ACCL vs ACN vs CBZ Stock Comparison

Acco Group Holdings, Accenture and Cbiz Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACN Accenture plc
$235.11 +33.5% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$149.72B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
7 wins
CBZ CBIZ, Inc.
$54.83 +0.3% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 7, Cbiz 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACCLACNCBZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.53M $149.72B $3.27B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 123.1x 19.2x 26.8x ACN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.3x 12.6x CBZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.7% +14.3% CBZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.7% 4.4% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% 4.4% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 4.8x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -6.2% +3.9% CBZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.0%/yr +8.3%/yr CBZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.2% 50.2% 52.5% ACN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 64/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

ACCLACNCBZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACCLACNCBZ
Valuation 11 #100 of 112 53 #53 of 112 70 #34 of 112
Growth – 48 #50 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Profitability – 87 #13 of 91 48 #48 of 91
Financial Health 94 #9 of 125 80 #26 of 125 38 #78 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 56 #30 of 67 77 #16 of 67
Overall – 65 64
  • ACCL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CBZ ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACCLACNCBZSPY
1 month +4.4%+33.5%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months +24.3%+42.8%+17.4% +3.9%
6 months +86.4%+32.3%+68.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%-12.4%+8.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.7%-6.2%+3.9% +12.3%
3 years —-18.9%+9.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-6.8%+3.0% +23.3%
5 years —-34.0%+48.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-8.0%+8.3% +10.9%
10 years —+103.6%+400.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.4%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACCLACNCBZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.2%50.2%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.2%51.7%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.07-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.120.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.2%-70.0%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-18.5%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.51$288.54$55.50 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$124.44$25.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACCLACNCBZ
P/E now vs peer median 123.1xmedian 21.2x 18.5xmedian 21.2x 26.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 11.6xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 126.3xmedian 13.7x 12.5xmedian 13.7x 10.8xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 4.50median 1.00 -6.91median 1.00

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACCLACNCBZ
Revenue – $73.10B $2.77B
Gross profit – $23.40B $337.84M
Operating income – $10.59B $204.23M
Net income – $7.79B $122.12M
Free cash flow – $12.58B $274.26M
EPS (diluted) – $12.65 $2.05
Cash & equivalents $5.63M $10.17B $20.90M
Total debt – $5.14B $6.02B
Shares (diluted) 13.52M 615.59M 59.70M
Enterprise value $19.00M $109.01B $3.18B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACCLACNCBZ
P/E 123.1x 18.5x 26.7x
P/FCF 126.3x 12.5x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 10.3x
P/S 13.4x 2.1x 1.1x
P/B 11.6x 4.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 5.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.6x 14.6x
EV/EBIT – 14.3x 21.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.1x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 12.1x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.5x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.50 -6.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACCLACNCBZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.7% 14.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 22.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.6% 3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 0.6% 0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.0% 12.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.4% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% -3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.4% 133.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 31.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 22.8% 161.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACCLACNCBZ
Gross margin – 32.0% 12.2%
EBITDA margin – 17.9% 10.9%
Operating margin – 14.5% 7.4%
Pretax margin – 14.6% 6.1%
Net margin – 10.7% 4.4%
FCF margin – 17.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.0% 10.5%
Return on equity – 24.3% 7.0%
Return on assets – 11.7% 2.8%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – 22.9% 5.2%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACCLACNCBZ
Debt / assets – 7.5% 31.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 4.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 52.0% 59.2%
Equity / assets 76.4% 48.0% 40.8%
Interest coverage – 39.8x 2.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 3.3x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.82 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACCLACNCBZ
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 5.3%
Shareholder yield – 5.5% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACCLACNCBZ
Forward P/E – 15.3xFY2027 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $15.40FY2027 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2027 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $72.38BFY2027 $2.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.4%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.1% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACCLACNCBZ
Held by institutions – 72.9% 86.0%
Institutions holding – 1,898 261
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 957 150
Institutions selling – 776 66
Buyers to sellers – 1.23 2.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACCLACNCBZ
ACCL 1.00 0.10 0.14
ACN 0.10 1.00 0.50
CBZ 0.14 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACCL, ACN and CBZ?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) $34.53M, Accenture (ACN) $149.72B, Cbiz (CBZ) $3.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACCL, ACN and CBZ?

Accenture (ACN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 123.1x, Accenture (ACN) 19.2x, Cbiz (CBZ) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cbiz (CBZ) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 15.3x, Cbiz (CBZ) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cbiz (CBZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accenture (ACN) +6.7%, Cbiz (CBZ) +14.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Cbiz (CBZ) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Cbiz (CBZ) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbiz (CBZ) returned the most: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) -4.7%, Accenture (ACN) -6.2%, Cbiz (CBZ) +3.9%. Over five years, Cbiz (CBZ) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -8.0%/yr, Cbiz (CBZ) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 0.03%, Cbiz (CBZ) 0.00%. Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) and Cbiz (CBZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Accenture (ACN) has been the steadiest (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 88.2%, Accenture (ACN) 50.2%, Cbiz (CBZ) 52.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACCL, ACN and CBZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Accenture (ACN) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.