What is ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs?

ABM Industries (ABM) reported education — direct labor costs of $152.9M in Q1 2026.

How has ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs changed year-over-year?

ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $150.8M to $152.9M.

What does education — direct labor costs mean?

Includes the total compensation, benefits, and payroll-related expenses for personnel directly involved in delivering facility services to education clients. Monitoring this cost is essential for assessing labor efficiency and service delivery margins.

ABM Industries ABM Education — Direct labor costs

Other segment segments

B&I

$559.5M+1.0%

Manufacturing And Distribution

$290.8M+11.8%

Aviation

$190.9M+27.9%

Technical Solutions

$100.4M+39.3%

Similar metrics at other companies

ADUSPersonal Care — Cost Direct Labor

$202.87M+8.7%

UTIEducational services and facilities

$117.43M+14.6%

HURNEducation — Direct costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)

$90.68M+0.4%

RESSupport Services — Cost Direct Labor

$5.29M+0.7%

YOULabor

$48.25M-4.9%

HURNEducation — Total Costs & Expenses

$102.03M+0.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.3B+8.4%

Gross profit$277.0M+2.3%

Operating income$86.9M+5.6%

Net income$43.1M+2.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.73+9.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$94.9M+61.7%

Total debt$2.0B+18.1%

Total equity$1.7B-4.2%

Total assets$5.6B+6.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$66.2M+105%

CapEx$43.8M+156%

Free cash flow$22.4M+47.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.61B-3.5%

Enterprise value$4.49B+4.0%

P/E16.5×—

P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin11.9%-0.6pp

Operating margin3.5%+0.9pp

Net margin1.8%—

FCF margin3.7%+3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.9%—

Debt / equity1.1×+0.2×

Current ratio1.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by ABM Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostDirectLabor.

The official record: ABM Industries’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs?: ABM Industries (ABM) reported education — direct labor costs of $152.9M in Q1 2026.
How has ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs changed year-over-year?: ABM Industries's education — direct labor costs increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $150.8M to $152.9M.
What does education — direct labor costs mean?: Includes the total compensation, benefits, and payroll-related expenses for personnel directly involved in delivering facility services to education clients. Monitoring this cost is essential for assessing labor efficiency and service delivery margins.