Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) stock price, financials & research

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Jul 10, 2026

34/ 100

GoAI Score

Sell

Valuation

47

Fair Value

Sentiment

43

Mixed

Risk

63

High Risk

Momentum

21

Weakening

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Company profile

Company website

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 $10.90

$10.61$11.025

52-week range

Current $10.90

$7.01$15.15

Open: $10.70
Previous close: $10.68
Volume: 51.72K; 0.32× average
Average volume: 162.34K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 274.47M USD
Beta: -0.05; Market reference 1
50-day average: $11.085; -1.67% below average
200-day average: $11.4151; -4.51% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 374.41M USD
P/E (TTM): -9.31×
P/B (TTM): 2.45×
P/S (TTM): 1.37×
EV / EBITDA: -19.2×
Earnings yield: -11.95%
Free cash flow yield: 7.59%
Dividend yield: 3.28%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin: 12.85%
Operating margin: -8.49%
Net margin: -18.86%
Return on equity: -52.07%
Return on assets: -19.25%
Return on invested capital: -11.49%

Financial health

Debt / equity: 0.65×
Current ratio: 1.11×
Altman Z-score: 0.73
Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin

Income trends

Revenue

186.54M USD+27.39%

Operating income

−18.82M USD-313.89%

Net income

−39M USD-66.27%

Financial statements: Income statement
Metric (USD)	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Revenue	186.54M USD	146.44M USD	138.24M USD	106.84M USD	97.64M USD
Cost of goods sold	167.89M USD	8.69M USD	7.91M USD	5.25M USD	4.87M USD
Gross profit	18.65M USD	137.74M USD	130.33M USD	101.59M USD	92.77M USD
Selling, general, and administrative	31.79M USD	15.66M USD	10.93M USD	9.61M USD	8.18M USD
Operating expenses	37.47M USD	142.29M USD	133.02M USD	106.26M USD	116.07M USD
Interest income	81K USD	172.85K USD	18.39K USD	—	—
Interest expense	3.4M USD	1.86M USD	981.88K USD	16.57K USD	50.64K USD
Depreciation and amortization	11.7M USD	8.69M USD	7.91M USD	5.25M USD	4.87M 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 Oct 9, 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%

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Recent quarterly results

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Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Recent analyst actions

1 institution

PPHC news

zacks.comSep 16, 2026

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. (PPHC) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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globenewswire.comSep 11, 2026

PPHC Increases 2026 Interim Dividend to $0.117 Per Share

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. ("PPHC", the "Group" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: PPHC) (AIM: PPHC.L) (ISIN: US7444302084), a leading global strategic communications…

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defenseworld.netSep 11, 2026

Analyzing Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) & ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN)

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN - Get Free Report) and Public Policy (NASDAQ: PPHC - Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of…

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seekingalpha.comAug 11, 2026

Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund Q2 2026 Portfolio Review

The top contributor to strategy performance was Red Violet, Inc. Another strong stock was Cardinal Infrastructure Group, a full-service civil contracting and site-development company specializing in wet utility…

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seekingalpha.comAug 11, 2026

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

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marketbeat.comAug 10, 2026

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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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: $0.357

$0.2575

2,022

$0.705

2,023

$0.72

2,024

$0.258

2,025

$0.357

2,026*

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Action	Ex-dividend date	Details	Record date	Payment date
Dividend	Sep 25, 2026	$0.117Semi-Annual	Sep 25, 2026	Oct 23, 2026
Dividend	Apr 24, 2026	$0.24Semi-Annual	Apr 24, 2026	May 22, 2026
Dividend	Sep 18, 2025	$0.023Semi-Annual	Sep 19, 2025	Oct 17, 2025
Dividend	Apr 24, 2025	$0.235Semi-Annual	Apr 25, 2025	May 23, 2025
Dividend	Sep 26, 2024	$0.235Semi-Annual	Sep 27, 2024	Oct 25, 2024
Dividend	Apr 25, 2024	$0.485Semi-Annual	Apr 26, 2024	May 24, 2024