Booz Allen Hamilton slips as Q2 results, 2026 guidance fall short of expectations

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BAH]) slipped nearly 9% on Friday after the technology company missed revenue and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the second quarter and lowered its 2026 revenue and EPS guidance.

The company reported [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4508137-booz-allen-non-gaap-eps-of-1_49-misses-by-0_02-revenue-of-2_9b-misses-by-70m] Q2 EPS of $1.49, missing estimates by $0.02 and revenue of $2.9 billion, missing estimates by $70 million.

Booz Allen also lowered its 2026 revenue guidance to $11.3 billion-$11.5 billion (vs. consensus of $12.06 billion [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BAH/earnings/estimates]) from previous guidance of $12 billion-$12.5 billion.

The technology company expects 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $5.45-$5.65 (vs. consensus of $6.30), decreasing from previous EPS guidance of $6.20-$6.55.

However, the company said it has a record Q2 backlog of $40 billion and quarterly book-to-bill ratio of 1.7x.

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