Maximus Inc. (MMS)
NYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
$63.72+1.40%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Operating income stable near $148.5M: Operating income: $161.43M.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 3% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 17%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 47% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMMS’s Agile Defense deal expands defense and national security capabilities. Its investment case depends on adding growth from those markets. Recent performance is strong, and the last two quarters beat earnings estimates. The desk provides no revenue-growth figures for those quarters. MMS trades at 8.1 times earnings versus peers at 22.5 times. The price reflects less growth than our view forecasts. Reported profits are not well backed by cash. The next-quarter miss probability is 30%. Operating income is the pressured thesis pillar. Peer multiples imply a price about 59% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. MMS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 2 analysts currently covering MMS (as of Oct 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Data Processing & Outsourced Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand defense and national security markets
Agile Defense expands Maximus’s defense, national security, AI, and cybersecurity capabilities.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
A sizable acquisition could affect growth and capital allocation, but the headline gives no strategic or financial details.
Threatens: Manage operating income stability
Lower profit outlook indicates potential instability in operating income.
Threatens: Manage operating income stability
Earnings beat is overshadowed by lowered guidance.
