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ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ ABM

NYSE · stock · Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings · website · IPO 1971-11-08

ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ statistics & valuation

P / E16.4×
P / S0.3×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF17.2×
Net margin1.9%
FCF margin1.8%
Net debt$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA3.4×
Enterprise value USD$4.1B
EV / EBITDA9.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.6%
Return on capital7.9%
Graham number -15.3%$40.74

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($40.74); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.10% 1.50% 2.00% 0.00% 2.00% 3.00% 3.10% 1.00% 1.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.90% 2.20% 3.20% 1.60% 3.30% 4.50% 5.10% 2.50% 3.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
5.90% 0.30% 6.70% 8.30% 0.00% 7.80% 13.40% 14.00% 4.60% 9.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
56.9M 65.5M 66.4M 66.9M 67.3M 68.0M 67.5M 66.3M 63.6M 62.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$214.8M $1.10B $862.9M $685.7M $208.8M $790.0M $1.01B $1.21B $1.24B $1.43B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.50% 0.10% 2.70% 3.50% 0.00% 2.80% 4.70% 5.10% 1.60% 3.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.80% 4.20% 3.10% 7.00% 4.50% -0.40% 2.40% 2.00% 1.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.84× 0.62× 0.48× 0.40× 0.53× 0.63× 0.71× 0.73× 0.86× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.01 $0.07 $1.47 $1.90 $0.00 $1.86 $3.41 $3.79 $1.28 $2.59 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ABM INDUSTRIES INC /DE/ trades at about 18.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–611.4×, median 22.3×).

10.8× 611.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.8×–611.4×); dot = today's 18.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin3.6%2.5%5.1%4.5%3.3%1.6%3.2%2.2%1.9%
Net margin1.9%1.0%3.1%3.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%1.5%0.1%
FCF margin1.8%2.0%2.4%-0.4%4.5%7.0%3.1%4.2%0.8%
Return on assets3.1%1.6%5.1%4.7%2.8%0.0%3.5%2.7%0.1%2.5%
Return on equity9.1%4.6%14.0%13.4%7.8%0.0%8.3%6.7%0.3%5.9%
Debt / equity0.86×0.73×0.71×0.63×0.53×0.40×0.48×0.62×0.84×0.28×
Current ratio1.481.331.401.151.091.461.411.481.631.66

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.