HCKT
The Hackett Group, Inc.
HCKT's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 12% and earnings per share grew 84%, though free cash flow fell 41%. At 19x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 21x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
HCKT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
HCKT's profitability is currently strong, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable, but its revenue is under pressure.
HCKT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.7x | $13.44 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $11.45 | -15% |
| Current | 19x | $13.44 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $14.55 | +8.2% |
| Expensive | 39x | $26.96 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HCKT's PE is in its fair range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.7x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
HCKT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HCKT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
HCKT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.55 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.70 | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.65 | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.53 | -38% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | -56% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.38 | -69% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.60 | -52% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.85 | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | -15% |
HCKT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.70 over the past year, against $1.47 in late 2022.
HCKT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.8M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.3M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.8M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.8M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $73.1M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.9M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $79.2M | +9.4% |
HCKT's revenue is shrinking: $70M last quarter, down 4.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +7.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | -9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.8% | -6.1 points |
HCKT's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 3.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HCKT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.3M | -115% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.6M | +237% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | -382% |
| Q4 2025 | $17.1M | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $9M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +44% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.6M | -21% |
HCKT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1M, but it generated $21M over the past year.
HCKT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -213K shares |
| 1 year | -9.6% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -2.9M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -7.9M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -7.5M shares |
HCKT has 25M diluted shares, down 9.6% from a year ago, with $50M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $3M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.6M |
HCKT spent $50M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 58% from the year before.
HCKT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
HCKT's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago.
HCKT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.5 | Overbought |
HCKT's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
HCKT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | HCKT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 31% below |
| PE % | 38 | 35 | 3 pts above |
HCKT is trading at 19x earnings, a 31% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
HCKT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.9 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.2 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.3 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.0 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $21.0 | 36% below |
HCKT has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 36% below its 200-week average.
HCKT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.9 | $14.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $14.0 | $20.7 | +47% |
| 2022 | $20.7 | $20.5 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | $20.5 | $22.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $22.8 | $30.9 | +36% |
| 2025 | $30.9 | $20.0 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.0 | $13.4 | -33% |
HCKT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.