Tic Solutions, Inc. (TIC)
NYSE:TIC
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
$9.00
▲(5.88% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/05/26
The score is driven mainly by improved fundamentals (strong 2025 growth, better gross margin, and sharply reduced leverage) and a constructive earnings outlook with reaffirmed guidance and ahead-of-schedule synergies. These positives are partially offset by ongoing net losses, mixed cash-flow quality, and weak technical momentum; valuation is also less supportive given the negative P/E and no dividend.
Positive Factors
Material Deleveraging
Dramatic deleveraging meaningfully lowers financial risk and interest-coverage sensitivity, increasing strategic optionality. A much stronger capital structure supports disciplined capex, M&A integration, and share repurchases while reducing refinancing and covenant pressure over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Persistent Net Losses
Ongoing net losses and negative returns limit internal capital generation and constrain long-term shareholder returns. Until operations consistently deliver positive net income and ROE turns positive, the company remains reliant on cash reserves, debt management and execution to fund growth.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Material Deleveraging
Dramatic deleveraging meaningfully lowers financial risk and interest-coverage sensitivity, increasing strategic optionality. A much stronger capital structure supports disciplined capex, M&A integration, and share repurchases while reducing refinancing and covenant pressure over the medium term.
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TIC Solutions (TIC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.81B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)2.12M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.86
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees5,498
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustrySpecialty Business Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.69
Shares Outstanding221,042,600
10 Day Avg. Volume2,047,952
30 Day Avg. Volume2,115,923
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.42
Price to Book (P/B)0.73
Price to Sales (P/S)1.03
P/FCF Ratio25.84
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.70
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.72
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.82
Enterprise Value/Ebitda15.74
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$10.63Price Target Upside25.00% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.20B
TIC Solutions Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Established in 1974 and headquartered in Tomball, Texas, TIC Solutions, Inc. delivers a comprehensive suite of services encompassing nondestructive testing, inspection, engineering, and laboratory analysis. The company's operations extend across b...
How the Company Makes Money
TIC Solutions generates revenue through multiple streams, including direct service offerings such as IT consulting, software customization, and technology implementation projects. It also earns through licensing proprietary software solutions or c...
TIC Solutions Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 09, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a generally constructive picture driven by strong Consulting Engineering performance (+9.5% revenue and margin expansion), backlog growth (+14% CE+GEO) and ahead-of-schedule integration synergies, supported by a healthy liquidity position. However, the Inspection & Mitigation segment showed flat revenue and margin pressure, Geospatial experienced margin compression from a strategic pilot, and cash flow/working capital and leverage remain near-term considerations. Management reaffirmed full-year guidance and provided optimistic commentary on cross-selling, data center tails and synergy capture, but execution risk in I&M and regional timing variability temper the outlook.Positive Updates
Combined Revenue Growth and Organic Expansion
Total revenue of $488 million, combined revenue growth of 4.3% year-over-year (3.1% in constant currency) and combined organic growth of 2.2%.
Negative Updates
Inspection & Mitigation Revenue and Margin Pressure
Inspection & Mitigation revenue of $235 million was essentially flat (+0.3% YoY) and adjusted gross margin declined to 24.4% from 25.2% a year ago (down ~80 bps), reflecting mix headwinds, lower sustaining capital activity and regional weakness.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Combined Revenue Growth and Organic Expansion
Total revenue of $488 million, combined revenue growth of 4.3% year-over-year (3.1% in constant currency) and combined organic growth of 2.2%.
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Company Guidance
Management guided Q2 revenue of approximately $570–$582 million and adjusted EBITDA of about $90–$96 million (midpoints: $576 million revenue, $93 million EBITDA, implying ~16.1% adj. EBITDA margin). They reaffirmed full‑year 2026 guidance of $2.15–$2.25 billion revenue and $330–$355 million adjusted EBITDA (midpoints: $2.20 billion revenue, $342.5 million EBITDA, ~15.6% margin), which they say implies roughly 4% revenue growth and ~10% adjusted EBITDA growth versus 2025 combined results; guidance assumes I&M weighted to the back half of the year due to seasonality/outage timing. Other assumptions: net interest expense $95–$105 million, cash taxes $25–$35 million, capital expenditures $55–$65 million, a working‑capital build in H1 with stronger cash conversion in H2, expected realized 2026 cost synergies of roughly $15 million (about $17 million of the $25 million program already actioned on an annualized run rate), and balance‑sheet liquidity of $537 million (cash $427M, revolver $111M) with $1.6 billion of term loan debt.TIC Solutions Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
67
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||
| Total Revenue | 1.78B | 1.53B | 1.10B | 1.05B |
| Gross Profit | 526.95M | 449.36M | 265.66M | 239.52M |
| EBITDA | 194.96M | 167.78M | 87.08M | 150.56M |
| Net Income | -102.87M | -87.12M | -121.16M | -6.29M |
Balance Sheet | ||||
| Total Assets | 4.33B | 4.40B | 2.21B | 1.26B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 426.56M | 439.54M | 139.13M | 87.06M |
| Total Debt | 1.70B | 1.71B | 812.58M | 730.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.20B | 2.22B | 1.06B | 880.62M |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.13B | 2.18B | 1.15B | 382.00M |
Cash Flow | ||||
| Free Cash Flow | 13.56M | 61.26M | -4.51M | 73.67M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 55.54M | 95.02M | 23.07M | 95.81M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.17B | -874.09M | -1.89B | -26.53M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.39B | 1.08B | 1.42B | -49.18M |
TIC Solutions Technical Analysis
Negative
8.50
Price Trends
8.68
Negative
8.56
Negative
9.95
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.11
Positive
45.58
Neutral
30.67
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TIC, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 8.5 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.29, below the 50-day MA of 8.68, and below the 200-day MA of 9.95, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.11 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.58 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 30.67 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for TIC.
TIC Solutions Risk Analysis
TIC Solutions disclosed 64 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. TIC Solutions reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
TIC Solutions Peers Comparison
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Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | $1.81B | -11.35 | -5.53% | ― | ― | ― | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
62 Neutral | $1.21B | 32.61 | 11.11% | 0.90% | 13.54% | -5.10% | |
61 Neutral | $2.57B | -73.45 | -4.86% | ― | 6.48% | -191.94% | |
61 Neutral | $1.30B | 22.70 | 11.28% | 1.24% | -1.70% | -22.14% | |
56 Neutral | $1.55B | 54.48 | 5.10% | 1.59% | -4.29% | -54.01% | |
45 Neutral | $473.70M | -5.71 | -31.19% | ― | 22.18% | 15.10% |
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TIC Solutions Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
TIC Solutions Amends Credit Agreement, Lowers Borrowing Costs
Positive
Jun 5, 2026
On June 2, 2026, TIC Solutions, Inc. amended its existing Credit Agreement through a Third Amendment involving its subsidiaries Acuren Delaware Holdco, Inc. and Acuren Holdings, Inc., along with a syndicate of term loan and revolving credit lender...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
TIC Solutions Announces CEO Succession and Leadership Transition
Positive
Mar 12, 2026
On March 12, 2026, TIC Solutions announced that long-serving CEO Tal Pizzey will retire effective March 31, 2026, remaining on the board and serving as an advisor through year-end, with his equity awards largely accelerated or modified under a sep...
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