The Hackett Group Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
Key Highlights
- ➤Adjusted diluted EPS $0.39, at the high-end of guidance, versus $0.37 year-over-year
- ➤Fourth-quarter revenue before reimbursements guided to $68.0 million-$70.0 million
- ➤Fourth-quarter adjusted diluted EPS guided to $0.39-$0.41
- ➤Third-quarter total revenue $69.8 million, down from $73.1 million year-over-year
- ➤Operating income rose to $7.5 million from $5.5 million year-over-year
Expert Statements
Ted A. Fernandez, Chairman & CEO of The Hackett Group, Inc.
“We continue to build momentum as the market increasingly recognizes that meaningful value and ROI from AI transformation requires more than technology. It requires deep transformation expertise and IP to reimagine critical processes, along with AI benchmarks to accurately quantify the value opportunity. These capabilities are closely aligned with Hackett’s globally recognized transformation expertise and proprietary benchmarking and process intelligence”
Ted A. Fernandez, Chairman & CEO of The Hackett Group, Inc.
“At the same time, the expanding use of our AI platforms, XT and AIX, across our primary enterprise transformation and software implementation offerings, is beginning to improve sales and delivery productivity. As these benefits scale across our client base, we expect them to drive increasing operating leverage and margin expansion, strengthening our confidence in our growth and profitability prospects for 2027. We have just begun to realize the benefits from our AI transition strategy.”
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), an ROI led, AI enabled enterprise transformation company that helps organizations achieve and sustain AI World Class performance, today announced its financial results for the third quarter, which ended on September 25, 2026.
“We continue to build momentum as the market increasingly recognizes that meaningful value and ROI from AI transformation requires more than technology. It requires deep transformation expertise and IP to reimagine critical processes, along with AI benchmarks to accurately quantify the value opportunity. These capabilities are closely aligned with Hackett’s globally recognized transformation expertise and proprietary benchmarking and process intelligence,” stated Ted A. Fernandez, Chairman & CEO of The Hackett Group, Inc. “At the same time, the expanding use of our AI platforms, XT and AIX, across our primary enterprise transformation and software implementation offerings, is beginning to improve sales and delivery productivity. As these benefits scale across our client base, we expect them to drive increasing operating leverage and margin expansion, strengthening our confidence in our growth and profitability prospects for 2027. We have just begun to realize the benefits from our AI transition strategy.”
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