FTI Consulting, Inc.

NYSE:FCN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.7b

FTI Consulting Valuation

Is FCN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FCN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$569.93
Fair Value
71.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: FCN ($162.36) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($569.93)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FCN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FCN?

Key metric: As FCN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FCN. This is calculated by dividing FCN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FCN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.5x
EarningsUS$280.09m
Market CapUS$5.70b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FCN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FCN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.4x
PSN Parsons
27.8x17.0%US$6.6b
CACI CACI International
17.4x8.3%US$8.4b
SAIC Science Applications International
14.5x3.6%US$5.2b
KBR KBR
18.1x16.5%US$6.8b
FCN FTI Consulting
20.5x6.8%US$5.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FCN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x) compared to the peer average (19.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FCN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

14 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
1.1x-123.7%US$475.78m
RHLD Resolute Holdings Management
2.6xn/aUS$277.42m
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
STCN Steel Connect
3.8xn/aUS$78.15m
FCN 20.5xIndustry Avg. 21.0xNo. of Companies14PE01632486480+
14 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FCN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (20.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FCN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FCN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.5x
Fair PE Ratio23.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FCN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FCN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$162.36
US$196.50
+21.0%
14.5%US$225.00US$168.00n/a2
Mar ’26US$165.60
US$196.50
+18.7%
14.5%US$225.00US$168.00n/a2
Feb ’26US$195.35
US$234.50
+20.0%
17.3%US$275.00US$194.00n/a2
Jan ’26US$191.13
US$243.50
+27.4%
12.9%US$275.00US$212.00n/a2
Dec ’25US$202.52
US$243.50
+20.2%
12.9%US$275.00US$212.00n/a2
Nov ’25US$198.69
US$246.50
+24.1%
11.6%US$275.00US$218.00n/a2
Oct ’25US$228.81
US$257.00
+12.3%
7.0%US$275.00US$239.00n/a2
Sep ’25US$228.31
US$245.50
+7.5%
3.9%US$255.00US$236.00n/a2
Aug ’25US$219.58
US$245.50
+11.8%
3.9%US$255.00US$236.00n/a2
Jul ’25US$213.90
US$240.00
+12.2%
6.3%US$255.00US$225.00n/a2
Jun ’25US$214.80
US$240.00
+11.7%
6.3%US$255.00US$225.00n/a2
May ’25US$212.54
US$240.00
+12.9%
6.3%US$255.00US$225.00n/a2
Apr ’25US$208.12
US$240.00
+15.3%
6.3%US$255.00US$225.00n/a2
Mar ’25US$204.39
US$240.00
+17.4%
6.3%US$255.00US$225.00US$165.602
Feb ’25US$191.43
US$224.00
+17.0%
7.1%US$240.00US$208.00US$195.352
Jan ’25US$199.15
US$223.50
+12.2%
7.4%US$240.00US$207.00US$191.132
Dec ’24US$221.35
US$233.50
+5.5%
2.8%US$240.00US$227.00US$202.522
Nov ’24US$217.80
US$228.50
+4.9%
5.0%US$240.00US$217.00US$198.692
Oct ’24US$178.41
US$199.50
+11.8%
5.3%US$210.00US$189.00US$228.812
Sep ’24US$183.32
US$201.00
+9.6%
4.5%US$210.00US$192.00US$228.312
Aug ’24US$178.99
US$198.50
+10.9%
5.8%US$210.00US$187.00US$219.582
Jul ’24US$190.20
US$219.00
+15.1%
9.6%US$240.00US$198.00US$213.902
Jun ’24US$188.25
US$219.00
+16.3%
9.6%US$240.00US$198.00US$214.802
May ’24US$177.85
US$223.50
+25.7%
7.4%US$240.00US$207.00US$212.542
Apr ’24US$197.35
US$225.00
+14.0%
6.7%US$240.00US$210.00US$208.122
Mar ’24US$183.50
US$199.00
+8.4%
10.6%US$220.00US$178.00US$204.392
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 2 Analysts
US$196.50
Fair Value
17.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/26 05:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/26 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

FTI Consulting, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel LebenBaird
Samuel EnglandBerenberg
Kevane WongCitizens JMP Securities, LLC