ABM Industries
ABM NYSE Environmental & Facilities Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
ABM Industries' revenue rose 4.6% to $8.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 3.6%, up from 2.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $155 million, down 7.3%. It paid out $188 million in dividends and buybacks, 121% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.4%.
What ABM Industries does
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- Legal name
- ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
- Fiscal year ends
- October 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000771497-25-000031
0000771497
Revenue and margins
ABM Industries had $8.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 11.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $155M in fiscal 2025, 1.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
ABM Industries returned $188M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 121% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.4%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.4B and divides by 62.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 19.4x Β· peers 33.0x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ABM Industries can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $62.8M | $73.0M | $69.5M | $64.6M | $104M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $887M | $1.3B | β | $1.3B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.8x | 2.6x | β | 4.0x | 3.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.7x | β | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Interest coverage | 7.2x | 8.5x | 5.0x | 2.5x | 3.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $4.4B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $5.1B | $5.3B |
| Total liabilities | $2.8B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $3.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $824M | $1.2B | β | $1.3B | $1.4B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 9 | β / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 0.2% | β2.9% | β1.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.64 | 2.22 | 2.57 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Industries ABM | $3.2B | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 7.3% | 19.4x | 7 | |
| Clean Harbors CLH | $16.9B | 2.4% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 43.1x | 7 | Compare β |
| Veralto VLTO | $26.0B | 6.0% | 23.2% | 18.4% | 28.1% | 26.9x | 6 | Compare β |
| Republic Services RSG | $74.0B | 3.3% | 17.4% | 12.7% | 10.8% | 34.1x | 8 | Compare β |
| Rollins ROL | $16.7B | 11.0% | 19.3% | 17.3% | 31.0% | 31.9x | 6 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | β | $5.5B | $6.4B | $6.5B | $6.0B | $6.2B | $7.8B | $8.1B | $8.4B | $8.7B |
| Gross profit | β | $572M | $695M | $731M | $831M | $970M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Operating income | $54.7M | $102M | $139M | $208M | $95.7M | $206M | $349M | $410M | $212M | $312M |
| Interest expense | $10.4M | $19.2M | $54.1M | $51.1M | $44.6M | $28.6M | $41.1M | $82.3M | $85.0M | $96.4M |
| Pretax income | $51.9M | $86.9M | $87.7M | $160M | $53.3M | $180M | $310M | $331M | $134M | $220M |
| Income tax | β$10.4M | $8.8M | β$8.2M | $32.7M | $53.1M | $53.5M | $79.6M | $79.7M | $52.2M | $57.6M |
| Net income | $57.2M | $3.8M | $97.8M | $127M | $0.3M | $126M | $230M | $251M | $81.4M | $162M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.01 | $0.07 | $1.47 | $1.90 | $0.00 | $1.86 | $3.41 | $3.79 | $1.28 | $2.59 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.06B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $83.5M | $5.6M | $321M | $263M | $458M | $314M | $20.4M | $243M | $227M | $234M |
| Capital expenditure | $44.0M | $57.2M | $50.9M | $59.6M | $38.0M | $34.3M | $50.8M | $52.6M | $59.4M | $79.3M |
| Free cash flow | $39.5M | β$51.6M | $270M | $203M | $420M | $280M | β$30.4M | $191M | $167M | $155M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $57.5M | $70.1M | $113M | $107M | $96.4M | $89.9M | $112M | $121M | $107M | $106M |
| Stock-based compensation | $14.0M | $13.3M | $17.0M | $17.5M | $20.3M | $33.5M | $30.5M | $30.5M | $30.0M | $38.0M |
| Acquisitions | $96.0M | $854M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $710M | $195M | $0.0M | $114M | $36.7M |
| Share buybacks | $46.6M | $7.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.1M | $0.0M | $97.5M | $138M | $56.1M | $122M |
| Dividends paid | $36.9M | $39.5M | $46.0M | $47.7M | $49.3M | $51.0M | $51.9M | $57.5M | $56.5M | $65.6M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $83.5M | $47.4M | $46.0M | $47.7M | $54.4M | $51.0M | $149M | $196M | $113M | $188M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $53.5M | $62.8M | $39.1M | $58.5M | $394M | $62.8M | $73.0M | $69.5M | $64.6M | $104M |
| Total debt | $268M | $1.2B | $939M | $801M | $720M | $884M | $1.3B | β | $1.3B | $1.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $5.1M | $2.4M | $9.2M | $14.2M | $19.5M | $15.0M |
| Current assets | $991M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Current liabilities | $597M | $758M | $793M | $902M | $987M | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $81.8M | $143M | $140M | $150M | $134M | $112M | $125M | $132M | $151M | $177M |
| Total assets | $2.3B | $3.8B | $3.6B | $3.7B | $3.8B | $4.4B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $5.1B | $5.3B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.8B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $3.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $974M | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | β | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| Operating margin | β | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| EBITDA margin | β | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | β | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
| FCF margin | β | β1.0% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 4.5% | β0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | 5.0% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 6.8% | 9.7% | β | β | 7.3% |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% | 5.7% | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 5.8% | 0.3% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 4.6% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β | 18.1% | 0.9% | β7.9% | 4.0% | 25.3% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.6% |
| Net income growth | β25.0% | β93.4% | 2,473.7% | 30.3% | β99.8% | 42,000.0% | 82.4% | 9.1% | β67.6% | 99.5% |
| EPS growth | β24.1% | β93.1% | 2,000.0% | 29.3% | β100.0% | β | 83.3% | 11.1% | β66.2% | 102.3% |
| FCF growth | β67.1% | β230.6% | β | β24.8% | 106.6% | β33.3% | β110.9% | β | β12.3% | β7.3% |
| Share count change | β0.9% | 2.5% | 13.9% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | β0.7% | β1.8% | β4.1% | β1.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.9x | 6.5x | 3.6x | 2.4x | 1.7x | 2.8x | 2.6x | β | 4.0x | 3.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.7x | β | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Interest coverage | 5.3x | 5.3x | 2.6x | 4.1x | 2.2x | 7.2x | 8.5x | 5.0x | 2.5x | 3.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | β | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | β | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 211.4% | β | 17.0% | 23.5% | 13.0% | 18.2% | β | 102.6% | 67.3% | 121.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | β | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.2% | β0.1% | β6.0% | β3.7% | β12.2% | β4.6% | 4.5% | 0.2% | β2.9% | β1.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000771497). Data updated October 23, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.