This stock no longer trades (delisted April 24, 2026)

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ASGN Incorporated

ASGN

Information Technology Services · Technology

Price

$20.96

+1.99 (+10.49%)

Market Cap

$895.0M

Winston Score

Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Good

Valuation

Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

−18.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 53.5M (2021) → 43.6M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ASGN Incorporated is a staffing and consulting company that places skilled workers — mainly in technology, engineering, and government IT — with businesses and federal agencies that need specialized talent. Its two main segments are Commercial (serving private-sector companies) and Federal (serving U.S. government clients through its Apex and ECS divisions). The company competes in the professional staffing industry, where it focuses on higher-skill, higher-margin roles rather than general labor.

ASGN earns revenue by billing clients for the hours its contractors work or by charging fees for permanent placement and project-based consulting work. It operates primarily in the United States, with roughly $4 billion in annual revenue, and its federal government business provides some stability because government contracts tend to run on multi-year terms. The main risk is that demand for IT staffing is closely tied to corporate and government spending cycles, meaning a slowdown in tech hiring or federal budget cuts could meaningfully reduce revenue.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-47.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$52M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

ASGN Incorporated's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

30.0%

Modest — 30.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

4.1%

Thin — 4.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

6.7%

Weak — 6.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-1.0%

Shrinking sales (-1.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-39.0%

Earnings shrinking (-39.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

406%

Turns 406% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

5.6%

Thin free cash flow (5.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.80

Moderate — manageable debt (0.80)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.22x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

10.8x

Attractive valuation — P/E 10.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (10.8 → 5.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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