Tetra Tech
TTEK Nasdaq Construction & Engineering Financials FY2016βFY2025
Tetra Tech's revenue rose 4.7% to $5.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.5%, down from 9.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $439 million, up 28.9%. It paid out $315 million in dividends and buybacks, 72% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.1%.
About these figures. Share counts and per-share figures for earlier years are restated for a stock split (5-for-1), so every year is on today's share basis.
What Tetra Tech does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- TETRA TECH INC
- Fiscal year ends
- September 28, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000831641-25-000032
0000831641
Revenue and margins
Tetra Tech had $5.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 14.3% 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 $439M in fiscal 2025, 8.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Tetra Tech returned $315M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 72% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.1%.
Value Tetra Tech yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$596M and divides by 267.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 22.3x Β· peers 20.5x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Tetra Tech can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $167M | $185M | $169M | $233M | $168M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $213M | $259M | $880M | $813M | $763M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2x | 0.2x | 1.7x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 21.9x | 25.5x | 6.8x | 11.2x | 10.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Total assets | $2.6B | $2.6B | $3.8B | $4.2B | $4.3B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $1.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $45.9M | $73.7M | $711M | $580M | $596M |
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
$0.1M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$0.4M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
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 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.0% | β0.6% | β5.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.86 | 3.55 | 3.18 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetra Tech TTEK | $9.6B | 4.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 11.2% | 22.3x | 6 | |
| Dycom Industries DY | $6.8B | 18.0% | β | 7.2% | 10.9% | 20.5x | 6 | Compare β |
| APi Group APG | $17.2B | 12.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 7.7% | β | 8 | Compare β |
| IES IESC | $4.3B | 16.9% | 11.4% | 6.5% | 50.5% | 9.5x | 6 | Compare β |
| Comfort Systems USA FIX | $40.9B | 29.5% | 14.4% | 11.3% | 73.3% | 25.1x | 7 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ 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 | $2.6B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $3.5B | $4.5B | $5.2B | $5.4B |
| Gross profit | $330M | $354M | $385M | $408M | $447M | $498M | $576M | $725M | $866M | $961M |
| Operating income | $136M | $183M | $190M | $189M | $241M | $279M | $340M | $358M | $501M | $408M |
| Interest expense | $12.4M | $12.3M | $17.3M | $15.4M | $14.5M | $12.7M | $13.4M | $52.4M | $44.6M | $40.6M |
| Pretax income | $125M | $172M | $175M | $175M | $228M | $267M | $349M | $401M | $464M | $378M |
| Income tax | $40.6M | $53.8M | $37.6M | $16.4M | $54.1M | $34.0M | $85.6M | $128M | $130M | $130M |
| Net income | $83.9M | $118M | $137M | $159M | $174M | $233M | $263M | $274M | $333M | $248M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.28 | $0.41 | $0.48 | $0.57 | $0.63 | $0.85 | $0.97 | $1.02 | $1.23 | $0.93 |
| Diluted shares | 0.29B | 0.29B | 0.28B | 0.28B | 0.28B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B | 0.27B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $142M | $142M | $186M | $209M | $263M | $304M | $336M | $369M | $359M | $458M |
| Capital expenditure | $11.9M | $9.7M | $9.7M | $16.2M | $12.2M | $8.6M | $10.6M | $26.9M | $18.1M | $18.6M |
| Free cash flow | $130M | $132M | $176M | $192M | $250M | $296M | $326M | $342M | $341M | $439M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $45.6M | $45.8M | $38.6M | $28.8M | $24.6M | $23.8M | $27.0M | $61.2M | $73.7M | $58.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $13.0M | $13.4M | $19.6M | $17.6M | $19.4M | $23.1M | $26.2M | $28.6M | $31.2M | $33.9M |
| Acquisitions | $81.3M | $8.0M | $68.3M | $84.2M | $68.5M | $84.9M | $49.1M | $854M | $93.6M | $97.3M |
| Share buybacks | $99.5M | $100M | $75.0M | $100M | $117M | $60.0M | $200M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $250M |
| Dividends paid | $19.7M | $21.7M | $24.5M | $29.7M | $34.7M | $40.0M | $46.1M | $52.1M | $58.8M | $65.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $119M | $122M | $99.5M | $130M | $152M | $100M | $246M | $52.1M | $58.8M | $315M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $161M | $190M | $146M | $121M | $158M | $167M | $185M | $169M | $233M | $168M |
| Total debt | $347M | $357M | $277M | $277M | $292M | $213M | $259M | $880M | $813M | $763M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $935M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1,000M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Current liabilities | $481M | $538M | $618M | $770M | $794M | $849M | $916M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| 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 | $67.8M | $56.8M | $43.3M | $39.4M | $35.5M | $37.7M | $32.3M | $74.8M | $73.1M | $66.1M |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $3.8B | $4.2B | $4.3B |
| Total liabilities | $931M | $974M | $992M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $869M | $929M | $967M | $989M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 17.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 7.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 7.0% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 4.6% |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 9.3% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 11.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 16.8% | 19.8% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 21.8% | 21.1% | 20.6% | 13.7% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 5.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 6.6% | 7.7% | 4.8% | β3.6% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 29.1% | 15.0% | 4.7% |
| Net income growth | 113.8% | 40.6% | 16.2% | 15.9% | 9.5% | 33.9% | 13.0% | 3.9% | 21.9% | β25.6% |
| EPS growth | 121.9% | 43.7% | 18.6% | 17.4% | 11.3% | 34.8% | 13.9% | 5.2% | 20.6% | β24.4% |
| FCF growth | β6.1% | 1.3% | 33.6% | 9.3% | 30.1% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 4.9% | β0.3% | 28.9% |
| Share count change | β4.2% | β1.8% | β2.3% | β1.2% | β1.6% | β0.6% | β0.9% | β1.0% | 0.7% | β1.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.0x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 1.7x | 1.0x | 1.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 11.0x | 14.9x | 11.0x | 12.3x | 16.7x | 21.9x | 25.5x | 6.8x | 11.2x | 10.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 91.7% | 92.4% | 56.5% | 67.4% | 60.7% | 33.8% | 75.6% | 15.3% | 17.3% | 71.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.5% | β1.3% | β2.5% | β2.4% | β3.9% | β2.9% | β2.8% | β3.0% | β0.6% | β5.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000831641). Data updated October 18, 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.