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TIC Solutions, Inc.

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TIC · NYSE · Industrials

TIC Solutions, Inc. (TIC) — Rank #420 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.10) · ROE -4.2% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0002032966 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

TIC Solutions, Inc. provides critical asset integrity services in North America.

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The company offers testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, including various nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques, such as radiography, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, penetrant testing, and visual inspection. Its NDT activities include inspection and evaluation of industrial equipment through various technology-enabled methods to ensure asset integrity, prevent costly outages, failures, and accidents, and meet regulatory requirements without damaging the asset or component. It also provides market rope access technician solutions, including inspection and testing, as well as insulation, coatings and blasting, welding, pipe fitting, hoisting and rigging, and electrical services. In addition, its TICC services include support from consulting engineers with destructive testing, support failure investigation, material selection, corrosion engineering, welding engineering, fracture mechanics, destructive testing, and chemical analysis. Further, it offers geospatial services, such as data collection, data analytics, and software solutions that support asset management and infrastructure planning. The company serves a range of industrial markets, such as chemical, pipeline, refinery, power generation, oilsands, automotive, aerospace, mining, manufacturing, renewable energy, and pulp and paper. TIC Solutions, Inc. was formerly known as Acuren Corporation and changed its name to TIC Solutions, Inc. in October 2025.

The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.

Industry
Specialty Business Services
Sector
Industrials
State
DE
Filer Category
Accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

11,084

Industry

Specialty Business Services

Exchange

NYSE

7/7

Flags passed

TIC passes 7/7 quality flags

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin

No data Dilution · Operating margin · Balance sheet · Competitive position · Valuation — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.10
Return on equity
-4.2%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.05
Current ratio
2.91×
Net cash
-$1.25B

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.1%

Growth

1/1 pass
Revenue growth
45.7%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
—

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.10

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.10

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

10th of 11 SIC 7389 peers

Return on equity

-4.2%

Gross margin

29.4%

8th of 11 SIC 7389 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

45.7%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

20232025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 170% above net income

Free cash flow

$61.26M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

170.3%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.1%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net debt $1.25B

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.05

4th of 10 SIC 7389 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

2.91×

3rd of 11 SIC 7389 peers

Quick ratio

2.14×

Net cash

-$1.25B

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

N/A

Only 4/9 components determinable.

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No data

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.0 / 5

Fair
Share count trend
N/A0/5 Weak
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory
0.0%3/5 Good

Lifecycle Phase History

20232025
Hypergrowth

Price History

TIC-24.5% · -16.3% CAGRSPY+27.0% · +16.3% CAGR