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Huron shares rise 2.9% after announcement of addition to S&P 600

Key Facts

1Huron shares rose 2.9% in after-hours trading on Thursday following the announcement of its addition to the index.
2Huron's revenue before reimbursable expenses rose 15.7% to $465.6 million in the second quarter of 2026, from $402.5 million a year earlier.
3Huron raised its 2026 guidance for revenue before reimbursable expenses to a range of $1.85 billion to $1.89 billion.
4Huron's addition to the S&P SmallCap 600 index takes effect on 2 November 2026 in the industrials sector.
5Huron will report third-quarter results after the market close on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.

Huron Consulting shares rose 2.9% in after-hours trading on Thursday following the announcement of its addition to the S&P SmallCap 600 index, according to Investing.com. S&P Dow Jones Indices confirmed in its announcement dated 22 October 2026 that the company would join the index in the industrials sector. Huron will replace Supernus Pharmaceuticals, according to Investing.com's coverage of the index change. Supernus' removal is linked to its acquisition by Indivior Pharmaceuticals, according to the index provider's announcement. Explaining the impact of the addition, Investing.com's coverage said funds tracking the index adjust their holdings to reflect its new constituents, typically supporting demand for the stocks added.

In separate coverage published on 22 October 2026, Investing.com reported that Huron shares reached an all-time high of $186.91. The same report said the share price had risen 20.69% over the preceding year, placing the index inclusion announcement after sustained gains over that period. On financial performance, Huron reported record quarterly revenue before reimbursable expenses of $465.6 million in the second quarter of 2026. That revenue measure increased 15.7% from $402.5 million in the second quarter of 2025, according to the company's earnings release. Excluding incremental revenue from acquisitions, organic growth in revenue before reimbursable expenses was 10.8% in the second quarter, according to the same release.

Huron attributed its quarterly revenue growth to "strong demand" for its services, according to the earnings release. The global professional services company works with private- and public-sector organizations and describes its role as helping clients improve performance and accelerate transformation. Huron's management said during its presentation at the Sidoti conference that healthcare and education together account for about 80% of the company's revenue, according to Investing.com's coverage of the conference. Management said both sectors face financial and operational pressures that support the need for Huron's services among organizations operating in them. This revenue mix places healthcare and education organizations at the core of the company's business, while its services include working with clients to improve performance and accelerate transformation, according to Huron's description of its activities.

In its second-quarter earnings release, Huron raised its previous guidance for revenue before reimbursable expenses for fiscal 2026. The company set the new full-year range for this measure at between $1.85 billion and $1.89 billion. The index membership change is scheduled to take effect on 2 November 2026, according to the timetable in S&P Dow Jones Indices' announcement. The following day, Tuesday, 3 November 2026, Huron will report third-quarter results, according to a separate company statement on its next financial reporting date. Huron scheduled the results release for after the market close, placing the quarterly announcement after its addition to the index takes effect.