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FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN)

Industrials | Consulting Services | Washington, United States | NYSE
153.74 USD +1.75 (1.151%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 153.74

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is mixed, caught between a technical bounce and a fundamental drag. While the stock recently beat revenue expectations, the earnings miss and the sharp 25% annual decline suggest the market is still digesting a significant deterioration in quality. The balance sheet carries a heavy debt load relative to equity, which limits the ability to aggressively invest for growth during a downturn. Consequently, while the forward P/E looks attractive, the lack of a multi-year growth trajectory prevents a strong long-term buy rating. For the short term, the options market is betting on a recovery, but the heavy put wall suggests traders are wary of how far the stock can fall before stabilizing.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.039939
AutoARIMA0.039940
MSTL0.040409
AutoTheta0.078494

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 0.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.876
Excess Kurtosis 0.05
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Debt to Equity Ratio 95.02
Revenue per Share 130.209
Market Cap 4,245,003,776
Trailing P/E 18.41
Forward P/E 14.06
Beta -0.05
Profit Margins 6.44%
Website https://www.fticonsulting.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move in the near term, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 170, 180, 200) compared to puts. However, there is a distinct 'insurance' layer with massive put open interest at strikes 110-125, suggesting a floor or a hedging strategy against a potential drop to those levels. The implied volatility is elevated relative to historical norms, indicating uncertainty about whether the stock will rebound from its recent decline or continue to grind lower.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08819169
Address1 555 12th Street NW
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 243.6
All Time Low 1.055556
Ask 160.49
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 349,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 449,555
Average Volume 449,555
Average Volume10Days 349,870
Beta -0.049
Bid 143.55
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 49.156
City Washington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 153.74
Current Ratio 2.028
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 154.465
Day Low 151.4274
Debt To Equity 95.02
Display Name FTI Consulting
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth -0.066
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.194
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 438,091,008
Ebitda Margins 0.11165
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.95
Enterprise To Revenue 1.334
Enterprise Value 5,235,325,952
Eps Current Year 9.3
Eps Forward 10.93333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.35
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 202 312 9101
Fifty Day Average 154.6602
Fifty Day Average Change -0.92019653
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0059497952
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.819169
Fifty Two Week High 189.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.559998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18784995
Fifty Two Week Low 137.65
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.090012
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11689075
Fifty Two Week Range 137.65 - 189.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 831,648,600,000
Float Shares 26,371,910
Forward Eps 10.93333
Forward P E 14.061591
Free Cashflow 289,741,120
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,124
Fullday Change 1.75
Fullday Change Percent 1.15139
Fullday Price 153.74
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.31824
Gross Profits 1,248,700,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02082
Held Percent Institutions 1.13503
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,611,575
Industry Consulting Services
Industry Disp Consulting Services
Industry Key consulting-services
Ir Website http://ir.fticonsulting.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82634&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,054,771,200
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through Corporate Finance; Forensic and Litigation Consulting; Economic Consulting; and Technology, and Strategic Communications segments. The Corporate Finance segment provides transactions, transformation and turnaround, and restructuring services. The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers construction, projects and assets and environmental solutions, data and analytics, dispute advisory services, healthcare risk management and advisory, and risk and investigations, which include cybersecurity and financial services-related offerings. The Economic Consulting segment provides antitrust and competition economics, financial economics, and international arbitration services. The Technology segment offers blockchain and digital assets, information governance, privacy and security, investigations, litigation, M&A, and antitrust and competition services. The Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communications, and public affairs services. It serves aerospace and defense, airlines and aviation, blockchain and digital assets, chemicals, construction and environmental solutions, energy, financial services, food and agribusiness, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, automotive and industrial, insurance, mining, power and products, renewable and energy transition, professional services, public sector and government contracts, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics sectors. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Long Name FTI Consulting, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,245,003,776
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_28754
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 252,790,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,196,683,284
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 153.07
Operating Cashflow 403,920,000
Operating Margins 0.092250004
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.96
Phone 202 312 9100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 153.74
Post Market Time 1,787,961,372
Previous Close 151.99
Price Eps Current Year 16.531183
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.127594
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0818819
Profit Margins 0.06443
Quick Ratio 1.722
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.75
Regular Market Change Percent 1.15139
Regular Market Day High 154.465
Regular Market Day Low 151.4274
Regular Market Day Range 151.4274 - 154.465
Regular Market Open 153.07
Regular Market Previous Close 151.99
Regular Market Price 153.74
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 314,275
Return On Assets 0.06876
Return On Equity 0.15634
Revenue Growth 0.053
Revenue Per Share 130.209
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 27,611,575
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0836
Shares Short 2,307,211
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,967,062
Short Name FTI Consulting, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1347
Short Ratio 5.53
Source Interval 15
State DC
Symbol FCN
Target High Price 180.0
Target Low Price 171.0
Target Mean Price 175.5
Target Median Price 175.5
Total Cash 188,947,008
Total Cash Per Share 6.988
Total Debt 1,267,516,032
Total Revenue 3,923,721,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 8.35
Trailing P E 18.411976
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 165.04546
Two Hundred Day Average Change -11.30545
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.068499014
Type Disp Equity
Volume 314,275
Website https://www.fticonsulting.com
Zip 20,004