Compared to Estimates, FTI Consulting (FCN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended December 2025, FTI Consulting (FCN) reported revenue of $990.75 million, up 10.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.78, compared to $1.56 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $911.4 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.39, the EPS surprise was +28.52%.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how FTI Consulting performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Corporate Finance & Restructuring: $423.19 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $370.21 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +26.1%.
• Revenues- Forensic and Litigation Consulting: $192.88 million versus $189.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.7% change.
• Revenues- Strategic Communications: $99.41 million compared to the $89.1 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.8% year over year.
• Revenues- Technology: $99.05 million compared to the $91.72 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.3% year over year.
• Revenues- Economic Consulting: $176.23 million versus $170.8 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -14.5% change.

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Shares of FTI Consulting have returned -10.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% 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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