ICF International

What ICF International does

ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) is a global consulting and technology services firm founded in 1969 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, serving U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, commercial utilities, and international clients. The company delivers a hybrid professional-services-plus-proprietary-platform model: long-term government consulting contracts are paired with proprietary technology products such as ICF Fathom (AI suite for federal agencies), EnergyInsite (energy data analytics), Sightline (utility customer programs), CoSight (decarbonization planning), PowerGuide (electrification), WayPoint (data visualization), GroupAssure (cybersecurity compliance), NetWorks (aviation planning), CommentWorks (regulatory commenting), and LitStream (systematic literature review). Under CEO and Chair John Wasson, the company maintains a leadership bench organized around federal health, energy, infrastructure, climate, disaster management, and digital modernization verticals.

The business operates primarily through direct enterprise sales and competitive bidding for IDIQ contracts, BPAs, and task orders, with contract values ranging from millions to over $1 billion. FY 2025 revenue was $1.87 billion, down 7.3% from $2.02B in FY 2024 due to a 25% federal revenue decline, partially offset by 24% growth in commercial energy services to ~$550M and 14.2% growth in non-federal revenue (57% of total). ICF pursues an active acquisition strategy, including Applied Energy Group (Jan 2025) and CMY Solutions (Aug 2023), alongside technology partner alliances with Salesforce, ServiceNow, AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Appian, Datadog, and DocuSign. Revenue is geographically distributed across the Americas, Europe (UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Ireland), Asia (India, Japan, Australia), and the UAE, with major client engagements spanning the U.S. DOD, HHS, CDC, CMS, FEMA, GSA, EPA, DOE, the European Commission, Georgia Power, BGE, Con Edison, DTE, SMECO, Google, Meta, and AWS.

Name

ICF International

Legal name

ICF International Inc.

Website

https://icf.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

ICF International is a publicly traded consulting and technology services firm serving U.S. federal agencies, state and local governments, commercial utilities, and international clients with professional services and proprietary platforms spanning AI, energy analytics, digital modernization, and disaster management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Digital modernization solutions
• Energy consulting services
• Federal government contracting
• AI implementation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Government Consulting: Long-term government contracts for consulting services across federal, state, and local levels. Revenue declined 25% for full year 2025 in federal segment due to government shutdown and contract cancellations. Federal revenue fell 35% in Q4 2025.
2. Commercial Energy Services: Energy efficiency, grid modernization, and utility consulting services for commercial clients. Grew 24% to nearly $550 million in 2025, representing a key growth driver as company diversifies away from federal dependence.
3. Technology Implementation Services: Digital modernization, IT modernization, AI implementation, and cloud services delivered through technology partnerships (Salesforce, ServiceNow, AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

ICF International is a global consulting and technology services firm delivering advisory, digital modernization, AI implementation, energy, climate, disaster management, and public health services to federal, state, and local government agencies, utilities, and commercial clients worldwide. The firm pairs consulting engagements with proprietary technology platforms such as ICF Fathom (AI), EnergyInsite, Sightline, and PowerGuide, and operates an in-house digital agency (ICF Next) for marketing and engagement work.

Product overview

ICF International is a global consulting and technology services firm that operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture offering specialized consulting services alongside proprietary technology products. The core AI offering is ICF Fathom, an AI-powered suite for federal agencies. The energy technology portfolio includes EnergyInsite (energy data analytics), CoSight (energy planning), Sightline (utility customer programs), and PowerGuide (electrification). Additional products include WayPoint (data visualization), GroupAssure (cybersecurity compliance), NetWorks (aviation network planning), and CommentWorks (regulatory support). The subsidiary brand ICF Next provides digital marketing and engagement services. These products work together to serve utilities, federal government agencies, and commercial clients across energy, climate, transportation, and health sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICF Next: Strategic digital agency for engagement and transformation, providing marketing engagement and experience services.
• ICF Olson
• ICF Fathom
• EnergyInsite
• Sightline
• WayPoint
• CoSight
• GroupAssure

Products and services

• ICF Fathom AI-powered suite of solutions for federal agencies featuring generative AI, multi-agent AI collaborators, and rapid prototyping capabilities. Enables federal health operations, chatbots, and AI-assisted workflows.
• EnergyInsite

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy efficiency programs deliver electricity savings at one-third the cost of building new generation (Maryland's EmPOWER programs)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google CloudcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2022Strategic partnership for cloud solutions and digital transformation services. ICF serves as a Google Cloud implementation services partner providing cloud migration, modernization, and managed services to government and commercial clients.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationICF + Salesforce partnership providing consulting and implementation services. In 2026, launched a new accelerator enabled by Salesforce and DocuSign for enhanced government and commercial solutions.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationICF is a ServiceNow Elite Partner offering solutions and services. Recognized as ServiceNow Americas US Federal Partner of the Year (2022) and received multiple ServiceNow Validated Practice Awards (2026).
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationICF AWS Implementation Services providing advisory and implementation services for AWS cloud solutions serving federal and commercial clients.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationICF Microsoft Capabilities providing technology solutions leveraging Microsoft platforms including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 for government and commercial clients.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationICF Snowflake Implementation Services providing data platform implementation and migration services leveraging Snowflake's data cloud capabilities.
• AppiancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerICF Appian Partner Solutions providing low-code process automation and application development. Named Appian Trusted Delivery Partner of the Year in Public Sector (2021).
• DocuSigncoreTechnology or Integration2026: New accelerator enabled by DocuSign alongside Salesforce for enhanced digital transformation and automation solutions.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Slalom: Technology and management consulting firm with overlapping Salesforce/ServiceNow/AWS delivery capabilities, energy and public sector practices comparable to ICF's platform-led model.
• CGI Federal: U.S. federal subsidiary of CGI Inc., delivering IT modernization and mission technology services that overlap directly with ICF's federal civilian and defense work.
• Maximus: Federal health and human services contractor with overlapping CMS, federal health, and citizen-services digital modernization work versus ICF.
• SAIC: Federal IT and engineering services provider competing directly with ICF across DOD, federal civilian, and digital modernization contracts.
• Guidehouse: Management consulting and energy/advisory firm directly competing with ICF's energy, utilities, climate, and federal advisory practices.
• CACI International: Federal IT, engineering, and intelligence services contractor with overlapping DOD, federal civilian, and cyber mission work versus ICF.
• Leidos: Major federal IT, defense, and civil services contractor. Directly competes with ICF in DOD and federal health IT modernization, energy, and environment programs.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal arm of Accenture delivering digital transformation, AI, and cloud services; competes with ICF on ServiceNow/Salesforce/AWS-led federal modernization programs.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Largest pure-play U.S. federal management and technology consulting firm. Directly competes with ICF across federal civilian (HHS, DOD, energy) and digital modernization engagements, with overlapping AI/cyber offerings.

Emerging players

• West Monroe: Management and technology consulting firm with comparable utility, energy, and digital transformation practices, though smaller and less federal-heavy than ICF.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ICF
• Facebookfacebook.com/ThisIsICF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icf-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/thisisicf

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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