Stock

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

BAH

Consulting Services · Industrials

Also trades as: 0HOT.L GBP 0.78 (-1.43%)

Price

$78.32

-0.25 (-0.32%)

Market Cap

$9.42B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

15/30

Growth

Mixed

7/20

Cash Flow

Strong

8/10

Stability

Exceptional

9/10

Valuation

Good

6/10

Ownership

Mixed

4/15

Dividends

Good

3/5

52 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 52.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−9.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 134.9M (2022) → 122.4M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting and technology firm that helps the U.S. government solve complex problems. Its main customers are federal agencies like the Department of Defense, intelligence community, and civilian agencies such as the IRS and Department of Homeland Security. The company provides services like cybersecurity, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and IT systems management.

Booz Allen earns money by winning long-term government contracts, where it charges for the labor and expertise of its roughly 34,000 employees. Nearly all of its revenue comes from the United States federal government, making it one of the largest government IT contractors in the country. This deep reliance on government spending is both its moat — agencies rarely switch contractors mid-project — and its main risk, since budget cuts or continuing resolutions in Congress can slow new contract awards and pressure revenue growth.

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Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

8.8%

Thin — 8.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

8.8%

Modest — 8.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

65.2%

Exceptional — 65.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-6.2%

Shrinking sales (-6.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-1.5%

Earnings shrinking (-1.5% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

137%

Turns 137% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

9.0%

Modest free cash flow (9.0%)

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

0.25

Conservative — low debt load (0.25)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

10.59x

Comfortably covers interest (10.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.1x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.1

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

+0.3

GROWING

Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

3.18%

Moderate income — 3.18% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+7.4%

Dividend growing modestly (7.4% YoY)

Payout Ratio

36%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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