AECOM achieves No. 1 ranking by Fortune magazine as the World’s Most Admired Company in its industry

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AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has achieved the No. 1 ranking on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list in its industry, marking its eleventh consecutive year on the list. The company has reached significant milestones in fiscal 2024 through its Think and Act Globally strategy, including:

• Gaining the top position as design firm across key markets: water, transportation, environment, and facilities
• Launching a new Water and Environment Advisory global business line
• Achieving record employee satisfaction scores and low attrition
• Setting financial performance records in net service revenue, margins, earnings, and cash flow
• Advancing digital strategy implementation, including AI integration to enhance service delivery and efficiency

The ranking was determined through Fortune's collaboration with Korn Ferry, where executives, directors, and analysts rated companies on nine criteria, including investment value, talent management, innovation, and product quality.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, announced today that it has been recognized as the No. 1 ranking on Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in its industry, marking the eleventh consecutive year the Company has been recognized on this list.

“Earning the top position in our industry on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list is an incredible honor and a testament to the exceptional expertise and dedication of our people,” said Troy Rudd, AECOM’s chief executive officer. “Their unwavering commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and delivering transformative outcomes continues to set us apart as an industry leader, driving meaningful impact for our clients and the communities we serve.”

AECOM accomplished numerous milestones throughout fiscal 2024 through the execution of its Think and Act Globally strategy, including the following highlights:

• Gained market share as the number one ranked Water design firm by Engineering News-Record, now holding the number one position as top design firm in all key markets — including water, transportation, environment, and facilities.
• Transformed service offerings through investments in organic growth by launching a new Water and Environment Advisory global business line to expand the advisory services for clients who are increasingly advancing challenging, multi-decade initiatives.
• Continued to further strengthen the Company’s employee value proposition, achieving record employee satisfaction scores and low attrition.
• Set several financial performance records, including for net service revenue, margins, earnings and cash flow.
• Advanced the implementation of the Company’s digital strategy, including responsibly leveraging AI to transform professional services delivery, enhance bid quality, win more work, and reallocate time to higher-value tasks.

“We are proud to be named the no. 1 company in our industry on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies list,” said Lara Poloni, AECOM’s president. “Through the collaboration of our teams, we’ve achieved record-setting results, expanded our offerings, enhanced our digital capabilities, and deepened client partnerships to advance our purpose of delivering a better world.”

Fortune collaborated with Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputations and determined the best-regarded companies by asking executives, directors, and analysts to rate enterprises in their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value and talent management to innovation and quality of products.

The complete World’s Most Admired Companies list and details on the methodology can be found on the Fortune website.

About AECOM

AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Learn more at aecom.com.

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Brendan Ranson-Walsh

Senior Vice President, Global Communications

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Investor:

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Senior Vice President, Finance, Treasurer

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FAQ

What milestone did AECOM (ACM) achieve in Fortune's 2024 World's Most Admired Companies list?

AECOM achieved the No. 1 ranking in its industry on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies list, marking its eleventh consecutive year on the list.

What are AECOM's (ACM) key market positions according to Engineering News-Record?

AECOM holds the number one position as top design firm in all key markets, including water, transportation, environment, and facilities.

What new business line did AECOM (ACM) launch in fiscal 2024?

AECOM launched a new Water and Environment Advisory global business line to expand advisory services for clients advancing multi-decade initiatives.

How is AECOM (ACM) implementing AI in its operations?

AECOM is leveraging AI to transform professional services delivery, enhance bid quality, win more work, and reallocate time to higher-value tasks.

What financial records did AECOM (ACM) set in fiscal 2024?

AECOM set records in net service revenue, margins, earnings, and cash flow during fiscal 2024.