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Maximus, Inc. (MMS)

Industrials | Specialty Business Services | McLean, United States | NYSE
59.75 USD +0.21 (0.353%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 59.75

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT

Maximus presents a compelling value case obscured by recent technical weakness. The business fundamentals are robust, boasting a fortress-like balance sheet with a 2.4x current ratio and a healthy 21% return on equity, while trading at a discount to book value. The trailing twelve-month revenue decline of 5% is the primary drag on the long-term outlook, yet the single-year price drop is insufficient to classify this as a structural decline given the nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 50%. The stock appears to be in a post-earnings correction phase, having fallen from its highs, but the low forward P/E of roughly 7x suggests the market is pricing in significant future headwinds that may not materialize. For income investors, the 2.3% yield is modest but sustainable given the low payout ratio of under 19%, leaving ample room for reinvestment. While the short-term statistical forecast leans slightly negative due to recent momentum, the disconnect between the deteriorating price trend and the resilient underlying metrics creates a buying opportunity for patient capital, provided the revenue contraction does not accelerate further.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.043107
AutoETS0.048881
AutoARIMA0.048881
MSTL0.049611

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 1.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.649
Excess Kurtosis -0.64
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 99.546
Revenue per Share 96.192
Market Cap 3,128,376,320
Trailing P/E 8.81
Forward P/E 7.15
Beta 0.59
Profit Margins 7.07%
Website https://www.maximus.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at the $50 strike for the October expiration, suggesting a fear of a drop toward the 52-week low. Conversely, call open interest is concentrated at the $65 strike, indicating a speculative bet on a rebound to test the upper range of the recent trading band. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the deep OTM strikes, reflecting uncertainty about whether the stock will break out or continue its recent consolidation near the 200-day average.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.60% 1.97% 1.66% 1.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.3300 0.596961
2026-05-15 0.3300 0.555930
2026-02-13 0.3300 0.441826
2025-11-14 0.3000 0.375940
2025-08-15 0.3000 0.355450
2025-05-15 0.3000 0.398248
2025-02-14 0.3000 0.442152
2024-11-15 0.3000 0.378884
2024-08-15 0.3000 0.337914
2024-05-14 0.3000 0.347222
2024-02-14 0.3000 0.363328
2023-11-14 0.3000 0.381049
2023-08-14 0.2800 0.339641
2023-05-12 0.2800 0.352201
2023-02-14 0.2800 0.337025
2022-11-14 0.2800 0.449006
2022-08-12 0.2800 0.434513
2022-05-12 0.2800 0.433839
2022-02-14 0.2800 0.369491
2021-11-12 0.2800 0.330539
2021-08-12 0.2800 0.341713
2021-05-13 0.2800 0.316313
2021-02-11 0.2800 0.333294
2020-11-12 0.2800 0.383194
2020-08-13 0.2800 0.365106
2020-05-14 0.2800 0.434513
2020-02-13 0.2800 0.378430
2019-11-14 0.2800 0.363778
2019-08-14 0.2500 0.329815
2019-05-14 0.2500 0.350976
2019-02-14 0.2500 0.347608
2018-11-14 0.2500 0.382146
2018-08-14 0.0450 0.070280
2018-05-14 0.0450 0.073350
2018-02-14 0.0450 0.067285
2017-11-14 0.0450 0.069466
2017-08-11 0.0450 0.073977
2017-05-11 0.0450 0.070900
2017-02-13 0.0450 0.077546
2016-11-10 0.0450 0.091612
2016-08-11 0.0450 0.075301
2016-05-11 0.0450 0.082949
2016-02-11 0.0450 0.096733
2015-11-10 0.0450 0.064841
2015-08-12 0.0450 0.074368
2015-05-13 0.0450 0.071214
2015-02-11 0.0450 0.077240
2014-11-12 0.0450 0.089410
2014-08-13 0.0450 0.114504
2014-05-13 0.0450 0.104336
2014-02-12 0.0450 0.095400
2013-11-13 0.0450 0.096360
2013-08-13 0.0450 0.112136
2013-05-13 0.0450 0.119111
2013-02-13 0.0450 0.124879
2012-11-13 0.0450 0.154427
2012-08-13 0.0450 0.171005
2012-05-11 0.0450 0.191857
2012-02-13 0.0450 0.202202
2011-11-10 0.0450 0.216763
2011-08-11 0.0450 0.234742
2011-05-11 0.0375 0.178253
2011-02-11 0.0375 0.210615
2010-11-10 0.0300 0.192462
2010-08-12 0.0300 0.213409
2010-05-12 0.0300 0.192246
2010-02-10 0.0300 0.218858
2009-11-10 0.0300 0.259740
2009-08-12 0.0300 0.289925
2009-05-13 0.0300 0.281492
2009-02-11 0.0300 0.322148
2008-11-12 0.0250 0.379219
2008-08-13 0.0250 0.267023
2008-05-13 0.0250 0.259269
2008-02-13 0.0250 0.267953
2007-11-13 0.0250 0.212766
2007-08-13 0.0250 0.236630
2007-05-11 0.0250 0.246914
2007-02-13 0.0250 0.336134
2006-11-13 0.0250 0.353232
2006-08-11 0.0250 0.372301
2006-05-11 0.0250 0.304878
2006-02-13 0.0250 0.277778
2005-11-10 0.0250 0.266525
2005-08-11 0.0250 0.267738
2005-05-11 0.0250 0.304878
2005-02-11 0.0250 0.316857
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.32
dividendYield 2.22
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.26
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021162244
lastDividendValue 0.33
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-08-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.33195436
Address1 1,600 Tysons Boulevard
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 100.0
All Time Low 4.25
Ask 60.06
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 405,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 658,666
Average Volume 658,666
Average Volume10Days 405,170
Beta 0.59
Bid 59.98
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 33.243
City McLean
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 59.75
Current Ratio 2.421
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 60.69
Day Low 59.51
Debt To Equity 99.546
Display Name Maximus
Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Dividend Rate 1.32
Dividend Yield 2.22
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth 0.048
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.023
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,091,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,091,400
Ebitda 691,836,032
Ebitda Margins 0.13182001
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.944
Enterprise To Revenue 0.915
Enterprise Value 4,804,070,400
Eps Current Year 8.01
Eps Forward 8.36
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.78
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 57.6686
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0814018
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.036092464
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -33.195435
Fifty Two Week High 100.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -40.25
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4025
Fifty Two Week Low 52.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.0200005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13313106
Fifty Two Week Range 52.73 - 100.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 866,208,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.51
Float Shares 51,612,712
Forward Eps 8.36
Forward P E 7.1471295
Free Cashflow 354,073,760
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 37,200
Fullday Change 0.209999
Fullday Change Percent 0.352703
Fullday Price 59.75
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.25594
Gross Profits 1,343,288,960
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01824
Held Percent Institutions 1.10554
Implied Shares Outstanding 52,357,763
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
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 3,128,376,320
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_218451
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 370,887,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,117,381,209
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 59.7
Operating Cashflow 469,508,992
Operating Margins 0.12622
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1864
Peg Ratio 2.06
Phone 703 251 8500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 59.75
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 59.54
Price Eps Current Year 7.4594254
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.7973709
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.596063
Profit Margins 0.07067
Quick Ratio 2.168
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.209999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.352703
Regular Market Day High 60.69
Regular Market Day Low 59.51
Regular Market Day Range 59.51 - 60.69
Regular Market Open 59.7
Regular Market Previous Close 59.54
Regular Market Price 59.75
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 373,447
Return On Assets 0.08197
Return On Equity 0.21112
Revenue Growth -0.051
Revenue Per Share 96.192
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 52,357,763
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0588
Shares Short 3,079,870
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,131,469
Short Name Maximus, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.105100006
Short Ratio 4.51
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol MMS
Target High Price 110.0
Target Low Price 75.0
Target Mean Price 92.5
Target Median Price 92.5
Total Cash 56,953,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.088
Total Debt 1,732,647,040
Total Revenue 5,248,398,848
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.26
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021162244
Trailing Eps 6.78
Trailing P E 8.812684
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 71.129
Two Hundred Day Average Change -11.378998
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.15997691
Type Disp Equity
Volume 373,447
Website https://www.maximus.com
Zip 22,102