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Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

PPHC

NASDAQIndustrialsConsulting Services

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$10.56

+$0.45 · +4.45%

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Jul 10, 2026

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Sell

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Valuation

47

Fair Value

Momentum

21

Weakening

Sentiment

43

Mixed

Risk resilience

37

High Risk

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Company profile

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Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. is a global strategic communications provider that offers a range of advisory services in government relations, public affairs, and corporate communications. The company supports clients in enhancing and defending their reputations, advancing policy objectives, and managing regulatory risk. It serves over 1,400 clients, including nearly half of the Fortune 100, across major sectors like healthcare, financial services, and technology.

Industry
Consulting Services
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
George Stewart Hall
Listed since
Jan 28, 2026
Employees
450

Market position

Day range

Current $10.56

52-week range

Current $10.56

Open
$10.16
Previous close
$10.11
Volume
70.53K
0.69× average
Average volume
102.19K
Average daily volume
Market cap
265.91M USD
Beta
-0.05
Market reference 1
50-day average
$9.4158
+12.15% above average
200-day average
$11.4577
-7.83% below average

Financials

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends107%59%11%-36%Gross margin, FY2021: 95.01%Gross margin, FY2022: 95.09%Gross margin, FY2023: 94.28%Gross margin, FY2024: 94.06%Gross margin, FY2025: 10.00%Operating margin, FY2021: -23.87%Operating margin, FY2022: -4.37%Operating margin, FY2023: -1.95%Operating margin, FY2024: -3.11%Operating margin, FY2025: -10.09%Net margin, FY2021: -24.42%Net margin, FY2022: -13.79%Net margin, FY2023: -10.55%Net margin, FY2024: -16.02%Net margin, FY2025: -20.91%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 95.01%. Gross margin FY2022 95.09%. Gross margin FY2023 94.28%. Gross margin FY2024 94.06%. Gross margin FY2025 10.00%. Operating margin FY2021 -23.87%. Operating margin FY2022 -4.37%. Operating margin FY2023 -1.95%. Operating margin FY2024 -3.11%. Operating margin FY2025 -10.09%. Net margin FY2021 -24.42%. Net margin FY2022 -13.79%. Net margin FY2023 -10.55%. Net margin FY2024 -16.02%. Net margin FY2025 -20.91%.

Income trends

Revenue

186.54M USD+27.39%

Operating income

−18.82M USD-313.89%

Net income

−39M USD-66.27%
Income trends across reported periods209.1M USD118.88M USD28.66M USD−61.56M USDRevenue, FY2021: 97.64M USDRevenue, FY2022: 106.84M USDRevenue, FY2023: 138.24M USDRevenue, FY2024: 146.44M USDRevenue, FY2025: 186.54M USDOperating income, FY2021: −23.3M USDOperating income, FY2022: −4.67M USDOperating income, FY2023: −2.69M USDOperating income, FY2024: −4.55M USDOperating income, FY2025: −18.82M USDNet income, FY2021: −23.84M USDNet income, FY2022: −14.74M USDNet income, FY2023: −14.59M USDNet income, FY2024: −23.46M USDNet income, FY2025: −39M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 97.64M USD. Revenue FY2022 106.84M USD. Revenue FY2023 138.24M USD. Revenue FY2024 146.44M USD. Revenue FY2025 186.54M USD. Operating income FY2021 −23.3M USD. Operating income FY2022 −4.67M USD. Operating income FY2023 −2.69M USD. Operating income FY2024 −4.55M USD. Operating income FY2025 −18.82M USD. Net income FY2021 −23.84M USD. Net income FY2022 −14.74M USD. Net income FY2023 −14.59M USD. Net income FY2024 −23.46M USD. Net income FY2025 −39M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue186.54M USD146.44M USD138.24M USD106.84M USD97.64M USD
Cost of goods sold167.89M USD8.69M USD7.91M USD5.25M USD4.87M USD
Gross profit18.65M USD137.74M USD130.33M USD101.59M USD92.77M USD
Selling, general, and administrative31.79M USD15.66M USD10.93M USD9.61M USD8.18M USD
Operating expenses37.47M USD142.29M USD133.02M USD106.26M USD116.07M USD
Interest income81K USD172.85K USD18.39K USD——
Interest expense3.4M USD1.86M USD981.88K USD16.57K USD50.64K USD
Depreciation and amortization11.7M USD8.69M USD7.91M USD5.25M USD4.87M USD
Operating income−18.82M USD−4.55M USD−2.69M USD−4.67M USD−23.3M USD
Net income−39M USD−23.46M USD−14.59M USD−14.74M USD−23.84M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
50%
2 beats, 0 misses, 2 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+4.38%
4 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.34
Estimate 0.3 · Beat by 13.33%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.70.23-0.23-0.7Q3 '24No estimateQ1 '25No estimateQ3 '25MetQ4 '25No estimateQ1 '26MetQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q3 2024, reported Sep 18, 2024: actual 0.541, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Mar 12, 2025: actual -0.6, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Sep 10, 2025: actual 0.6, estimate 0.6, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual -0.09, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Mar 23, 2026: actual 0.42, estimate 0.42, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 0.25, estimate 0.24, surprise +4.17%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 0.34, estimate 0.3, surprise +13.33%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 9, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.31, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates91.42M75.34M59.26M43.18MQ3 '24No estimateQ1 '25No estimateQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MetQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q3 2024, reported Sep 18, 2024: actual 71.13M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Mar 12, 2025: actual 78.5M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Sep 10, 2025: actual 87.9M USD, estimate 87.9M USD, surprise -0.00%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 22, 2025: actual 48.79M USD, estimate 48.79M USD, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q1 2026, reported Mar 23, 2026: actual 49.9M USD, estimate 49.89M USD, surprise +0.03%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 50.1M USD, estimate 46.69M USD, surprise +7.30%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 52.14M USD, estimate 51.6M USD, surprise +1.05%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 9, 2026: actual —, estimate 54.91M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$17.00

60.98% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecast

Price history unavailable

High $18.00Average $17.00Low $16.00

PPHC news

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Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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marketbeat.com

Public Policy Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Public Policy NASDAQ: PPHC raised its full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook after reporting first-half revenue growth, citing organic expansion and contributions from recent acquisitions.

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globenewswire.com

PPHC Acquires Florida Government Relations Firm

Earnings and Margin Accretive Acquisition Expands Market-leading U.S. State Government Relations Capability WASHINGTON, Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (“PPHC”, the “Group” or the…

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PPHC to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results to be Released After Market Close Monday, August 10, 2026 Management to Present during Canaccord Genuity's 46th Annual Growth Conference in Boston on August 11-12, 2026 WASHINGTON,…

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globenewswire.com

PPHC Strengthens Public Affairs Offering with Hire of Managing Director and Content Specialist

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PPHC ("the Company") (NASDAQ: PPHC), a leading global strategic communications provider offering a comprehensive range of advisory services in the areas of Government…

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.258

2025 complete year+0.2% since 2022

2026 partial: $0.24

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 24, 2026

$0.24

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 24, 2026 · Payment May 22, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 18, 2025

$0.023

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 19, 2025 · Payment Oct 17, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 24, 2025

$0.235

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 25, 2025 · Payment May 23, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 26, 2024

$0.235

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 27, 2024 · Payment Oct 25, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 25, 2024

$0.485

Semi-Annual

Record Apr 26, 2024 · Payment May 24, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 21, 2023

$0.23

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 22, 2023 · Payment Oct 20, 2023

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ETFs holding PPHC

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
1.48M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
1.16M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
525.44K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO
Market value
416.28K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
15.16B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$387.37+1.24%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO
Market value
279.73K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
17.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$121.25+0.74%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF logoiShares Micro-Cap ETFIWC
Market value
151.68K
Weight
0.01%
AUM
1.53B USD
Expense ratio
0.60%
Price / 1D
$198.39+1.10%
Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETFVTWG
Market value
51.7K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
1.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$282.73+1.21%
iShares Russell 2500 ETF logoiShares Russell 2500 ETFSMMD
Market value
22.53K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
3.85B USD
Expense ratio
0.23%
Price / 1D
$91.86+0.58%

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