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UBS's Joshua Chan upgraded their rating on TIC Solutions (NYSEMKT: TIC) from Hold to Strong Buy on 2026/08/12. The analyst also raised their price target by 13.6% from $11 to $12.5.

TIC Solutions reported its Q2 2026 earnings.

Upgrading the stock and raising their price target, Chan argued that the company's growth profile is at an "inflection point."

The analyst explained that they expect TIC Solutions' pro-forma growth to accelerate to 5%-6% in 2H 2027 and 2028 from the 3% in Q2 because of backlog strength in consulting and geospatial as well as a recovery in its inspection mitigation business.

Earnings Report

For Q2 2026, TIC Solutions reported:

• EPS of $0.14, which missed Q2 2025's $0.17.
• Revenue of $584.3M, which beat Q2 2025's $313.9M.

For FY 2026, management guided:

• Revenue of $2.150 to $2.25.

CEO Ben Heraud commented: “During the second quarter, we delivered solid execution across the platform, with strong growth in Consulting & Engineering and Geospatial, while Inspection & Mitigation is beginning to show improving commercial trends.

"Our performance reflects the fundamental strength of our lifecycle model, highlighted by record revenue in our Consulting & Engineering segment and a record backlog that has grown 20% year-over-year to nearly $1.2 billion.

“This backlog, expanding cross-selling activity, and continued progress on integration give us momentum as we enter the second half of 2026.

"We are seeing significant demand across our key end markets—particularly in Industrials, Power & Utilities, and Data Centers.

"As we scale our integrated platform, we are focused on converting our commercial momentum into profitable growth, margin expansion, and progress toward the long-term 3/18/85 financial targets we communicated at our Investor Day.”