Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN) Key Metrics
HURN valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $2.78B
- Enterprise value
- $3.22B
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.3 10-yr median 29.2
- Forward P/E
- 15.5
- PEG ratio
- 1.52
- Price / sales
- 1.6 10-yr median 1.5
- Price / book
- 6.6 10-yr median 2.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8 10-yr median 14.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.09
HURN key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsHURN valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
HURN returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
HURN per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
HURN financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
HURN efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
HURN valuation history
HURN returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
HURN debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
HURN cash returned to shareholders
HURN price vs earnings per share
HURN key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.11B | $2.31B | $2.01B | $1.51B | $1.09B | $1.29B | $1.55B | $1.13B | $867.2M | $1.09B |
| Enterprise value | $3.63B | $2.69B | $2.38B | $1.84B | $1.36B | $1.50B | $1.86B | $1.40B | $1.19B | $1.36B |
| P/E ratio | 29.6 | 19.8 | 32.3 | 19.9 | 17.3 | — | 37.1 | 82.9 | — | 28.8 |
| Price / sales | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Price / book | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 17.0 | 12.0 | 20.1 | 24.7 | 488.7 | 10.7 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.1 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 17.6 | 60.5 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| EV / sales | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 19.9 | 14.0 | 23.7 | 30.1 | 612.8 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 12.0 |
| Earnings yield | 3.4% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 5.8% | −1.8% | 2.7% | 1.2% | −19.6% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.9% | 8.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 9.3% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 0.1% | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | — | 30.9% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.4% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 31.5% | 5.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $172.91 | $124.26 | $102.80 | $72.60 | $49.90 | $58.95 | $68.72 | $51.31 | $40.45 | $50.65 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $94.44 | $79.84 | $69.49 | $54.59 | $41.53 | $38.58 | $38.95 | $36.05 | $34.17 | $33.90 |
| Earnings per share | $5.84 | $6.27 | $3.19 | $3.64 | $2.89 | −$1.08 | $1.85 | $0.62 | −$7.93 | $1.76 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.75 | $10.82 | $6.90 | $4.12 | $0.82 | $6.25 | $5.87 | $4.61 | $4.65 | $5.99 |
| Free cash flow per share | $10.17 | $10.35 | $5.11 | $2.95 | $0.10 | $5.50 | $4.83 | $3.93 | $3.45 | $5.29 |
| Cash per share | $1.36 | $1.18 | $0.62 | $0.57 | $0.95 | $3.07 | $0.52 | $1.50 | $0.79 | $0.79 |
| Book value per share | $29.38 | $30.16 | $27.19 | $26.61 | $26.22 | $25.22 | $24.27 | $24.51 | $23.48 | $30.25 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$18.41 | −$10.99 | −$7.98 | −$5.91 | −$4.53 | −$3.69 | −$5.87 | −$6.91 | −$10.02 | −$10.88 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $0.13 | — | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.06 | — | $12.50 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.58 | $0.46 | $1.80 | $1.17 | $0.72 | $0.75 | $1.05 | $0.68 | $1.20 | $0.70 |
| Debt per share | $30.48 | $21.42 | $19.07 | $16.68 | $13.63 | $12.52 | $14.43 | $13.46 | $16.00 | $13.64 |
| Shares outstanding | 18.0M | 18.6M | 19.6M | 20.7M | 21.8M | 21.9M | 22.5M | 22.1M | 21.4M | 21.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.3% | −5.0% | −5.5% | −4.9% | −0.3% | −2.8% | +2.0% | +2.9% | +0.1% | −5.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 19.3% | 21.3% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 11.2% | −4.3% | 7.7% | 2.6% | −29.6% | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.6% | 14.0% | 10.5% | 8.0% | 5.2% | −2.8% | 6.1% | 3.5% | −18.7% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.3% | 9.0% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5.8% | −2.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | −15.5% | 3.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 15.8% | 20.2% | 10.9% | 14.4% | 14.0% | −5.7% | 9.8% | 3.8% | −53.4% | 13.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.8% | 13.0% | 7.3% | 5.4% | 0.2% | 14.3% | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.1% | 15.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.84 | 1.73 | 2.16 | 1.13 | 0.29 | — | 3.17 | 7.45 | — | 3.41 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $548.3M | $398.6M | $373.9M | $346.1M | $297.2M | $273.9M | $324.8M | $297.0M | $343.1M | $292.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $24.5M | $21.9M | $12.1M | $11.8M | $20.8M | $67.2M | $11.6M | $33.1M | $16.9M | $17.0M |
| Net debt | $523.8M | $376.7M | $361.7M | $334.3M | $276.5M | $206.7M | $313.2M | $263.9M | $326.1M | $275.1M |
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.45 |
| Debt / assets | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.60 | 1.96 | 2.18 | 2.40 | 2.97 | 2.50 | 3.09 | 2.84 | 3.14 | 2.14 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 0.56 | 1.37 | 1.33 |
| Quick ratio | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 0.56 | 1.37 | 1.33 |
| Interest coverage | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 6.5 | -3.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | -11.1 | 4.5 |
| Working capital | $65.2M | $70.3M | $97.9M | $82.8M | $52.5M | $43.6M | $20.2M | −$185.4M | $51.8M | $44.3M |
| Invested capital | $1.05B | $938.0M | $894.6M | $886.3M | $848.4M | $758.6M | $859.4M | $804.5M | $829.5M | $923.1M |
| Tangible asset value | −$331.2M | −$204.6M | −$156.4M | −$122.5M | −$98.9M | −$80.7M | −$132.1M | −$152.5M | −$214.7M | −$233.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$549.5M | −$373.2M | −$328.8M | −$318.5M | −$289.8M | −$268.5M | −$333.4M | −$276.0M | −$342.3M | −$325.1M |
| Graham number | $62.13 | $65.20 | $44.16 | $46.69 | $41.28 | — | $31.82 | $18.47 | — | $34.57 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$37.84 | −$26.38 | −$22.99 | −$20.28 | −$16.53 | −$14.71 | −$17.65 | −$15.26 | −$18.38 | −$17.54 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $2.5M | — | $804,000 | $1.0M | $1.2M | — | $267.9M | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $166.7M | $145.1M | $133.3M | $128.2M | $74.7M | $35.0M | $18.4M | $3.2M | $4.8M | $60.2M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 4.0% | — | 1.3% | — | 3.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 91.1% | 75.3% | 135.7% | 209.8% | — | 30.0% | 18.0% | 3.7% | 368.5% | 53.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 2.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 5.4% | 4.3% | 26.0% | 28.5% | 87.6% | 12.0% | 17.8% | 14.8% | 25.8% | 11.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.32 | 0.34 | 1.41 | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.32 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 18.7% | 19.1% | 18.6% | 18.3% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 22.9% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 22.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 80.5 | 88.3 | 87.1 | 82.6 | 74.2 | 74.7 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 78.0 | 73.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -2.7 | -3.3 | — | — | -0.1 | -0.1 | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 76.8 | 84.4 | 79.8 | 72.8 | 70.2 | 72.1 | 74.3 | 73.4 | 71.4 | 67.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.53 | 4.13 | 4.19 | 4.42 | 4.92 | 4.88 | 4.56 | 4.55 | 4.68 | 4.97 |
| Payables turnover | 99.64 | 93.47 | 77.50 | 56.39 | 89.25 | 137.90 | 64.08 | 54.29 | 55.24 | 60.38 |
| Asset turnover | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.11 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.63 |
| Average receivables | $374.8M | $359.5M | $325.2M | $256.1M | $184.2M | $172.8M | $192.4M | $174.7M | $156.6M | $146.0M |
| Average payables | $11.9M | $10.8M | $12.2M | $13.9M | $7.1M | $4.3M | $9.0M | $9.6M | $8.2M | $7.2M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$6.9M | −$7.1M | — | — | −$151,000 | −$151,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 56.3% | 57.0% | 54.6% | 56.3% | 59.9% | 60.2% | 61.4% | 66.0% | 69.2% | 76.4% |
Computed from HURN's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
HURN valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Huron Consulting traded at 29.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 29.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 26.3 and the forward P/E is 15.5. Huron Consulting earned a return on equity of 19.3% and a return on invested capital of 15.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $548.3 million of debt and $24.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $523.8 million. It returned $166.7 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $166.7 million in share buybacks, 91% of free cash flow. The share count fell 16.0% from 21.4M to 18.0M over 9 years.
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HURN key metrics FAQ
What is Huron Consulting's P/E ratio?
Huron Consulting's trailing P/E ratio is 26.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 15.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 29.6, compared with a 10-year median of 29.2.
What is Huron Consulting's EV/EBITDA?
Huron Consulting's enterprise value was 18.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $3.6 billion, EBITDA $201.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.8.
What is Huron Consulting's return on equity?
Huron Consulting's return on equity (ROE) was 19.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $105.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $545.0 million.
What is Huron Consulting's ROIC?
Huron Consulting's return on invested capital was 15.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Huron Consulting have?
Huron Consulting had total debt of $548.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04 and $523.8 million of net debt (2.60 times EBITDA).
Does Huron Consulting buy back its shares?
Yes. Huron Consulting spent $166.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.3% over the year, to 18.0M..
What is Huron Consulting's free cash flow yield?
Huron Consulting generated $183.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.9% on its market value at year-end ($3.1 billion).
What is Huron Consulting's current ratio?
Huron Consulting's current ratio was 1.17 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.17 times current liabilities.