For the quarter ended September 2025, ICF International (ICFI) reported revenue of $465.41 million, down 10% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.67, compared to $2.13 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $482.32 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.75, the EPS surprise was -4.57%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how ICF performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue by Client Type- Government- US Federal government: $198.04 million compared to the $229.35 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -29.8% year over year.
- Revenue by Client Type- Government- US State & Local government: $81.7 million versus $94.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.6% change.
- Revenue by Client Type- Commercial: $156.64 million versus $123.73 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.2% change.
- Revenue by Client Type- Government: $308.76 million compared to the $355.53 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -20.4% year over year.
- Revenue by Client Type- Government- International government: $29.02 million compared to the $31.68 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8% year over year.
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Shares of ICF have returned -9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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