PJT Partners Inc.
PJT NYSE Investment Advice Financials FY2016βFY2025
What PJT Partners Inc. does
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- Legal name
- PJT Partners Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 26, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-076969
0001626115
Revenue and margins
PJT Partners Inc. had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 14.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
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 $480M in fiscal 2025, 28.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
PJT Partners Inc. returned $220M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably PJT Partners Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $200M | $173M | $356M | $484M | $539M |
| Total assets | $988M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $350M | $291M | $574M | $734M | $834M |
| Shareholders' equity | $120M | $185M | $245M | $187M | $308M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
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
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 | β / 5 |
| Accruals ratio | β20.3% | β25.0% | β15.6% | β22.4% | β33.1% | β1.7% | β14.9% | β28.9% | β25.8% | β19.9% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $499M | $499M | $580M | $718M | $1.1B | $992M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.7B |
| Pretax income | $14.5M | $10.1M | $41.5M | $82.2M | $248M | $219M | $201M | $178M | $271M | $343M |
| Income tax | $9.4M | $38.4M | β$1.0M | $18.4M | $35.5M | $29.5M | $36.7M | $31.9M | $32.1M | $33.2M |
| Net income | β$3.0M | β$32.6M | $27.2M | $29.6M | $118M | $106M | $90.5M | $81.8M | $134M | $180M |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $117M | $111M | $123M | $211M | $469M | $124M | $243M | $442M | $531M | $526M |
| Capital expenditure | $13.1M | $1.1M | $7.2M | $8.8M | $8.9M | $6.5M | $3.4M | $3.9M | $3.3M | $45.9M |
| Free cash flow | $104M | $110M | $116M | $202M | $461M | $118M | $239M | $438M | $528M | $480M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $14.0M | $8.1M | $10.0M | $14.5M | $15.1M | $15.8M | $15.5M | $14.0M | $12.8M | $13.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $89.0M | $116M | $118M | $112M | $121M | $109M | $166M | $179M | $209M | $234M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | $61.5M | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $10.7M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | β | $2.3M | $64.9M | $47.8M | $48.7M | $103M | $109M | $117M | $235M | $195M |
| Dividends paid | $3.7M | $3.8M | $4.3M | $4.6M | $4.8M | $78.0M | $24.6M | $24.4M | $24.1M | $24.5M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.7M | $6.1M | $69.2M | $52.5M | $53.5M | $181M | $134M | $141M | $259M | $220M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $152M | $146M | $106M | $216M | $300M | $200M | $173M | $356M | $484M | $539M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $0.2M | $0.1M | β | β | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $38.2M | $33.8M | $34.8M | $37.1M | $38.8M | $37.1M | $30.7M | $25.9M | $22.1M | $61.0M |
| Goodwill | $72.3M | $72.3M | $176M | $173M | $173M | $173M | $173M | $173M | $192M | $192M |
| Intangible assets | $14.7M | $12.3M | $49.2M | $39.8M | $32.0M | $24.4M | $17.9M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $7.5M |
| Total assets | $590M | $559M | $672M | $953M | $1.2B | $988M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $177M | $137M | $184M | $378M | $484M | $350M | $291M | $574M | $734M | $834M |
| Shareholders' equity | β$8.6M | β$157M | β$26.5M | $31.4M | $154M | $120M | $185M | $245M | $187M | $308M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Net margin | β0.6% | β6.5% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 11.2% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| FCF margin | 20.8% | 22.1% | 19.9% | 28.2% | 43.8% | 11.9% | 23.3% | 37.9% | 35.3% | 28.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | β | β | β | 1,198.3% | 126.6% | 77.4% | 59.3% | 38.1% | 62.3% | 72.7% |
| Return on assets | β0.5% | β5.7% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 10.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 138.7% | β | 165.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β0.0% | 16.2% | 23.7% | 46.6% | β5.7% | 3.4% | 12.5% | 29.5% | 14.8% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | 8.8% | 297.6% | β9.7% | β14.7% | β9.6% | 64.3% | 34.0% |
| FCF growth | β | 6.2% | 5.1% | 74.9% | 127.5% | β74.4% | 103.3% | 82.9% | 20.6% | β8.9% |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 17.8% | 23.2% | 20.3% | 15.5% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 16.1% | 15.5% | 14.0% | 13.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | 3.6% | 5.5% | 59.8% | 25.9% | 11.6% | 154.1% | 56.0% | 32.3% | 49.1% | 45.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Accruals ratio | β20.3% | β25.0% | β15.6% | β22.4% | β33.1% | β1.7% | β14.9% | β28.9% | β25.8% | β19.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001626115). Data updated October 24, 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.