The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of The Hackett Group Inc stock $12.67, price $13.42, that is 5.6% below the price, quality 66 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. Calculated from audited financials with 22 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $9.22 – $31.25 · fair‑value band $8.61 – $17.35 · the $13.42 price screens above the $12.67 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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The Hackett Group, Inc. operates as an intellectual property platform-based generative artificial intelligence strategic consulting and executive advisory digital transformation in the United States, Europe, and internationally.
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The company offers Hackett AI XPLR, an enterprise-wide Gen AI assessment, ideation and solution design platform; XT, a Gen AI"enabled business transformation acceleration platform; AIXelerator, a platform designed to support enterprise application implementation and modernization engagements; Ask Hackett and Hackett Connect, a Gen AI"assisted knowledge and insight capability that enables Hackett associates to support delivery of executive advisory and applied intelligence programs; Quantum Leap, a software-as-a-service platform, and Digital Transformation Platform, a platform that translate benchmark insight into actionable execution steps; and ZBrain, a Gen AI engineering and agentic workflow build capability.
It also provides Gen AI"enabled delivery platforms including, supply chain and operation, finance, human resources, information technology, procurement, corporate services, as well as selected enterprise application implementation services, including Oracle, SAP, OneStream, and eProcurement applications.
In addition, the company offers oracle solutions that help clients to choose and deploy oracle applications that meet needs and objectives; SAP solutions, including planning, architecture, and vendor evaluation and selection through implementation, customization, testing, and integration; post-implementation support, change and exception management, process transparency, system documentation, and end-user training; off-shore application development, and application maintenance and support services; and sells SAP suite of applications.
The company was formerly known as Answerthink, Inc. and changed its name to The Hackett Group, Inc. in 2008. The Hackett Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Stock analysis
The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) currently trades at $13.42, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $12.67, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 5.9%).
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $14.57 per share, and 5 of the 22 models we run sit above the $13.42 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at $4.02, and 17 of the 22 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $8.61 (bear) to $17.35 (bull), the price of $13.42 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
The Hackett Group Inc reported revenue of $306M in FY2025 versus $279M in FY2021, a compound +2.3%/yr. Reported net income was $12.9M in FY2025, compounding −25.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $338M Small · P/E ratio 19.4 · P/S ratio 1.21 · EPS (TTM) $0.6900 · Dividend yield 3.6% · Net margin 6.4% · Return on equity 20.7% · Return on assets (EBIT) 23.1% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 51 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 34% below its 52-week high and 46% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at 20% fair-value upside, at −6%, HCKT screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$8.61Fair Value $12.67Bull$17.35
Price $13.42 · Downside -5.6%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.1801 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.68/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
−2.6%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.3%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+5.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +1.6% a year
Revenue growth 27 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: adjusted.
−11.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−15.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)3.6%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−7.9% vs 0.9%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.4% → 9%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Price in line with expectations
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+4.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +1.8% a year for the price.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (97 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Information Technology Services · 479 stocks
Beats the industry median on 9/14 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score66 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−5.6% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)20.7% · Top 25%
Return on assets6.3% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)6.4% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)12.9% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)−4.5% · Bottom 25%
Dividend yield (12 months)3.6% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.11× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Information Technology Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)19.4× · Pricier than median
P/B4.96× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
P/S (12 months)1.21× · Pricier than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)10.4× · Cheaper than median
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $12.67 versus a price of $13.42, about 6% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of HCKT?
Our model-based fair value for The Hackett Group Inc is $12.67 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $13.42.
What is the quality score of HCKT?
The Hackett Group Inc has a Quality Score of 66/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $12.67 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 22 valuation models. Cautious scenario $8.61, optimistic scenario $17.35. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the The Hackett Group Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $12.67, about 6% lower versus a price of $13.42 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $8.61, optimistic scenario $17.35. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The Hackett Group Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $280M (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does The Hackett Group Inc pay a dividend?
The Hackett Group Inc currently shows a dividend yield of 3.58% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
How much is the dividend of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) and when is the ex-dividend date?
The Hackett Group Inc pays a dividend of $0.48 per share a year, a dividend yield of 3.6%. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 18, 2026. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2012. The payout ratio is 59.4% of earnings (on adjusted earnings, reported 69.6%). Free cash flow covers the dividend 2.72 times. Our assessment: Well covered. A low payout and the dividend is fully funded by free cash flow, a comfortable, sustainable dividend.
What growth is priced into The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, The Hackett Group Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +4.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.0 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +5.0 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of HCKT use?
Our models discount The Hackett Group Inc at 11.0 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.91, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For The Hackett Group Inc that is +4.2 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.0 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at The Hackett Group Inc grew +5.0 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +4.2 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into The Hackett Group Inc (+4.2 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 9.60 %: that much free cash flow The Hackett Group Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.0 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For The Hackett Group Inc it is $12.67 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $13.42. It is the blended result of 22 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is The Hackett Group Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, HCKT trades above its calculated fair value: price $13.42, fair value $12.67, a gap of about −6% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of HCKT?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($13.42); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($12.67). For The Hackett Group Inc the two are $0.7500 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is The Hackett Group Inc worth?
The market values The Hackett Group Inc at about $338M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $13.42; our models calculate a fair value of $12.67 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about HCKT?
Our models span a range for The Hackett Group Inc: cautious scenario $8.61, base $12.67, optimistic $17.35 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $13.42). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of HCKT?
The Hackett Group Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.4 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $12.67 is built from several models across several years. Excluding one-off items of fiscal year 2025 it is 24.4 (reported for FY2025: 28.6). Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, 8 of the years ex one-offs: 17.1. Other multiples: PEG 0.8, P/B 5.0, P/S 1.2, EV/EBITDA 9.2.
What is the PEG ratio of HCKT?
The PEG ratio of The Hackett Group Inc is 0.83 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Balance-sheet figures for The Hackett Group Inc (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 20.7%, debt of 1.11 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 66/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is HCKT from its 52-week high?
The Hackett Group Inc trades at $13.42, about 34% below its 52-week high of $20.40 and 46% above the low of $9.22 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $12.67 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to The Hackett Group Inc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value International Business Machines Corporation, Accenture plc, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Infosys Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is The Hackett Group Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $13.42, calculated fair value $12.67 (−6%), Quality Score 66/100, from 22 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of HCKT calculated?
We run The Hackett Group Inc through 22 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $12.67 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. The Hackett Group Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $13.42. Our model-based fair value is $12.67, about 6% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with The Hackett Group Inc right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. A fairly wide model range ($8.61 to $17.35) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) come from?
Earnings per share at The Hackett Group Inc grew +7.6 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +3.2 %, EBIT margin +4.2 %, tax rate +0.8 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −0.7 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of The Hackett Group Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The market capitalisation of The Hackett Group Inc is $338M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The price-to-sales ratio of The Hackett Group Inc is 1.21 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Earnings per share at The Hackett Group Inc are $0.6900 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 19.4). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The dividend yield of The Hackett Group Inc is 3.6% (payout 59.4%, on adjusted earnings, reported 69.6%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The net margin of The Hackett Group Inc is 6.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The return on equity (ROE) of The Hackett Group Inc is 20.7% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of The Hackett Group Inc is 23.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
The operating margin of The Hackett Group Inc is 12.9% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Revenue at The Hackett Group Inc is growing −4.5% versus a year earlier (3y avg +1.3%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT)?
Earnings per share at The Hackett Group Inc are growing +55.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does The Hackett Group Inc (HCKT) carry?
The net debt of The Hackett Group Inc is $61.3M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.9 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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