What does accretion interest contingent consideration mean?

The non-cash interest expense recognized as the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities increases over time toward their expected settlement amount. This reflects the cost of financing acquisition-related earn-outs. It provides insight into the long-term cost of past growth strategies and acquisition performance.

Willdan Group WLDN Accretion Interest Contingent Consideration

Accretion Interest Contingent Consideration at other companies

LifeStance Health GroupLFST

-$1.01M—

Braze, Inc.BRZE

$0—

Werner EnterprisesWERN

$30M—

CBIZCBZ

$6.3M-78.7%

Bausch Health CompaniesBHC

$3M+50.0%

Unusual MachinesUMAC

$2.85M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$155.1M+1.8%

Gross profit$63.2M+9.5%

Operating income$7.3M+3.6%

Net income$8.5M+82.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.55+71.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$28.3M-26.3%

Total debt$68.2M-33.6%

Total equity$310.3M+26.4%

Total assets$511.7M+8.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$24.4M-836%

CapEx$2.0M-12.4%

Free cash flow-$26.4M-2,736%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.22B+45.7%

Enterprise value$1.26B+39.7%

P/E21.6×-12.8×

P/S1.8×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.2%+2.4pp

Operating margin6.5%+0.9pp

Net margin8.2%+4.2pp

FCF margin6.3%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.3%+9.5pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.2×

Current ratio1.7×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Willdan Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept wldn:AccretionInterestContingentConsideration.

The official record: Willdan Group’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Willdan Group's accretion interest contingent consideration?: Willdan Group (WLDN) reported accretion interest contingent consideration of $800K in Q4 2025.
What does accretion interest contingent consideration mean?: The non-cash interest expense recognized as the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities increases over time toward their expected settlement amount. This reflects the cost of financing acquisition-related earn-outs. It provides insight into the long-term cost of past growth strategies and acquisition performance.