Hackett Group Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) announced on January 5, 2026 the launch of two Gen AI-enabled delivery platforms, XT and AIXelerator, powered by its proprietary Solution Language Model (SLM) and Hackett Intelligence.

XT targets consulting-led business transformation; AIXelerator supports software implementation lifecycles. The company says the platforms streamline delivery, ingest structured and unstructured data, and can reduce transformation and technology engagement effort by up to 40%.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) launched XT™ and AIXelerator™ on December 22, 2025, completing its full suite of Gen AI-assisted platforms for consulting and software implementation.

Both platforms are powered by the company’s proprietary Solution Language Model (SLM) and Hackett Intelligence IP to ingest structured and unstructured data, guide workflows, and accelerate decision-making. The company says the platforms can reduce transformation and technology engagement effort by up to 40%.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) reported that median US SG&A cost ratio rose to 14.3% in FY24 from 13.7% the prior year, driven mainly by slowing revenue growth.

The study of the 1,000 largest U.S. public nonfinancial companies found 62% saw SG&A increase as a share of revenue, 78% failed to keep cost growth below inflation (inflation at 2.9%), and only 17.9% reduced SG&A year over year. Top-quartile Digital World Class companies could realize a $290M annual SG&A cost advantage for a typical $10B company, and $90M across finance, HR, IT, and procurement. Digital leaders allocate 34% of IT spend to AI/intelligent automation. The report recommends agentic enterprise models, AI COEs, data foundations, and complexity reduction to sustain savings.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) announced final results of its modified Dutch auction tender offer to buy up to $40.0 million of common stock, which expired December 4, 2025.

Hackett accepted 2,031,733 shares at a purchase price of $20.00 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $40.6 million (excluding fees and expenses). The repurchase includes 31,733 shares bought under Hackett’s right to acquire an additional 2% of outstanding shares and represents about 7.49% of issued and outstanding common stock. There was no proration because all properly tendered shares at or below $20.00 were purchased. Payment will be made promptly by the depositary under the offer terms.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) announced preliminary results of a modified Dutch auction tender offer to purchase up to $40 million of its common stock at a purchase price of $20.00 per share.

Based on the preliminary depositary count, 2,000,000 shares were validly tendered at or below $20.00 and the company expects to accept 2,000,000 shares for an aggregate cost of approximately $40 million (excluding fees and expenses). The shares expected to be purchased represent approximately 7.37% of outstanding shares. Because the Offer was oversubscribed, Hackett expects a proration factor of about 96.98%. Final results are subject to confirmation following the guaranteed delivery period and depositary verification, with payment to occur promptly thereafter.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) released a Digital World Class® Matrix for accounts payable (AP) software on Nov 19, 2025, evaluating 15 vendors across 17 criteria to measure capability and value realization.

Key findings: customers average 60% touchless invoice processing, firms with ≥30% touchless show 3.5x higher AP productivity, and average AP cycle times improved 59% after implementation; overall satisfaction averaged 79%.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) released its Learning and Development Digital World Class® Matrix on November 17, 2025, analyzing 19 vendors across 28 criteria in an 82-page report.

Key findings: 76% of organizations plan to use Gen AI for skills documentation (up from 40%), end users report 58% of learning processes fully automated and an average 50% cost reduction, while AI-driven content generation and analytics drive targeted upskilling and engagement.

Report availability: complimentary summary by registration; full report available for purchase.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) released its 2025 European SG&A Cost Study and Scorecard, finding median SG&A rose 6% to 11.5% of revenue for Europe’s 1,000 largest public companies — the highest level since 2020. The study reports 63% of firms saw SG&A increase, 78% failed to keep costs aligned with 2.5% EU inflation, and only 18.1% reduced SG&A. Top-quartile “Digital World Class” firms operate ~6 percentage points lower than median and could yield ~€246M annual advantage for a €10B company. The report highlights Gen AI adoption and agentic enterprise strategies as key levers for sustainable cost leadership.

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) released its 2025 European Working Capital Survey showing continued deterioration in 2024: cash conversion cycle (CCC) rose 3% to 44.8 days, driven by higher DSO (+1 to 48.5 days) and DIO (+4 to 68.9 days), while DPO improved 3% to 72.6 days. The report estimates €1.4 trillion of excess working capital (14% of aggregate revenue; 37% of gross working capital).

Aggregate revenue fell for a second year and total debt as a percentage of revenue rose. The report highlights country splits (Germany +7% CCC; UK +2%) and recommends Gen AI and advanced analytics to unlock liquidity and close performance gaps.