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Maximus, Inc. (MMS)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | McLean, United States | NYSE
69.17 USD -0.05 (-0.072%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 69.58 +0.41 (0.589%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:17 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:27 p.m. EDT

Maximus (MMS) shows a stable dividend yield and a history of consistent payouts, making it a solid choice for dividend-focused investors. However, the recent price decline and mixed options activity suggest caution. While the stock has a strong fundamental base, the short-term price forecast is weak, and the market sentiment is mixed. Long-term investors may consider buying and holding, but short-term traders should be cautious and monitor the options activity for potential opportunities.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.277518
AutoETS0.277520
MSTL0.279791
AutoTheta0.329064

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 3.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.021
Excess Kurtosis 0.57
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.205
Revenue per Share 95.633
Market Cap 3,773,124,864
Trailing P/E 10.61
Forward P/E 7.59
Beta 0.63
Profit Margins 6.92%
Website https://www.maximus.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:27 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls have higher open interest and implied volatility on the upside, suggesting some bullish sentiment, particularly around strikes like 90.0 and 85.0. However, the puts also have significant open interest and volatility, especially on the downside, indicating potential bearish sentiment or hedging against downside risk. The overall volatility and positioning suggest uncertainty, but there are opportunities for both bullish and bearish strategies.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.44% 1.58% 1.54% 1.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.3300 0.441826
2025-11-14 0.3000 0.377631
2025-08-15 0.3000 0.358384
2025-05-15 0.3000 0.402966
2025-02-14 0.3000 0.449186
2024-11-15 0.3000 0.386632
2024-08-15 0.3000 0.346106
2024-05-14 0.3000 0.356857
2024-02-14 0.3000 0.374728
2023-11-14 0.3000 0.394460
2023-08-14 0.2800 0.352994
2023-05-12 0.2800 0.367335
2023-02-14 0.2800 0.352753
2022-11-14 0.2800 0.471528
2022-08-12 0.2800 0.458358
2022-05-12 0.2800 0.459648
2022-02-14 0.2800 0.393188
2021-11-12 0.2800 0.353050
2021-08-12 0.2800 0.366177
2021-05-13 0.2800 0.340125
2021-02-11 0.2800 0.359546
2020-11-12 0.2800 0.414758
2020-08-13 0.2800 0.396681
2020-05-14 0.2800 0.473826
2020-02-13 0.2800 0.414463
2019-11-14 0.2800 0.399936
2019-08-14 0.2500 0.363931
2019-05-14 0.2500 0.388549
2019-02-14 0.2500 0.386174
2018-11-14 0.2500 0.426057
2018-08-14 0.0450 0.078651
2018-05-14 0.0450 0.082145
2018-02-14 0.0450 0.075408
2017-11-14 0.0450 0.077906
2017-08-11 0.0450 0.083023
2017-05-11 0.0450 0.079629
2017-02-13 0.0450 0.087156
2016-11-10 0.0450 0.103048
2016-08-11 0.0450 0.084785
2016-05-11 0.0450 0.093467
2016-02-11 0.0450 0.109088
2015-11-10 0.0450 0.073195
2015-08-12 0.0450 0.084004
2015-05-13 0.0450 0.080501
2015-02-11 0.0450 0.087376
2014-11-12 0.0450 0.101220
2014-08-13 0.0450 0.129747
2014-05-13 0.0450 0.118362
2014-02-12 0.0450 0.108334
2013-11-13 0.0450 0.109528
2013-08-13 0.0450 0.127582
2013-05-13 0.0450 0.135672
2013-02-13 0.0450 0.142409
2012-11-13 0.0450 0.176326
2012-08-13 0.0450 0.195556
2012-05-11 0.0450 0.219772
2012-02-13 0.0450 0.232067
2011-11-10 0.0450 0.249286
2011-08-11 0.0450 0.270565
2011-05-11 0.0375 0.205958
2011-02-11 0.0375 0.243780
2010-11-10 0.0300 0.223245
2010-08-12 0.0300 0.248030
2010-05-12 0.0300 0.223904
2010-02-10 0.0300 0.255392
2009-11-10 0.0300 0.303767
2009-08-12 0.0300 0.339940
2009-05-13 0.0300 0.331005
2009-02-11 0.0300 0.379861
2008-11-12 0.0250 0.448592
2008-08-13 0.0250 0.316996
2008-05-13 0.0250 0.308637
2008-02-13 0.0250 0.319813
2007-11-13 0.0250 0.254637
2007-08-13 0.0250 0.283814
2007-05-11 0.0250 0.296864
2007-02-13 0.0250 0.405149
2006-11-13 0.0250 0.427213
2006-08-11 0.0250 0.451857
2006-05-11 0.0250 0.371389
2006-02-13 0.0250 0.339375
2005-11-10 0.0250 0.326534
2005-08-11 0.0250 0.328908
2005-05-11 0.0250 0.375536
2005-02-11 0.0250 0.391491
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.32
dividendYield 1.91
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.23
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01776943
lastDividendValue 0.33
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-06-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.03467858
Address1 1,600 Tysons Boulevard
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 100.0
All Time Low 4.25
Ask 69.24
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 649,490
Average Daily Volume3 Month 739,839
Average Volume 739,839
Average Volume10Days 649,490
Beta 0.625
Bid 69.1
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 1
Book Value 31.528
City McLean
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 69.17
Current Ratio 2.341
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 70.815
Day Low 68.61
Debt To Equity 97.205
Display Name Maximus
Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Dividend Rate 1.32
Dividend Yield 1.91
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,158,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,158,800
Earnings Growth 1.465
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.28
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 700,926,976
Ebitda Margins 0.13044
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.572
Enterprise To Revenue 0.988
Enterprise Value 5,307,266,048
Eps Current Year 8.515
Eps Forward 9.115
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.52
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 71.6996
Fifty Day Average Change -2.529602
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03528056
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.4678578
Fifty Two Week High 100.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -30.830002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30830002
Fifty Two Week Low 60.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.419998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1386008
Fifty Two Week Range 60.75 - 100.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 866,208,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.48
Float Shares 53,794,169
Forward Eps 9.115
Forward P E 7.58859
Free Cashflow 159,172,256
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 37,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.25133
Gross Profits 1,350,556,032
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0172
Held Percent Institutions 1.09718
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,548,576
Industry Specialty Business Services
Industry Disp Specialty Business Services
Industry Key specialty-business-services
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=88279&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.33
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,372,636,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Maximus, Inc. operates as a provider of government services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Federal Services, U.S. Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers business process services, eligibility and enrollment, outreach, and other services for federal health and human services programs; clinical services; and technology solutions, such as application development and modernization services, enterprise business solutions, advanced analytics and emerging technologies, cybersecurity services, data management, and infrastructure and engineering solutions. The U.S. Services segment offers program eligibility support and enrollment; centralized multilingual customer contact centers, multichannel, and digital self-service options for enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan choice counseling; beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and redeterminations; subsidized telephone services; and person-centered independent assessment services. This segment also provides employment services, such as eligibility support, case management, job-readiness preparation, job search and employer outreach, job retention and career advancement, and educational and training services; technology solutions; and system implementation project management services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS and technology solutions for international governments, including health and disability assessments, program administration for employment services, wellbeing solutions and other job seeker-related services, digitally-enabled customer services, and technologies for modernization. Maximus, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Long Name Maximus, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,773,124,864
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_218451
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 371,780,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,773,125,001
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 69.81
Operating Cashflow 264,966,000
Operating Margins 0.1087
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.184
Peg Ratio 2.06
Phone 703 251 8500
Post Market Change 0.4071045
Post Market Change Percent 0.58855647
Post Market Price 69.5771
Post Market Time 1,776,467,840
Previous Close 69.22
Price Eps Current Year 8.123311
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1939228
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.7021535
Profit Margins 0.06919
Quick Ratio 2.123
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500031
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0722379
Regular Market Day High 70.815
Regular Market Day Low 68.61
Regular Market Day Range 68.61 - 70.815
Regular Market Open 69.81
Regular Market Previous Close 69.22
Regular Market Price 69.17
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 429,000
Return On Assets 0.08886
Return On Equity 0.22086
Revenue Growth -0.041
Revenue Per Share 95.633
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 54,548,576
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.053400002
Shares Short 2,914,092
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,971,230
Short Name Maximus, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0925
Short Ratio 4.06
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol MMS
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 95.0
Target Mean Price 110.0
Target Median Price 110.0
Total Cash 137,594,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.522
Total Debt 1,671,735,040
Total Revenue 5,373,646,848
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.23
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01776943
Trailing Eps 6.52
Trailing P E 10.608895
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 81.66835
Two Hundred Day Average Change -12.498352
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.15303789
Type Disp Equity
Volume 429,000
Website https://www.maximus.com
Zip 22,102