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HCKT

The Hackett Group, Inc.

HCKT

The Hackett Group, Inc. • NASDAQ
$18.47 ▲ 0.38% (+0.07)
Market Cap $508.10 M
52w High $34.02
52w Low $17.53
Dividend Yield 0.47%
P/E 48.61
Volume 162.75K
Outstanding Shares 27.51M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q3-2025 $72.166M ▼ $24.274M ▲ $2.547M ▲ 3.529% ▲ $0.093 ▲ $6.724M ▲
Q2-2025 $78.899M ▲ $23.362M ▼ $1.661M ▼ 2.105% ▼ $0.06 ▼ $5.86M ▲
Q1-2025 $77.865M ▼ $23.448M ▼ $3.143M ▼ 4.036% ▼ $0.11 ▼ $5.573M ▼
Q4-2024 $79.235M ▼ $23.5M ▲ $3.564M ▼ 4.498% ▼ $0.13 ▼ $8.841M ▼
Q3-2024 $79.777M $18.732M $8.587M 10.764% $0.31 $13.741M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q3-2025 $13.895M ▲ $200.657M ▲ $99.033M ▲ $101.624M ▼
Q2-2025 $10.142M ▲ $200.516M ▲ $80.714M ▲ $119.802M ▲
Q1-2025 $9.179M ▼ $191.76M ▼ $77.345M ▲ $114.415M ▼
Q4-2024 $16.366M ▲ $191.877M ▲ $76.303M ▼ $115.574M ▲
Q3-2024 $9.964M $190.751M $79.835M $110.916M

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q3-2025 $2.547M ▲ $0 ▼ $0 ▲ $0 ▲ $-10.142M ▼ $0 ▼
Q2-2025 $1.661M ▼ $5.649M ▲ $-2.677M ▼ $-2.056M ▲ $963K ▲ $3.739M ▲
Q1-2025 $3.143M ▼ $4.194M ▼ $-1.544M ▼ $-9.745M ▲ $-7.187M ▼ $2.65M ▼
Q4-2024 $3.564M ▼ $20.64M ▲ $-1.018M ▲ $-13.237M ▼ $6.402M ▲ $19.622M ▲
Q3-2024 $8.587M $10.578M $-7.77M $-11.948M $-9.181M $9.349M

Revenue by Products

Product Q4-2024Q1-2025Q2-2025Q3-2025
Reimbursements
Reimbursements
 $0 ▲$0 ▲$0 ▲$0 ▲
Revenue Before Reimbursements
Revenue Before Reimbursements
 $150.00M ▲$80.00M ▼$80.00M ▲$70.00M ▼

Five-Year Company Overview

Income Statement

Income Statement Revenue has grown steadily over the past five years, with profits rising meaningfully from 2020 and then flattening more recently. Margins remain healthy, but operating profit and earnings per share have softened a bit from their peak, suggesting some cost pressure or increased investment, likely tied to growth and AI initiatives. Overall, it looks like a consistently profitable business with modest top-line growth and slightly compressed, but still solid, margins.

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet The balance sheet looks relatively conservative and stable. Total assets have stayed in a narrow range, indicating measured expansion rather than aggressive build‑up. Cash levels are lower than a few years ago, which reduces the cushion somewhat but still appear manageable given ongoing profitability. Debt spiked earlier in the period and has since been brought back down, while equity has been rebuilt after a soft patch, leaving the company with a reasonably solid capital base and no obvious signs of financial strain.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow Cash generation is a clear strength. Operating cash flow has been positive and broadly in line with earnings each year, which supports the quality of reported profits. Free cash flow has also been consistently positive, helped by very low capital spending needs typical of an advisory and IT services model. This pattern suggests the business converts a good portion of its profits into usable cash, providing flexibility to fund dividends, buybacks, acquisitions, or further technology investments.

Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge The Hackett Group competes in a crowded consulting and IT services space, but it has carved out a differentiated niche around benchmarking, best practices, and performance improvement for corporate functions like finance, procurement, HR, and IT. Its large proprietary database of process and performance metrics, along with branded frameworks such as “Digital World Class” and “Hackett‑Certified” best practices, create switching costs and help it stand out from more generic consulting offerings. Long-standing executive advisory programs deepen client relationships and create recurring revenue. That said, it still faces intense competition from global consulting firms, large IT outsourcers, and newer AI-focused players, and its business remains sensitive to corporate spending cycles and the retention of key experts.

Innovation and R&D

Innovation and R&D Innovation is heavily focused on data and AI rather than traditional lab-style R&D. The company is actively embedding generative AI into its core intellectual property through platforms like Hackett AI XPLR and ZBrain, using its proprietary benchmarking data to deliver tailored, AI-driven insights and automation. The acquisition of LeewayHertz and the formation of the ZBrain XPLR joint venture deepen its technical capabilities and allow it to offer more end-to-end AI solutions, from strategy through implementation. This positions Hackett to benefit from rising demand for AI-enabled transformation, but execution risk is meaningful: the firm must keep its platforms evolving, prove clear client outcomes, and scale AI-related revenues in a market where technology and competitors move quickly.

Summary

The Hackett Group combines steady, profitable financial performance with a distinctive strategic angle built on proprietary benchmarking data and AI-enabled offerings. Revenue and profits have grown from earlier years, cash flow is consistently strong, and the balance sheet is reasonably sound, even as the company has drawn down some cash and shifted its capital structure over time. Strategically, its data-rich consulting model, branded performance frameworks, and executive networks provide differentiation and some moat in an otherwise competitive sector. The big opportunity—and key uncertainty—lies in converting its significant investments in generative AI platforms and the LeewayHertz integration into sustained, higher growth without eroding profitability. How well it scales these AI solutions, maintains its talent base, and navigates economic cycles will be central to its longer-term trajectory.

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