ACCL vs BAH vs HRB Stock Comparison

Acco Group Holdings, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding and H&R Block Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRB H&R Block Inc
$47.96 +13.6% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
3.59%
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

H&R Block leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (H&R Block 7, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACCLBAHHRBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.03M $9.94B $5.91B BAH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 123.1x 12.7x 8.3x HRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.4x 8.0x HRB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -6.2% +4.9% HRB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.1% 18.6% HRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.1% -40.5% BAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x -0.9x HRB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.78% 3.59% HRB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -3.6% -8.5% BAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.7%/yr +15.5%/yr HRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.2% 42.1% 47.0% BAH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 57/100 BAH

Percentile Scorecard

ACCLBAHHRB

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

AxisACCLBAHHRB
Valuation 11 #100 of 112 74 #30 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Growth – 62 #37 of 96 44 #54 of 96
Profitability – 84 #15 of 91 61 #36 of 91
Financial Health 94 #9 of 125 29 #89 of 125 25 #94 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 65 #24 of 67 89 #8 of 67
Overall – 63 57
  • ACCL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BAH ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • HRB ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACCLBAHHRBSPY
1 month +4.4%+14.4%+13.6% -0.2%
3 months +24.3%+14.0%+6.7% +3.9%
6 months +86.4%+9.4%+52.2% +8.2%
Year to date -3.7%-1.1%+10.1% +12.9%
1 year -4.7%-3.6%-8.5% +12.3%
3 years —-28.9%+17.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-10.8%+5.4% +23.3%
5 years —+3.6%+105.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+0.7%+15.5% +10.9%
10 years —+174.1%+111.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.6%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACCLBAHHRBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.2%42.1%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.2%42.0%41.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.20-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.09-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.2%-67.9%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-18.4%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.51$102.23$54.18 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$59.71$28.34 $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.

MultipleACCLBAHHRB
P/E now vs peer median 123.1xmedian 21.2x 12.7xmedian 21.2x 8.3xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 11.7xmedian 11.9x -10.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 126.3xmedian 13.7x 10.1xmedian 13.7x 7.8xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x 50.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 0.30median 1.00 0.48median 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 monthsACCLBAHHRB
Revenue – $10.98B $3.95B
Gross profit – $5.77B $1.75B
Operating income – $1.02B -$722.68M
Net income – $784.00M $733.60M
Free cash flow – $984.00M $756.08M
EPS (diluted) – $6.56 $5.69
Cash & equivalents $5.63M $334.00M $958.71M
Total debt – $4.41B $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 13.52M 119.59M 128.87M
Enterprise value $53.50M $7.45B $3.36B

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
MetricACCLBAHHRB
P/E 123.1x 12.7x 8.3x
P/FCF 126.3x 10.1x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.2x 7.0x
P/S 13.4x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 11.6x 8.0x 50.3x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 25.5x -39.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x -10.7x
EV/EBIT – 13.8x -8.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 14.2x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.0x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.30 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACCLBAHHRB
Revenue growth (1Y) – -6.2% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -7.8% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -8.0% -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -5.1% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 38.5% 9.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.5% 29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 42.9% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.2% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.2% 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.1% 26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.1% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACCLBAHHRB
Gross margin – 52.5% 44.3%
EBITDA margin – 10.9% -15.2%
Operating margin – 9.3% -18.3%
Pretax margin – 7.9% 21.6%
Net margin – 7.1% 18.6%
FCF margin – 9.0% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.8% 21.3%
Return on equity – 64.1% 1,576%
Return on assets – 9.9% 22.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.1% -40.5%
Return on capital employed – 17.1% -31.0%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACCLBAHHRB
Debt / assets – 53.1% 45.8%
Debt / equity – 3.5x 12.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 4.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 85.0% 96.4%
Equity / assets 76.4% 15.0% 3.6%
Interest coverage – – -9.0x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.3x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.35 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACCLBAHHRB
Dividend yield – 2.8% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 8.7%
Shareholder yield – 6.2% 12.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusACCLBAHHRB
Forward P/E – 12.4xFY2026 8.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.72FY2026 $5.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +3.2%FY2026 +12.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.71BFY2026 $4.40BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.9% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACCLBAHHRB
Held by institutions – 96.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 557 537
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.0% +5.9%
Institutions buying – 283 320
Institutions selling – 202 138
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 2.32

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.

ACCLBAHHRB
ACCL 1.00 0.09 0.05
BAH 0.09 1.00 0.34
HRB 0.05 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACCL, BAH and HRB?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) $69.03M, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) $9.94B, H&R Block (HRB) $5.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACCL, BAH and HRB?

H&R Block (HRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 123.1x, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.7x, H&R Block (HRB) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, H&R Block (HRB) is cheapest (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.4x, H&R Block (HRB) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

H&R Block (HRB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -6.2%, H&R Block (HRB) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

H&R Block (HRB) has the highest net margin (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 7.1%, H&R Block (HRB) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) leads (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 17.1%, H&R Block (HRB) -40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) returned the most: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) -4.7%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -3.6%, H&R Block (HRB) -8.5%. Over five years, H&R Block (HRB) compounded fastest (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) +0.7%/yr, H&R Block (HRB) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

H&R Block (HRB) has the highest dividend yield: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 2.78%, H&R Block (HRB) 3.59%. Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) has been the steadiest (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 88.2%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 42.1%, H&R Block (HRB) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACCL, BAH and HRB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, H&R Block (HRB) 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.