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Tic Solutions, Inc. (TIC)
NYSE:TIC
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Neutral 60 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$7.50
▲(5.19% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/02/26
The score is driven mainly by improving fundamentals—sharp 2025 revenue acceleration, better gross margins, and a significantly de-risked balance sheet—alongside a generally constructive, reaffirmed 2026 outlook with growing backlog and synergy progress. These positives are tempered by weak technicals (price below key moving averages with negative MACD), continued GAAP losses/negative P/E, and execution risks highlighted on the call (I&M margin pressure, working-capital build, and sizeable interest expense).
Positive Factors
Revenue & gross margin improvement
Sharp 2025 top-line growth alongside meaningful gross margin expansion indicates improving pricing power and delivery efficiency. These changes are structural: higher-margin revenue and scale help sustain adjusted EBITDA margins, support reinvestment and reduce reliance on cost cuts over the coming 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Persistent net losses
Despite revenue and margin improvement, continued GAAP net losses mean returns on equity remain negative and operating profitability has not stabilized. This limits sustainable internal funding, constrains dividend or buyback optionality, and keeps execution dependent on continued margin recovery and cash support.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue & gross margin improvement
Sharp 2025 top-line growth alongside meaningful gross margin expansion indicates improving pricing power and delivery efficiency. These changes are structural: higher-margin revenue and scale help sustain adjusted EBITDA margins, support reinvestment and reduce reliance on cost cuts over the coming 2–6 months.
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TIC Solutions (TIC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

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...

TIC Solutions Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 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
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
Revenue accelerated sharply in 2025 (~49.7%) and gross margin improved (~29.4% vs. ~24.2% in 2024), while leverage fell materially (debt-to-equity ~0.06 in 2025). Offsetting this, the company remains unprofitable with operating losses in 2024–2025 and continued net losses (net margin ~-5.7% in 2025), and cash-flow consistency is mixed despite positive OCF/FCF in 2023 and 2025.
Income Statement
56
Neutral
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
67
Positive
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023
Income Statement
Total Revenue1.78B1.53B1.10B1.05B
Gross Profit526.95M449.36M265.66M239.52M
EBITDA194.96M167.78M87.08M150.56M
Net Income-102.87M-87.12M-121.16M-6.29M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets4.33B4.40B2.21B1.26B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments426.56M439.54M139.13M87.06M
Total Debt1.70B1.71B812.58M730.00M
Total Liabilities2.20B2.22B1.06B880.62M
Stockholders Equity2.13B2.18B1.15B382.00M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow13.56M61.26M-4.51M73.67M
Operating Cash Flow55.54M95.02M23.07M95.81M
Investing Cash Flow-1.17B-874.09M-1.89B-26.53M
Financing Cash Flow1.39B1.08B1.42B-49.18M

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
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TIC Solutions Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
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Sector (63)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
67
Neutral
$2.81B18.368.94%2.38%6.53%107.41%
67
Neutral
$5.09B44.265.32%0.49%1.41%-22.01%
65
Neutral
$14.98B41.8911.23%0.81%10.15%3.07%
63
Neutral
$10.79B15.437.44%2.01%2.89%-14.66%
60
Neutral
$1.62B-10.13-5.53%
54
Neutral
$1.51B-34.70-11.10%-7.43%-198.60%
53
Neutral
$325.71M-27.01-7.82%8.01%51.71%
* Industrials Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TIC
TIC Solutions
8.31
-1.71
-17.07%
ABM
ABM Industries
48.93
2.77
6.00%
UNF
UniFirst
290.35
119.08
69.53%
ARMK
ARAMARK Holdings
56.22
17.19
44.03%
CVEO
Civeo
30.89
6.91
28.82%
TH
Target Hospitality
15.99
8.69
119.04%

TIC Solutions Corporate Events

Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
TIC Solutions Shareholders Back Board, Auditor and Say-on-Pay
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
On July 1, 2026, TIC Solutions, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, where investors elected eleven directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting, with most nominees receiving strong support but some, such as James E. Lillie and Dicker...
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...
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