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ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/

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United States Fiscal year ends October CIK 0000771497
$49.63 -0.52% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $49.63 +8.89% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Operating income54.7Net income57.2EPS, diluted1.01Fiscal year 2017Revenue5,453.6Operating income101.9Net income3.8 −93.4%EPS, diluted0.07 −93.1%Fiscal year 2018Revenue6,442.2 +18.1%Operating income138.6Net income97.8 +2,473.7%EPS, diluted1.47 +2,000.0%Fiscal year 2019Revenue6,498.6 +0.9%Operating income208.3Net income127.4 +30.3%EPS, diluted1.90 +29.3%Fiscal year 2020Revenue5,987.6 −7.9%Operating income95.7Net income0.3 −99.8%EPS, diluted0.00 −100.0%Fiscal year 2021Revenue6,228.6 +4.0%Operating income206.3Net income126.3 +42,000.0%EPS, diluted1.86Fiscal year 2022Revenue7,806.6 +25.3%Operating income348.8Net income230.4 +82.4%EPS, diluted3.41 +83.3%Fiscal year 2023Revenue8,096.4 +3.7%Operating income409.5Net income251.3 +9.1%EPS, diluted3.79 +11.1%Fiscal year 2024Revenue8,359.4 +3.2%Operating income212.0Net income81.4 −67.6%EPS, diluted1.28 −66.2%Fiscal year 2025Revenue8,745.9 +4.6%Operating income311.7Net income162.4 +99.5%EPS, diluted2.59 +102.3%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue n/a 5,453.6 6,442.2 6,498.6 5,987.6 6,228.6 7,806.6 8,096.4 8,359.4 8,745.9
Growth +18.1% +0.9% −7.9% +4.0% +25.3% +3.7% +3.2% +4.6%
Operating income 54.7 101.9 138.6 208.3 95.7 206.3 348.8 409.5 212.0 311.7
Net income 57.2 3.8 97.8 127.4 0.3 126.3 230.4 251.3 81.4 162.4
Growth −93.4% +2,473.7% +30.3% −99.8% +42,000.0% +82.4% +9.1% −67.6% +99.5%
EPS, diluted 1.01 0.07 1.47 1.90 0.00 1.86 3.41 3.79 1.28 2.59
Growth −93.1% +2,000.0% +29.3% −100.0% +83.3% +11.1% −66.2% +102.3%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Fiscal year 2017Operating margin1.9%Net margin0.1%Free cash flow margin−0.9%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin2.2%Net margin1.5%Free cash flow margin4.2%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin3.2%Net margin2.0%Free cash flow margin3.1%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin1.6%Net margin0.0%Free cash flow margin7.0%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin3.3%Net margin2.0%Free cash flow margin4.5%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin4.5%Net margin3.0%Free cash flow margin−0.4%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin5.1%Net margin3.1%Free cash flow margin2.4%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin2.5%Net margin1.0%Free cash flow margin2.0%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin3.6%Net margin1.9%Free cash flow margin1.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating margin n/a 1.9% 2.2% 3.2% 1.6% 3.3% 4.5% 5.1% 2.5% 3.6%
Net margin n/a 0.1% 1.5% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% 3.1% 1.0% 1.9%
Free cash flow margin n/a −0.9% 4.2% 3.1% 7.0% 4.5% −0.4% 2.4% 2.0% 1.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow83.5Capital expenditure−44.0Free cash flow39.5Buybacks−46.6Dividends paid−36.9Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow5.6Capital expenditure−57.2Free cash flow−51.6 −230.6%Buybacks−7.9Dividends paid−39.5Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow320.9Capital expenditure−50.9Free cash flow270.0Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−46.0Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow262.7Capital expenditure−59.6Free cash flow203.1 −24.8%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−47.7Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow457.5Capital expenditure−38.0Free cash flow419.5 +106.5%Buybacks−5.1Dividends paid−49.3Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow314.3Capital expenditure−34.3Free cash flow280.0 −33.3%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−51.0Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow20.4Capital expenditure−50.8Free cash flow−30.4 −110.9%Buybacks−97.5Dividends paid−51.9Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow243.3Capital expenditure−52.6Free cash flow190.7Buybacks−138.1Dividends paid−57.5Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow226.7Capital expenditure−59.4Free cash flow167.3 −12.3%Buybacks−56.1Dividends paid−56.5Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow234.4Capital expenditure−79.3Free cash flow155.1 −7.3%Buybacks−122.2Dividends paid−65.6
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 83.5 5.6 320.9 262.7 457.5 314.3 20.4 243.3 226.7 234.4
Capital expenditure −44.0 −57.2 −50.9 −59.6 −38.0 −34.3 −50.8 −52.6 −59.4 −79.3
Free cash flow 39.5 −51.6 270.0 203.1 419.5 280.0 −30.4 190.7 167.3 155.1
Growth −230.6% −24.8% +106.5% −33.3% −110.9% −12.3% −7.3%
Buybacks −46.6 −7.9 0.0 0.0 −5.1 0.0 −97.5 −138.1 −56.1 −122.2
Dividends paid −36.9 −39.5 −46.0 −47.7 −49.3 −51.0 −51.9 −57.5 −56.5 −65.6

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash53.5Total debt268.3Net cash (debt)−214.8Shareholders’ equity974.0Debt to equity0.28Fiscal year 2017Cash62.8Total debt1,178.2Net cash (debt)−1,115.4Shareholders’ equity1,375.7Debt to equity0.86Fiscal year 2018Cash39.1Total debt939.0Net cash (debt)−899.9Shareholders’ equity1,454.6Debt to equity0.65Fiscal year 2019Cash58.5Total debt801.4Net cash (debt)−742.9Shareholders’ equity1,542.0Debt to equity0.52Fiscal year 2020Cash394.2Total debt719.7Net cash (debt)−325.5Shareholders’ equity1,500.3Debt to equity0.48Fiscal year 2021Cash62.8Total debt884.2Net cash (debt)−821.4Shareholders’ equity1,609.2Debt to equity0.55Fiscal year 2022Cash73.0Total debt1,267.8Net cash (debt)−1,194.8Shareholders’ equity1,717.2Debt to equity0.74Fiscal year 2023Cash69.5Total debt1,279.8Net cash (debt)−1,210.3Shareholders’ equity1,799.9Debt to equity0.71Fiscal year 2024Cash64.6Total debt1,302.2Net cash (debt)−1,237.6Shareholders’ equity1,781.9Debt to equity0.73Fiscal year 2025Cash104.1Total debt1,537.1Net cash (debt)−1,433.0Shareholders’ equity1,785.6Debt to equity0.86
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 53.5 62.8 39.1 58.5 394.2 62.8 73.0 69.5 64.6 104.1
Total debt 268.3 1,178.2 939.0 801.4 719.7 884.2 1,267.8 1,279.8 1,302.2 1,537.1
Net cash (debt) −214.8 −1,115.4 −899.9 −742.9 −325.5 −821.4 −1,194.8 −1,210.3 −1,237.6 −1,433.0
Shareholders’ equity 974.0 1,375.7 1,454.6 1,542.0 1,500.3 1,609.2 1,717.2 1,799.9 1,781.9 1,785.6
Debt to equity 0.28 0.86 0.65 0.52 0.48 0.55 0.74 0.71 0.73 0.86

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending October, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Oct 2016 FY2017 31 Oct 2017 FY2018 31 Oct 2018 FY2019 31 Oct 2019 FY2020 31 Oct 2020 FY2021 31 Oct 2021 FY2022 31 Oct 2022 FY2023 31 Oct 2023 FY2024 31 Oct 2024 FY2025 31 Oct 2025
Revenue and profit
n/a 5,453.6 6,442.2 6,498.6 5,987.6 6,228.6 7,806.6 8,096.4 8,359.4 8,745.9
Growth +18.1% +0.9% −7.9% +4.0% +25.3% +3.7% +3.2% +4.6%
n/a 4,881.2 5,747.4 5,767.5 5,157.0 5,258.2 6,757.5 7,037.6 7,325.9 7,670.8
410.1 436.6 438.0 452.9 506.1 719.2 628.3 572.8 765.3 697.4
54.7 101.9 138.6 208.3 95.7 206.3 348.8 409.5 212.0 311.7
Growth +86.3% +36.0% +50.3% −54.1% +115.6% +69.1% +17.4% −48.2% +47.0%
51.9 86.9 87.7 160.2 53.3 179.8 310.0 331.1 133.6 219.9
−10.4 8.8 −8.2 32.7 53.1 53.5 79.6 79.7 52.2 57.6
57.2 3.8 97.8 127.4 0.3 126.3 230.4 251.3 81.4 162.4
Growth −93.4% +2,473.7% +30.3% −99.8% +42,000.0% +82.4% +9.1% −67.6% +99.5%
Per share
1.02 0.07 1.48 1.91 0.00 1.87 3.44 3.81 1.29 2.61
1.01 0.07 1.47 1.90 0.00 1.86 3.41 3.79 1.28 2.59
Growth −93.1% +2,000.0% +29.3% −100.0% +83.3% +11.1% −66.2% +102.3%
56.3 57.7 66.1 66.6 66.9 67.4 67.1 66.0 63.2 62.3
56.9 58.3 66.4 66.9 67.3 68.0 67.5 66.3 63.6 62.7
Growth +2.5% +13.9% +0.8% +0.6% +1.0% −0.7% −1.8% −4.1% −1.4%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 7.9% a year over five years.
  • The diluted share count fell 6.8% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is up 2.0 points on five years ago, at 3.6%.
  • Profitable in every one of the 10 years on file.