Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) reported $2.62 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 10.2%. EPS of $1.77 for the same period compares to $1.55 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.73 billion, representing a surprise of -3.89%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +40.76%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.26.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 Booz Allen performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Backlog: $38.46 billion compared to the $42.33 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Defense Customers: $1.45 billion versus $1.51 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.1% change.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Civil Customers: $732 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $787.98 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -27.6%.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Intelligence Customers: $434 million versus $456.02 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.8% change.
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Shares of Booz Allen have returned +12.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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