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ICF InternationalC
Nasdaq / Commercial & Professional Services
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Current thesis
The best post-print argument is that the quarter looked more like a timing and mix issue than a broken demand story: management reaffirmed full-year growth guidance, federal revenue improved sequentially, international government revenue grew 17.5% year over year, adjusted EBITDA margin held at 11.2%, and awards/backlog stayed supportive [#8-K-2026-05-07].
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -1.1.
What can break
ICF ended Q1 with about $439.2 million of debt and depends on its credit facility for liquidity, even though it remained covenant-compliant and had $512.4 million of unused revolving capacity [#10-Q-2026-05-07].
Momentum
78
Value
63
Sentiment
35
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $80.00 · Bull $95.00 · Bear $60.00Analysis 2026-05-09; returns require an exact persisted reference.
Data freshness
Prices
Unavailable: Price unavailable
Fundamentals
As of 2026-10-26 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-10-26 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-10-26

Grade is the composite factor band; factor scores use a 0–100 scale. Confidence describes evidence quality, not a probability of return. Score date: 2026-10-26. Definitions

Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $107.25
Why
Momentum78 · Δ7d +5.9
Value63 · Δ7d -1.1
Sentiment35 · Δ7d -6.0
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Confirming evidence

  • • Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -1.1.

Contradictions & invalidation

  • • ICF ended Q1 with about $439.2 million of debt and depends on its credit facility for liquidity, even though it remained covenant-compliant and had $512.4 million of unused revolving capacity [#10-Q-2026-05-07].
  • • Q1 revenue and EPS missed expectations, and management still has to recover roughly $12 million of shifted work to defend the full-year guide [#8-K-2026-05-07].
  • • The bearish read is that the market treated Q1 as another proof-of-execution gap: revenue fell to $437.5 million and non-GAAP EPS to $1.50, while MarketBeat showed both below consensus and the shares closed at $69.61 on May 8 versus the $74.50 packet anchor from May 7.

Catalyst clock

2026-06-30

Q2 must show recovery of the delayed Q1 project work without breaking full-year guidance

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
78
8% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+5.9
Δ21d
+11.6
Value
63
47% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-1.1
Δ21d
-1.8
Sentiment
35
45% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.0
Δ21d
-21.7
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 77.7 / Value 63.0 / Sentiment 35.3

Scenario snapshot

Scenario probability is memo-authored likelihood, not forecast certainty. Targets belong to the analysis dated 2026-05-09. Scenario method

B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$95.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-09 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Most likely
B
Base case
45%
Probability
Target price
$80.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-09 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
30%
Probability
Target price
$60.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-05-09 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-10-26
Market Cap
$1.71B
Beta
0.43
Shares Out
17.93M
P/E (TTM)
16.7
P/S (TTM)
0.85
P/FCF (TTM)
12.53
Rev YoY
-0.3%
EPS YoY
+16.5%
Gross Margin
+34.1%
Op Margin
+8.1%
Net Debt
$518.06M
Current Ratio
1.39
As of 2026-10-26 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethods & Data