ICF International layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring ICF International reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 9,000 to approximately 8,400.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 9,000 | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 9,300 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 8,400 | As of December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryRecorded severance and other costs related to staff realignment, as a non-GAAP adjustment in the EBITDA reconciliation.
Word for word“Severance and other costs related to staff realignment (3) 6,366 6,302 1,242 Charges for facility consolidations and office closures (4) 3,187 5,034 1,434 Expenses related to the transfer to our new corporate headquarters (5) — 8,287 899 Expenses related to retirement of Executive Chair (6) — — 397 Expenses related to our agreement for the sale of receivables (7) — 240 — Pre-tax gain from divestiture of a business (8) (5,712 ) — — Total adjustments 16,266 34,658 16,985 Adjusted EBITDA $ 213,232 $ 191,836 $ 159,029” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryWound down the U.K. and Belgium non-core commercial marketing and communication businesses, paying retention and severance.
Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred and paid $ 2.5 million in retention and severance related to the wind-down of its non-core commercial marketing and communication businesses in the U.K. and Belgium.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryDivested non-core U.S. commercial marketing and Canadian mobile and SMS messaging aggregator businesses, incurring retention and severance costs.
Word for word“As a result of the divestitures, the Company incurred retention and severance of $ 1.9 million and $ 1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which was primarily recorded within direct costs.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryReduced facilities and wound down non-core commercial marketing businesses in 2022, with retention and severance costs; the 2022 liability was paid in 2023.
Word for word“Specifically, these charges included the impairment of certain right-of-use operating leases and related assets associated with exited facilities of $ 8.2 million, $ 4.8 million in other facility costs recorded within indirect and selling expenses, and retention and severance of $ 2.3 million primarily recorded within direct costs.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryRecorded charges for facility consolidations and office closures, as a non-GAAP adjustment.
Word for word“Charges for facility consolidations and office closures (4) 3,187 5,034 1,434 Expenses related to the transfer to our new corporate headquarters (5) — 8,287 899 Expenses related to retirement of Executive Chair (6) — — 397 Expenses related to our agreement for the sale of receivables (7) — 240 — Pre-tax gain from divestiture of a business (8) (5,712 ) — — Total adjustments 16,266 34,658 16,985 Adjusted EBITDA $ 213,232 $ 191,836 $ 159,029” 10-K for 2023
Our summarySeverance and other costs related to staff realignment were recorded as an adjustment to EBITDA for 2024.
Word for word“Severance and other costs related to staff realignment (3) 1,535 6,366 6,302 Charges for facility consolidations and office closures (4) 464 3,187 5,034 Expenses related to the transfer to our new corporate headquarters (5) — — 8,287 Expenses related to our agreement for the sale of receivables (6) — — 240 Pre-tax gain from divestiture of a business (7) (2,013 ) (5,712 ) — Total adjustments 4,882 16,266 34,658 Adjusted EBITDA $ 226,006 $ 213,232 $ 191,836 46 (1) Represents impairment of operating lease right-of-use and leasehold improvement assets associated with exit from certain facilities, and an intangible asset associated with exit of a business.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany paid retention and severance benefits tied to the wind-down of non-core commercial marketing and communication businesses in the U.K. and Belgium, completed by year end.
Word for word“During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred and paid $ 2.5 million in retention and severance benefits related to the wind-down of its non-core commercial marketing and communication businesses in the U.K. and Belgium.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany incurred retention and severance benefits on divestitures of non-core U.S. commercial marketing and Canadian mobile and SMS messaging aggregator businesses.
Word for word“As a result of the divestitures, the Company incurred and paid retention and severance benefits of $ 1.9 million and $ 1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which was primarily recorded within direct costs.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany reduced and wound down certain non-core U.S. commercial marketing businesses and reduced facilities, recording impairments, exit costs and retention and severance.
Word for word“Specifically, these charges included the impairment of certain right-of-use operating leases and related assets associated with exited facilities of $ 8.2 million, $ 4.8 million in other facility-related exit costs recorded within indirect and selling expenses, and retention and severance of $ 2.3 million primarily recorded within direct costs.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company recorded severance and other costs for staff realignment in 2025, including termination benefits tied to contracts ended under executive orders or DOGE actions and not reimbursed by federal customers.
Word for word“For 2025, severance expense includes employee termination benefits as a direct result of contracts terminated for convenience during the year pursuant to executive orders issued by the Administration or actions recommended by DOGE and for which the Company was not reimbursed, or will not be reimbursed, by our federal government customers for these amounts.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company paid retention and severance benefits in 2023 tied to divesting its non-core U.S. commercial marketing and Canadian messaging businesses.
Word for word“As a result of these divestitures, the Company incurred and paid retention and severance benefits of $ 1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was primarily recorded within direct costs.” 10-K for 2025
ICF International has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from ICF International’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.