ACCL vs CBZ vs ACN Stock Comparison

Acco Group Holdings, Cbiz and Accenture Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
ACN Accenture plc
$235.11 +33.5% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$149.97B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
7 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.

QuestionACCLCBZACNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.53M $3.27B $149.97B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 123.1x 26.8x 19.3x ACN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.6x 15.3x CBZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +14.3% +6.7% CBZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.4% 10.7% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.4% 20.9% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x -0.4x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% +3.9% -6.2% CBZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.3%/yr -8.0%/yr CBZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.2% 52.5% 50.2% ACN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 65/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

ACCLCBZACN

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureACCLCBZACNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.2%52.5%50.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.2%52.4%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.52-0.250.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.07-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.2%-71.6%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-1.2%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.51$55.50$288.54 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$25.14$124.44 $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.

MultipleACCLCBZACN
P/E now vs peer median 123.1xmedian 21.2x 26.7xmedian 21.2x 18.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x 11.6xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 126.3xmedian 13.7x 10.8xmedian 13.7x 12.5xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 -6.91median 1.00 4.50median 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 monthsACCLCBZACN
Revenue – $2.77B $73.10B
Gross profit – $337.84M $23.40B
Operating income – $204.23M $10.59B
Net income – $122.12M $7.79B
Free cash flow – $274.26M $12.58B
EPS (diluted) – $2.05 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $5.63M $20.90M $10.17B
Total debt – $6.02B $5.14B
Shares (diluted) 13.52M 59.70M 615.59M
Enterprise value $19.00M $3.18B $109.26B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACCLCBZACN
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 5.3% 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 5.3% 5.5%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

ACCLCBZACN
ACCL 1.00 0.14 0.10
CBZ 0.14 1.00 0.50
ACN 0.10 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACCL, CBZ and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) $34.53M, Cbiz (CBZ) $3.27B, Accenture (ACN) $149.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACCL, CBZ and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 123.1x, Cbiz (CBZ) 26.8x, Accenture (ACN) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cbiz (CBZ) is cheapest (Cbiz (CBZ) 12.6x, Accenture (ACN) 15.3x). 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: Cbiz (CBZ) +14.3%, Accenture (ACN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbiz (CBZ) returned the most: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) -4.7%, Cbiz (CBZ) +3.9%, Accenture (ACN) -6.2%. Over five years, Cbiz (CBZ) compounded fastest (Cbiz (CBZ) +8.3%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -8.0%/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%, Cbiz (CBZ) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 0.03%. 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%, Cbiz (CBZ) 52.5%, Accenture (ACN) 50.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.