ABM Industries vs GEO Group
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I put ABM Industries and GEO Group side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- ABM Industries is the larger business, with $8.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.6B for GEO Group, about 3.3 times as much.
- GEO Group grew revenue faster (8.6%, against 4.6%).
- GEO Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.8% operating margin, against 3.6%).
- ABM Industries turned more of its sales into free cash flow (1.8% FCF margin, against −4.8%).
- ABM Industries earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.3%, against 6.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of ABM Industries’s earnings: a P/E of 19.5x against 12.9x for GEO Group.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
ABM Industries
ABM
6/10
5-year growthFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
GEO Group
GEO
4/10
Revenue growthOperating marginNet marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ABM FY25 | GEO FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $3.6B |
| Revenue | $8.7B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | $155M | −$125M |
| Net income | $162M | $254M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| 5-year growth | 7.9% | 2.3% |
| Share count change | −1.4% | 4.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 9.8% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 9.7% |
| FCF margin | 1.8% | −4.8% |
| Return on capital | 7.3% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 17.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.5x | 4.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $188M | $91.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 19.5x | 12.9x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.