ACM vs IT
Aecom and Gartner Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACM | IT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.1B | $6.5B |
| Net income | $561.8M | $729.2M |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 68.8% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 11.2% |
| Return on equity | 24.0% | 86.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.21 | $9.65 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 23.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $684.9M | · |
| Equity | $2.5B | $319.9M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.45× | 3.94× |
| Current ratio | 1.14× | 1.00× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.0% | 9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 22.3% |
ACM bills 2.5× the revenue of IT, and IT keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.2% against 3.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACM | IT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $16.1B | $6.5B |
| FY2024 | $16.1B | $6.3B |
| FY2023 | $14.4B | $5.9B |
| FY2022 | $13.1B | $5.5B |
| FY2021 | $13.3B | $4.7B |
| FY2020 | $13.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2019 | $13.6B | $4.2B |
| FY2018 | $13.9B | $4.0B |
| FY2017 | $18.2B | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $17.4B | $2.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACM | IT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $561.8M | $729.2M |
| FY2024 | $402.3M | $1.3B |
| FY2023 | $55.3M | $882.5M |
| FY2022 | $310.6M | $807.8M |
| FY2021 | $173.2M | $793.6M |
| FY2020 | $-186.4M | $266.7M |
| FY2019 | $-261.1M | $233.3M |
| FY2018 | $136.5M | $122.5M |
| FY2017 | $339.4M | $3.3M |
| FY2016 | $96.1M | $193.6M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$9,642,396,000 | ACM |
| FY2024 | +$9,838,087,000 | ACM |
| FY2023 | +$8,471,505,000 | ACM |
| FY2022 | +$7,672,336,000 | ACM |
| FY2021 | +$8,606,890,000 | ACM |
| FY2020 | +$9,140,573,000 | ACM |
| FY2019 | +$9,397,134,000 | ACM |
| FY2018 | +$9,902,862,000 | ACM |
| FY2017 | +$14,891,908,000 | ACM |
| FY2016 | +$14,966,285,000 | ACM |
| FY2015 | +$15,826,824,000 | ACM |
| FY2014 | +$6,335,342,000 | ACM |
| FY2013 | +$6,369,282,000 | ACM |
| FY2012 | +$6,602,372,000 | ACM |
| FY2011 | +$6,568,786,000 | ACM |
| FY2010 | +$5,257,337,000 | ACM |
| FY2009 | +$4,979,665,000 | ACM |
| FY2008 | +$3,915,617,000 | ACM |
ACM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.3 pp | IT |
| FY2024 | −17.1 pp | IT |
| FY2023 | −14.2 pp | IT |
| FY2022 | −12.2 pp | IT |
| FY2021 | −15.2 pp | IT |
| FY2020 | −7.7 pp | IT |
| FY2019 | −6.8 pp | IT |
| FY2018 | −1.7 pp | IT |
| FY2017 | +2.2 pp | ACM |
| FY2016 | −7.0 pp | IT |
| FY2015 | −8.5 pp | IT |
| FY2014 | −6.3 pp | IT |
| FY2013 | −7.3 pp | IT |
| FY2012 | −11.0 pp | IT |
| FY2011 | −5.8 pp | IT |
| FY2010 | −3.7 pp | IT |
| FY2009 | −3.9 pp | IT |
| FY2008 | −5.0 pp | IT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACM and IT over this period.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IT's net margin has been more volatile than ACM's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.7.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ACM and IT over these 18 fiscal years — ACM led in 1 and IT in 17.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IT's return on equity has been more volatile than ACM's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 70.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.5.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ACM and IT over these 14 fiscal years — ACM led in 1 and IT in 13.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.