Parsons Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Parsons' CEO is Carey Smith, appointed in Nov 2019, has a tenure of 6.5 years. total yearly compensation is $7.27M, comprised of 14.8% salary and 85.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.37% of the company’s shares, worth $20.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 6.2 years respectively.
Key information
Carey Smith
Chief executive officer
US$7.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 14.85% |
| CEO tenure | 6.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 15
PSN: Defense Infrastructure Contracts Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have revised their Parsons price target from $80.82 to $70.10. This change reflects updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions.Analysis Article • May 01
Parsons Corporation Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
Shareholders might have noticed that Parsons Corporation ( NYSE:PSN ) filed its quarterly result this time last week...
Narrative Update • May 01
PSN: Future Infrastructure Wins And M&A Will Drive Upside Potential
Analysts now estimate Parsons' fair value at approximately $89.55, a modest revision from $90.00 that reflects updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. What's in the News Management is prioritizing M&A, highlighting a focus on capital deployment into acquisitions after closing 3 deals last year and 1 in the first quarter.
Narrative Update • Apr 15
PSN: Future Infrastructure Contracts And Profitability Assumptions Will Shape Fairly Balanced Outlook
Analysts now estimate Parsons' fair value at $60.00, down from $66.42. This reflects updated views on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions.Narrative Update • Apr 01
PSN: Long Term Government Contracts Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have adjusted their fair value estimate for Parsons to $90.00, down from $100.88, reflecting updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Named lead designer for the Virginia Department of Transportation’s I 64 Hampton Roads Express Lanes Norfolk Segment 1B, part of a $389 million design build project aimed at improving traffic flow across a 45 mile express lane network in Hampton Roads.Seeking Alpha • Mar 18
Parsons: A More Balanced Situation Here
Summary Parsons shares have dropped nearly 50% from 2024 highs, now trading at 18x–19x earnings, improving valuation appeal. The recent $375 million Altamira acquisition and $800–900 million in new contracts modestly enhance scale but do not transform the growth outlook. Despite improved earnings yield and manageable leverage, Parsons is more attractive but not yet a high-conviction "Buy" amid ongoing macro and segment-specific uncertainties. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaNarrative Update • Mar 17
PSN: Federal And Municipal Contracts Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have kept Parsons' fair value estimate steady at $80.82 while slightly adjusting assumptions such as the discount rate and future P/E. This signals a largely unchanged price target framework with only modest fine tuning to the valuation inputs.Narrative Update • Mar 03
PSN: Long Term Federal Contracts Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have maintained their $80.82 price target for Parsons, reflecting only very small adjustments to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions rather than a change in their overall view of the shares. What's in the News Issued fiscal 2026 revenue guidance in a range of $6.5b to $6.8b, giving investors a clearer view of expected top line for that year (Corporate guidance).Narrative Update • Feb 17
PSN: Federal Defense Contracts And Acquisitions Will Support Long Term Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Parsons to $80.82 from $84.09, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate, and future P/E that together point to a slightly lower fair value estimate. What's in the News Parsons issued earnings guidance for fiscal 2026, with expected revenue in a range of $6.5b to $6.8b.Narrative Update • Feb 03
PSN: Long Term Government Contracts Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Parsons to about $100.88 from roughly $103.72, citing more cautious assumptions on revenue growth, margins, and future P/E as the key drivers behind the change. What's in the News American Honda, DriveOhio, Parsons, and academic partners completed a pilot using vehicle data and Edge AI to identify road deficiencies and feed work orders into Parsons' iNET Asset Guardian system, with the project team estimating potential annual savings of over US$4.5 million for ODOT through fewer manual inspections and optimized maintenance (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 19
PSN: Major Defense And Infrastructure Contracts Will Drive Long Term Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Parsons slightly to about $84.09, reflecting updates to fair value inputs, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions in their models. What's in the News Parsons was awarded a 60 month contract by New Murabba Development Company, owned by the Public Investment Fund, to act as Infrastructure Lead Design Consultant for the New Murabba development in Saudi Arabia, covering design and engineering for infrastructure, public buildings, landscape, and the public realm, including support for the Mukaab centerpiece.Narrative Update • Jan 05
PSN: Long Term Defense Contracts Will Support A Higher Future Valuation
Analysts now see Parsons’ fair value at about US$103.72, up from US$95.00, citing adjusted assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that together indicate a higher long term valuation framework. What's in the News Parsons secured a ten year, US$392 million single award contract from a Federal customer, focused on biometrics and network engineering capabilities, including more than 3,500 mobile biometrics solutions for real time identity verification and threat detection (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 20
PSN Large Defense Infrastructure Contracts Will Drive Strong Long Term Upside
Narrative Update Analysts have trimmed their price target on Parsons to approximately $84.64 from about $91.56. This reflects slightly lower long term revenue growth assumptions and a modestly higher discount rate, partially offset by a small uplift in expected profit margins and a reduced future P/E multiple.Analysis Article • Dec 09
Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) Shares May Have Slumped 26% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely
Parsons Corporation ( NYSE:PSN ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 26% after a relatively good period...Narrative Update • Dec 06
PSN: Large Infrastructure And Defense Contracts Will Drive Future Outperformance
Analysts have modestly reduced their price target on Parsons, trimming fair value by about 4 dollar to approximately 92 dollar per share. This reflects slightly lower long term revenue growth assumptions and valuation multiples, which more than offset improved margin expectations and a marginally lower discount rate.Narrative Update • Nov 22
PSN: Major Contracts And Share Buyback Are Expected To Drive Outperformance
Analysts have raised their price target for Parsons from $91.11 to $94.90. They cite expectations of stronger revenue growth, despite a modest decrease in projected profit margin and a slight uptick in discount rate and future price-to-earnings ratio.Narrative Update • Nov 07
PSN: Revenue Projections And New Contracts Expected To Support Stable Outlook
Narrative Update on Parsons: Analyst Price Target Change Analysts have raised their price target for Parsons from $90.00 to $91.11. They cite improved projections for revenue growth and profit margins as key drivers of the updated estimate.Narrative Update • Oct 23
Analysts Lift Parsons Price Target to Ninety Dollars as Earnings Guidance and Contracts Boost Outlook
Analysts have raised Parsons' price target slightly from $89.00 to $90.00, citing minor improvements in forecast profit margins and a marginally lower discount rate as contributing factors. What's in the News MPA Delivery Partners, including Parsons, secured a $665 million contract extension from the Gateway Development Commission to manage the Hudson Tunnel Project.Narrative Update • Oct 08
Expanding US And Middle East Infrastructure Will Fuel Global Success
Analysts have raised their price target for Parsons from $86.67 to $89.00, citing updated models that reflect stronger projected valuation even though estimates for profit margin have eased modestly. What's in the News MPA Delivery Partners, including Parsons, secured a $665 million contract extension to manage the Hudson Tunnel Project.Narrative Update • Sep 04
Expanding US And Middle East Infrastructure Will Fuel Global Success
With no underlying changes to its discount rate (7.28%) or net profit margin (4.70%), Parsons’ consensus analyst price target remains steady at $87.00. What's in the News Parsons successfully launched the NJDOT Statewide Advanced Traffic Management System using its iNET® smart mobility platform, winning the 2025 Excellence in Engineering Award.Analysis Article • Aug 07
Parsons Corporation's (NYSE:PSN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings
NYSE:PSN 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Parsons's Fair Values from the Community and select yours With a...Analysis Article • Jul 23
Is Parsons (NYSE:PSN) A Risky Investment?
Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...Analysis Article • Jun 11
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Parsons (NYSE:PSN) Presents An Opportunity
It's common for many investors, especially those who are inexperienced, to buy shares in companies with a good story...Seeking Alpha • Jan 20
Parsons: Stock Price Momentum Has Faded, But Business Momentum Continues
Summary Parsons Corporation has shown strong financial performance, with stock price and EBITDA growing at ~42% and 35% CAGR respectively, over the last 3 years. The company has consistently beaten analyst expectations, which should continue in the near future, given the strong business momentum. PSN has a robust $8.8 billion order backlog and a $13 billion booking pipeline, supporting near-term growth and potential and low leverage to do any inorganic expansion. According to my internal estimates based on EV/EBITDA multiple, PSN's stock price has a 40-50% potential upside. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Nov 04
Parsons: Red Hot Momentum Remains
Summary Parson's momentum run continues amidst execution, order intake and M&A activities. The company's execution, while impressive, has resulted in steep valuation multiples as well. The huge run in the share price diminishes the risk-reward proposition for prospective investors from here. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
New Narrative • Aug 25
Harnessing Advanced Tech And Critical Acquisitions For Market Domination
Leveraging AI, cloud computing, and advanced signal processing for service differentiation aims to secure larger contracts and improve future revenue and margins.Seeking Alpha • Aug 21
Parsons: Simply Impressive Growth, But Still A Hold
Summary Parsons has seen impressive sales and earnings growth, with accelerating momentum and organic growth driving performance. The company focuses on technology-driven solutions for defense, intelligence, and infrastructure solutions, with recent acquisitions aiding growth. Despite a strong operating performance, the high valuation multiples make the risk-reward proposition less appealing for potential investors. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaCEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$228m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$7m | US$1m | US$241m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$240m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$248m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$262m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$11m | US$1m | US$235m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$226m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$201m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$175m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$19m | US$977k | US$161m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$144m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$126m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$7m | US$900k | US$97m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$98m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$76m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$5m | US$799k | US$64m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$57m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$78m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$694k | US$99m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$91m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$107m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$124m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$614k | US$121m |
Compensation vs Market: Carey's total compensation ($USD7.27M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Carey's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Carey Smith (61 yo)
6.5yrs
Tenure
US$7,266,354
Compensation
Ms. Carey A. Smith has been the Chairwoman of the Board of Parsons Corporation since April 14, 2022. She has been a Director of Parsons Corporation since December 2020 and its Chief executive Officer since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 6.5yrs | US$7.27m | 0.37% $ 20.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3.8yrs | US$2.10m | 0.072% $ 3.9m | |
| Advisor | less than a year | US$1.60m | 0.089% $ 4.8m | |
| Executive Officer | less than a year | US$1.23m | 0.036% $ 2.0m | |
| Chief Business Operations Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0076% $ 413.7k | |
| President of Infrastructure EMEA | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Missile Defense & C5ISR Market Leader | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth Officer | no data | no data | no data |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PSN's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 5.4yrs | US$7.27m | 0.37% $ 20.1m | |
| Independent Director | 20.3yrs | US$302.86k | 0.037% $ 2.0m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$354.54k | 0.023% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$313.56k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.9yrs | US$311.36k | 0.033% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 15.3yrs | US$319.86k | 0.013% $ 684.6k | |
| Member of Federal Strategic Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$306.36k | 0.0081% $ 443.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$286.86k | 0.32% $ 17.4m | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$313.36k | 0.023% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$302.86k | 0.018% $ 995.8k | |
| Member of Critical Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Board | 6.2yrs | no data | no data |
6.2yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PSN's board of directors are considered experienced (6.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/20 19:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Parsons Corporation is covered by 16 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Andrew Wittmann | Baird |
| Adam Seiden | Barclays |
| Mariana Perez Mora | BofA Global Research |