# FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $151.70, market value $4.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.4×** (5-yr avg 23.6×, 3-yr avg 23.7×). FTI Consulting Inc. trades at 18.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 23.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 13.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.52**. A PEG of 2.52 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.0×**. Enterprise value is 10.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.6%** (5-yr avg 3.4%). Free cash flow equals 8.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 31.8%**. FTI Consulting Inc. keeps 31.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.7%**. 9.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.1%**. 7.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.6%**. 15.6% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 16.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 16.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr 7.7%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 5.5%** (3-yr 7.8%/yr, 5-yr 7.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 5.5%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -11.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -11.6% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.21**. Debt is 0.21 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.58**. A Z-score of 3.58 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. FTI Consulting Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.0%** (YTD -11.2%, 3-mo -5.0%). The shares are down 10.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.9%** (10.2% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.22** (volatility 30%). Beta of -0.22 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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