Private company

PAE Inc

American engineering, accounting, research, management services company. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 19, 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 revenueSelling, general and admin

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

Kept or used elsewhere

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

Gross profit⁴$83.5M in 2020+85% since 2018

Operating income⁵⁴$90.8M in 2020

Net income⁵⁴$28.8M in 2020

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020
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

Total assets⁶⁵⁴$1.8B in 2020+695650% since 2017

Total liabilities⁶⁵⁴$1.7B in 2020+658562% since 2017

Shareholders’ equity⁵⁴$73.9M in 2020+5619125% since 2017

Cash⁵⁴$85.9M in 2020+78185% since 2017

Long-term debt⁴$860.3M in 2020+18% since 2019

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020
Cash	$109.7K⁵	$856.2K⁵	$68.0M⁴	$85.9M⁴
Current assets	$262.9K⁶	$1.1M⁵	$553.8M⁴	$733.0M⁴
Total assets	$262.9K⁶	$403.7M⁵	$1.4B⁴	$1.8B⁴
Current liabilities	$261.6K⁶	$687.4K⁵	$517.4M⁴	$632.2M⁴
Long-term debt			$727.9M⁴	$860.3M⁴
Total liabilities	$261.6K⁶	$14.7M⁵	$1.4B⁴	$1.7B⁴
Shareholders’ equity	$1.3K⁵	$5.0M⁵	-$43.8M⁴	$73.9M⁴
Shares outstanding			21.1M shares⁴	92.0M shares⁴

Cash from operations⁵⁴$100.9M in 2020

Capital spending⁴$3.8M in 2020−33% since 2018

Free cash flow⁴$97.0M in 2020

Fiscal year	2017	2018	2019	2020
Cash from operations	-$65.3K⁵	-$56.8M⁴	$116.6M⁴	$100.9M⁴
Capital spending		$5.7M⁴	$9.4M⁴	$3.8M⁴
Free cash flow		-$62.5M	$107.2M	$97.0M

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Leadership

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

Chief executive

President

Chief financial officer

20202025

Chief executive officerCharles Peiffer Feb 16, 2022 to Feb 16, 2022⁷
Chief executive officerJohn E. Heller Feb 12, 2020 to Mar 17, 2021⁸
PresidentClinton Bickett Jul 6, 2021 to Feb 16, 2022⁹
PresidentJohn E. Heller Feb 12, 2020 to Mar 17, 2021⁸
PresidentRene Moline Apr 15, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022¹⁰
Chief financial officerCharles Peiffer Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022¹¹
Chief financial officerAndrew McBride Sep 6, 2018 to Feb 11, 2020¹²

Board members and other officers (13)

EVP & CHROPatricia M.c. Munchel Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022¹³
EVP & GCPaul W. Cobb Jr. Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022¹⁴
VP, NSSRene Moline Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 12, 2020¹⁵
Board memberCharles Peiffer Feb 16, 2022 to Feb 16, 2022⁷
Board memberDelara Zarrabi Apr 19, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021¹⁶
Board memberMary M. Jackson Apr 19, 2021 to Feb 16, 2022¹⁷
Board memberJohn E. Heller Feb 12, 2020 to Mar 17, 2021⁸
Board memberLouis Samson Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 17, 2022¹⁸
Board memberMarshall Heinberg Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022¹⁹
Board memberPaul Bader Feb 12, 2020 to Feb 16, 2022²⁰
Board memberJeffrey Gene Rea Sep 6, 2018 to Feb 11, 2020²¹
Board memberRandy Bort Sep 6, 2018 to Feb 11, 2020²²
Board memberWilliam B. Patton Jr. Sep 6, 2018 to Feb 11, 2020²³

Former names

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

Timeline

Feb 16, 2022New chief executive Charles Peiffer becomes CEO⁷
Feb 12, 2020New chief executive John E. Heller becomes CEO⁸

Filings

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

Feb 14, 2023SC 13G/A AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
Feb 25, 202215-12B FORM 15 EDGAR
Feb 22, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
Feb 17, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 17, 2022SC 13D/A EDGAR
Feb 17, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
Feb 17, 20224 FORM 4 SUBMISSION EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 16, 20224 EDGAR
Feb 15, 2022POS AM EDGAR
Feb 15, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
Feb 15, 20228-K EDGAR

The 49 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.

GCM Grosvenor L.P.SC 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 14, 2022 to Feb 14, 2023²⁴
PE Shay Holdings, LLCSC 13D/A, 1 filing Feb 17, 2022²⁵
CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLCSC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 14, 2022²⁶
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/SC 13G/A, 1 filing Feb 2, 2022²⁷
Magnetar Financial LLCSC 13D, 1 filing Nov 2, 2021²⁸

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARPAE Inc filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFPAE Inc LEI record (549300S7DE40ONNIOC81)
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SEC EDGARPAE Inc filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARPAE Inc 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARPAE Inc 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARPAE Inc 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARCharles Peiffer, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARJohn E. Heller, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARClinton Bickett, President
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SEC EDGARRene Moline, President
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SEC EDGARCharles Peiffer, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARAndrew McBride, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARPatricia M.c. Munchel, EVP & CHRO
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SEC EDGARPaul W. Cobb Jr., EVP & GC
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SEC EDGARRene Moline, VP, NSS
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SEC EDGARDelara Zarrabi, Board member
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SEC EDGARMary M. Jackson, Board member
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SEC EDGARLouis Samson, Board member
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SEC EDGARMarshall Heinberg, Board member
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SEC EDGARPaul Bader, Board member
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SEC EDGARJeffrey Gene Rea, Board member
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SEC EDGARRandy Bort, Board member
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SEC EDGARWilliam B. Patton Jr., Board member
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SEC EDGARGCM Grosvenor L.P. SC 13G/A on PAE Inc
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SEC EDGARPE Shay Holdings, LLC SC 13D/A on PAE Inc
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SEC EDGARCRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC SC 13G/A on PAE Inc
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SEC EDGARMASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ SC 13G/A on PAE Inc
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SEC EDGARMagnetar Financial LLC SC 13D on PAE Inc