Bowman Consulting (NASDAQ: BWMN) grows Q1 2026 revenue but posts net loss
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
10-Q
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. reported higher revenue but a larger loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Gross contract revenue rose to $126.5 million from $112.9 million, a 12% increase, driven mainly by fixed-fee work.
Net loss widened to $3.7 million from $1.7 million, though Adjusted EBITDA improved to $16.8 million from $14.5 million. Operating cash flow was strong at $11.6 million. Bowman expanded its revolving credit facility capacity to $250.0 million, with $108.8 million outstanding, and ended the quarter with $12.0 million in cash.
The company continued its acquisition strategy and recorded goodwill of $173.6 million and intangible assets of $85.6 million. It repurchased 288,098 shares for $9.2 million under its 2025 authorization, leaving $6.4 million available. Backlog totaled about $524.1 million, with roughly 80% expected to convert to revenue within twelve months.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insights
Revenue growth and solid cash flow offset a wider quarterly loss.
Bowman delivered gross contract revenue of $126.5 million, up 12% year over year, reflecting continued demand and contributions from 2025 acquisitions. Net service billing rose as workforce-derived revenue reached 90.3% of gross revenue, indicating higher internal utilization versus sub-consultants.
Profitability was mixed: Adjusted EBITDA increased to $16.8 million, but net loss expanded to $3.7 million as selling, general and administrative expense, depreciation and amortization, and interest costs all grew. Interest expense climbed alongside higher borrowings, including $108.8 million drawn on the expanded revolving credit facility.
Operating cash flow of $11.6 million comfortably funded $1.9 million of net investing outflows and most financing needs, including $9.2 million of share repurchases. With backlog of roughly $524.1 million and 80% expected within twelve months, future activity visibility appears supported, though actual results will depend on execution and cost control.
Key Figures
Gross contract revenue: $126.5M
Net loss: $3.7M
Adjusted EBITDA: $16.8M
+5 more
8 metrics
Gross contract revenue
$126.5M
For the three months ended March 31, 2026
Net loss
$3.7M
For the three months ended March 31, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA
$16.8M
For the three months ended March 31, 2026
Operating cash flow
$11.6M
Net cash provided by operating activities in Q1 2026
Revolving credit facility drawn
$108.8M
Outstanding under Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2026
Share repurchases
$9.2M
Cost to repurchase 288,098 shares in Q1 2026
Backlog (remaining performance obligations)
$524.1M
As of March 31, 2026; about 80% expected within 12 months
Total assets
$589.8M
Condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026
Key Terms
Adjusted EBITDA, remaining performance obligations, variable interest entity, contingent consideration, +2 more
6 terms
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"Our Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $16.8 million on net loss of ($3.7) million and $14.5 million on net loss of ($1.7) million, respectively."
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
remaining performance obligations financial
"The Company had approximately $524.1 million in remaining performance obligations as of March 31, 2026 of which it expects to recognize approximately 80.0% within the next twelve months"
Remaining performance obligations are the work a company still needs to complete for its customers, like finishing a service or delivering a product. It’s important because it shows how much future income the company has coming in from current agreements, giving a clearer picture of its ongoing business.
variable interest entity financial
"Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest"
A variable interest entity (VIE) is a company structure where one party controls another company’s operations and economic outcomes through contracts or special arrangements instead of owning a majority of its voting shares. For investors, VIEs matter because the controlling party’s financial results, debts and risks can appear in the controller’s reports even though ownership looks separate, so understanding VIEs helps assess true exposure, governance limits and transparency—like spotting a puppet controlled by strings rather than direct ownership.
contingent consideration financial
"The fair value of the contingent consideration is estimated using published treasury rates in the Wall St. Journal and discounting the present value"
Contingent consideration is an additional payment agreed when one company buys another that will be paid later only if specific future targets are met, such as revenue, profit, or regulatory milestones. It matters to investors because it shifts risk between buyer and seller and affects the acquiring company's future cash flow and reported value — like promising a bonus after results are proven.
revolving credit facility financial
"On March 3, 2026, we entered into a Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement... increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments from $210.0 million to $250.0 million."
A revolving credit facility is a type of loan that a business can borrow from whenever it needs money, up to a set limit. It’s like having a credit card for companies—allowing them to borrow, pay back, and borrow again as needed, providing flexibility for managing cash flow or funding short-term expenses.
emerging growth company regulatory
"The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised... as an EGC"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
Table of Contents
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
_____________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
_____________________________________________
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
Commission File Number: 001-40371
_____________________________________________
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
_____________________________________________
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703 ) 464-1000
_____________________________________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | o | x | |||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | o | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||
| Emerging growth company | |||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
As of May 1, 2026, the registrant had 17,507,734 shares of common stock outstanding.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
| Page | ||||||||
PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 1 | ||||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 1 | ||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | 1 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 | 2 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 | 3 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 | 4 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 | 5 | |||||||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 | |||||||
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 29 | ||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 41 | ||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 41 | ||||||
PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | 42 | ||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 42 | ||||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 42 | ||||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 42 | ||||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 42 | ||||||
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 42 | ||||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 43 | ||||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 44 | ||||||
Signatures | 45 | |||||||
i
Table of Contents
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Contract assets | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable - officers, employees, affiliates, current portion | |||||||||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Non-Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
Notes receivable, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable - officers, employees, affiliates, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Revolving credit facility | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, current portion | |||||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||
| Notes payable, current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease obligation, current portion | |||||||||||
| Finance lease obligation, current portion | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Non-Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other non-current obligations | |||||||||||
| Notes payable, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease obligation, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Finance lease obligation, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax liability, net | |||||||||||
| Pension and post-retirement obligation, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock, $ | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
1
Table of Contents
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross Contract Revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
Contract costs: (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below) | |||||||||||
| Direct payroll costs | |||||||||||
| Sub-consultants and expenses | |||||||||||
| Total contract costs | |||||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| (Gain) on sale | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||
| Other expense | |||||||||||
| Loss before tax expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Earnings allocated to non-vested shares | |||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
Table of Contents
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | |||||||||||
| Pension and post-retirement adjustments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income tax provision related to items of other comprehensive loss | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
Table of Contents
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Stock Subscription Notes Receivable | Accumulated Deficit | Total Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares | — | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | — | – | – | ( | ( | – | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares under stock compensation plan | ( | — | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of shares under stock compensation plan | ( | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares under employee stock purchase plan | – | — | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | — | – | — | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection on stock subscription notes receivable | — | – | – | — | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercises of conversion feature of convertible note | – | — | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | — | – | – | — | – | ( | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | – | – | ( | ( | – | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | — | – | – | – | – | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | – | – | – | ( | ( | – | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares under stock compensation plan | ( | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation of common shares under stock compensation plan | ( | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of new common shares under employee stock purchase plan | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | – | – | – | – | – | ( | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchases of common stock | – | – | – | ( | ( | – | – | – | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
Table of Contents
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization - property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Credit losses | |||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Accretion of discounts on notes payable | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Contract assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets and disposal of leases | |||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software development costs | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Collections under stock subscription notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
| Repayment under notes payable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payments on finance leases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment of contingent consideration from acquisitions | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payments for purchase of treasury stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net cash (received from) income taxes | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment acquired under finance lease | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Non-cash additions to property and equipment | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Note payable converted to common shares | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Issuance of notes payable for acquisitions | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Settlement of contingent consideration | $ | $ | |||||||||
5
Table of Contents
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
Nature of Business
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and consolidated subsidiaries, (“Bowman” or “we” or the “Company”) incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia on June 5, 1995 and reincorporated in the State of Delaware on November 13, 2020. Bowman is a professional services firm delivering innovative solutions to the marketplace of customers who own, develop and maintain the built environment. Within that arena, we provide planning, design, engineering, geospatial, survey, construction management, environmental consulting and land procurement services to markets that encompass the buildings in which people live, work and learn in; as well as the systems that provide water, electricity and other vital services, and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems used to get from place to place. We provide services to customers through fixed-price and time-and-material based contracts containing multiple milestones and independently priced deliverables. Typically, contract awards are on a negotiated basis, ranging in value from a few thousand dollars to multiple millions of dollars and can have varying durations depending on the size, scope, and complexity of the project.
The Company’s workforce typically provides the full scope of engineering and other contract services. However, with respect to certain specialty services or other compliance requirements within a particular contract, we may engage third-party sub-consultants. The Company’s headquarters is located in Reston, VA and the Company has over 100 offices throughout the United States and four offices in Mexico.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial information. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for the current period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies and principles used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements:
Emerging Growth Company
Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies (“EGC”) from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-EGC but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an EGC, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is either not an EGC or, an EGC that has opted out of
6
Table of Contents
using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
As discussed in Note 1, the Company provides a variety of engineering and related professional services to customers located throughout the United States. The Company enters into agreements with customers that create enforceable rights and obligations and for which it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration to which it will be entitled as services transfer to the customer. It is customary practice for the Company to have written agreements with its customers and revenue on oral or implied arrangements is generally not recognized. The Company recognizes revenue based on the consideration specified in the applicable agreement. Excluded from the transaction price are amounts collected on behalf of third parties for sales and similar taxes.
Long-term contracts typically contain billing terms that provide for invoicing once a month and payment on a net 30 -day basis. Exceptions to monthly billing terms are to ensure that the Company performs satisfactorily rather than representing a significant financing component. For example, fixed price contracts may provide for milestone billings based upon the attainment of specific project objectives to ensure the Company meets its contractual requirements rather than having billing monthly. Additionally, contracts may include retentions or holdbacks paid at the end of a project to ensure that the Company meets the contract requirements. The Company does not assess whether a contract contains a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between payment by the customer and the transfer of promised services to the customer will be less than one year.
As a professional services engineering firm, the Company generally recognizes revenue over time as control transfers to a customer based upon the extent of progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation.
For services delivered under fixed price contracts, the Company uses the ratio of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs, since costs incurred (an input method) represents a reasonable measure of progress towards the satisfaction of a performance obligation in order to estimate the portion of revenue earned. This method faithfully depicts the transfer of value to the customer when the Company is satisfying a performance obligation that entails a number of interrelated tasks or activities for a combined output that requires the Company to coordinate the work of employees and sub-consultants. Contract costs typically include direct labor, subcontract and consultant costs, materials and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in estimated costs to complete these obligations result in adjustments to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis, which causes the effect of revised estimates to be recognized in the current period. Changes in estimates can routinely occur over the contract term for a variety of reasons including, changes in scope, unanticipated costs, delays or favorable or unfavorable progress than original expectations. In situations where the estimated costs to perform exceed the consideration to be received, the Company accrues the entire estimated loss during the period the loss becomes known.
When a performance obligation is billed using a time-and-material type contract, the Company measures its progress to complete based upon the hours incurred for the period times contractually agreed upon billing rates plus any materials delivered or consumed in the project. When applicable, the Company will recognize revenue under these contracts as invoiced under the practical expedient.
In certain situations, it is possible that two or more contracts should be combined and accounted for as a single contract, or a single contract should be accounted for as multiple performance obligations. This requires significant judgment and could impact the amount and timing of revenue recognition. Such determinations are made using management’s best estimate and knowledge of contracts and related performance obligations.
The Company’s contracts may contain variable consideration in the form of unpriced or pending change orders or claims that either increase or decrease the contract price. Variable consideration is generally estimated using the expected value method but may from time to time be estimated using the most likely amount method depending on the circumstance. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Estimates of variable consideration are based upon historical experience and known trends.
The Company recognizes claims against vendors, sub-consultants, and others as a reduction in costs when the contract establishes enforceability, and the amounts of recovery are reasonably estimable and probable. Reduction in costs are recognized at the lesser of the amount management expects to recover or costs incurred.
7
Table of Contents
Contract related assets and liabilities are classified as current assets and current liabilities. Significant balance sheet accounts related to the revenue cycle are as follows:
Contract Assets:
Contract Assets are recorded when progress to completion revenue earned on contracts exceeds amounts billed under the contract. It may also include contract retainages that can be billed once contract stipulations are satisfied.
Contract Liabilities:
Contract Liabilities are recorded when amounts billed under a contract exceeds the progress to completion revenue earned under the contract.
Accounts Receivable, net and Expected Credit Losses
Accounts receivable, net (contract receivables), include amounts billed in accordance with the terms of customer contracts and are stated at their net realizable value. The Company maintains an allowance for expected credit losses for the estimated portion of receivables that may not be collected. Expected credit losses are determined based on management’s assessment of the collectability of specific accounts, taking into consideration factors such as customer type, creditworthiness, and financial condition, as well as accounts receivable aging trends for billed receivables. The allowance also includes a general provision based on the Company’s historical loss experience and prevailing economic conditions.
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||
| Provision for credit losses | |||||
| Write-offs | |||||
| Recoveries | |||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||
Use of Estimates
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable.
Cash balances at various times during the year may exceed the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company’s cash deposits are held in institutions whose credit ratings are monitored by management, and the Company has not incurred any losses related to such deposits.
8
Table of Contents
Variable Interest Entities
We have an economic interest in an entity that is a variable interest entity. Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which equity investors lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. VIEs are consolidated by the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the party who has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and who has an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. On April 2, 2024, the Company through a newly created, wholly owned subsidiary, acquired 100 % of the outstanding stock of Surdex Corporation ("Surdex"). The wholly owned subsidiary was then merged into Surdex, with Surdex being the surviving entity. Concurrently, Hoffman Aviation Services, Inc. ("HAS") was established and is wholly owned by the former shareholders of Surdex Corporation. HAS was established for the purpose of providing services exclusively to Surdex. The Company was determined to be the primary beneficiary; therefore, HAS has been consolidated into the Company's financial results, with all intercompany transactions eliminated during the consolidation process.
To determine if we are the primary beneficiary, we assess whether we possess the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the VIE's economic performance, as well as the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be materially significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide services to the VIE. Periodically, we assess whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affect our determination of whether the entity is a VIE and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary.
The carrying amounts of the VIE’s assets and liabilities included in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets are not material. The VIE’s assets consist primarily of cash and are included within current assets, and its liabilities, if any, are included within current liabilities.
The assets of the VIE can be used to settle its obligations, and there are no restrictions on the use of those assets or on the settlement of its liabilities. Creditors of the VIE do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company. The Company does not have any explicit or implicit arrangements, including liquidity agreements or guarantees, that would require the Company to provide financial support to the VIE. The Company has not provided, and is not contractually obligated to provide, financial support to the VIE. There are no events or circumstances that would require the Company to provide additional financial support to the VIE.
The Company’s involvement with the VIE exposes it to risks associated with the operations of the entity, including the potential obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be significant. There have been no significant changes in the nature of the Company’s involvement or the risks associated with that involvement during the period presented.
The assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the consolidated VIE are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and are not material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Fair Value Measurements
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC Topic 820”) provides the framework for measuring and reporting financial assets and liabilities at fair value. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
The codification establishes a three-level disclosure hierarchy to indicate the level of judgment used to estimate fair value measurements:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date;
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and inputs other than quoted prices (such as interest rate and yield curves);
Level 3: Uses inputs that are unobservable, supported by little or no market activity and reflect significant management judgment.
9
Table of Contents
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
•The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to the relatively short duration of these instruments;
•The carrying amounts of debt obligations approximate their fair values as the terms are comparable to terms currently offered by local financial institutions for arrangements with similar terms to industry peers with comparable credit characteristics. Accordingly, the debt obligations involve Level 3 fair value inputs;
Fair value measurements relating to our business combinations are made primarily using Level 3 inputs including discounted cash flow, Binomial Lattice Model, and to the extent applicable, Monte Carlo simulation techniques. Fair value for the identified intangible assets is generally estimated using inputs primarily for the income approach using the multiple period excess earnings method. The significant assumptions used in estimating fair value include (i) revenue projections of the business, including cost of revenue and EBITDA, (ii) attrition rates and (iii) the estimated discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with receiving future cash flows. Other personal property assets, such as property and equipment, are valued using the cost approach, which is based on replacement or reproduction costs of the asset less depreciation. The fair value of the contingent consideration is estimated using published treasury rates in the Wall St. Journal and discounting the present value along with other significant assumptions which include projections of revenue, and probabilities of meeting those projections, as well as Monte Carlo simulation techniques.
The following is a summary of change in contingent consideration:
| (in thousands) | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Fair value of contingent consideration issuances | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Settlement of contingent consideration | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The change in fair value consideration is included in Other Expense in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets or liabilities for expected future tax consequences of events recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred income tax assets or liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply when the differences settle or become realized. Valuation allowances are provided when it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset is not realizable or recoverable in the future. As of March 31, 2026, no valuation allowances are required, and all deferred tax assets are realizable.
The Company assesses uncertain tax positions to determine whether income tax positions will more likely than not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authorities. If the Company cannot reach a more-likely-than-not determination, no benefit is recorded. If the Company determines that the tax position is more likely than not to be sustained, the Company records the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized when the tax position is settled. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, was (12.3 )% and (78.9 )%, respectively. The change in the Company’s effective tax rate is predominantly due to certain non-recurring discrete items, as discussed below.
The tax expense for shortfalls on restricted stock awards was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Further, there was no interest on uncertain tax positions for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. These factors as a function of pre-tax book loss of $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to pre-tax book loss of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, decreased the rate by 22.8 % for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to a decrease of 91.3 % for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
10
Table of Contents
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and certain states in which it operates. Based on the timing of the filing of certain tax returns, the Company’s federal income tax returns for tax years 2022 and thereafter remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The statute of limitations on the Company’s state income tax returns generally conforms to the federal three-year statute of limitations.
Segments
The Company operates in one segment based upon the financial information used by its chief operating decision maker in evaluating the financial performance of its business and allocating resources. The single segment represents the Company’s core business of providing engineering and related professional services to its customers. See Note 16 Segment Information for further information on the Company's reportable segment.
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
Accounting guidance not yet adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires disclosure about the types of costs and expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the income statement. The new disclosure requirements are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on our related disclosures.
The Company continues to monitor new accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB and does not believe any accounting pronouncements issued through the date of this report will have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3. Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Certain Related Information
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were either exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would share in the earnings (loss) of the Company. The dilutive effect of options is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by application of the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of shares to be purchased under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding that would have been outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of convertible debt is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by application of the if-converted method. The Company uses the two-class method to determine earnings (loss) per share.
For calculating basic earnings (loss) per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, the weighted average number of shares outstanding exclude 710,994 non-vested restricted shares and no unexercised substantive options. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share did not include the effect of all potential dilutive common stock equivalents, as their impact would have been antidilutive due to the net loss for the period.
For calculating basic earnings (loss) per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, the weighted average number of shares outstanding exclude 885,348 non-vested restricted shares and 317 unexercised substantive options. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share did not include the effect of all potential dilutive common stock equivalents, as their impact would have been antidilutive due to the net loss for the period.
11
Table of Contents
The following table represents a reconciliation of the net loss and weighted average shares outstanding for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except share data):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Numerator | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Earnings allocated to non-vested shares | |||||||||||
Total | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Denominator | |||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive nominal options | |||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive contingently earned shares | |||||||||||
| Dilutive average shares outstanding | |||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Dilutive earnings (loss) per share | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Share Repurchases
On June 6, 2025, the board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $25 million of its common stock ("2025 Repurchase Authorization") over a 12-month period beginning on June 9, 2025. The execution of the repurchase program is expected to be consistent with the Company’s strategic initiatives which prioritize investments in organic and acquisitive growth. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by management at its discretion based on several factors including share price, market conditions and capital allocation priorities. Shares may be repurchased from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The share repurchase program does not obligate Bowman to acquire a specific number of shares of common stock and may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without notice.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 288,098 shares of its common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Authorization at an average price of $32.03 per share for a total of $9.2 million.
Cumulatively, under the 2025 Repurchase Authorization, the Company has repurchased 560,983 shares of common stock at an average price of $33.11 per share through March 31, 2026, and $6.4 million remained available for future repurchases as of that date.
4. Acquisitions
Business Combinations
2025 Acquisitions
During 2025, the Company completed seven acquisitions, with the purchase price allocation, including the residual amount allocated to goodwill, based on preliminary information. This allocation is subject to change as additional data concerning final asset and liability valuations are obtained and management finalizes its reassessment of the measurement period procedures, based on the results of the preliminary valuation. The Company does not anticipate any significant adjustments during the applicable measurement period. However, the Company will adjust assets and liabilities if new information arises regarding facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date, which, if known, would have led to revised estimated values for those assets or liabilities. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no measurement period adjustments. The effect of any measurement period adjustments would be reflected as if the adjustments had been made on the acquisition date.
12
Table of Contents
RPT Alliance LLC
On December 5, 2025, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with RPT Alliance, LLC (“RPT”), a Houston-based engineering firm specializing in the design of natural gas transmission facilities and power generation infrastructure, including microgrid and bridging power installations serving data centers, industrial power consumers and utility operators. The Company paid total consideration of $61.3 million, which was comprised of cash, promissory note, and assumed liabilities. The promissory note bears a simple interest rate fixed at 6.00 %, and is payable in equal quarterly payments of principal and interest beginning April 2026 and ending January 2029. Goodwill results from an assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. For tax purposes, the RPT transaction is treated as a deemed asset acquisition, resulting in a step up in tax basis. As a result, all of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The following summarizes the preliminary calculations of the fair values of RPT assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
| RPT | |||||
| Assets: | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | $ | ||||
| Contract assets | |||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use assets | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Other intangible assets | |||||
| Other assets | |||||
| Total assets acquired: | $ | ||||
| Liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, current portion | $ | ||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||
| Other non-current obligations | |||||
| Operating lease obligation, less current portion | |||||
| Total liabilities assumed: | $ | ||||
| Net assets acquired: | $ | ||||
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ | ||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the results of operations since the date RPT was acquired. The following table presents the results of operations of RPT since the date of acquisition for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||
Gross contract revenue1 | $ | ||||
Pre-tax net income2 | $ | ||||
1 Gross contract revenue includes adjustments as required by ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers based on opening balance sheet provided by the acquired companies. There is no assurance these adjustments will be consistent in future periods. Opening balance sheet balances are subject to adjustment prior to being finalized.
2 Pre-tax Net Income excludes corporate overhead allocation.
13
Table of Contents
The following table presents the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, assuming that the RPT acquisition, discussed above, occurred on January 1, 2025. The pro forma information provided below is compiled from pre-acquisition information and includes pro forma adjustments for amortization and depreciation. The unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not meant to represent actual operating results that would have been achieved had the related events occurred on such date (in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
Gross contract revenue3 | $ | $ | ||||||
Pre-tax net income (Loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
3Gross contract revenue in these pro forma financials does not conform to GAAP as required by ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as it is impracticable to obtain the historical information necessary to apply this accounting standard. The historical estimates required to be able to accurately determine the percent complete accounting on the contracts that comprise the revenue is not available for the required periods.
Other 2025 Acquisitions
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company completed six additional acquisitions in diverse geographic regions and service lines. The Company paid total consideration of $14.1 million through combinations of cash, promissory notes, convertible note, shares of common stock and assumed liabilities. No cash was acquired with these acquisitions. Shares of common stock issued in connection with the acquisitions are subject to a six-month lock-up. Promissory notes bear a simple interest rate of 5.00 % and are payable in quarterly payments of principal and interest beginning May 2025 and ending in October 2028. The convertible note bears a simple interest rate of 5.00 % and provides for four quarterly interest-only payments beginning in October 2025 through July 2026, followed by eight quarterly payments of principal and interest beginning in October 2026, with all unpaid principal and interest due in July 2028; see Note 12 Notes Payable for additional information regarding the convertible notes payable. For tax purposes, the acquisitions were treated as asset acquisitions, in which case the assets have been stepped up and recorded at their respective fair values. For asset acquisitions, all the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Goodwill results from an assembled workforce, which does not qualify for separate recognition, as well as expected future synergies from combining operations. For two of the acquisitions, the purchase agreement includes a contingent consideration feature, which affords the sellers the opportunity to earn additional consideration in the form of cash, convertible note and a promissory note, based on certain financial performance thresholds. The final settlement amount will depend on ongoing operations of the
14
Table of Contents
acquired company. The payout amounts range between $0 and $2.8 million. See Note 2 Fair Value Measurements for additional information regarding the fair value of contingent consideration.
The following summarizes the preliminary calculations of the fair values of the other 2025 acquisition assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
| 2025 | |||||
| Assets: | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | $ | ||||
| Contract assets | |||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use assets | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Other intangible assets | |||||
Other assets | |||||
| Total assets acquired: | $ | ||||
| Liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, current portion | $ | ||||
| Contract liabilities | |||||
| Other non-current obligations | |||||
| Operating lease obligation, less current portion | |||||
| Total liabilities assumed: | $ | ||||
| Net assets acquired: | $ | ||||
| Cash flow reconciling items: | |||||
| Issuance of common stock as partial consideration | $ | ( | |||
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ | ||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the results of operations from any business acquired from their respective dates of acquisitions (excluding RPT). The following table presents the results of operations of the other companies acquired during 2025 (excluding RPT) from their respective dates of acquisition for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||
Gross contract revenue1 | $ | ||||
Pre-tax net income2 | $ | ||||
1 Gross contract revenue includes adjustments as required by ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers based on opening balance sheet provided by the acquired companies. There is no assurance these adjustments will be consistent in future periods. Opening balance sheet balances are subject to adjustment prior to being finalized.
The following table presents the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, assuming that the companies acquired in 2025 (excluding RPT), discussed above, occurred on January 1, 2025. The pro forma information provided below is compiled from pre-acquisition information and includes pro forma adjustments for amortization and depreciation. The unaudited pro forma results are presented for informational purposes only and are not meant to represent actual operating results that would have been achieved had the related events occurred on such date (in thousands):
15
Table of Contents
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
Gross contract revenue3 | $ | $ | ||||||
Pre-tax net income (Loss) | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
3Gross contract revenue in these pro forma financials does not conform to GAAP as required by ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as it is impracticable to obtain the historical information necessary to apply this accounting standard. The historical estimates required to be able to accurately determine the percent complete accounting on the contracts that comprise the revenue is not available for the required periods.
In connection with all of the 2025 acquisitions, the Company recognized $0.1 million of acquisition related expenses within Other Income and Expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, including legal fees, consulting fees, and other miscellaneous expenses associated with acquisitions.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation at fair value for identifiable intangible assets acquired in 2025 (in thousands):
| 2025 | Weighted-Average Life | |||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | $ | |||||||||||||
| Contract rights | ||||||||||||||
| Developed technology | ||||||||||||||
| Favorable leaseholds | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||||||||
5. Disaggregation of Revenue and Contract Balances
The Company disaggregates revenues by contract type, see Revenue Recognition in Note 2 for further details. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company derived 91.8 % and 90.9 % of its revenue from contracts classified as lump sum, and 8.2 % and 9.1 % of its revenue from time and material contracts, respectively.
The Company had approximately $524.1 million in remaining performance obligations as of March 31, 2026 of which it expects to recognize approximately 80.0 % within the next twelve months and the remaining 20.0 % in the next twelve to twenty-four months .
Disaggregated revenues by contract type were as follows (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed fee | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Time-and-materials | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross contract revenue | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||
The Company recognized $6.3 million of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026, which was included in the contract liabilities balance as of December 31, 2025, and $3.5 million of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, which were included in the contract liabilities balance as of December 31, 2024.
16
Table of Contents
6. Contracts in Progress
The following table reflects the calculation of the net balance of contract assets and contract liabilities. Costs and estimated earnings on contracts in progress consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts | $ | $ | |||||||||
Estimated contract earnings in excess of costs incurred | |||||||||||
| Estimated contract earnings to date | |||||||||||
| Less: billed to date | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net contract assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
7. Notes Receivable
The Company has unsecured notes receivable from related parties, certain non-executive officers of the Company and an unrelated third party. The following is a summary of these notes receivable (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
Officers, employees and affiliated entities - Interest accrues annually at rates ranging from | $ | $ | |||||||||
Unrelated third party - Currently | |||||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||||
| Less: current portion | |||||||||||
| Officers, employees and affiliates | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Non-current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||
1Note issued prior to the Company's initial public offering.
17
Table of Contents
8. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment for fixed assets are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Computer equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Survey equipment | |||||||||||
| Vehicles | |||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Software | |||||||||||
Camera equipment | |||||||||||
| Aircraft | |||||||||||
| Aircraft engine & GPS | |||||||||||
Fixed assets pending lease financing 1 | |||||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net of finance leased assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
1Assets acquired which will be re-financed under the Company's finance lease facilities
Depreciation expense for fixed assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
Property and equipment for finance leased assets are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Vehicles | |||||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||||
| Less: accumulated amortization on leased assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
Finance leased assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Amortization expense for finance leased assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $4.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
9. Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were as follows (in thousands):
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. There were no impairments of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or the year ended December 31, 2025.
18
Table of Contents
10. Intangible Assets
Total intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Balance | Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Balance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract rights | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leasehold | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed technology | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domain name | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensing rights | $ | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developed technology consists of both capitalized internal-use software costs and acquired technology recognized in connection with business combinations. As of March 31, 2026, the gross carrying amount of developed technology $1.0 million, of which $0.7 million relates to capitalized internal-use software costs and $0.3 million relates to acquired technology recognized in a business combination. Acquired technology is amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of approximately ten years . Amortization expense related to developed technology is included within depreciation and amortization in the consolidated income statements.
The following table summarizes the weighted average useful lives (in years) of intangible assets by asset class used for straight-line amortization expense purposes:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Customer relationships | |||||||||||
| Contract rights | |||||||||||
| Leasehold | |||||||||||
| Developed technology | |||||||||||
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $3.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
Future amortization for the remainder of 2026 and for the succeeding years for intangible assets with definite useful lives is as follows (in thousands):
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
11. Revolving Credit Facility
On March 3, 2026, we entered into a Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Joinder Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments from $210.0 million to $250.0 million. The Third Amendment also modified certain interest rate mechanics and updated lender allocations but did not change the maturity date, financial covenants or any other material covenants.
In connection with the Third Amendment, the Company evaluated the amendment under ASC 470-50 and concluded that it represents a modification of the existing debt arrangement. The impact of the modification was not material to the
19
Table of Contents
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Any associated fees were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement.
On October 30, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a Second Amendment to its Credit Agreement, which increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement from $140.0 million to $210.0 million. The Second Amendment also added PNC Bank, National Association as an additional lender, revised certain covenant definitions and requirements, and added an additional guarantor. The Second Amendment did not modify the applicable interest rate margins, pricing grid, or maturity date of the Credit Agreement, which remains May 2, 2029.
In connection with the Second Amendment, the Company evaluated the amendment under ASC 470-50 and concluded that it represents a modification of the existing debt arrangement. The impact of the modification was not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Any associated fees were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement.
On March 12, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries acting as guarantors, entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Agreement which increased the maximum principal amount of the Credit Agreement from $100.0 million to $140.0 million. There were no other changes to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement was originally entered into on May 2, 2024, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, with lenders including Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, and TD Bank, N.A., as syndication agent. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Security and Pledge Agreement dated May 2, 2024, pursuant to which the obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all assets of the Company.
Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants related to indebtedness, investments, liens, restricted payments, and financial covenants, including a leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2026.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was $108.8 million and $95.4 million, respectively. Interest rates applicable to borrowings under the Credit Agreement ranged from 5.90 % to 8.05 %. All outstanding principal on the Credit Agreement is due on May 2, 2029.
Interest expense on the credit facilities totaled $1.6 million and $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
20
Table of Contents
12. Notes Payable
Notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Related parties: | |||||||||||
1Shareholders and owners of acquired entities - Interest accrues at rates ranging from | |||||||||||
Convertible notes payable - Interest accrues at rates ranging from | |||||||||||
| Unrelated third parties: | |||||||||||
| Note payable for purchase of tangible asset | |||||||||||
| Note payable for purchase of intangible asset | |||||||||||
| Discounts on notes payable issued as consideration in acquisitions: | |||||||||||
1Shareholders and owners of acquired entities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Non-current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||
1Includes notes payable to all owners irrespective of current relationship with the Company
Interest expense attributable to the notes payable totaled $1.0 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 respectively.
Future principal payments on notes payable for remainder of 2026 and succeeding years are as follows (in thousands):
| 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
Convertible Notes Payable
The Company issued unsubordinated convertible notes as partial consideration for multiple acquisitions (See Note 4 Acquisitions). The convertible notes are convertible into shares of common stock at the option of the holders, at any time, at a predetermined conversion price. Subject to conversion, the convertible notes are payable through quarterly installments of principal, interest or both from October 2022 through November 2028. At any time, upon ten (10) business days’ notice to the Company, the holders may request that a prepayment of the principal or all or part of a regularly scheduled quarterly payment of the principal be made in the form of common stock of the Company, with the number of shares of common
21
Table of Contents
stock equal to the amount of the requested prepayment divided by the stock conversion price. If the request is made with respect to a regularly scheduled quarterly payment of principal, then the accrued interest shall be paid in cash.
The holders of the Exeltech Consulting, Inc. convertible note converted approximately of $0.1 million of principal into 4,255 shares of common stock at $32.32 per share, representing a partial conversion of the note. The remaining principal balance remained outstanding as of March 31, 2026.
No additional elections or conversions had been made as of March 31, 2026.
The following table summarizes the convertible notes as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands, except conversion price):
| Convertible Notes: | Date Issued | Principal Amount | Interest Rate | Conversion Price | Remaining Balance1 | ||||||||||||
| Anchor Consultants, LLC | 08/22 | $ | % | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Exeltech Consulting, Inc. | 11/24 | $ | % | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| UP Engineering, LLC | 02/25 | $ | % | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| e3i Engineers, INC | 07/25 | $ | % | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
1Includes discounts, and reflects the net remaining balance on convertible notes.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying amount of the Company’s convertible notes payable includes unamortized discounts, which were approximately $0.2
13. Related Party Transactions
Bowman Lansdowne Development, LLC (“BLD”) is an entity in which Mr. Bowman has an ownership interest. On each of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s notes receivable included $0.5
Lansdowne Development Group, LLC (“LDG”) is an entity in which BLD has a minority ownership interest. On March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our notes receivable included $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively from LDG, with a maturity date of December 31, 2027. Mr. Bowman has executed a Guaranty of Collection for the amount of the current unpaid principal balance.
Bowman Realty Investments 2010, LLC (“BR10”) is an entity in which Mr. Bowman has an ownership interest. On March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s notes receivable included $0.2
MREC Shenandoah VA, LLC (“MREC Shenandoah”) is an entity in which Lake Frederick Holdings, LLC (“Lake Frederick Holdings”) owns a 92 % interest and Shenandoah Station Partners LLC, an entity owned in part by BLD and in part by Bowman Realty Investments 2013 LLC "Bowman Realty" (BR13), owns an 8 % interest. Mr. Bowman owns a 100 % interest in, and is the manager of, Lake Frederick Holdings. Mr. Bowman is the sole member of Bowman Realty 2013 (BR13). Since 2020, the Company has provided engineering services to MREC Shenandoah in exchange for cash payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company invoiced $0.1 million, and received payments of $39,000 . During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company invoiced $0.1 million, and received payments of $0.1 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company provided administrative, accounting and project management services to certain of the related party entities. The cost of these services was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. These entities were billed $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
22
Table of Contents
14. Employee Stock Purchase and Stock Incentive Plans
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Effective April 30, 2021, the Company established the Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Under the ESPP, eligible employees who elect to participate are granted the right to purchase shares of common stock at a 15 % discount of the weighted average selling price of the Company stock for the 30 days prior to the last day of the offering period.
The following table summarizes the stock issuance activity under the ESPP for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands, except share data):
| March 31, 2026 | |||||
| Total purchase price paid by employees for shares sold | $ | ||||
| Number of shares sold | |||||
Stock Options
Effective May 11, 2021 the Company established the Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“the Plan”). The plan is administered by the board of directors (the “Board”), through which they can grant stock options, including Incentive Stock Options (“ISO”), and non-qualified stock options (“NQSO”). The purpose of the Plan is to grant equity incentive awards to eligible participants to attract, motivate and retain key personnel. The Plan supersedes and replaces any prior plan for stock options except that the prior plan shall remain in effect with respect to options granted under such prior plan until such options have been exercised, expired or canceled.
The number of shares for which each option shall be granted, whether the option is an ISO or NQSO, the option price, the exercisability of the option, and all other terms and conditions of the option are determined by the Board at the time the option is granted. The options generally vest over a period between two and five years . A summary status of substantive stock options exercised are discussed in Note 3 - Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Certain Related Information.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, no new options were granted and no shares were outstanding.
As of March 31, 2026, there is no unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Stock Option Plan. The remaining unexercised shares are from substantive options in which the non-recourse notes may be pre-paid, therefore the Company recognized the total calculated compensation expense at the time of issuance.
Stock Bonus Plan
Effective May 11, 2021, the Company established the Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“the Plan”). The Plan is administered by the Board through which they can issue restricted stock awards. As of March 31, 2026, 6,612,079 shares of common stock are authorized and reserved for issuance under the Plan. This reserve automatically increases on each January 1, for the duration of the Plan, in an amount equal to 5 % of the total number of shares outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. The Plan supersedes and replaces any prior plan for stock bonus grants to employees of the Company except that the prior plan shall remain in effect with respect to awards granted under such prior plan until such awards have been forfeited or fully vested.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Board granted 214,072 shares of restricted stock under the Plan. The shares have a vesting period of up to five years during which there are certain restrictions as defined by the Plan and Stock Bonus Agreements. The grant date fair value of the award is the closing price of the shares on such date, or if there are no sales on such date, on the next preceding day on which there were sales.
Effective April 2003, the Company adopted the Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. Stock Bonus Plan (“the Stock Bonus Plan”), which allowed for the awarding of restricted stock to employees. The Stock Bonus Plan was superseded by the Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan except that the Stock Bonus Plan shall remain in effect with respect to awards granted under it until such awards have been forfeited or fully vested.
23
Table of Contents
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no new restricted stock awards were granted under the Stock Bonus Plan.
The following table summarizes the activity of restricted shares subject to forfeiture:
Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Price | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Cancelled | ( | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
On November 10, 2021 the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Executive Officers Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Officers LTIP”). The Officers LTIP is established under the Plan and is subject to the terms and conditions thereof. The purpose of this plan is to attract, retain and motivate key officers and employees through the grant of equity-based awards that reward Company performance over a period greater than one year and align their interests with long-term stockholder value.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the compensation committee approved the grants of 49,771 market-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") to certain executive officers of the Company under the Officers LTIP. These awards are subject to a market condition based on the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to a custom peer group, with vesting periods ranging from 2.91 years to 4.00 years. The number of units earned for these awards is based on the Company’s TSR relative to that of the peer group over the applicable performance period ranging from February 12, 2026 to December 31, 2028. The PSUs are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation with model inputs of opening average share value, valuation date stock price, expected volatilities, correlation coefficient, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield for the Company and the custom peer group.
The following table summarizes the activity of market-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") subject to forfeiture:
Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Price | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Cancelled | ( | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had 1,160,411 shares underlying unvested stock awards that vest between April 1, 2026 and December 31, 2030 .
24
Table of Contents
The future expense of the unvested awards for the remainder of 2026 and succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):
| 2026 | $ | ||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| 2030 | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
15. Leases
We lease certain office space, equipment and vehicles. These leases are either non-cancelable, cancellable only by the payment of penalties or cancellable upon notice provided. All lease payments are based on the lapse of time and certain leases are subject to annual escalations for increases in base rents. The Company's lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability for its operating leases at the commencement date equal to the present value of the contractual minimum lease payments over the lease term. The present value is calculated using the rate implicit in the lease, if known, or the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The discount rate used for operating leases is primarily determined based on an analysis of the Company's borrowing rate, while the discount rate used for finance leases is primarily determined by the rate specified in the lease.
Operating and Finance Leases
The Company's operating leases primarily include material leases of buildings (consisting primarily of office lease commitments) and equipment. These leases are classified as operating leases and are recognized as right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company's finance leases primarily include equipment and vehicles in certain contracts with payment terms on the lease agreements that range between 30 and 50 months.
The following tables present our balance sheet information related to leases:
25
Table of Contents
| As of | As of | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | Balance Sheet Classification | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease assets | Operating lease, right-of-use assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease assets | Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Total lease assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease obligation, current portion | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | Finance lease obligation, current portion | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total current lease liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-current: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | Operating lease obligation, less current portion | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | Finance lease obligation, less current portion | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total non-current lease liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
The following tables present selected financial information:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Operating lease cost | |||||||||||
Lease expense of right-of-use assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Finance lease cost: | |||||||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | |||||||||||
Sublease income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Amounts in thousands) | March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurements of lease liabilities | |||||||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating cash flows from finance leases | |||||||||||
| Financing cash flows from finance leases | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance leases | |||||||||||
26
Table of Contents
| As of | As of | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (in years): | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | |||||||||||
| Finance leases | |||||||||||
| Weighted average discount rates: | |||||||||||
| Operating leases | % | % | |||||||||
| Finance leases | % | % | |||||||||
Future minimum commitments under leases for the remainder of 2026 and succeeding years are as follows (in thousands):
| (Amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Operating Lease | Finance Lease | ||||||||||
| 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 2027 | |||||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||||
| 2030 | |||||||||||
| Thereafter | |||||||||||
| Total lease payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: Amounts representing interest | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
The above table is exclusive of $0.2 million sub-lease income associated with the $52.6 million total liability of operating leases as presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
The above table is exclusive of the $8.6 million purchase price associated with the $39.8 million total liability of finance leases as presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
16. Segment
The Company operates as a single business segment represented by our core business of providing multi-disciplinary professional engineering solutions to customers. The Company primarily derives its revenue from its core business of providing engineering and related professional services to customers. While we evaluate revenue and other key performance indicators relating to various divisions of labor, our leadership neither manages the business nor deliberately allocates resources by service line, geography, or end market. The Company derives the majority of its revenue from domestic customers, and has no significant long-lived assets located outside the United States. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue during the period.
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) assesses performance for the Company and decides how to allocate resources based on significant expense categories that contribute to net income (loss), as outlined below. The CODM uses these varying results to prioritize the reinvestment of profits within the Company. These results are also used in assessing the Company’s performance and determining management’s compensation. The CODM does not review assets in evaluating the results of the Company, and therefore, such information is not presented.
The following tables provides the operating financial results of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
27
Table of Contents
| (in thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross contract revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
| Labor and fringe | |||||||||||
Other segment items1 | |||||||||||
| General & administrative expenses | |||||||||||
| Incentives | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
1Other segment items included in net loss consists primarily of sub-consultants and other direct expenses.
17. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company completed an acquisition, and paid total consideration of $1.5 million, subject to adjustments, through a combination of cash, promissory note, and shares of common stock. No cash was acquired with this acquisition. The promissory note bears a simple interest rate of 7.00 % with payments of principal and interest beginning August 2026 and ending in May 2029.
28
Table of Contents
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains “forward-looking statements” reflecting our current expectations, estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that may affect our future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to several factors. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, economic and competitive conditions, regulatory changes, and other uncertainties, as well as those factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”) filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2026 (the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”) and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, particularly in “Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements,” all of which are difficult to predict. Considering these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed may not occur. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Bowman,” the “company,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiaries and combined entities under common control, or either or all of them as the context may require.
Overview
Bowman is a professional services firm delivering innovative engineering, technical consulting and program management services to customers who own, develop and maintain the built environment. We provide planning, engineering, construction management, commissioning, environmental consulting, geospatial imaging, surveying, land procurement and other advisory services to customers operating in a diverse set of end markets. We work as both a prime and sub-consultant for a broad base of public and private sector customers that generally operate in highly regulated environments.
We have a diversified business that is not dependent on any one customer service line, geographic region, or end market. We are deliberate in our efforts to balance our sources of revenue and avoid reliance on any one significant customer, service line, geography or end market concentration. Our strategic focus is on penetrating and expanding our presence in markets which best afford us opportunities to secure assignments that provide reoccurring revenue and multi-year engagements thus resulting in dependable and predictable revenue streams and high employee utilization. We limit our exposure to risk by providing professional and related services exclusively. We do not engage in general contracting activities either directly, or through joint ventures, and therefore have no related exposure. We are likewise not a financial partner in any design-build construction projects. We carry no heavy equipment inventory, and our risk of contract loss is generally limited to time associated with fixed fee professional services assignments.
As AI-enhanced software applications and environments have rapidly commercialized, we are adopting a technology-forward approach toward the development and implementation of automation tools we believe will improve our efficiency on repetitive, non-critical tasks such as regulatory inquiry, modelling and iteration, feasibility assessment, productivity enhancement and quality control. Our strategy for technology relies on early adoption and leadership. We believe technological advancements and AI-enabled automation will provide us with the opportunity to meet increasing customer demand for timely execution of infrastructure planning and operational oversight thereby extending the breadth and tenure of our engagements.
Gross contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $126.5 million and $112.9 million, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 12.0%. Gross contract revenue derived from our workforce represented 90.3% and 88.7% of gross contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively (see Net service billing – non-GAAP below). Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was ($3.7) million and ($1.7) million, respectively. Our Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $16.8 million on net loss of ($3.7) million and $14.5 million on net loss of ($1.7) million, respectively. (see Adjusted EBITDA – non-GAAP below).
Subsequent Events
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company completed an acquisition, and paid total consideration of $1.5 million, subject to adjustments, through a combination of cash, promissory note, and shares of common stock, No cash was acquired with this acquisition. The promissory note bears a simple interest rate of 7.00% with payments of principal and interest beginning August 2026 and ending in May 2029.
29
Table of Contents
Methods of Evaluation
We use a variety of financial and other information in monitoring the financial condition and operating performance of our business. Some of the information we use to evaluate our operations is financial information that is in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), while other information may be financial in nature and either built upon GAAP results or may not be in accordance with GAAP (Non-GAAP). We use all this information together for planning and monitoring our operations, as well as determining certain management and employee compensation.
The Company operates as a single business segment represented by our core business of providing multi-disciplinary professional engineering solutions to customers. While we evaluate revenue and other key performance indicators relating to various divisions of labor, our leadership neither manages the business nor deliberately allocates resources by service line, geography, or end market. Our financial statements present results as a single operating segment.
Components of Income and Expense
Revenue
We generate revenue from services performed by our employees, pass-through fees from sub-consultants, and reimbursable contract costs. On our condensed consolidated financial statements, we report gross contract revenue, which represents total revenue billed to customers excluding taxes collected from customers. Gross contract revenue less revenue derived from pass-through sub-consultant fees, reimbursable expenses and other direct expenses represents our net service billing, or that portion of our gross contract revenue attributable to services performed by our employees. Our industry uses the calculation underlying net service billing to normalize peer performance assessments and provide meaningful insight into trends over time. Refer to — Other Financial Data, Non-GAAP measurements and Key Performance Indicators below for further discussion of the use of this non-GAAP financial measure.
In general, we do not realize profit from the pass-through of sub-consultants and reimbursable expenses. As such, contract profitability is most heavily impacted by the mix of labor and assets utilized to complete the tasks and the efficiency of those resources in completing the assignments. Our largest and most consistent direct contract cost is our labor. To increase our revenue and maximize overall profitability we carefully monitor and manage our fixed and hourly labor and the utilization thereof. Maintaining an optimal level of utilization on a balanced pool of labor resources represents our greatest prospect for delivering increasing profitability.
We enter into contracts that contain two types of pricing characteristics:
Hourly, also referred to as time and materials, are common for professional and technical consulting assignments both short-term and multi-year in duration. Under these types of contracts, there is generally no predetermined maximum fee and we generally experience no risk associated with cost overruns. For hourly contracts, we negotiate billing rates and charge our customers based upon the actual hours expended toward a deliverable. These contracts may have not-to-exceed parameters requiring us to receive additional authorizations from our customer to continue working, but we likewise do not have to continue working without assurances of payment for such additional work.
Lump sum, referred to interchangeably as fixed fee, typically require the performance of some, or all, of the obligations under the contract for a specified amount, subject to price adjustments only if the scope of the project changes or unforeseen requirements arise. Our fixed fee contracts generally include a specific scope of work and defined deliverables. Lump sum contracts can involve both hourly and fixed fee pricing components. Cost plus contracts and hourly contracts with not-to exceed parameters are characterized as fixed fee contracts when we distinguish percentages of revenue based on contracts.
From a financial reporting perspective, a contract is categorized as fixed fee and therefore subjected to percentage completion accounting under Accounting Standards Codification "ASC" Topic 606 if any one discrete assignment within the contract is priced on a lump sum or unit basis. For management discussion and analysis purposes, we evaluate the percentages of our revenues that are fixed fee and hourly based on the pricing of individual assignments within our contracts.
The majority of our assignments within a contract are lump sum in nature, representing approximately 59% and 57% of our gross contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. However, when evaluated at the overall contract or project level, approximately 92% and 91% of our gross contract revenue for those same periods was recognized over time. This difference reflects the presence of both hourly and lump sum assignments within individual contracts. Recognizing revenue from lump sum assignments requires management estimates of both total contract value
30
Table of Contents
when there are contingent compensation elements of the fee arrangement and expected cost at completion. We closely monitor our progress to completion and adjust our estimates when necessary. We do not recognize revenue from work that is performed at risk with no documented customer commitment.
Contract Costs
Contract costs consist of direct payroll costs, sub-consultant costs and other direct expenses exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
Direct payroll costs represent the portion of salaries and wages incurred in connection with the production of deliverables under customer assignments and contracts. Direct payroll costs include allocated fringe costs (i.e. health benefits, employer payroll taxes, and retirement plan contributions), paid leave and incentive compensation.
Sub-consultants and direct expenses include both sub-consultants and other outside costs associated with performance under our contracts. Sub-consultant and direct costs are generally reimbursable by our customers with little or no mark-up under the terms of our contracts.
Performance under our contracts does not involve significant heavy machinery or other long term depreciable assets, other than geospatial equipment. Most of the equipment we employ involves desktop computers and other shared ordinary course IT equipment, along with various geospatial systems and scanners. We present direct costs exclusive of depreciation and amortization and as such we do not present gross profit on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
As technology evolves, we are developing efficiency enhancement automation tools that address repetitive information gathering functions, file preparation, extensive iteration, quality controls, and process management. These tools are positively impacting our budgeting and estimating with respect to revenue recognition. We are not automating critical professional judgment tasks upon which our customers rely to maintain public safety.
Operating Expense
Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative costs, non-cash stock compensation, depreciation and amortization and settlements and other non-core expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses represent corporate and other general overhead expenses, salaries and wages not allocated to customer projects including management and administrative personnel costs, incentive compensation, personal leave, office lease and occupancy costs, legal, professional and accounting fees.
Non-cash stock compensation represents the expenses incurred with respect to shares and options issued by the Company, both vested and unvested, to employees as long-term incentives. This expense is based on the amortization of the grant date fair value of equity grants over the vesting period. Non-cash stock compensation cost for permanent equity is the grant date fair value of the awards, or the Black-Scholes-Merton value of stock options on the grant date, recognized ratably over the vesting periods of each award. Stock issued as consideration in connection with acquisitions where there is no service period, and no risk of forfeiture, is considered a component of the purchase price and does not run through our income statement as non-cash compensation expense.
Depreciation and amortization represent the depreciation and amortization expense of our property and general IT equipment, capital lease assets, tenant improvements and intangible assets.
(Gain) loss on sale represents gains or losses inclusive of foreign exchange and accumulated depreciation recapture resulting from the disposal of an asset upon the sale or retirement of such asset.
31
Table of Contents
Other (Income) Expense
Other (income) expense consists of other non-operating and non-core expenses.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The net income tax expense, current and deferred, includes estimated federal, state and local tax expense/benefit associated with our taxable income, as apportioned to the states in which we operate along with all available tax incentives and credits.
Other Financial Data, Non-GAAP Measurements and Key Performance Indicators
Backlog
We measure the value of our undelivered gross revenue in real time to calculate our backlog and predict future revenue. Backlog includes awarded, contracted, and otherwise secured commitments along with revenue we expect to realize over time for predictable long-term and reoccurring assignments. We report backlog quarterly as of the end of the last day of the reporting period. We use backlog to predict revenue growth and anticipate appropriate future staffing needs. Backlog definitions and methods of calculation vary within our industry. As such, backlog is not a reliable metric on which to evaluate us relative to our peers. Backlog neither derives from, nor reconciles to, any GAAP results.
Net Service Billing
In the normal course of providing services to our customers, we routinely subcontract services and incur direct third-party contract expenses that may or may not be reimbursable and may or may not be billed to customers with mark-up. Gross revenue less revenue derived from pass-through sub-consultant fees and reimbursable expenses and other direct expenses represents our net service billing, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, or that portion of our gross contract revenue attributable to services performed by our employees. Net service billing excludes the impact of credit losses, which are reflected in operating expenses and evaluated separately as part of our credit and collection processes. Because the ratio of sub-contractor and direct expense costs to gross billing varies between contracts, gross revenue is not necessarily indicative of trends in our business. As a professional services company, we believe that metrics derived from net service billings more accurately demonstrate the productivity and profitability of our workforce than do those derived from gross revenue. Our industry uses the calculation of net service billing to normalize peer performance assessments and provide meaningful insight into trends over time.
Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2025, we conformed our presentation of net service billing to exclude credit losses from this non-GAAP measure. We believe this change improves comparability with industry practice and better aligns the measure with its intended purpose as a metric of service revenue generated by our professional workforce, net of sub-consultant costs and other direct pass-through expenses. For clarity of presentation, we have not recast previously published net service billing.
Adjusted EBITDA
We view Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as an important indicator of normalized performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization, plus expenses associated with discontinued operations, legal settlements not related to our general course of business professional services, and other costs not in the ordinary course of business, non-cash stock-based compensation (inclusive of expenses associated with the adjustment of our liability for common shares subject to redemption), and other adjustments such as costs associated with raising equity and other forms of capital. Our peers may define Adjusted EBITDA differently.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin, net
Adjusted EBITDA Margin, net, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, represents Adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, as a percentage of net service billings, as defined above.
32
Table of Contents
Results of Operations
Combined results of operations
The following represents our condensed consolidated results of operations for periods indicated (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross contract revenue | $ | 126,479 | $ | 112,931 | |||||||
Contract costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 60,588 | 54,834 | |||||||||
| Operating expense | 65,787 | 56,962 | |||||||||
| Income from operations | 104 | 1,135 | |||||||||
| Other expense | 3,401 | 2,110 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 405 | 769 | |||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,702) | $ | (1,744) | |||||||
| Net margin | (2.9) | % | (1.5) | % | |||||||
Other financial information 1 | |||||||||||
| Net service billing | $ | 114,204 | $ | 100,053 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 16,797 | 14,505 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin, net | 14.7 | % | 14.5 | % | |||||||
1Represents non-GAAP financial measures. See Other Financial Information and Non-GAAP key performance indicators below.
Three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025
Gross Contract Revenue
Gross contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026, increased $13.6 million or 12.0% to $126.5 million as compared to $112.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, gross contract revenue attributable to work performed by our workforce increased $14.1 million, or 14.1% to $114.2 million or 90.3% of gross contract revenue as compared to $100.1 million or 88.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (see Net service billing – non-GAAP). Of the $13.6 million increase in gross contract revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2026, acquisitions represented $8.6 million of the increase. To evaluate the Company’s growth, revenue from acquisitions is treated as acquired for a period of four quarters post-closing, after which it is considered organic. For each measurement and comparison period, historical balances of acquired and organic revenue bases are adjusted to reflect revenue accordingly.
Changes in gross contract revenue disaggregated between our core markets were as follows (in thousands other than percentages):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Gross Contract Revenue | 2026 | %GCR | 2025 | %GCR | Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Infrastructure1 | $ | 52,348 | 41.4 | % | $ | 52,039 | 46.1 | % | $ | 309 | 0.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 26,609 | 21.0 | % | 23,542 | 20.8 | % | 3,067 | 13.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power, Utilities & Energy1 | 34,732 | 27.5 | % | 25,311 | 22.4 | % | 9,421 | 37.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural Resources 2 | 12,790 | 10.1 | % | 12,039 | 10.7 | % | 751 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: | $ | 126,479 | 100.0 | % | $ | 112,931 | 100.0 | % | $ | 13,548 | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired 3 | $ | 8,564 | 6.8 | % | $ | 11,842 | 10.5 | % | $ | (3,278) | (27.7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1Includes periodic reclassifications of revenue between categories from prior periods for consistency of presentation. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, $3.9 million of data center revenue was reclassified from Building Infrastructure to Power, Utilities & Energy.
2Formerly Emerging Markets which represents environmental, mining, water resources, imaging and mapping and other.
33
Table of Contents
3Acquired revenue in prior periods is as previously reported; four quarters post-closing, acquired revenue is reclassified as organic for the purpose of calculating organic growth rates.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, gross contract revenue from the building infrastructure market increased less than $0.1 million or 0.6% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Building Infrastructure includes commercial, municipal and residential infrastructure. The increase in building infrastructure revenue was the result of acquisitions and organic growth. Within the building infrastructure market, 37.5% of gross contract revenue was derived from residential assignments including single family, multi-family and mixed-use housing stock, 41.3% from commercial assignments including retail, hospitality and quick-serve restaurants (QSR), office and industrial, data centers and healthcare, and 21.2% from municipal assignments. Within residential, 44.6% of gross contract revenue was derived from for-sale homebuilding assignments, 46.8% from residential multi-family and 8.6% from mixed use projects. While the homebuilding market shows signs of rebounding from prior year interest rate impacts, for-sale residential services represented just 6.9% of our total gross contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Within commercial, 48.2% of revenue was derived from office and industrial assignments, 47.1% from retail, hospitality, and quick serve restaurants, and 4.7% from healthcare. We continue to experience strong demand for our building infrastructure services and maintain a positive outlook on this market as we continue to experience strength in markets including quick serve restaurants, data centers, industrial distribution facilities, schools, and build-for-rent communities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, revenue from transportation increased $3.1 million or 13.0% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was attributable to new contract awards in transportation from roadways, transits, ports and harbors, program administration and others, along with acquired transportation backlog which we were able to deliver to customers. Within transportation, 76.8% of our gross contract revenue was derived from public sector roadway customers, including state and local departments of transportation ("DOTs") and tollway operators; 19.8% from private sector roadway customers; 1.0% from ports & harbors customers; and 2.4% from aviation customers. We expect to continue to increase our transportation revenue and improve the diversification of our revenue. We believe the transportation market continues to present significant opportunity for future growth and we remain committed to investing in leadership, technical expertise, business development and acquisitions for this market.
With the convergence of renewable energy with traditional transmission infrastructure and the continued growth we are projecting in the clean energy transition, we have consolidated renewable energy into the power, utilities and energy category (sometimes referred to herein as the power, utilities and energy market) of our revenue mix and have adjusted historical balances accordingly. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, revenue from power, utilities, and energy increased $9.4 million or 37.2% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The additional increase in gross contract revenue from the power, utilities, and energy market is principally attributable to acquisitions and increased revenue associated with the expansion of a multi-year utility undergrounding assignment in Florida, and to increases derived from gas pipeline and electric transmission projects nationally. Within the power, utilities, and energy market, 60.7% of our gross contract revenue was derived from customers operating traditional transmission operations, 18.5% was derived from customers focused on alternative energy operations and 20.8% derived from data center customers. The power, utilities, and energy market continues to experience increasing infrastructure investment as changing weather patterns, energy transition mandates and other safety initiatives positively impact demand for the services we provide. Based on recent increases in program commitments within the gas pipeline replacement market, we believe trends in power, utilities, and energy provide meaningful opportunity for continued growth and we are committed to investing resources accordingly.
Our natural resources (formerly emerging markets) consist of mining, water resources, imaging and mapping, environmental consulting, and other natural resources services. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, revenue from natural resources markets decreased $0.8 million or 6.2% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. What had previously been classified under emerging sectors grew to a scale that warranted separate market recognition. Accordingly, the emerging sector was renamed natural resources. The updated name reflects the evolved composition of this market. Gross contract revenue within natural resources was 44.6% from imaging and mapping activities, 14.6% from mining activities where we have specialized in copper mining, 30.5% from water resources activities, and 10.3% from environmental and other natural resources consulting. Scarcities in water resources and the increasing need for water management gives us confidence that we will be able to increase revenue accordingly. With recent and future acquisitions, we expect to experience continued growth from investment in various natural resources.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, public sector customers, defined as direct contracts with municipalities, public agencies, or governmental authorities, represented 29.2% and 28.8% of our gross contract revenue, respectively. A portion of that increase is due to the reclassification of contracts for the Pike Corporation from the private
34
Table of Contents
sector to the public sector. This does not include work done indirectly on public sector projects. Gross contract revenue from projects for public sector customers are included in the end market most aligned with work performed.
Contract costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Total contract costs, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, increased $5.8 million or 10.6% to $60.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $54.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, total contract costs represented 47.9% and 48.5% of total contract revenue, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 total contract costs represented 53.1% and 54.7% of revenue attributable to our workforce, respectively (see Net Service Billing).
Direct payroll costs increased $6.3 million or 15.0% to $48.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $42.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in direct payroll costs is primarily driven by higher revenue and increased headcount to support growth, including contributions from recent acquisitions, as well as merit-based compensation increases. Direct payroll accounted for 79.7% of total contract costs for the three months ended March 31, 2026, an increase of 3.1% as compared to 76.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Direct labor, the component of direct payroll costs associated with the cost of labor relating to work performed on contracts increased $5.4 million or 17.2% to $36.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $31.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in direct labor is primarily due to an increase in staffing to accommodate growth. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, direct labor costs represented 29.1% and 27.8% of gross contract revenue, respectively, and represented 32.2% and 31.4% of the revenue attributable to our workforce, respectively.
Other direct payroll costs, the component of direct payroll costs associated with fringe and incentive compensation (cash and non-cash) increased by $1.0 million or 9.5% to $11.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $10.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Sub-consultants and other direct expenses decreased ($0.6) million or (4.7%) to $12.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $12.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, sub-consultant and other direct expenses represented 9.7% and 11.4% of gross contract revenue, respectively.
Operating Expense
Total operating expense increased $8.8 million or 15.4% to $65.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $57.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $7.3 million or 14.5% to $57.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $50.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Indirect labor increased $2.6 million or 11.5% to $25.2 million as compared to $22.6 million due to increase in headcount along with merit increases. General overhead increased $4.6 million or 26.3% to $22.1 million as compared to $17.5 million due to increased costs associated with the overall growth of the Company.
Depreciation and amortization increased $1.9 million or 29.2% to $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $6.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase is primarily driven by amortization of new leased assets and higher amortization of acquired intangible assets associated with the RPT acquisition completed in the fourth quarter of 2025, which was not reflected in the prior-year period. The net gain on the sale of certain IT equipment and automobiles increased $0.4 million to $0.4 million of gain for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to less than $0.1 million of gain in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Other Expense
Other expense increased by $1.3 million to $3.4 million of expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
35
Table of Contents
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026, decreased by ($0.4) million to $0.4 million, compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, see Note 2, Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was (12.3)% compared to (78.9)% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Loss Before Tax and Net Loss
Loss before tax increased by ($2.3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, to ($3.3) million compared to ($1.0) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Net loss increased by ($2.0) million to ($3.7) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to ($1.7) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Other financial information and Non-GAAP key performance indicators
Net service billing (non-GAAP)
Net service billing increased $14.1 million or 14.1% to $114.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $100.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Net service billing reconciles to gross contract revenue as follows (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Gross contract revenue | $ | 126,479 | $ | 112,931 | |||||||
| Less: sub-consultants and other direct expenses | 12,275 | 12,878 | |||||||||
| Net service billing | $ | 114,204 | $ | 100,053 | |||||||
Because sub-consultants and reimbursable expenses are most often pass-through items with little or no mark-up, they generally have a dilutive effect on gross, operating, and net margins while having little accretive effect on profitability. As such, where possible, we focus our resources and business development efforts principally on increasing revenue derived from our own workforce. Management primarily focuses its internal performance metrics on net service billing.
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.3 million or 15.8% to $16.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Adjusted EBITDA reconciles to net income as follows (in thousands):
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net service billing | $ | 114,204 | $ | 100,053 | $ | 14,151 | 14.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,702) | $ | (1,744) | $ | (1,958) | 112.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| + interest expense | 3,262 | 2,113 | 1,149 | 54.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| + depreciation & amortization | 8,406 | 6,521 | 1,885 | 28.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
+ income tax benefit | 405 | 769 | (364) | (47.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 8,371 | $ | 7,659 | $ | 712 | 9.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| + non-cash stock compensation | 4,196 | 6,642 | (2,446) | (36.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| + acquisition and other non-core expenses | 4,230 | 204 | 4,026 | 1973.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 16,797 | $ | 14,505 | $ | 2,292 | 15.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin, net | 14.7 | % | 14.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
36
Table of Contents
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, Adjusted EBITDA includes add backs of $4.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively, relating to non-cash stock compensation expenses from restricted stock awards.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin, net (non-GAAP)
Adjusted EBITDA Margin, net represents Adjusted EBITDA (as defined above) as a percentage of net service billing (as defined above). For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, net was 14.7% and 14.5% respectively.
Backlog (other key performance metrics)
Our backlog increased $173.6 million or 36.2% to $652.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to $479.1 million at December 31, 2025. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 our backlog was comprised as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
Building Infrastructure | 25 | % | 33 | % | |||||||
| Transportation | 21 | % | 29 | % | |||||||
| Power, Utilities & Energy | 21 | % | 24 | % | |||||||
| Natural Resources | 33 | % | 14 | % | |||||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents balances, cash flow from operations, borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility under our Credit Agreement (as defined below), lease financing, proceeds from stock sales and other structured debt securities. Our principal uses of cash are operating expenses, working capital requirements, capital expenditures, repayment of debt, acquisitions, and acquisition related payments. On March 31, 2026, we maintained $250.0 million of aggregate revolving commitments under our Credit Agreement with Bank of America, our primary lender. See -"Credit Facilities and Other Financing" below for more information on our Credit Agreement. Under the terms of our Credit Agreement, available cash in our primary operating account sweeps against the outstanding balance every evening. Our cash on hand therefore generally consists of petty cash and other non-operating funds not included in the nightly sweep. Cash on hand includes the cash we keep in short-term investment accounts along with deposits and payments in transit in our operating sweep account. Our cash on hand increased by $1.0 million on March 31, 2026 as compared to December 31, 2025.
We regularly monitor our capital requirements and believe our sources of liquidity, including cash flow from operations, existing cash, and borrowing availability under our credit and lease facilities will be sufficient to fund our projected cash requirements and strategic initiatives for the next year. To the extent we experience any potential liquidity or capital shortfalls relating to growth and acquisition, we currently expect to rely on debt financing to meet those shortfalls. We use our equity as a component of consideration in acquisitions. In addition, depending on market conditions, we may opportunistically access the public debts and equity markets.
We are actively pursuing acquisitions as part of our strategic growth initiative. At any given time, we are assessing multiple opportunities at varying stages of due diligence. These acquisition opportunities range in size, timing of closing, valuation, and composition of consideration. In connection with acquisitions, we use a combination of cash, bank financing, seller financing, and equity to satisfy the purchase price. Currently, we have several acquisitions under consideration. There can be no assurance that any opportunity in the process of being reviewed will close but we expect over time to utilize a meaningful portion of our current liquidity and capital resources for acquisitions.
37
Table of Contents
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (amounts in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 11,578 | $ | 12,034 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,859) | (1,744) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (8,738) | (6,288) | |||||||||
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 981 | 4,002 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 12,047 | 10,700 | |||||||||
Operating Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was $11.6 million, which primarily consisted of ($3.7) million net loss, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense of $4.2 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $8.4 million, and a net cash inflow of $2.6 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities. The net inflow from changes in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to a $7.7 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by a $3.6 million increase in accounts receivable resulting from a combination of acquired accounts receivable from acquisitions and increased billing to our customers, a $0.7 million increase in contract assets and liabilities, and a $0.8 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $0.2 million to ($1.9) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to ($1.7) million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was ($8.7) million compared to ($6.3) million used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $2.4 million. The increase in net cash used in financing is primarily attributable to the net proceeds of $13.5 million from borrowing on the Revolving Credit Facility, offset by $4.2 million from payments on finance leases, $9.2 million for repurchase of common stock, $7.2 million used for repayment of notes and $1.8 million used to purchase treasury shares.
Credit Facilities and Other Financing
As of March 31, 2026, we had $250.0 million of aggregate revolving commitments pursuant to credit agreement originally entered into on May 2, 2024, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, with lenders including Bank of America, N.A.as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, and TD Bank, N.A, as syndication agent (as amended from time to time, the "Credit Agreement").. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of May 2, 2029.
On March 12, 2025, we entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments from $100.0 million to $140.0 million.
On October 30, 2025, we entered into a Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Joinder Agreement, which increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments to $210.0 million and expanded the banking syndicate to include PNC Bank, National Association.
On March 3, 2026, we entered into a Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Joinder Agreement with lenders, Bank of America N.A. as Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, TD Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, which increased the maximum aggregate revolving commitments from $210.0 million to $250.0 million.
38
Table of Contents
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, available cash in our primary operating account sweeps against the outstanding balance every evening. As of March 31, 2026, the outstanding balance was $108.8 million.
The Credit Agreement is secured by all the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors. Under the Credit Agreement, we are required to comply with certain covenants, including covenants on indebtedness, investments, liens and restricted payments, as well as to maintain certain financial covenants, including a fixed charge coverage ratio and leverage ratio of debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). At March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all covenants.
We utilize master lease facilities primarily with Dext Capital (“Dext”) (formerly Honour Capital, LLC) and Enterprise Leasing (“Enterprise”). The Dext lease facility finances our acquisition of IT infrastructure, geospatial and survey equipment, furniture and other long-lived assets. The Enterprise lease facility finances the acquisition of field trucks and other service vehicles. At March 31, 2026, we maintained a fleet of approximately 500 vehicles. All of our leasing facilities allow for both operating and finance leasing. We allocate finance lease payments between amortization and interest. The payment terms on the lease agreements range between 30 and 50 months with payments totaling approximately $1.5 million per month. We utilize a third party valuation specialist to formulate the incremental borrowing rates for the Company, to calculate the present value on new leases.
We regularly evaluate our options with respect to capital and our requirements for operations and growth. We do not limit our consideration to traditional bank financing, but rather include other structured debt and equity as option for additional capital.
For more information about our credit facility, see Note 11 – Revolving Credit Facilities.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements, no special purpose entities, and no activities that include non-exchange-traded contracts accounted for at fair value.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We use estimates in the determination of certain financial results. Estimates used in financial reporting utilize only information available to us at the time of formulation. These estimates are subject to change as new information becomes available.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies relating to the use of estimates described in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements
Our discussion and analysis in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingencies, goals, targets or future development and/ or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should,” “could” or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. The absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding our recent and future acquisitions; our expectations regarding the impact of any completed or planned acquisition; our intentions regarding our growth strategies and investment of resources, including the markets in which we intend to focus our growth initiatives; our expectations regarding trends and opportunities for future growth and expansion, including our projections of growth in energy transitions; our expectations regarding the use of our current liquidity and capital resources for acquisitions; or expectations to experience periodic volatility in concentration of sub-consultant utilization; our plans to develop and implement automation tools and our beliefs regarding the benefits of technological advancements and AI-enabled automation; and our belief that our sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our projected cash requirements and strategic initiatives for the next year. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
39
Table of Contents
factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include:
•our ability to identify and engage a qualified Chief Executive Officer candidate with the necessary skills and experience in a timely manner, and to achieve an orderly transition upon the retirement of Gary Bowman, our Chief Executive Officer;
•our ability to retain the continued service of our key professionals and to identify, hire, retain and utilize additional qualified personnel;
•changes in demand from the customers that we serve;
•any material outbreak or material escalation of international hostilities, including developments in the conflict involving Russia and the Ukraine, or the Middle East and the economic consequences of related events and resulting market volatility;
•changes in general domestic and international economic conditions such as inflation rates, interest rates, tax rates, higher labor and healthcare costs, recessions, tariffs, trade wars and changing government policies, laws and regulations;
•our ability to obtain financing to fund our growth strategy and working capital requirements at commercially reasonable rates or at all;
•uncertainty related to the size and composition of the U.S. government and the impact of downsizing and cost reduction efforts on other governmental and quasi-governmental budgetary and funding approval processes;
•our ability to execute our acquisitions strategy, including successful completion of acquisitions and the integration of new acquisitions into our operations and financial reporting;
•the possibility that our contracts may be terminated by our customers;
•our ability to win new contracts and renew existing contracts on commercially reasonable terms or at all;
•competitive pressures and trends in our industry and our ability to successfully compete with our competitors;
•our dependence on a limited number of customers;
•our ability to complete projects timely, in accordance with our customers’ expectations, or profitability;
•our ability to successfully manage our growth strategy;
•our ability to raise capital in the future on commercially reasonable terms or at all;
•the credit and collection risks associated with our customers;
•our ability to comply with procurement laws and regulations;
•changes in laws, regulations, or policies that directly or indirectly impact our business and operations;
•weather conditions and seasonal revenue fluctuations may adversely impact our financial results;
•the enactment of legislation that could limit the ability of local, state and federal agencies to contract for our privatized services;
•our ability to complete our backlog of uncompleted projects as currently projected;
•the risk of employee misconduct or our failure to comply with laws and regulations;
•our ability to control, and operational issues pertaining to, business activities that we conduct with business partners and other third parties;
•our need to comply with a number of restrictive covenants and similar provisions in our credit facility that generally limit our ability to (among other things) incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make acquisitions, pay dividends and undergo certain changes in control, which could affect our ability to finance future operations, acquisitions or capital needs;
40
Table of Contents
•significant influence by our largest stockholder, Gary Bowman, our Chief Executive Officer, and the existence of certain anti-takeover measures in our governing documents; and
•the factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Business” and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor of our business or to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all information presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to certain market risks from transactions that are entered into during the normal course of business. We have not entered into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. We have no significant market risk exposure to interest rate changes related to the promissory notes issued as partial consideration for acquisitions since these contain fixed interest rates. Our only debt subject to interest rate risk is the Credit Agreement under which rates are tied to Term SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate), plus an applicable rate which varies between 5.90% and 8.05% based on our ratio of Funded Debt to EBITDA (as each is defined in the Credit Agreement). As of March 31, 2026, there was $108.8 million outstanding on the Credit Agreement. A one percentage point change in the assumed interest rate of the Credit Agreement would change our annual interest expense by approximately $1.1 million in 2026.
Our finance lease obligations with Dext (formerly Honour) and Enterprise were an aggregate of $39.8 million as of March 31, 2026. These finance lease obligations bear interest at a fixed rate. Accordingly, there is no exposure to market risk related to these obligations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
41
Table of Contents
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of our business activities. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are not party to any litigation, the outcome of which if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no changes to any of the risks that we believe are material to our business, results of operations and financial condition, from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities
The following table summarizes the purchases of our common stock made by us during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/1/26 - 1/31/26 | 32,377 | 34.57 | 65,819 | 13,351,863 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2/1/26 - 2/28/26 | 21,133 | 33.53 | 93,354 | 10,219,719 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/1/26 - 3/31/26 | - | - | - | 6,425,348 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) This column reflects shares owned and tendered by employees to satisfy the required withholding taxes related to share-based payment awards, which are not deducted from shares available to be purchased under publicly announced programs.
(2) On June 6, 2025, the board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $25 million of its common stock ("2025 Repurchase Authorization") over a 12-month period beginning on June 9, 2025. The 2025 Repurchase Authorization replaced the Company's prior share repurchase program, which was scheduled to expire on July 31, 2025. The authorization is effective through June 9, 2026. The execution of the repurchase program is expected to be consistent with the Company’s strategic initiatives which prioritize investments in organic and acquisitive growth. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by management at its discretion based on several factors including share price, market conditions and capital allocation priorities. Shares may be repurchased from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. The share repurchase program does not obligate Bowman to acquire a specific number of shares of common stock and may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without notice. As of March 31, 2026, we have repurchased 560,983 shares of our common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Authorization.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None
42
Table of Contents
Item 5. Other Information.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the following directors and officer of the Company each adopted a trading arrangement for the sale of securities of the Company’s common stock (each a 10b5-1 Plan) that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense condition of the Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 (c)
1. On March 13, 2026 , Patricia Mulroy , a Director of the Company, adopted a 10b5-1 Plan that provides for the sale of up to 3,301 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the 10b5-1 Plan in May 2026 . Ms. Mulroy’s prior plan expired in accordance with its terms in July 2025.
2. On March 11, 2026 , Gary Bowman , the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Director , adopted a 10b5-1 Plan that provides for (i) with respect to Mr. Bowman, the sale of up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the 10b5-1 Plan from October 2026 through September 2027, (ii) a gift of up to 50,000 shares of Company common stock in December 2026, and (iii) with respect to Bowman Family Asset Management LLC (“BFAM”), an estate planning vehicle established to manage the investments of Mr. Bowman and his family and of which Mr. Bowman is the manager, the sale of up to 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the terms of the 10b5-1 Plan from October 2026 through September 2027 . Mr. Bowman’s current 10b5-1 Plan on behalf of himself and BFAM expires in September 2026.
3. The Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 15, 2026, with Daniel Swayze, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, as authorized by the Board on February 12, 2026. The Agreement provides for a one-year extension of the initial term of the Mr. Swayzes’ employment, such that the initial term will expire on December 31, 2028 rather than on December 31, 2027, and included the one-time equity retention awards approved by the Board.
43
Table of Contents
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
10.2+* | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated as of April 15, 2026 by and between Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and Daniel Swayze. | |||||||
10.3+ | Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated February 12, 2026 between Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. and Bruce Labovitz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40371), filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026). | |||||||
| 10.4 | Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and Joinder Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2026, by and among Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-40371), filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026). | |||||||
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
32.1** | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
32.2** | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||
| 101: | XBRL. | |||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
_____________________
*Filed herewith.
** This certificate is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
44
Table of Contents
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD. | ||||||||
Date: May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Gary Bowman | ||||||
| Gary Bowman | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||
Date: May 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Bruce Labovitz | ||||||
| Bruce Labovitz | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||
45
FAQ
How did Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN) perform financially in Q1 2026?
Bowman generated $126.5 million in gross contract revenue in Q1 2026, up from $112.9 million a year earlier. Net loss was $3.7 million versus $1.7 million in 2025, while Adjusted EBITDA rose to $16.8 million from $14.5 million.
What was Bowman Consulting Group’s (BWMN) cash flow in Q1 2026?
Bowman reported $11.6 million in net cash provided by operating activities for Q1 2026. Net cash used in investing activities was $1.9 million, mainly for property and equipment, while financing activities used $8.7 million, including debt repayments and share repurchases.
How much debt does Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN) have outstanding?
As of March 31, 2026, Bowman had $108.8 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility and $50.1 million in notes payable. The credit facility’s total commitments were increased to $250.0 million, with all principal currently due in May 2029.
What share repurchases did Bowman Consulting Group (BWMN) complete in Q1 2026?
During Q1 2026, Bowman repurchased 288,098 shares of common stock under its 2025 repurchase authorization at an average price of $32.03, totaling $9.2 million. Cumulatively, it has repurchased 560,983 shares, with $6.4 million remaining authorized.
What is Bowman Consulting Group’s (BWMN) revenue mix by contract type?
For Q1 2026, 91.8% of Bowman’s revenue came from fixed-fee (lump-sum) contracts and 8.2% from time-and-materials contracts. This compares to 90.9% fixed-fee and 9.1% time-and-materials in the same quarter of 2025.
How large is Bowman Consulting Group’s (BWMN) backlog and when will it be realized?
As of March 31, 2026, Bowman reported approximately $524.1 million in remaining performance obligations. The company expects to recognize about 80% of this amount as revenue within twelve months and the remaining 20% over the following twelve to twenty-four months.