ACCL vs FCN vs ULS Stock Comparison

Acco Group Holdings, Fti Consulting and UL Solutions Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCN Fti Consulting, Inc
$191.79 +40.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
6 wins
ULS UL Solutions Inc.
$75.11 +13.8% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.73%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Fti Consulting leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fti Consulting 6, UL Solutions 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACCLFCNULSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $66.92M $5.31B $15.17B ULS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 119.4x 23.6x 30.0x FCN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.0x 34.8x FCN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +6.6% FCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.9% 16.1% ULS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.5% 22.9% ULS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x -0.2x ULS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.73% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.4% +16.2% -3.5% FCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.0% 34.7% 42.7% FCN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 64/100 FCN

Percentile Scorecard

ACCLFCNULS

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

AxisACCLFCNULS
Valuation 13 #99 of 113 50 #57 of 113 30 #80 of 113
Growth – 71 #29 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability – 69 #30 of 93 95 #6 of 93
Financial Health 94 #8 of 126 64 #46 of 126 82 #24 of 126
Shareholder Returns – 96 #4 of 67 36 #43 of 67
Overall – 70 64
  • ACCL ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • FCN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ULS ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACCLFCNULSSPY
1 month -0.4%+40.5%+13.8% -2.3%
3 months +10.5%+21.1%-17.5% -0.7%
6 months +69.8%+14.1%-16.6% +4.8%
Year to date -6.6%+12.3%-4.8% +10.3%
1 year -37.4%+16.2%-3.5% +10.3%
3 years —-10.8%— +73.0%
3 years, per year —-3.7%— +20.1%
5 years —+30.5%— +61.9%
5 years, per year —+5.5%— +10.1%
10 years —+382.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+17.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACCLFCNULSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.0%34.7%42.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.3%33.2%40.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.60-0.410.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.47-0.08 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.2%-43.5%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%0.0%-28.4% -3.5%
52-week high $4.51$191.79$104.89 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$130.44$64.05 $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.

MultipleACCLFCNULS
P/E now vs peer median 119.4xmedian 21.8x 23.6xmedian 21.8x 30.0xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 4.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.3x 15.0xmedian 12.3x 20.0xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 122.5xmedian 14.2x 15.0xmedian 14.2x 34.8xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x 9.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 3.95median 1.00 —median 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 monthsACCLFCNULS
Revenue – $3.98B $3.15B
Gross profit – $1.28B $1.58B
Operating income – $352.21M $562.00M
Net income – $233.42M $528.00M
Free cash flow – $353.71M $436.00M
EPS (diluted) – $8.04 $2.48
Cash & equivalents $5.63M $88.10M $434.00M
Total debt – $851.38M $301.00M
Shares (diluted) 13.52M 29.04M 204.00M
Enterprise value $51.39M $4.60B $13.96B

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
MetricACCLFCNULS
P/E 119.4x 23.6x 30.0x
P/FCF 122.5x 15.0x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.5x 22.4x
P/S 13.0x 1.3x 4.8x
P/B 11.2x 4.0x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 4.1x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – 17.3x 26.8x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF – 17.2x 34.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACCLFCNULS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.6% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.1% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -12.3% 52.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -3.8% 53.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 264.4% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 77.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 706.3% 19.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 200.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACCLFCNULS
Gross margin – 32.2% 50.3%
EBITDA margin – 10.2% 23.9%
Operating margin – 8.8% 17.9%
Pretax margin – 7.9% 22.8%
Net margin – 5.9% 16.1%
FCF margin – 8.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.9% 21.6%
Return on equity – 17.6% 35.7%
Return on assets – 6.7% 17.4%
Return on invested capital – 11.5% 22.9%
Return on capital employed – 13.6% 25.9%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACCLFCNULS
Debt / assets – 24.6% 9.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 61.8% 48.1%
Equity / assets 76.4% 38.2% 51.9%
Interest coverage – 9.0x 17.6x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.4x 2.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 3.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 3.79 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACCLFCNULS
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 13.0% –
Shareholder yield – 13.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 20.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
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.

ConsensusACCLFCNULS
Forward P/E – 20.0xFY2026 34.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.57FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.17BFY2026 $3.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.1% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACCLFCNULS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 377 391
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying – 158 231
Institutions selling – 173 105
Buyers to sellers – 0.91 2.20

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.

ACCLFCNULS
ACCL 1.00 0.03 -0.04
FCN 0.03 1.00 0.15
ULS -0.04 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACCL, FCN and ULS?

UL Solutions (ULS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) $66.92M, Fti Consulting (FCN) $5.31B, UL Solutions (ULS) $15.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACCL, FCN and ULS?

Fti Consulting (FCN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 119.4x, Fti Consulting (FCN) 23.6x, UL Solutions (ULS) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fti Consulting (FCN) is cheapest (Fti Consulting (FCN) 20.0x, UL Solutions (ULS) 34.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fti Consulting (FCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fti Consulting (FCN) +7.8%, UL Solutions (ULS) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

UL Solutions (ULS) has the highest net margin (Fti Consulting (FCN) 5.9%, UL Solutions (ULS) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, UL Solutions (ULS) leads (Fti Consulting (FCN) 11.5%, UL Solutions (ULS) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fti Consulting (FCN) returned the most: Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) -37.4%, Fti Consulting (FCN) +16.2%, UL Solutions (ULS) -3.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fti Consulting (FCN) 0.00%, UL Solutions (ULS) 0.73%. Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) and Fti Consulting (FCN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fti Consulting (FCN) has been the steadiest (Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 84.0%, Fti Consulting (FCN) 34.7%, UL Solutions (ULS) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACCL, FCN and ULS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fti Consulting (FCN) leads on 6. 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.