---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-093421"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACM"
cik: "0000868857"
company_name: "AECOM"
filed_at: "2026-08-10T20:35:57+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-10T20:37:12.693421+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AECOM Q3 FY26 net loss $84M on $337M project charge; backlog record $27.8B

## Summary
- GAAP net loss $84M ($0.65 EPS) on $3.59B revenue, -14% YoY; includes $337M pre-tax Construction Management charge.
- Excl. charge: adjusted EPS $1.49 (+11%), adjusted EBITDA $329M (+5%), segment margin 16.5% (-60bps).
- Backlog record $27.8B, +13% YoY; book-to-burn 1.6; Americas design +6%, International NSR +4%.
- FY26 guidance cut: adj. EPS $3.95-4.15, NSR $7.30-7.35B, FCF ~$300M; excl. charge EPS $5.90-6.10, NSR $7.65-7.70B.
- International strong: revenue $953M +6%, adj. operating income $114M +26%, margin 14.3% +240bps.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-093421
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACM
- cik: 0000868857
- company_name: AECOM
- filed_at: 2026-08-10T20:35:57+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926093421/0001104659-26-093421-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926093421/tm2622489d1_8k.htm

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