PSN
Parsons Corporation
PSN's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 36x earnings, below its usual 49x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
PSN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
PSN's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
PSN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $49.87 | — |
| Cheap | 30x | $41.76 | -16% |
| Current | 36x | $49.87 | — |
| Fair | 49x | $67.03 | +34% |
| Expensive | 66x | $90.23 | +81% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PSN's PE is in its cheap range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
PSN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PSN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
PSN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.33 | +143% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.37 | -37% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.45 | -35% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.09 | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.20 | +189% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.18 | +230% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.24 | +421% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.37 | +1217% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.76 | -46% |
PSN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.37 over the past year, against $2.37 in early 2025.
PSN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | -0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | -4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | -7.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | -5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +16% |
PSN's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $1.7B last quarter, up 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1% | -6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.6% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.8% | +0.6 points |
PSN's operating margin was 6.3% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
PSN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $250.8M | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5M | -72% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.6M | +$6.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $135.6M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $149.7M | -48% |
| Q2 2025 | $150.4M | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.3M | +$47.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $108M | -40% |
PSN generated $409M in free cash flow over the past year, up 6.9% from the year before.
PSN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -927K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -8M shares |
| 5 years | -4.8% | -5.4M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +14M shares |
PSN has 107M diluted shares, down 2.1% from a year ago, with $170M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M |
| Q1 2026 | $35M |
| Q4 2025 | $60M |
| Q3 2025 | $25M |
| Q2 2025 | $15M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $15M |
PSN spent $170M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 112% from the year before.
PSN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
PSN's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.6 years a year ago.
PSN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.6 | Neutral |
PSN's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
PSN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PSN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 51% above |
| PE % | 29 | 58 | 29 pts below |
PSN is trading at 36x earnings, a 51% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
PSN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.5 | 7.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $48.7 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $55.3 | 9.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $65.3 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $66.8 | 25% below |
PSN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 25% below its 200-week average.
PSN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41.1 | $35.2 | -14% |
| 2021 | $35.2 | $33.8 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | $33.8 | $46.1 | +36% |
| 2023 | $46.1 | $62.7 | +36% |
| 2024 | $62.7 | $93.1 | +49% |
| 2025 | $93.1 | $62.6 | -33% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.6 | $49.9 | -20% |
PSN has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 20% so far in 2026.