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Aecom

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CIK 868857 · Environmental Engineering & Consulting

Aecom is a public company in Engineering & Construction, tracked in the environmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services sub-sector, with $16B TTM revenue and $1.3B TTM EBITDA.

Market data as of May 8, 2026

Financials: LTM / latest available company filings

Sources: FMP, ACM filings, SEC EDGAR

$10,419

Market cap ($MM)

$13,009

Enterprise value ($MM)

$15,956

Revenue · LTM ($MM)

$1,267

EBITDA · LTM ($MM)

8%

EBITDA margin

0.8x

EV / revenue

10.3x

EV / EBITDA

1.4x

Net debt / EBITDA

Coverage

Coverage view

The analytical read on the name and the balance-sheet capacity behind the program.

Key points

  1. 01ACM is a scaled public consolidator in Env Engineering, a benchmark for how the sub-sector buys, pays, and trades.
  2. 02The relevant peer set is TTEK, PWR, J, KBR, EME, GVA.

Balance sheet & capacity

Indicative capacity read: 1.4x net debt / EBITDA with EBITDA of $1.3B.

$1,034

Cash & equiv. ($MM)

$2,748

Total debt ($MM)

$1,713

Net debt ($MM)

1.4x

Net debt / EBITDA

Valuation

Where it trades against its peer set

ACM versus the scaled public Environmental Engineering & Consulting comparables.

EV / EBITDA distribution · peer set

ACM 10.3x

14.1xBVKBRACMTTEKGVAJEMEWLDN4.1x23.1x

Indexed share-price performance

ACM versus available Environmental Engineering & Consulting peers and SPY.

+12%

ACM

+16%

Peer med.

+79%

SPY

22214261May 21Nov 23May 26ACMpeer medianSPY

Indexed to 100 from May 28, 2021 through May 26, 2026. Source: FMP month-end close history.

CompanyTickerRevenue ($MM)EBITDA ($MM)MarginMarket cap ($MM)EV ($MM)EV / revEV / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA
AecomACM$15,956$1,2678%$10,419$13,0090.8x10.3x1.4x
Tetra Tech, Inc.TTEK$4,914$67314%$7,861$8,7471.8x13.0x1.0x
Jacobs Solutions Inc.J$13,172$8947%$13,984$17,1701.3x19.2x3.0x
KBR, Inc.KBR$7,691$92712%$4,126$6,5570.9x7.1x2.4x
EMCOR Group, Inc.EME$17,751$2,03311%$41,043$40,6432.3x20.0x-0.3x
Granite Construction Inc.GVA$4,637$48210%$6,207$7,3051.6x15.2x2.0x
BrightView Holdings, Inc.BV$2,729$32812%$1,209$2,1010.8x6.4x2.5x
Willdan Group, Inc.WLDN$684$659%$1,308$1,3492.0x20.8x0.3x
Environmental Engineering & Consulting median$6,302$78411%$7,034$8,0261.4x14.1x1.7x

Financials via Financial Modeling Prep (SEC-derived TTM). EV/EBITDA distribution: each dot a live peer, band = interquartile range, line = median. Impossible values (EBITDA > revenue, negative-EBITDA multiples) shown NM.

M&A program

A sustained, programmatic tuck-in cadence

ACM's disclosed acquisition footprint and the deals behind it.

Disclosed acquisitions

40

Active years

14

Named deals

5

Avg / active year

2.9

Acq. cash outflow ($MM)

N/A

Banker read

  • 01ACM reads as a programmatic acquirer: 40 disclosed acquisitions across 14 active years, or 2.9 per active year. The chart shows activity in 8 of the last 12 visible years.
  • 02In the last three years, the file shows 1 acquisitions versus 1 in the prior three; recent activity is broadly steady versus the prior three-year period.
  • 03Spend changes the read: $5.7B of disclosed spend is concentrated in lumpy years, with FY15 the largest year at $3.3B. Recent spend is below the prior three-year period.

Annual acquisitions + disclosed spend

count spend named deal
6 deals$3.3B091011121314151617182425

ACM count bars show acquisition cadence; the spend line shows when the program required larger capital deployment.

Program diagnostics

Recent / prior

1 / 1

Last three years is broadly steady vs prior three.

Peak count year

FY10

6 disclosed acquisitions in the peak visible year.

Recent spend

$334MM

is down 90% vs prior three; peak FY15 at $3.3B.

Named evidence

5 rows

13% selected source-cited transaction coverage.

Selected transactions

DateTargetSegmentConsideration ($MM)Strategic rationaleSource
Jul 25, 2008Earth TechEnvironmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services$347On July 25, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the Earth Tech business unit of Tyco International Ltd. (Earth Tech), pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (Purchase Agree...10-K
Sep 30, 20172017 acquisitionsEnvironmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services$164The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 and two acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2017 for a total consideration of $5.6 mi...10-K
Dec 1, 2005EDAW, Inc.Environmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services$70•EDAW. In December 2005, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of EDAW, Inc., a San Francisco-based professional technical services firm which specializes in global urban develo...10-K
Sep 30, 2018Acquisition completed during the year ended September 30, 2018Environmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services$6The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 for a total consideration of $5.6 million, which was accounted for under the acquisition method.10-K
Sep 30, 20182018 acquisitionEnvironmental engineering, consulting, and infrastructure services$6The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 and two acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2017 for a total consideration of $5.6 mi...10-K

Acquisitions disclosed/extracted from SEC filings; not necessarily full M&A history. Disclosed acquisition cash outflow is cumulative "payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired" from the 10-K cash-flow statements (a cash outflow, not deal value). Built on 10 SEC-backed facts across 5 cited filings.

Evidence

Source archive

A collapsed investigation trail for the SEC filings behind the financials, annual M&A cadence, named transactions, and management language.

Annual 10-Ks

18

Named deal filings

4

Recent SEC filings

10

Evidence clips

5

Annual 10-K M&A evidenceAccepted annual filings used for disclosed acquisition count and spend.18 rows+
Fiscal yearFiling dateFormStatusCountCash spendPurchase considerationSource
FY2025Nov 19, 2025Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)N/A$213MMN/ASEC filing
FY2024Nov 19, 2024Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)N/A$18.7MMN/ASEC filing
FY2023Nov 15, 2023Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/AN/AN/ASEC filing
FY2022Nov 17, 2022Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/AN/AN/ASEC filing
FY2021Nov 17, 2021Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/AN/AN/ASEC filing
FY2020Nov 19, 2020Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/AN/AN/ASEC filing
FY2019Nov 13, 2019Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)0N/AN/ASEC filing
FY2017Nov 14, 2017Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)1$103MMN/ASEC filing
FY2016Nov 16, 2016Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)N/A$5.5BN/ASEC filing
FY2015Nov 25, 2015Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)1$3.3B$4.9BSEC filing
FY2014Nov 17, 2014Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 warn, 1 issue)2$53.1MMN/ASEC filing
FY2013Nov 13, 2013Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (2 issue)3$42.0MM$82.0MMSEC filing
FY2012Nov 19, 2012Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (2 issue)1$12.6MM$15.4MMSEC filing
FY2011Nov 21, 2011Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)6N/A$453MMSEC filing
FY2010Nov 22, 2010Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (2 issue)6$559MM$768MMSEC filing
FY2009Nov 27, 2009Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)3$35.7MM$63.0MMSEC filing
FY2008Dec 1, 2008Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (2 issue)14$657MM$632MMSEC filing
FY2007Dec 13, 2007Annual M&A 10-Kaccepted3$159MM$173MMSEC filing
Named transaction source filingsFilings behind selected named-deal rows and transaction excerpts.4 rows+
Filing dateFormTargets / topicsSupportSource
Nov 13, 201910-KAcquisition completed during the year ended September 30, 2018Annual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Nov 27, 200910-KEarth TechAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Dec 13, 200710-KEDAW, Inc.Annual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Nov 13, 201810-K2017 acquisitions; 2018 acquisitionNamed dealsSEC filing
Recent SEC filingsThe latest profile filings, kept separate so someone can investigate beyond M&A.10 rows+
Filing dateFormItemsDescriptionSupportSource
Nov 19, 202510-KN/A10-KFinancialsAnnual M&ARecent SECSEC filing
Mar 10, 20268-K1.01,2.03,9.01FORM 8-KRecent SECSEC filing
Mar 5, 20268-K5.07,8.01,9.01FORM 8-KRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 10, 202610-QN/A10-QRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 9, 20268-K2.02,9.01FORM 8-KRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 1, 202610-QN/AQuarterly report from SEC company indexRecent SECSEC filing
Jan 20, 2026DEFA14AN/ADEFA14ARecent SECSEC filing
Jan 20, 2026DEF 14AN/ADEF 14ARecent SECSEC filing
Nov 18, 20258-K2.02,7.01,8.01,9.01FORM 8-KRecent SECSEC filing
Nov 1, 202510-KN/AAnnual report from SEC company indexRecent SECSEC filing
Evidence clipsShort excerpts used on the page; expand only when you want the language.5 rows+

Earth Tech business unit of Tyco International Ltd.

10-K - Nov 27, 2009

Medium

On July 25, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of the Earth Tech business unit of Tyco International Ltd. (Earth Tech), pursuant to a Purchase Agreement (Purchase Agreement) dated as of February 11, 2008, by an…

2017 acquisitions

10-K - Nov 13, 2018

Medium

The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 and two acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2017 for a total consideration of $5.6 million and $164.4 million, respectively.

EDAW

10-K - Dec 13, 2007

Medium

•EDAW. In December 2005, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of EDAW, Inc., a San Francisco-based professional technical services firm which specializes in global urban development and planning projects. The considera…

Acquisition completed during the year ended September 30, 2018

10-K - Nov 13, 2019

Medium

The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 for a total consideration of $5.6 million, which was accounted for under the acquisition method.

2018 acquisition

10-K - Nov 13, 2018

Medium

The Company completed one acquisition during the year ended September 30, 2018 and two acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2017 for a total consideration of $5.6 million and $164.4 million, respectively.

Annual M&A counts and disclosed spend are extracted from SEC acquisition disclosures and cash-flow statements; named-deal rows carry direct filing links where the filing identifies the target or consideration.

Prepared from SEC EDGAR public filingsACM · CIK 868857Source-backed coverage research, not investment advice