FTI Consulting

FCN

Consulting Services · Industrials

Price

$155.74

+2.25 (+1.47%)

Market Cap

$4.30B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−7.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 35.3M (2021) → 32.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

FTI Consulting helps businesses, governments, and law firms solve big, complicated problems. The company offers advice in five main areas: economic consulting, financial restructuring, legal disputes, communications strategy, and business transformation. It is often hired when a company is in financial trouble, facing a lawsuit, or going through a major merger.

FTI makes money by charging clients fees for professional services, mostly billed by the hour or project. It operates globally, with a strong presence in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and generates roughly $3.5 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from its deep roster of expert economists, former regulators, and turnaround specialists — people who are hard to replace and difficult for rivals to copy quickly. The main risk is that demand for restructuring and litigation work is tied to economic cycles and deal activity, so revenue can slow sharply when corporate bankruptcies and mergers dry up.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-14.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.2%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$405M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

FTI Consulting is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

31.8%

Modest — 31.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

8.6%

Modest — 8.6% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

24.1%

Exceptional — 24.1% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+7.1%

Steady sales growth (+7.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+13.6%

Earnings growing (+13.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

160%

Turns 160% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

9.9%

Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

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

0.19

Conservative — low debt load (0.19)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

11.45x

Comfortably covers interest (11.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

19.0x

Fair value — P/E 19.0

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

+2.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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