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

ABM Industries's technical solutions — direct labor costs increased by 39.3% year-over-year, from $72.1M to $100.4M.

What does technical solutions — direct labor costs mean?

Includes the total compensation, benefits, and payroll-related expenses for personnel directly involved in the delivery of technical services. Monitoring this cost is essential for assessing labor efficiency and the direct variable cost structure of the segment's service offerings.

ABM Industries (ABM) Technical Solutions — Direct labor costs

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Other segment segments

B&I

$559.5M+1.0%

Manufacturing And Distribution

$290.8M+11.8%

Aviation

$190.9M+27.9%

Education

$152.9M+1.4%

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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$2.84B-3.6%

Enterprise value$4.72B+4.3%

P/E17.9×—

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 source filing: ABM Industries’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026.

Filed: Jun 5, 2026, 11:25 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0000771497-26-000007

(in millions)	B&I	M&D	Aviation	Education	Technical Solutions	Total
Revenues	$1,015.8	$463.8	$310.8	$232.2	$267.3	$2,290.0
Significant Segment Expenses
Direct labor costs	559.5	290.8	190.9	152.9	100.4	1,294.5
Indirect costs	31.0	10.0	3.2	6.3	25.4	75.9
General and administrative	19.1	14.3	11.3	2.2	20.8	67.6
Selling	9.1	5.2	0.4	0.4	12.3	27.4
Other segment items(1)	320.5	102.9	88.6	54.1	91.7	657.8
Segment operating profit	$76.7	$40.6	$16.3	$16.4	$16.8	$166.9

ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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What is ABM Industries's technical solutions — direct labor costs?: ABM Industries (ABM) reported technical solutions — direct labor costs of $100.4M in Q1 2026.
How has ABM Industries's technical solutions — direct labor costs changed year-over-year?: ABM Industries's technical solutions — direct labor costs increased by 39.3% year-over-year, from $72.1M to $100.4M.
What does technical solutions — direct labor costs mean?: Includes the total compensation, benefits, and payroll-related expenses for personnel directly involved in the delivery of technical services. Monitoring this cost is essential for assessing labor efficiency and the direct variable cost structure of the segment's service offerings.