range of $1.85 billion to $1.89 billion.

2. The company demonstrated robust organic growth across all key segments.

The record revenues in fiscal Q2 2026 were driven by strong organic growth across Huron's Healthcare, Education, and Commercial segments. The firm's Digital capability also saw an increased utilization rate of 81.8% during the second quarter of 2026, up from 77.8% in the prior year. This broad-based performance indicates healthy demand for Huron's professional services.

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Updated on 9/14/2026

Huron Consulting (HURN) stock has gained about 45% since 5/31/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Huron Consulting (HURN) exceeded fiscal Q2 2026 earnings and revenue estimates and raised its full-year guidance.

For the fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Huron reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.46, surpassing the consensus estimate of $2.17. Revenues before reimbursable expenses (RBR) increased by 15.7% year-over-year to a record $465.6 million, exceeding analysts' expectations of $448.98 million. Following these strong results, the company increased its full-year 2026 RBR guidance to a range of $1.85 billion to $1.89 billion.

2. The company demonstrated robust organic growth across all key segments.

The record revenues in fiscal Q2 2026 were driven by strong organic growth across Huron's Healthcare, Education, and Commercial segments. The firm's Digital capability also saw an increased utilization rate of 81.8% during the second quarter of 2026, up from 77.8% in the prior year. This broad-based performance indicates healthy demand for Huron's professional services.

3. Positive analyst sentiment and multiple upgrades fueled investor confidence.

Following the strong fiscal Q2 2026 results, several analysts upgraded Huron's stock and increased price targets. Zacks Research upgraded Huron from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" on July 29, 2026, and Wall Street Zen raised it from a "hold" to a "buy" on August 1, 2026. Truist Securities increased its price target for HURN shares from $155 to $175 while maintaining a "Buy" rating. The stock currently holds an average "Buy" rating with a consensus price target of $184.25 among analysts.

4. Strategic acquisition and share repurchases enhanced shareholder value.

Huron acquired RelateCare LLC on June 3, 2026, which bolstered its Healthcare operating segment by adding approximately 1,100 Managed Services professionals. This acquisition contributed to the overall growth in Managed Services professionals. Additionally, Huron actively returned capital to shareholders by repurchasing 0.4 million shares of its common stock for $53.1 million in fiscal Q2 2026. For the first six months of 2026, the company repurchased 1.6 million shares for $208.6 million, representing 9.0% of its common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The 47.4% change in HURN stock from 5/31/2026 to 9/19/2026 was primarily driven by a 26.3% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)53120269192026Change
Stock Price ($)107.39158.3347.4%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1,7471,8103.6%
Net Income Margin (%)5.9%6.4%7.5%
P/E Multiple17.622.226.3%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)17164.8%
Cumulative Contribution47.4%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

5/31/2026 to 9/19/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HURN47.4% 
Market (SPY)0.9%-31.1%
Sector (XLI)-2.0%-47.3%

Fundamental Drivers

The 12.0% change in HURN stock from 2/28/2026 to 9/19/2026 was primarily driven by a 6.8% change in the company's Shares Outstanding (Mil).
(LTM values as of)22820269192026Change
Stock Price ($)141.40158.3312.0%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1,6991,8106.5%
Net Income Margin (%)6.2%6.4%3.3%
P/E Multiple23.322.2-4.7%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)17166.8%
Cumulative Contribution12.0%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

2/28/2026 to 9/19/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HURN12.0% 
Market (SPY)11.6%-23.3%
Sector (XLI)-3.9%-37.1%

Fundamental Drivers

The 15.6% change in HURN stock from 8/31/2025 to 9/19/2026 was primarily driven by a 13.6% change in the company's Total Revenues ($ Mil).
(LTM values as of)83120259192026Change
Stock Price ($)136.96158.3315.6%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1,5931,81013.6%
Net Income Margin (%)6.6%6.4%-3.2%
P/E Multiple22.622.2-1.6%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)17166.9%
Cumulative Contribution15.6%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

8/31/2025 to 9/19/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HURN15.6% 
Market (SPY)19.4%-9.6%
Sector (XLI)12.8%-22.2%

Fundamental Drivers

The 58.4% change in HURN stock from 8/31/2023 to 9/19/2026 was primarily driven by a 39.8% change in the company's Total Revenues ($ Mil).
(LTM values as of)83120239192026Change
Stock Price ($)99.95158.3358.4%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1,2951,81039.8%
Net Income Margin (%)5.6%6.4%13.3%
P/E Multiple25.922.2-14.4%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)191616.8%
Cumulative Contribution58.4%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

8/31/2023 to 9/19/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HURN58.4% 
Market (SPY)75.6%14.5%
Sector (XLI)63.4%8.1%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
HURN Return-15%45%42%21%39%-9%167%
Peers Return51%11%18%29%-21%-13%75%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%103%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
HURN Win Rate33%58%67%58%67%33% 
Peers Win Rate68%50%60%57%40%36% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%44% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
HURN Max Drawdown-27%-14%-17%-21%-21%-51% 
Peers Max Drawdown-14%-21%-19%-22%-36%-42% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: FCN, CBZ, ICFI, CRAI, HCKT.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 9/18/2026 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

EventHURNS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-14.1%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven16.4%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven71 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-43.8%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven77.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven879 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-32.8%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven48.8%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven861 days6 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-39.8%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven66.1%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven2564 days62 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-24.4%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven32.3%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven234 days15 days
2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion
  % Loss-11.7%-17.9%
  % Gain to Breakeven13.2%21.8%
  Time to Breakeven19 days123 days

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In The Past

Huron Consulting's stock fell -5.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 6.0% gain to breakeven.

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EventHURNS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-43.8%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven77.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven879 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-32.8%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven48.8%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven861 days6 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-39.8%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven66.1%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven2564 days62 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-24.4%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven32.3%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven234 days15 days
2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
  % Loss-52.7%-53.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven111.5%114.4%
  Time to Breakeven5146 days1085 days

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In The Past

Huron Consulting's stock fell -5.7% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 6.0% gain to breakeven.

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About Huron Consulting (HURN)

Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) is a professional services firm that delivers a range of consultancy services to clients both in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three distinct segments: Healthcare, Business Advisory, and Education, allowing it to provide specialized expertise across various sectors.

Huron's primary services revolve around financial and operational improvement, organizational transformation, and the deployment of digital, technology, and analytic solutions. For its Healthcare segment, the company offers advisory services, care transformation, and revenue cycle managed services to a broad client base including national hospitals, integrated health systems, and health plans. The Education segment provides similar advisory and technology solutions, specifically assisting public and private colleges, universities, and research institutes with research enterprise and student lifecycle management.

The Business Advisory segment extends its expertise to a diverse array of industries, including life sciences, financial services, energy, manufacturing, and public sectors. This segment offers cloud-based technology implementation, advanced analytics, restructuring services, and capital advisory solutions. Essentially, Huron Consulting helps a wide spectrum of organizations improve efficiency, leverage technology, and navigate complex operational and strategic challenges to achieve their objectives.

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Huron is like Accenture or Deloitte, but primarily focused on advising healthcare systems, universities, and other businesses on improving their operations and technology.

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  • Advisory Services: Provides strategic guidance and expert advice on financial and operational improvements, care transformation, restructuring, capital management, research enterprises, and student lifecycle management.
  • Technology and Analytics Solutions: Delivers digital, cloud-based technology, and advanced analytics implementations and strategies across various sectors.
  • Organizational Transformation: Assists organizations in adapting to change by improving structure, processes, and overall performance.
  • Revenue Cycle Managed Services: Offers ongoing management of financial processes related to patient service revenue for healthcare providers.

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Huron Consulting (HURN) primarily provides services to other organizations and institutions, rather than directly to individuals. Based on the description, its major customers fall into the following categories:

  • Healthcare Organizations: This includes a wide range of entities such as national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, medical groups, and health plans.
  • Educational Institutions: This segment serves public and private colleges and universities, academic medical centers, research institutes, and other not-for-profit organizations.
  • Diverse Industries and Public Sectors: Through its Business Advisory segment, Huron also serves customers in life science, financial, energy and utilities, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as various public sector entities.

The provided background information does not name specific customer companies or their public symbols.

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C. Mark Hussey, Chief Executive Officer and President

Mark Hussey was appointed CEO of Huron in January 2023 and President in February 2019. He joined Huron in 2011, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2022, interim Healthcare segment leader from 2017 to 2019, and Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2017. Before joining Huron, Mr. Hussey was the Chief Financial Officer for CrossCom National, LLC from 2002 to 2011, an IT services organization. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, North America, at Information Resources, Inc. from 2000 to 2002, and held senior finance and accounting positions at EZLinks Golf, Inc., Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc., Acme Metals, Inc., and The Quaker Oats Company.

John Kelly, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

John Kelly serves as Huron's Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Executive Vice President. In this role, he is responsible for the company's financial operations and strategies.

Ronnie Dail, Chief Operating Officer

Ronnie Dail holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Huron. He brings nearly 30 years of experience in healthcare consulting, having worked with numerous leading payers and providers in the industry.

Hope Katz, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

Hope Katz is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Huron. She is responsible for leading Huron's legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions.

Dean Hamilton, Chief Technology Officer

Dean Hamilton serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Huron.

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Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) faces several key risks, primarily stemming from its business model as a professional services firm heavily concentrated in specific sectors.

  1. Dependence on Key Client Segments and Regulatory/Market Headwinds: A significant portion of Huron's revenue is derived from its Healthcare (approximately 50-51%) and Education (approximately 30-32%) segments. This concentration exposes the company to financial fragility among its clients in these sectors, particularly healthcare providers facing margin pressures. Changes in regulatory landscapes, such as shifts in Medicaid funding or education policies, can create uncertainty, delay high-value consulting engagements, or impact client demand for services.
  2. Human Capital and Talent Retention Risks: As a professional services firm, Huron's success is highly dependent on its ability to attract, retain, and effectively deploy skilled professionals and senior management. The competitive market for talent can lead to increased compensation costs, which may compress profit margins if the firm cannot maintain high utilization rates. The inability to retain key personnel could adversely affect business prospects and client relationships.
  3. Technological Risks: The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies presents both opportunities and risks for Huron. There is a risk of obsolescence if Huron's service offerings do not continuously adapt and evolve with technological advancements, requiring ongoing and substantial investment. Furthermore, the increasing reliance on technology introduces risks related to security breaches and system failures, which could disrupt operations and damage the company's reputation. The emerging and evolving legal and regulatory landscape surrounding AI also presents compliance and potential litigation risks.

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Addressable Markets for Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN)

Healthcare Segment

  • The addressable market for Healthcare Consulting in the U.S. was estimated at $18.4 billion in 2025.
  • Globally, the healthcare consulting services market was valued at approximately $32.08 billion in 2025.

Education Segment

  • The addressable market for Education Consultants in the U.S. was approximately $3.4 billion in 2025.
  • The global education consulting market was projected to be $4.04 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach $4.43 billion in 2026.

Business Advisory Segment

This segment encompasses various services, and their addressable markets are:
  • Overall Business Advisory/Management Consulting: The global Business Advisory Services Market was valued at approximately USD 30.2 billion in 2024. The U.S. management consulting market was valued at $407.9 billion in 2025.
  • Cloud-based Technology Consulting: The United States cloud professional services market was valued at USD 8.4 billion in 2025. The U.S. digital services consulting market reached USD 48.19 billion in 2024.
  • Analytics Consulting (Big Data Consulting): The global Big Data Consulting Market was estimated at USD 7.38 billion in 2025. In the United States, the Big Data Consulting Market generated USD 5,201 million in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 11,324 million by 2030.
  • Restructuring Advisory: The global corporate restructuring advisory market was valued at approximately US$ 24.1 billion in 2023. The U.S. corporate restructuring market was US$ 8.4 billion in 2022.
  • Capital Advisory (part of Financial Advisory): The global financial advisory services market was estimated to be USD 109.21 billion in 2025. The U.S. Financial Advisory Services Market was USD 28.81 billion in 2025.

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Here are 3-5 expected drivers of future revenue growth for Huron Consulting (HURN) over the next 2-3 years:
  1. Sustained Growth in Core Healthcare and Education Segments: Huron Consulting maintains leading market positions in its Healthcare and Education segments and is focused on strengthening its competitive advantage and sustaining accelerated growth within these areas. Strong demand for its diverse offerings, including financial and operational improvement, care transformation, and digital solutions, is expected to continue driving revenue.
  2. Expansion in Commercial Industries: The company plans to grow its Business Advisory segment by further diversifying its portfolio and expanding into commercial industries. This strategic focus aims to open new avenues for growth and provide an important balance to its established healthcare and education focus.
  3. Investment in and Expansion of Digital and Technology Solutions: Huron is advancing its integrated digital platform and investing in emerging technologies, including automation, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). These technology-driven solutions are integral to supporting client needs and are expected to be a significant contributor to future revenue growth.
  4. Strategic Acquisitions and Inorganic Growth: Huron is committed to a programmatic inorganic strategy, actively pursuing strategic acquisitions to enhance its service portfolio and expand its market reach. Recent acquisitions, such as AXIA and Wilson Perumal & Company, demonstrate this approach to bolster growth.
  5. Adoption of an Outcome-Based Model: Analysts view Huron's outcome-based model as a key driver for aligning the company's fees with client results. This model is anticipated to support both revenue visibility and potential for growth.

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Share Repurchases

  • Huron returned $166.2 million to shareholders in 2025 through the repurchase of 1,166,077 shares of its common stock, representing 6.6% of the company's common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
  • The board of directors authorized an increase to the company's share repurchase program from $700 million to $900 million on February 19, 2026.
  • In 2024, Huron returned $122 million to shareholders via share repurchases.

Outbound Investments

  • Huron utilized $112 million for strategic tuck-in acquisitions during 2025.
  • Acquisitions completed since the fourth quarter of 2024 contributed $86.0 million of incremental revenues before reimbursable expenses for the full year 2025.
  • Huron divested its Studer Education business at the end of 2024, which had generated $13.7 million of revenue in 2024.

Capital Expenditures

  • Capital expenditures are projected to be approximately $30 million to $40 million for the full year 2026, including costs for developing market-facing products and analytical tools.
  • For the year ended December 31, 2024, capital expenditures amounted to $32.6 million.
  • Capital expenditures in 2021 included $10.9 million for purchases of property and equipment and $4.9 million for internally developed software.

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Peer Outperformance in Research & Consulting Services

HURN has outperformed 100% of its 12 Research & Consulting Services peers over 5Y. Research & Consulting Services ranks 16th of 23 industries in Industrials by median 5Y return. The sector’s gains have largely come from elsewhere.
Share of Research & Consulting Services constituents that HURN has outperformed, by holding period. Peers without a full price history over a given window are excluded from that window.
1Y
93%
of 14 industry peers · 11.6% return
3Y
85%
of 13 industry peers · 50.0% return
5Y
100%
of 12 industry peers · 219.4% return
No Research & Consulting Services peer with a comparable growth profile has beaten HURN by more than 20pp over 5Y.
Median price return by industry across the Industrials sector, ranked by 5Y. Research & Consulting Services is HURN's own industry. Use this to see which corners of the sector have carried the returns.
Industry Names 1Y med3Y med5Y med Top 3 by 5Y
Construction & Engineering 31 7.0%102.1%183.7% FIX 2314% · CDNL 2275% · STRL 2261%
Marine Transportation 5 88.1%65.4%182.7% HOS 44163% · MATX 212% · SFL 183%
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment 13 11.7%55.6%126.2% CAT 362% · ALSN 258% · WAB 234%
Aerospace & Defense 55 -6.5%66.1%74.4% ATI 1052% · FTAI 970% · HWM 653%
Rail Transportation 7 29.3%56.9%52.8% FSTR 147% · CSX 69% · UNP 58%
Trading Companies & Distributors 19 4.3%37.5%50.6% DXPE 574% · AIT 306% · URI 220%
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components 72 9.1%49.1%44.9% CRS 1270% · PSIX 1091% · EROC 652%
Diversified Support Services 33 13.4%32.2%38.0% LIME 3498% · TH 465% · WLFC 368%
Passenger Ground Transportation 3 -28.4%41.4%30.5% UBER 77% · CAR 31% · LYFT -70%
Cargo Ground Transportation 16 34.4%-0.1%29.2% R 247% · XPO 246% · CVLG 193%
Electrical Components & Equipment 41 3.4%56.5%22.0% POWL 2339% · BE 1320% · VRT 950%
Building Products 33 -14.7%1.5%19.5% LMB 691% · GFF 386% · PPIH 296%
Industrial Conglomerates 17 7.9%7.2%8.2% RCMT 456% · CSW 141% · DD 74%
Agricultural & Farm Machinery 17 6.4%3.2%-2.4% BLBD 211% · DE 115% · GENC 56%
Environmental & Facilities Services 29 -11.1%22.8%-6.4% CECO 939% · ADUR 385% · NVRI 370%
Research & Consulting Services ← 13 -12.7%-24.6%-9.9% HURN 219% · CRAI 90% · GRNQ 69%
Data Processing & Outsourced Services 6 -33.4%-15.8%-25.2% EXLS 46% · BR 9% · G -24%
Passenger Airlines 11 3.2%13.1%-28.8% LTM 3169% · UAL 140% · SKYW 106%
Office Services & Supplies 9 7.4%15.2%-31.0% PBI 198% · TILE 148% · HNI 50%
Human Resource & Employment Services 22 6.5%-18.0%-36.6% BBSI 88% · ADP 53% · PAYX 25%
Air Freight & Logistics 12 -18.0%-20.7%-37.8% CHRW 98% · FDX 67% · EXPD 67%
Security & Alarm Services 10 -37.7%19.7%-45.5% CIX 160% · MG 123% · NL 67%
Airport Services 3 -75.1%-78.9%-58.8% JOBY -33% · ASLE -59% · UP -100%
Median of constituents with a full price history over each window. Top names are unfiltered by size in this render.

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Financials

HURNFCNCBZICFICRAIHCKTMedian
NameHuron Co.FTI Cons.CBIZ ICF Inte.CRA Inte.Hackett  
Mkt Price158.33141.1854.6385.21165.3810.38113.19
Mkt Cap2.64.13.31.51.00.32.1
Rev LTM1,8103,9242,7671,8217952871,816
Op Inc LTM1953802041427937169
FCF LTM141359274199-2831170
FCF 3Y Avg1332481701611837147
CFO LTM178404290220-2241199
CFO 3Y Avg1672931871812644174

Growth & Margins

HURNFCNCBZICFICRAIHCKTMedian
NameHuron Co.FTI Cons.CBIZ ICF Inte.CRA Inte.Hackett  
Rev Chg LTM13.6%7.1%14.3%-7.9%11.5%-9.1%9.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg11.8%7.0%23.4%-1.8%9.3%-0.2%8.2%
Rev Chg Q15.4%5.3%-0.2%-0.3%12.8%-12.1%2.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM3.6%1.3%-0.0%-0.1%3.1%-3.2%0.6%
Op Inc Chg LTM11.4%7.0%0.4%-11.9%-6.7%24.4%3.7%
Op Inc Chg 3Y Avg16.9%7.2%9.5%8.8%13.3%-6.1%9.2%
Op Mgn LTM10.8%9.7%7.4%7.8%10.0%12.8%9.8%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg10.9%10.3%8.5%7.9%10.3%12.9%10.3%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%-0.5%-0.9%0.0%0.2%1.6%-0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM9.9%10.3%10.5%12.1%-2.7%14.1%10.4%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg10.3%7.7%8.2%9.4%4.1%14.5%8.8%
FCF/Rev LTM7.8%9.1%9.9%10.9%-3.5%10.9%9.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg8.2%6.5%7.4%8.4%2.9%12.3%7.8%

Valuation

HURNFCNCBZICFICRAIHCKTMedian
NameHuron Co.FTI Cons.CBIZ ICF Inte.CRA Inte.Hackett  
Mkt Cap2.64.13.31.51.00.32.1
P/S1.41.01.20.81.30.91.1
P/Op Inc13.110.715.910.813.27.112.0
P/EBIT13.110.611.510.913.28.311.2
P/E22.216.124.817.321.315.519.3
P/CFO14.410.011.27.0-48.36.48.5
Total Yield4.5%6.2%4.0%6.4%6.1%11.3%6.1%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%1.4%4.8%0.3%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg7.3%4.6%6.7%9.6%1.2%8.1%7.0%
D/E0.30.30.60.40.30.30.3
Net D/E0.30.30.60.40.30.30.3

Returns

HURNFCNCBZICFICRAIHCKTMedian
NameHuron Co.FTI Cons.CBIZ ICF Inte.CRA Inte.Hackett  
1M Rtn-2.5%-8.0%-0.7%-4.2%-4.9%-2.8%-3.5%
3M Rtn74.8%-3.0%75.7%28.3%19.6%2.1%24.0%
6M Rtn21.9%-19.0%102.2%30.1%5.1%-19.4%13.5%
12M Rtn11.6%-12.7%1.6%-9.8%-20.5%-45.6%-11.3%
3Y Rtn50.0%-22.6%1.0%-29.8%66.1%-52.4%-10.8%
1M Excs Rtn0.3%-7.4%0.3%-4.4%-3.5%-2.7%-3.1%
3M Excs Rtn72.8%-5.0%73.7%26.3%17.6%0.1%22.0%
6M Excs Rtn8.6%-32.4%89.5%13.3%-12.4%-35.8%-1.9%
12M Excs Rtn-4.0%-29.3%-19.7%-27.1%-34.7%-62.6%-28.2%
3Y Excs Rtn-10.5%-92.9%-70.1%-102.4%-10.5%-124.3%-81.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Healthcare858777696551445
Education510484439366242
Commercial331261264242218
Reimbursable expenses    21
Total1,6991,5221,3991,159927


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Healthcare256209173131118
Education113109997952
Commercial5651545034
Other gains, net-31400 
Restructuring charges-6-8-8-4-5
Depreciation and amortization-19-16-18-20-21
Unallocated corporate expenses-218-191-175-137 
Other operating expenses    -127
Total17916912510053


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20212020201920182017
Unallocated assets925938933898877
Healthcare9040736570
Business Advisory5838595958
Education4735392731
Total1,1191,0511,1041,0501,037


Price Behavior

Price Behavior
Market Price$158.33 
Market Cap ($ Bil)2.6 
First Trading Date10/13/2004 
Distance from 52W High-14.7% 
   50 Days200 Days
DMA Price$144.33$138.80
DMA Trendindeterminateup
Distance from DMA9.7%14.1%
 3M1YR
Volatility94.2%60.7%
Downside Capture-328.33-12.20
Upside Capture5.582.83
Correlation (SPY)-36.2%-10.7%
HURN Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2026

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.42-3.43-2.47-1.35-0.490.41
Up Beta0.60-1.79-1.94-0.99-0.890.32
Down Beta-3.50-13.73-4.11-2.55-1.170.27
Up Capture99%91%-73%-49%4%28%
Bmk +ve Days10213268138427
Stock +ve Days12243465130394
Down Capture30%-498%-444%-205%-21%77%
Bmk -ve Days11213259113324
Stock -ve Days9183062121356

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively
Based On 1-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HURN
HURN12.0%60.5%0.39-
Sector ETF (XLI)13.5%17.2%0.57-23.4%
Equity (SPY)16.9%12.9%0.94-10.7%
Gold (GLD)19.1%29.3%0.60-8.1%
Commodities (DBC)46.3%20.6%1.733.7%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.9%13.6%0.106.8%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)-30.6%44.3%-0.706.2%

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Based On 5-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HURN
HURN26.4%40.5%0.68-
Sector ETF (XLI)12.4%17.6%0.5418.5%
Equity (SPY)12.9%17.2%0.5720.3%
Gold (GLD)19.1%18.8%0.83-4.2%
Commodities (DBC)11.2%19.5%0.455.8%
Real Estate (VNQ)1.1%18.8%-0.0519.0%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)12.5%52.5%0.426.7%

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Based On 10-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HURN
HURN9.7%39.4%0.36-
Sector ETF (XLI)13.1%20.1%0.5735.4%
Equity (SPY)15.1%18.0%0.7234.0%
Gold (GLD)12.1%16.4%0.61-2.1%
Commodities (DBC)8.3%18.1%0.3712.4%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.4%20.7%0.1832.6%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)62.6%66.2%1.027.4%

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Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.6 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152026-1.0%
Average Daily Volume0.2 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.1 days
Basic Shares Quantity16.2 Mil
Short % of Basic Shares3.9%

Earnings Returns History

Updated 8/28/2026
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/28/202640.4%25.9%29.0%
5/5/2026-9.2%-16.6%-18.9%
2/24/20265.5%17.5%-4.7%
10/28/202511.2%8.2%8.2%
7/31/2025-7.6%-0.3%3.7%
4/29/2025-0.8%9.8%4.2%
2/25/202518.2%17.8%13.7%
10/29/202410.6%14.6%17.8%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141414
# Negative101010
Median Positive6.8%9.6%11.0%
Median Negative-7.1%-7.4%-8.1%
Max Positive40.4%27.5%29.0%
Max Negative-12.5%-16.6%-18.9%
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/28/202640.4%25.9%29.0%
5/5/2026-9.2%-16.6%-18.9%
2/24/20265.5%17.5%-4.7%
10/28/202511.2%8.2%8.2%
7/31/2025-7.6%-0.3%3.7%
4/29/2025-0.8%9.8%4.2%
2/25/202518.2%17.8%13.7%
10/29/202410.6%14.6%17.8%
7/30/2024-2.6%-9.1%-5.5%
4/30/2024-6.6%-6.0%-7.9%
2/27/2024-12.5%-9.4%-10.3%
11/2/20231.9%5.0%8.3%
7/27/202318.1%27.5%24.4%
5/2/2023-12.0%-7.9%-5.2%
2/28/202316.2%11.1%13.6%
11/1/20223.8%3.7%8.1%
7/28/20221.5%1.0%4.2%
5/3/20227.4%9.0%17.7%
2/24/20222.3%4.0%-2.8%
11/2/2021-1.3%-0.7%-8.3%
7/29/20213.2%-2.0%4.6%
5/4/2021-1.5%-6.8%-8.3%
2/23/2021-8.3%-10.4%-17.0%
11/2/20206.2%9.4%14.7%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141414
# Negative101010
Median Positive6.8%9.6%11.0%
Median Negative-7.1%-7.4%-8.1%
Max Positive40.4%27.5%29.0%
Max Negative-12.5%-16.6%-18.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202607/28/202610-Q
03/31/202605/05/202610-Q
12/31/202502/24/202610-K
09/30/202510/28/202510-Q
06/30/202507/31/202510-Q
03/31/202504/29/202510-Q
12/31/202402/25/202510-K
09/30/202410/29/202410-Q
06/30/202407/30/202410-Q
03/31/202404/30/202410-Q
12/31/202302/27/202410-K
09/30/202311/02/202310-Q
06/30/202307/27/202310-Q
03/31/202305/02/202310-Q
12/31/202202/28/202310-K
09/30/202211/01/202210-Q
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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202607/28/202610-Q
03/31/202605/05/202610-Q
12/31/202502/24/202610-K
09/30/202510/28/202510-Q
06/30/202507/31/202510-Q
03/31/202504/29/202510-Q
12/31/202402/25/202510-K
09/30/202410/29/202410-Q
06/30/202407/30/202410-Q
03/31/202404/30/202410-Q
12/31/202302/27/202410-K
09/30/202311/02/202310-Q
06/30/202307/27/202310-Q
03/31/202305/02/202310-Q
12/31/202202/28/202310-K
09/30/202211/01/202210-Q
06/30/202207/28/202210-Q
03/31/202205/03/202210-Q
12/31/202102/24/202210-K
09/30/202111/02/202110-Q
06/30/202107/30/202110-Q
03/31/202105/04/202110-Q
12/31/202002/23/202110-K
09/30/202011/02/202010-Q
06/30/202007/31/202010-Q
03/31/202004/30/202010-Q
12/31/201902/26/202010-K
09/30/201910/30/201910-Q

Recent Forward Guidance

Updated 7/31/2026

Latest: Q2 2026 Earnings Reported 7/28/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
2026 RevenueReported1.85 Bil1.87 Bil1.89 Bil2.7% RaisedGuidance: 1.82 Bil for 2026
2026 Adjusted EBITDA % of RBRReported14.5%14.75%15.0% 0AffirmedGuidance: 14.75% for 2026
2026 Adjusted Diluted EPSReported99.29.45.1% RaisedGuidance: 8.75 for 2026


Prior: Q1 2026 Earnings Reported 5/5/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
2026 RevenueReported1.78 Bil1.82 Bil1.86 Bil0 AffirmedGuidance: 1.82 Bil for 2026
2026 Adjusted EBITDA % of RBRReported14.5%14.75%15.0% 0AffirmedGuidance: 14.75% for 2026
2026 Adjusted Diluted EPSReported8.358.759.150 AffirmedGuidance: 8.75 for 2026

Q4 2025 Earnings Reported 2/24/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
2026 RevenueReported1.78 Bil1.82 Bil1.86 Bil9.6% Higher NewGuidance: 1.66 Bil for 2025
2026 Adjusted EBITDA MarginReported14.5%14.75%15.0% 0.5%Higher NewGuidance: 14.25% for 2025
2026 Adjusted Diluted EPSReported8.358.759.1515.1% Higher NewGuidance: 7.6 for 2025

Q3 2025 Earnings Reported 10/28/2025

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
2025 RevenueReported1.65 Bil1.66 Bil1.67 Bil  AffirmedGuidance: 1.66 Bil for 2025
2025 Adjusted EBITDA MarginReported14.0%14.25%14.5% 0.0%AffirmedGuidance: 14.25% for 2025
2025 Adjusted Diluted EPSReported7.57.67.71.3% RaisedGuidance: 7.5 for 2025

Insider Activity

Updated 8/18/2026
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell8182026156.568212,8384,245,751Form
2Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell8132026154.252,000308,5003,160,582Form
3Featherstone, KyleChief Acct Officer, ControllerDirectSell8032026152.6745970,076160,304Form
4Hussey, C. MarkCEO and PresidentDirectSell7312026165.5924,0723,986,17312,320,009Form
5Brown, JoyDirectSell5272026105.011,821191,230900,494Form
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell8182026156.568212,8384,245,751Form
2Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell8132026154.252,000308,5003,160,582Form
3Featherstone, KyleChief Acct Officer, ControllerDirectSell8032026152.6745970,076160,304Form
4Hussey, C. MarkCEO and PresidentDirectSell7312026165.5924,0723,986,17312,320,009Form
5Brown, JoyDirectSell5272026105.011,821191,230900,494Form
6Singh-Bushell, EktaDirectSell5132026118.4444352,4691,616,232Form
7Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell5132026118.4459870,8273,221,686Form
8McCartney, JohnDirectSell5052026132.0450066,0205,323,457Form
9Singh-Bushell, EktaDirectSell4062026126.9312615,9931,788,317Form
10Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell4062026126.9317021,5783,338,132Form
11McCartney, JohnDirectSell4032026127.6850063,8405,211,515Form
12McCartney, JohnDirectSell3042026139.1550069,5755,749,261Form
13Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell2042026168.7740067,5083,542,482Form
14McCartney, JohnDirectSell2042026168.7750084,3857,057,455Form
15Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell1062026172.9140069,1643,722,061Form
16McCartney, JohnDirectSell1062026172.9150086,4557,317,032Form
17Roth, James HDirectSell1062026170.262,000340,5245,635,838Form
18Singh-Bushell, EktaDirectSell12152025178.551,000178,5502,560,586Form
19Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell12082025170.11662112,6135,163,689Form
20Roth, James HDirectSell12032025164.572,000329,1315,809,826Form
21Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell12032025164.2040065,6803,600,249Form
22McCartney, JohnDirectSell12032025164.2050082,1007,030,551Form
23McCartney, JohnDirectSell11212025161.446,5001,049,3696,993,160Form
24McCartney, JohnDirectSell11052025164.2450082,1208,181,944Form
25Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell11052025164.2440065,6963,666,822Form
26Roth, James HDirectSell11052025164.132,000328,2646,122,774Form
27Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell10312025170.8916728,5385,300,378Form
28Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell10312025169.537,8241,326,4415,286,777Form
29Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell10282025155.0057889,5906,046,240Form
30Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell10282025155.00223,4106,135,830Form
31Dail, James RonaldChief Operating OfficerDirectSell10072025150.001,421213,1505,941,200Form
32Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell10062025146.9217024,9763,913,802Form
33Singh-Bushell, EktaDirectSell10062025146.9212618,5122,253,900Form
34Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell10062025146.9213619,9813,338,904Form
35Roth, James HDirectSell10032025146.302,000292,6025,750,205Form
36McCartney, JohnDirectSell10032025145.6850072,8407,330,181Form
37Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell10032025145.6840058,2723,330,536Form
38McCartney, JohnDirectSell9042025136.2150068,1056,921,784Form
39Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell9042025136.2140054,4843,168,517Form
40Roth, James HDirectSell9042025137.512,000275,0115,679,524Form
41Zumwalt, DebraDirectSell8182025135.3817023,0153,629,402Form
42Singh-Bushell, EktaDirectSell8182025135.3812617,0582,093,922Form
43Featherstone, KyleChief Acct Officer, ControllerDirectSell8182025135.7337550,899177,942Form
44Roth, James HDirectSell8082025128.982,000257,9685,585,519Form
45McCartney, JohnDirectSell8052025129.1150064,5556,625,538Form
46Sawyer, Hugh E IiiDirectSell8052025129.1140051,6443,055,001Form

Investor Activity (13F)

Updated Sep 20, 2026
13F holdings as of Mar 31, 2026 (Q1 2026)

Active managers (13F portfolio over $250M, at least 3 holdings) with a position over $5M that is either over 10% of their portfolio or held in a concentrated book of 50 or fewer total positions. Index/ETF, sovereign, bank, community-bank and charitable/donor-advised filers are excluded.

Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
BloombergSen Inc.$55.6 Mil6.2%27ADD +27.1%13F
Sunriver Management LLC$29.8 Mil5.0%18TRIM -16.2%13F
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC$10.7 Mil0.9%41TRIM -70.5%13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
BloombergSen Inc.$55.6 Mil6.2%27ADD +27.1%13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQAs OfFiling
Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd$42.2 Mil4.7%32ExitedDec 31, 202513F
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC$10.7 Mil0.9%41TRIM -70.5%Mar 31, 202613F
Sunriver Management LLC$29.8 Mil5.0%18TRIM -16.2%Mar 31, 202613F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
BloombergSen Inc.$55.6 Mil6.2%27ADD +27.1%13F
Sunriver Management LLC$29.8 Mil5.0%18TRIM -16.2%13F
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC$10.7 Mil0.9%41TRIM -70.5%13F
Core Cache Last Updated: 9/19/2026