---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-138525"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACM"
cik: "0000868857"
company_name: "AECOM"
filed_at: "2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T08:50:14.400514+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AECOM Q4 adj EPS $0.81 beats; raises FY24 EPS target to $4.75+

## Summary
- Q4 adj. EPS $0.81 (+35% YoY); FY adj. EPS $2.82 at high-end of guidance; record segment margin 14.8%.
- FY21 free cash flow $583M; repurchased $1B+ stock (~13% shares); Board increased authorization to $1B.
- FY22 guidance: adj. EPS $3.20-3.40 (17% growth midpoint); adj. EBITDA $880M-920M; FCF $450M-650M.
- Raised FY24 adj. EPS target to $4.75+ (from $4.30+), reflecting confidence in 19%+ CAGR.
- Q4 wins $3.7B, book-to-burn >1; backlog $38.6B with 18% contracted backlog growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-138525
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACM
- cik: 0000868857
- company_name: AECOM
- filed_at: 2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465921138525/0001104659-21-138525-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465921138525/tm2132838d1_8k.htm

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