For the quarter ended March 2025, Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) reported revenue of $2.97 billion, up 7.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.61, compared to $1.33 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.50% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.02 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.59, the EPS surprise was +1.26%.
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 Booz Allen performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Backlog: $37.03 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $38.61 billion.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Defense Clients: $1.53 billion compared to the $1.50 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.2% year over year.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Civil Clients: $989 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.03 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.7%.
- Revenue by Customer Type- U.S. Government- Intelligence Clients: $458 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $496.32 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3%.
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Shares of Booz Allen have returned +8.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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