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PAE Inc

PAE Inc is an American engineering, accounting, research, management services company.2 It is headquartered in Arlington, United States.2

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryServices-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management2
  • HeadquartersArlington, United States2
  • Incorporated inVA3
  • Business address7799 Leesburg Pike, Suite 300 North, Falls Church, Va 220433
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI549300S7DE40ONNIOC812
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O Corporation Service Company, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 49419902

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

3.1%Gross margin4
3.3%Operating margin4
1.1%Net margin4
-1.8%Revenue growth, 20204
38.9%Return on equity4
11.63×Debt to equity4
$97.0MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

  • Cost of revenue77¢$2.1B
  • Selling, general and admin18¢$498.8M
  • Other costs3¢$86.6M
  • Income tax0¢$2.3M
  • Profit1¢$28.8M

Out of $2.7B in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

  • Capital spending4¢$3.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere96¢$97.0M

Out of $100.9M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue4$2.7B in 2020+4% since 2018
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2018: $2.6B$2.6B20182019: $2.8B$2.8B2019+6%2020: $2.7B$2.7B2020−2%
Gross profit4$83.5M in 2020+85% since 2018
0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M$100.0M2018: $45.1M$45.1M20182019: $17.0M$17.0M2019−62%2020: $83.5M$83.5M2020+390%
Operating income54$90.8M in 2020
-$25.0M0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M$100.0M2017: -$23.7K-$23.7K20172018: $50.1M$50.1M20182019: $26.8M$26.8M2019−46%2020: $90.8M$90.8M2020+238%
Net income54$28.8M in 2020
-$60.0M-$40.0M-$20.0M0$20.0M$40.0M2017: -$23.7K-$23.7K20172018: -$34.5M-$34.5M2018+145395%2019: -$49.8M-$49.8M2019+45%2020: $28.8M$28.8M2020
Fiscal year2017201820192020
Revenue$2.6B4$2.8B4$2.7B4
Cost of revenue$2.0B4$2.2B4$2.1B4
Gross profit$45.1M4$17.0M4$83.5M4
Selling, general and admin$536.0M4$530.1M4$498.8M4
Operating income-$23.7K5$50.1M4$26.8M4$90.8M4
Income tax-$2.7M4-$9.1M4$2.3M4
Net income-$23.7K5-$34.5M4-$49.8M4$28.8M4
Earnings per share-$1.634-$2.364$0.344
Earnings per share (diluted)-$1.634-$2.364$0.344

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Corporate structure

PAE Inc sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of PAE Inc

  • PAE Inc Arlington, Virginia, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What PAE Inc reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$78.8M4 Dec 31, 2020$74.0M4 Dec 31, 2019+6.6%
Accumulated depreciation$51.2M4 Dec 31, 2020$43.5M4 Dec 31, 2019+17.6%
Property and equipment, net$27.6M4 Dec 31, 2020$30.4M4 Dec 31, 2019−9.2%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$191.4M4 Dec 31, 2020$162.2M4 Dec 31, 2019+18.0%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$85.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$68.0M4 Dec 31, 2019+26.3%
Long-term investments$18.3M4 Dec 31, 2020$17.9M4 Dec 31, 2019+1.9%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$590.7M4 Dec 31, 2020$409.6M4 Dec 31, 2019+44.2%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$417.4M4 Dec 31, 2020$305.5M4 Dec 31, 2019+36.6%
Accumulated amortization$159.2M4 Dec 31, 2020$125.0M4 Dec 31, 2019+27.3%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$258.2M4 Dec 31, 2020$180.5M4 Dec 31, 2019+43.1%

Leadership

Who has led PAE Inc, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. John E. Heller2020–2021
  2. Charles Peiffer2022

President

  1. John E. Heller2020–2021
  2. Rene Moline2020–2022
  3. Clinton Bickett2021–2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Andrew McBride2018–2020
  2. Charles Peiffer2020–2022
20202025
Board members and other officers (13)

Former names

  • Gores Holdings III, Inc.Nov 22, 2017 to Feb 11, 20203

Timeline

  1. Feb 16, 2022New chief executive Charles Peiffer becomes CEO7
  2. Feb 15, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale24
  3. Jan 27, 20228-K Other events25
  4. Dec 1, 20218-K Other events26
  5. Nov 4, 20218-K Results of operations27
  6. Oct 26, 20218-K Financial statements and exhibits28
  7. Oct 25, 20218-K Entered a material agreement; Executive or director change; Other events29
  8. Feb 12, 2020New chief executive John E. Heller becomes CEO8

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 4, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results27

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

51 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 quarterly reports, 6 major events, 17 insider forms, 8 large holders, 19 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 14, 2023SC 13G/A AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Mar 11, 2022SC 13G EDGAR
  3. Feb 25, 202215-12B FORM 15 EDGAR
  4. Feb 22, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
  5. Feb 17, 20224 EDGAR
  6. Feb 17, 2022SC 13D/A EDGAR
  7. Feb 17, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  8. Feb 17, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
  9. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  10. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  11. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  12. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  13. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  14. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  15. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  16. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  17. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  18. Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
  19. Feb 15, 2022POS AM EDGAR
  20. Feb 15, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR

The 51 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How PAE Inc is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARPAE Inc1
  • CIK0001720821
  • Employer ID (EIN)82-31734731
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inVirginia1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)8700 Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management1
  • Business address7799 Leesburg Pike, Suite 300 North, Falls Church, VA 220431
  • Phone(703) 717-60001
  • Shares outstanding93,117,234 as of Nov 2, 202136
  • Public float$641.2M as of Jun 28, 20204
  • On EDGAR sinceNov 22, 20171
  • Filings242 in all: 4 (69), 8-K (31), 3 (22), DEFA14A (15), SC 13G/A (15), 424B3 (12), SC 13G (12), 10-Q (10)1
    All 35 form types

    UPLOAD (7), CORRESP (5), EFFECT (4), 10-K (3), POS AM (3), S-1/A (3), SC 13D (3), SC 13D/A (3), 25-NSE (2), 8-K/A (2), DEFM14A (2), DRS/A (2), PREM14A (2), PRER14A (2), 10-K/A (1), 15-12B (1), 3/A (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DEF 14A (1), DRS (1), DRSLTR (1), S-1 (1), S-3 (1), S-8 (1), S-8 POS (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 16, 2021
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 4, 2021
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 30, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Feb 15, 2022

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