What does accrued compensation and employee benefits mean?

Measures the change in short-term obligations related to employee compensation, bonuses, and benefits. This provides insight into the timing of payroll-related cash outflows and the accrual of performance-based incentives.

FTI Consulting FCN Accrued compensation and employee benefits

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$967.46M+49.6%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$983.3M+9.5%

Gross profit$306.8M+6.0%

Operating income$83.9M+6.6%

Net income$57.6M-6.8%

EPS (diluted)$1.90+9.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$198.3M+31.2%

Total debt$1.0B+155%

Total equity$1.7B-22.7%

Total assets$3.5B+4.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$310.0M+33.4%

CapEx$10.6M-40.4%

Free cash flow-$320.6M+33.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.39B-8.3%

Enterprise value$5.2B+1.2%

P/E16.5×-1.8×

P/S1.1×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.9%0.0pp

Operating margin10.2%+1.3pp

Net margin6.9%-0.3pp

FCF margin4.3%-0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14%+1.5pp

Debt / equity0.6×+0.4×

Current ratio2.3×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by FTI Consulting in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities.

The official record: FTI Consulting’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is FTI Consulting's accrued compensation and employee benefits?: FTI Consulting (FCN) reported accrued compensation and employee benefits of -$325.02M in Q1 2026.
How has FTI Consulting's accrued compensation and employee benefits changed year-over-year?: FTI Consulting's accrued compensation and employee benefits decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from -$310.5M to -$325.02M.
What does accrued compensation and employee benefits mean?: Measures the change in short-term obligations related to employee compensation, bonuses, and benefits. This provides insight into the timing of payroll-related cash outflows and the accrual of performance-based incentives.