HURN
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
HURN's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 12%, but free cash flow fell 37%. At 25x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 26x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
HURN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
HURN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
HURN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $167 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $121 | -28% |
| Current | 25x | $167 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $172 | +3.1% |
| Expensive | 37x | $247 | +48% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HURN's PE is in its fair range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
HURN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HURN, with profitability improving.
HURN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.13 | +51% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.71 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.67 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.85 | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.84 | -6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.95 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.71 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.65 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.27 | +97% |
HURN earned $6.71 per share over the past year, up 13% from the year before.
HURN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $491.5M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $475M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $451.8M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $442M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $441.3M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $411.8M | +8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $404.1M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $399.3M | +14% |
HURN's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $491M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.1% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +3.3 points |
HURN's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
HURN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.3M | -41% |
| Q2 2026 | $115.2M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | -$167.8M | -$59.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $123.8M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $89.8M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $78M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | -$108.7M | +$23.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $137M | +80% |
HURN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $124M over the past year.
HURN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -122K shares |
| 1 year | -8.6% | -1.5M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -3.2M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -5.3M shares |
| Available history | -28% | -6.4M shares |
HURN has 16M diluted shares, down 8.6% from a year ago, with $247M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27M |
| Q2 2026 | $53.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $153.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $18.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $69.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $65.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M |
HURN spent $247M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 44% from the year before.
HURN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
HURN's net debt is about 3.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.9 years a year ago.
HURN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
HURN's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
HURN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HURN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.7% above |
| PE % | 44 | 58 | 14 pts below |
HURN is trading at 25x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
HURN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $173.3 | 3.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $152.9 | 9.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $144.4 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $142.4 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $119.4 | 40% above |
HURN's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 40% above its 200-week average.
HURN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68.3 | $57.4 | -16% |
| 2021 | $57.4 | $48.9 | -15% |
| 2022 | $48.9 | $72.4 | +48% |
| 2023 | $72.4 | $102.8 | +42% |
| 2024 | $102.8 | $123.0 | +20% |
| 2025 | $123.0 | $180.7 | +47% |
| 2026 YTD | $180.7 | $167.2 | -7.5% |
HURN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 7.5% so far in 2026.