ACN vs AERO vs GEO Stock Comparison

Accenture, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V and Geo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACN Accenture plc
$247.24 +39.4% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$165.04B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
2.67%
Consulting Industrials
5 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.52 -7.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.77B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 5, Geo 5, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACNAEROGEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $165.04B $2.23B $3.77B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 13.9x 12.8x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 43.6x 21.3x ACN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +8.8% +15.3% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 3.6% 10.3% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% — 7.5% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.4x 3.3x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.67% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% — +71.0% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr — +28.4%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 54.2% 49.2% GEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 58/100 55/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

ACNAEROGEO

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

AxisACNAEROGEO
Valuation 52 #55 of 113 99 #3 of 136 53 #54 of 113
Growth 47 #51 of 96 16 #102 of 121 59 #40 of 96
Profitability 88 #12 of 91 55 #51 of 112 59 #38 of 91
Financial Health 79 #27 of 122 63 #52 of 140 33 #82 of 122
Shareholder Returns 55 #30 of 66 – 69 #21 of 66
Overall 64 58 55
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNAEROGEOSPY
1 month +39.4%-4.1%-7.9% +0.7%
3 months +51.4%-1.8%-7.0% +3.7%
6 months +38.3%+0.4%+54.1% +7.1%
Year to date -7.8%-30.6%+76.9% +12.8%
1 year -0.2%—+71.0% +11.9%
3 years -15.5%—+225.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.5%—+48.3% +22.8%
5 years -31.1%—+248.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%—+28.4% +10.9%
10 years +113.7%—+82.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%—+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACNAEROGEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%54.2%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%56.9%50.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.750.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00—1.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-46.0%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-33.4%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $288.54$22.91$32.78 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$12.36$13.26 $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.

MultipleACNAEROGEO
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.9x 13.9xmedian 16.5x 12.8xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 11.9x 1.4xmedian 8.8x 11.5xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.4x 3.5xmedian 11.9x 142.7xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x -3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.73median 0.97 —median 0.84 0.50median 0.97

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 monthsACNAEROGEO
Revenue $73.10B $4.40B $2.83B
Gross profit $23.40B – –
Operating income $10.59B $635.00M $315.54M
Net income $7.79B $120.00M $291.54M
Free cash flow $12.58B $630.00M $26.44M
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $1.09 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $965.00M $54.99M
Total debt $5.14B $475.00M $6.34B
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 145.90M 132.02M
Enterprise value $125.44B -$1.85B $3.38B

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
MetricACNAEROGEO
P/E 19.4x 13.9x 12.8x
P/FCF 13.1x 3.5x 142.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 3.5x 19.0x
P/S 2.3x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 5.0x -3.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -3.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 1.4x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 2.7x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 12.7x 2.8x 199.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 2.8x 26.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.73 – 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNAEROGEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 8.8% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% -2.6% 11.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% -38.0% 222.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% -43.3% 242.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% – -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% – -79.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – -42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNAEROGEO
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 17.9% 27.6% 16.1%
Operating margin 14.5% 14.4% 11.2%
Pretax margin 14.6% 5.5% 14.0%
Net margin 10.7% 3.6% 10.3%
FCF margin 17.2% 14.3% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 14.3% 7.0%
Return on equity 24.3% – 19.4%
Return on assets 11.7% 2.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 20.9% – 7.5%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 10.0% 9.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNAEROGEO
Debt / assets 7.5% 6.4% 41.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x -0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.4x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.8x 58.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 108.0% 59.5%
Equity / assets 48.0% -8.0% 40.5%
Interest coverage 39.8x 5.8x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.95 – 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNAEROGEO
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 4.6%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.0% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusACNAEROGEO
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2027 43.6xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $0.35FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 -85.5%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% +408.6% +44.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.38BFY2027 $5.78BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2027 +7.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +15.0% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNAEROGEO
Held by institutions 72.9% 65.1% 94.2%
Institutions holding 1,900 75 292
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -1.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 958 32 151
Institutions selling 777 17 97
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.88 1.56

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.

ACNAEROGEO
ACN 1.00 0.01 -0.06
AERO 0.01 1.00 0.03
GEO -0.06 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, AERO and GEO?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $165.04B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.23B, Geo (GEO) $3.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACN, AERO and GEO?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accenture (ACN) 19.4x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 13.9x, Geo (GEO) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Accenture (ACN) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 16.1x, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 43.6x, Geo (GEO) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accenture (ACN) +6.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) +8.8%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) -0.2%, Geo (GEO) +71.0%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -7.2%/yr, Geo (GEO) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accenture (ACN) 2.67%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 0.00%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%. Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) and Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Geo (GEO) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.3%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%, Geo (GEO) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACN, AERO and GEO?

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 5. 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.