Parsons Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Key Takeaways

• Continued strong demand with 24% year-over-year increase in contract awards and a 1.2x book-to-bill ratio for the quarter, positioning the company for continued success
• Middle East resiliency with 10% organic revenue growth and a 1.1x book-to-bill ratio
• Portfolio-shaping initiatives implemented to prioritize profitable, sustainable growth and enhance long-term shareholder value

Q2 2026 Financial Highlights

• Book-to-bill ratio of 1.2x, exceeded 1.0x in both segments and continued streak of TTM book-to-bill ratio of 1.0x or greater in every quarter since 2019 IPO. Federal Solutions bookings increase 51% year-over-year
• Significant Q2 2026 wins underscore Parsons strategic positioning and technology leadership
• Q2 revenue of $1.6 billion decreased 1% year-over-year and 5% on an organic basis, in-line with expectations
• Revenue growth of 8% excluding confidential contract and portfolio-shaping actions; 3% on an organic basis
• Net income of ($15 million) decreased $70 million year-over-year. Net income was impacted by a net loss of $85 million on programs relating to the company’s portfolio-shaping actions and charges on a joint venture program
• Adjusted EBITDA decreased 72% to $42 million. Excluding $118 million of charges, adjusted EBITDA of $161 million increased 8% year-over-year
• Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 670 basis points to 2.7%. Excluding the impact of charges, adjusted EBITDA increased 70 basis points to 10.1%
• Total and funded backlog increased to $9.3 billion and $6.6 billion, respectively
• Revising fiscal year 2026 guidance ranges

CHANTILLY, Va., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

CEO Commentary

“Our second quarter results highlight the demand for our solutions and the effectiveness of our strategy in a dynamic macro environment,” said Carey Smith, chair, president, and chief executive officer. “Parsons delivered strong book-to-bill ratios in both segments, achieved profitable growth in its core business, and secured strategic contract wins for long-term success. The Middle East business performed exceptionally well despite regional conflict, posting a 1.1x book-to-bill ratio and 10% organic revenue growth, demonstrating strong alignment with regional spending priorities.

During the quarter, Parsons took decisive portfolio-shaping actions to focus on profitable and sustainable growth. These steps, combined with robust risk management and enhanced bid discipline, further strengthen the company’s market position and margin profile. Looking ahead, we believe Parsons’ strong backlog, robust pipeline, high win rates, and differentiated technology capabilities—especially in advanced AI, cyber, and electronic warfare—position the company to drive profitable growth and deliver long-term shareholder value.”

Second Quarter 2026 Results

Year-over-Year Comparisons (Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025)

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2026 decreased by $8 million, or 1%, to $1.6 billion and was down 5% on an organic basis. Excluding the company’s confidential contract and portfolio-shaping actions, total revenue increased 8% and organic revenue increased 3% driven by our Transportation, Space and Missile Defense, and Urban Development markets. Operating income decreased 99% to $1 million primarily due to losses on programs the company plans to divest and charges on a joint venture program. Net income decreased 128% to ($15 million) as a result of these same factors. GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Parsons was ($0.14) in the second quarter of 2026, compared to $0.50 in the prior year period.

Adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests for the second quarter of 2026 was $42 million, a 72% decrease over the prior year period, reflecting $118 million in charges related to portfolio actions and a joint venture program charge. Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 670 basis points to 2.7% compared to 9.4% in the second quarter of 2025. These decreases were driven by the items that impacted operating income noted above. Excluding these charges, adjusted EBITDA increased 8% to $161 million and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 70 basis points to 10.1%. These increases were driven by improved infrastructure margins and contributions from accretive acquisitions. Adjusted diluted EPS was $(0.06) in the second quarter of 2026, compared to $0.78 in the second quarter of 2025. The year-over-year adjusted diluted EPS decrease was driven by the same portfolio and joint venture charges affecting operating income.

Segment Results

Critical Infrastructure Segment

Critical Infrastructure Year-over-Year Comparisons (Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025)

Second quarter 2026 Critical Infrastructure revenue increased $36 million, or 5%, from the second quarter of 2025. This increase was driven by organic growth of 4% and inorganic revenue contributions from the company’s Applied Sciences acquisition. Organic growth was primarily driven by strong performance in the Middle East where revenue grew 10%.

Second quarter 2026 adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests decreased by $26 million, or (32%), compared to the prior year period, and includes $41 million of joint venture-related charges. Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 360 basis points to 6.9% from 10.5% in the prior year period. Excluding these charges, adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to $97 million and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 140 bps to 11.9%. These increases were driven by accretive growth in the Middle East and improved mix in North America on higher Parsons’ labor contributions.

Federal Solutions Segment

Federal Solutions Year-over-Year Comparisons (Q2 2026 vs. Q2 2025)

Second quarter 2026 revenue decreased $45 million, or 6%, compared to the prior year period and 14% on an organic basis. Excluding the company’s confidential contract and portfolio-shaping actions, Federal Solutions’ revenue increased 11% and 2% on an organic basis. These increases were driven by our Space and Missile Defense and Transportation markets, and contributions from our Altamira and Chesapeake Technologies acquisitions.

Second quarter 2026 Federal Solutions adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests decreased by $81 million, or 121%, compared to the prior year period, and includes $77 million in charges related to programs planned for divestiture. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to (1.8%) from 8.3% in the prior year period. Excluding these charges, adjusted EBITDA decreased 5% to $64 million and adjusted EBITDA margin declined 10 bps to 8.2%. These decreases were primarily driven by lower volume on the company’s fixed-price confidential contract and higher volume of materials and subcontract efforts diluting margins.

Second Quarter 2026 Key Performance Indicators

• Book-to-bill ratio: 1.2x on net bookings of $1.9 billion.
• Book-to-bill ratio (trailing twelve-months): 1.1x on net bookings of $7.0 billion.
• Total backlog: $9.3 billion, up $314 million from Q2 2025. Funded backlog of $6.6 billion represents 71% of total backlog.
• Cash flow from operating activities: Q2 2026 of $58 million compared to $160 million in second quarter of 2025. Cash flow decreased from the prior year period primarily due to the proactive investment of memory and storage inventory for high-margin, high-demand products aligned with national security priorities, and the timing of customer payments.

Significant Contract Wins

Parsons continues to win new business across both segments. During the second quarter of 2026, the company won five single-award contracts worth more than $100 million each.

• Awarded a two-year, $514 million contract extension under the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) – Next Systems Engineering contract. This award exercises the second option period and extends Parsons’ more than four-decade partnership with the MDA. Under the contract, Parsons will continue to deliver advanced engineering for the integrated Missile Defense System (MDS). The company booked $195 million on this contract during the second quarter.
• Awarded $400 million in Other Transaction Agreements, each with a three-year period of performance. The company booked $125 million under these contracts during the second quarter. These new OTAs reflect demand for our mission-critical defense and intelligence solutions, and confidence in our ability to rapidly deliver.
• Awarded a five-year, $245 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Under this contract, Parsons will design, test, maintain, and enhance mission-critical software modules, and provide configuration control and cybersecurity for space and ground systems supporting national security missions. The company booked $71 million under this contract during the second quarter.
• Awarded a new seven-year, single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling value of $184 million to support the Department of Navy’s Intelligence Carry-On Program. This contract represents new work for the company and supports the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities that enhance speed and agility for the warfighter. The company booked $26 million on this contract during the second quarter.
• Received an additional $161 million to continue serving as the Main Construction Manager for remediation projects on the Giant Mine program in Canada, known as one of the largest and most complex mine reclamation projects in the world. The company booked the full amount during the second quarter.
• Awarded over $160 million across two classified contracts – one focused on national security and the other on cybersecurity. The company booked $78 million on these contracts during the second quarter.
• Awarded $84 million by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for the Newtown Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Storage Tunnel project in New York City. Parsons serves as a member of Newtown Creek CSO Partners, a joint venture with AECOM and EPC Consultants Inc., supporting the delivery of a major underground infrastructure program designed to eliminate untreated sewer discharges into local waterways. Under the 16-year program, which represents one of New York City’s most significant wastewater infrastructure investments, Parsons will provide construction management (CM) services for the large-diameter storage tunnel, tunnel dewatering pump station, and other structures, drawing on its experience delivering complex tunnel and sewer programs in dense urban environments. The company booked the full amount during the second quarter.
• Awarded an additional $73 million contract in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance (GARDEM) mission. The contract is the fourth in support of GARDEM in 2026, bringing Parsons’ total awards to $218 million. Under this contract, Parsons will perform research and development and operations and maintenance (O&M) across GARDEM 2 enterprise platform and mission application software baselines, including Platform and Mission Application support for field sites and existing installations. The company booked $5 million on this contract during the second quarter.
• During the quarter, U.S. Cyber Command expressed their intent to increase the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit, or JCHK, contract ceiling to $750 million. This is a powerful testament to the company’s ability to deliver advanced, deployable hardware and software solutions at scale.

Additional Corporate Highlights

Parsons continues to be recognized as a leading global infrastructure company, receiving multiple awards for project excellence. During the quarter, the company was recognized as a global industry leader for Program Management by Engineering News-Record and received multiple awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies for its innovative solutions. Parsons was also recognized for being a top employer for military veterans.

• Recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of the top three global companies in each of their 2026 rankings: Program Management, Professional Services, and Program/Construction Management for Fee. These rankings reflect the company’s worldwide reputation and ability to successfully win and execute infrastructure programs.
• Received two prestigious 2026 National Recognition Engineering Excellence Awards by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for the Gulfport Redevelopment Project at the Gulfport Job Corps Center and the Twin Ports Interchange Final Design. The Twin Ports Interchange project also received a Grand Award and placed third in the Grand Conceptor category in the 2026 ACEC of Minnesota Engineering Excellence Awards.
• Honored with a 2026 Award of Excellence in Steel Construction in the infrastructure category by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction for the Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 project in British Columbia.
• Recognized as a 2026 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer for its strong commitment to recruiting, hiring, retaining, developing, and supporting veterans and the military-connected community. This marks the fourth consecutive year of VETS Index Employer Awards recognition.

Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance

The company is updating its fiscal year 2026 revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and operating cash flow guidance ranges. The table below summarizes the company’s fiscal year 2026 guidance.

We have not provided a reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDA guidance because the information needed to reconcile this measure is unavailable due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that have not yet occurred which may be significant. Additionally, estimating such GAAP measure and providing a meaningful reconciliation for future periods requires a level of precision that is unavailable for these future periods and cannot be accomplished without unreasonable effort.

Conference Call Information

Parsons will host a conference call today, July 29, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results for its second quarter 2026.

Access to a webcast of the live conference call can be obtained through the Investor Relations section of the company’s website (https://investors.parsons.com). Those parties interested in participating via telephone may register on the Investor Relations website or by clicking here.

A replay will be available on the company’s website approximately two hours after the conference call and continuing for one year.

About Parsons Corporation

Parsons (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology provider in the national security and global infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cyber and electronic warfare, space and missile defense, transportation, water and environment, urban development, and critical infrastructure protection. Please visit Parsons.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook to learn how we’re making an impact.

Forward-Looking Statements
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¹ Book-to-Bill ratio is calculated as total contract awards divided by total revenue for the period.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
The tables under “Parsons Corporation Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” present Adjusted Net Income attributable to Parsons Corporation, Adjusted Earnings per Share, Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measure. These financial measures are calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP Measures”). Parsons has provided these Non-GAAP Measures to adjust for, among other things, the impact of amortization expenses related to our acquisitions, costs associated with a loss or gain on the disposal or sale of property, plant and equipment, restructuring and related expenses, costs associated with mergers and acquisitions, software implementation costs, legal and settlement costs, and other costs considered non-operational in nature. These items have been Adjusted because they are not considered core to the company’s business or otherwise not considered operational or because these charges are non-cash or non-recurring. The company presents these Non-GAAP Measures because management believes that they are meaningful to understanding Parsons’s performance during the periods presented and the company’s ongoing business. Non-GAAP Measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and therefore are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled metrics or the financial results of other companies. These Non-GAAP Measures should be considered a supplement to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Normalized Financial Measures
In addition to the Non-GAAP Measures described above, for the second quarter of 2026, the company presents normalized Revenue, Net Income, Earnings Per Share (“EPS”), and Operating Cash Flow, each reconciled to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. The company also presents for the second quarter of 2026, normalized Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted EPS – Diluted, each of which is a non-GAAP Measure and is reconciled to the measure’s customary Non-GAAP presentation. These normalization adjustments exclude the effects of the portfolio-shaping actions and joint venture charges, as applicable and further described in this Earnings Release and the following reconciliation tables, which management does not consider indicative of the company’s core operating performance for the period presented. These adjustments may include non-recurring or unusual charges and gains, asset impairments, and other items that are not expected to occur regularly as part of the company’s normal operations. Management believes that excluding the effect of such items provides investors with supplemental information that facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and enhances an understanding of the company’s underlying business trends. These normalized financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, superior to, or more meaningful than their corresponding GAAP or customary non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
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(a) Depreciation and amortization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, is $27.5 million and $54.4 million, respectively in the Federal Solutions Segment and $9.1 million and $18.1 million, respectively in the Critical Infrastructure Segment. Depreciation and amortization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, is $20.1 million and $39.6 million, respectively in the Federal Solutions Segment and $8.5 million and $16.4 million, respectively in the Critical Infrastructure Segment.

(b) Reflects costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and other non-recurring transaction costs, primarily fees paid for professional services and employee retention.

(c) Reflects costs associated with and related to our corporate restructuring initiatives.

(d) Includes a combination of gain on sale of business, gain/loss related to sale of fixed assets, software implementation costs, and other individually insignificant items that are non-recurring in nature.

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Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Parsons Corporation to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Parsons Corporation
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(a) Reflects costs incurred in connection with acquisitions and other non-recurring transaction costs, primarily fees paid for professional services and employee retention.

(b) Reflects costs associated with and related to our corporate restructuring initiatives.

(c) Includes a combination of gain on sale of business, gain/loss related to sale of fixed assets, software implementation costs, and other individually insignificant items that are non-recurring in nature.

(d) Excludes dilutive effect of convertible senior notes due 2025 due to bond hedge.

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(a) Reconciliation incorporates a $19.3 million pre-tax gain from the divestiture of two SETA contracts, a $77.5 million pre-tax loss on two contracts which are held for sale, and a $40.9 million pre-tax charge to equity in earnings on a project affected by historic rainfall and program delays in Q2 2026 being performed as part of a joint venture.

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(a) Reconciliation incorporates a $77.5 million pre-tax loss on two contracts which are held for sale, and a $40.9 million pre-tax charge to equity in earnings on a project affected by historic rainfall and program delays in Q2 2026 being performed as part of a joint venture.

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