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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Hackett Group, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Hackett Group, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 17, 2026
Feb 17, 2026 31 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Hackett Group's Q4 2025 revenue before reimbursements of $74.8 million beat the high end of guidance and adjusted EPS of $0.40 came in at the high end of guidance, though total revenue declined year-over-year from $79.2 million (Q4 2024). The company repurchased 2.0 million shares for $41.2 million via a Dutch auction, declared a $0.12 quarterly dividend, and guided Q1 2026 revenue before reimbursements to $70.5M–$72.0M with adjusted EPS of $0.34–$0.36.

GenAI/AI platform strategy 40 Segment performance (S&BT, Oracle, SAP) 17 LeewayHertz acquisition and engineering capability 6 AI XPLR platform launch and licensing 5 Channel and go-to-market partnerships 5 Productivity and headcount impact from AI 5

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +42 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we reported revenues before reimbursements of $74.8 million and adjusted earnings per share of $0.40, which were above and at the high of our quarterly guidance, respectively”
  • “Our platform-enabled delivery strategy will provide significant new revenue growth opportunities with higher margins while helping clients capture this unprecedented transformative opportunity”
  • “In 2025, we experienced demand disruption and some confusion. We believe that new capabilities and a clearer understanding of adoption will benefit us”
  • “we want the market to understand how these productivity improvements are affecting our operating results”

Forward guidance

2 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $75.75M -4.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.21
Net income $5.59M +56.9% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 revenue before reimbursements of $74.8M exceeded the high end of guidance; adjusted EPS of $0.40 was at the high end of guidance
  • AI XPLR Version 5 is now licensable, with anticipated platform licensing revenue this year
  • Pending global go-to-market collaboration agreement with a large international channel partner after ~6 months of demonstrations described as 'game-changing'
  • Plans to launch a go-to-market pilot with ServiceNow this month
  • Board approved an additional $13.6M under the share repurchase program; $11.4M remaining authorization plus the new authorization
  • Cash flow from operations of $19.1M in Q4 2025 supports continued dividend ($0.12/share declared) and buyback program

Risks & pressure points

  • Total revenue declined to $75.8M in Q4 2025 from $79.2M in Q4 2024; revenue before reimbursements fell to $74.8M from $77.5M year-over-year
  • Adjusted diluted EPS declined to $0.40 from $0.47 in Q4 2024
  • Q1 2026 guidance of $70.5M–$72.0M in revenue before reimbursements is below the $74.8M reported in Q4 2025
  • Q1 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.34–$0.36 is below the $0.40 reported in Q4 2025
  • Cash balances declined to $18.2M with $76.0M outstanding on the credit facility as of December 26, 2025
  • Sequential decline in Oracle segment cited as significant; recovery dependent on AIXelerator rollout in 2026

Key moments

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“Our quarterly results continue to reflect the market and our own disruptive effects given our aggressive AI transition.” Ted Fernandez, CEO
“On the balance sheet side, we continue to generate strong cash flow from operations, which has allowed us to maintain our dividend and continue our strong buyback program.” Ted Fernandez, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 17, 2026.

Metric Guided
Total revenue before reimbursements
first quarter of 2026
$70.5M – $72M
Adjusted diluted earnings per share
first quarter of 2026
$0.34 – $0.36

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$41.22M
Dividend / share
$0.12
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