profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Parsons
$51.49+5.30% today
-40.1% in 1 year
1-year low $40.321-year high $86.61
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $22.54 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Parsons sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $4.20 billion in 2022 to $6.36 billion in 2025, with $241 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Parsons handed back 30% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $125M
Free cash flow 2025$410M
Bought back its own shares$125M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$466M vs. $1.4B
Parsons vs. similar companies
Parsons grows the fastest of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons | 22.5× · Fair price | ||
 IBM | 22.0× · Fair price | ||
 Accenture | 18.0× · Fair price | ||
 Tata Consultancy Services | 18.2× · Fair price | ||
 Infosys | 15.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Parsons's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,919 | 3,661 | 4,195 | 5,443 | 6,751 | 6,364 | |
| 877 | 853 | 947 | 1,206 | 1,406 | 1,432 | |
| 178 | 132 | 169 | 336 | 451 | 415 | |
| 310 | 274 | 310 | 416 | 518 | 550 | |
| 99 | 64 | 97 | 161 | 235 | 241 | |
| 0.97 | 0.59 | 0.87 | 1.42 | 2.12 | 2.20 | |
| 22.4% | 23.3% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 20.8% | 22.5% | |
| 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 6.5% | |
| 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,938 | 3,831 | 4,198 | 4,804 | 5,488 | 5,770 |
| Cash | 484 | 343 | 263 | 273 | 454 | 466 |
| Total debt | 777 | 797 | 916 | 927 | 1,421 | 1,382 |
| Total liabilities | 2,076 | 1,894 | 2,102 | 2,427 | 2,953 | 3,002 |
| 1,814 | 1,901 | 2,044 | 2,287 | 2,416 | 2,642 | |
| 101 | 112 | 113 | 115 | 112 | 110 | |
| 5.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 8.5% | |
| 5.4% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 7.0% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | 206 | 238 | 408 | 524 | 478 | |
| 34 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 49 | 68 | |
| 255 | 184 | 207 | 367 | 474 | 410 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 125 | |
| 15 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 56 | 43 |
Valuation
- 22.5×
- 15.6×
- 1.27
- 2.1×
- 0.9×
- 13.2×
- 11.5×
- 7.6%
- 4.4%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 22.5%
- 6.5%
- 3.8%
- 8.3%
- 8.7%
- 7.6%
- 8.8%
- 3.8%
- 8.8%
- –
Growth
- +10.2%
- +17.8%
- −13.5%
- –
- −1.1%
Financial health
- 1.7×
- 0.52
- 27.9%
- 8.5×
- 1.75
- 1.75
- 1.05
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 43%of 965
Bottom 42%of 972
Top 39%of 717
Top 49%of 977
Top 17%of 978
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $86.80
- Range
- $78.00 – $104.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 0.79 | 0.70 | +12.9% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.75 | 0.80 | −6.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 0.86 | 0.72 | +19.4% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 0.78 | 0.74 | +5.4% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.78 | 0.74 | +5.4% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 0.78 | 0.92 | −15.2% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.95 | 0.79 | +20.3% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.84 | 0.69 | +21.7% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
57No pass
Benjamin Graham
59No pass
Philip Fisher
53No pass
Peter Lynch
60Pass
Joel Greenblatt
34No pass
Charlie Munger
35No pass
Terry Smith
40No pass
Questions about Parsons
Is Parsons a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Parsons AI analysis
What does Parsons do?
Parsons Corporation provides design, engineering and technical services, and smart and agile software for the United States federal government and critical infrastructure customers worldwide. It operates through Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure segments. It is in Information Technology Services, based in Chantilly, VA, United States, with 21,000 employees.
Does Parsons pay a dividend?
No. Parsons does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $125 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Parsons stock halal?
Yes. Parsons passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 25% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Parsons stock done over the past year?
Down 40.1% over the past twelve months, to $51.49. It traded between $40.32 and $86.61 and is 40.5% below its high.
Who are Parsons's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are IBM, Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Parsons's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.