ACN vs CXW vs EPR Stock Comparison

Accenture, CoreCivic and Epr Properties Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACN Accenture plc
$247.24 +39.4% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$158.05B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins
CXW CoreCivic, Inc.
$31.07 -5.0% 1M +66.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.03B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
EPR Epr Properties
$58.31 +2.0% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.43B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$764.38M
Div. yield
–
Gaming REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 4, CoreCivic 4, Epr Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACNCXWEPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $158.05B $3.03B $4.43B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 23.7x 16.2x EPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 1.8x 19.4x CXW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +24.3% +7.3% CXW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 5.1% — ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 6.6% — ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.2x — ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +66.5% +11.9% CXW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +29.3%/yr +3.0%/yr CXW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 42.0% 23.1% EPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 79/100 EPR

Percentile Scorecard

ACNCXWEPR

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

AxisACNCXWEPR
Valuation 52 #55 of 113 48 #59 of 113 66 #50 of 145
Growth 47 #51 of 96 45 #53 of 96 78 #32 of 143
Profitability 88 #12 of 91 51 #45 of 91 84 #22 of 136
Financial Health 79 #27 of 122 39 #75 of 122 –
Shareholder Returns 55 #30 of 66 82 #13 of 66 86 #19 of 131
Overall 64 53 79
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CXW ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • EPR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNCXWEPRSPY
1 month +39.4%-5.0%+2.0% +0.7%
3 months +51.4%+4.2%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months +38.3%+51.9%+4.5% +7.1%
Year to date -7.8%+62.6%+16.9% +12.8%
1 year -0.2%+66.5%+11.9% +11.9%
3 years -15.5%+148.6%+40.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.5%+35.5%+12.1% +22.8%
5 years -31.1%+260.9%+16.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%+29.3%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +113.7%+135.7%-18.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+9.0%-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACNCXWEPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%42.0%23.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%43.8%23.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.370.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.001.590.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-39.7%-38.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-12.6%-9.3% -1.2%
52-week high $288.54$35.53$64.31 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$16.13$48.71 $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.

MultipleACNCXWEPR
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.9x 24.0xmedian 21.9x 16.4xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 5.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 11.9x 11.1xmedian 11.9x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.4x 53.6xmedian 14.4x -21.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 4.73median 0.97 3.39median 0.97 0.72median 1.86

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 monthsACNCXWEPR
Revenue $73.10B $2.48B $764.38M
Gross profit $23.40B – –
Operating income $10.59B – $450.74M
Net income $7.79B $127.90M $296.80M
Free cash flow $12.58B $57.32M –
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $1.29 $3.54
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $108.93M $52.35M
Total debt $5.14B $5.01B –
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 98.89M 77.02M
Enterprise value $117.33B $2.56B $4.43B

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
MetricACNCXWEPR
P/E 19.4x 24.0x 16.4x
P/FCF 13.1x 53.6x -21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 15.4x 9.4x
P/S 2.3x 1.2x 5.8x
P/B 5.0x 2.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 2.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 11.1x –
EV/EBIT 15.1x 17.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF 12.7x 75.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 21.5x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.73 3.39 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNCXWEPR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 24.3% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 10.2% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% – 26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 22.9% 48.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.2% 20.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 35.1% 54.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 7.1% 22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% -26.4% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 2.6% 0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% -66.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNCXWEPR
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 17.9% 15.6% –
Operating margin 14.5% – –
Pretax margin 14.6% 7.0% –
Net margin 10.7% 5.1% –
FCF margin 17.2% 2.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 8.1% 61.9%
Return on equity 24.3% 9.0% 12.8%
Return on assets 11.7% 3.7% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed 22.9% 8.5% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNCXWEPR
Debt / assets 7.5% 39.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 23.5x –
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 58.4% 62.2%
Equity / assets 48.0% 41.6% 37.8%
Interest coverage 39.8x 3.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.95 1.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNCXWEPR
Dividend yield 2.7% – 6.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 6.2% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusACNCXWEPR
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2027 1.8xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $16.94FY2026 $3.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +1,468.5%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% -85.4% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.38BFY2027 $2.85BFY2026 $692.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2027 +29.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -0.2% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNCXWEPR
Held by institutions 72.9% 87.5% 82.8%
Institutions holding 1,900 278 487
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +0.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 958 155 247
Institutions selling 777 86 157
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.80 1.57

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.

ACNCXWEPR
ACN 1.00 -0.08 0.11
CXW -0.08 1.00 0.07
EPR 0.11 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, CXW and EPR?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $158.05B, CoreCivic (CXW) $3.03B, Epr Properties (EPR) $4.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACN, CXW and EPR?

Epr Properties (EPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accenture (ACN) 20.3x, CoreCivic (CXW) 23.7x, Epr Properties (EPR) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, CoreCivic (CXW) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 16.1x, CoreCivic (CXW) 1.8x, Epr Properties (EPR) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreCivic (CXW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accenture (ACN) +6.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) +24.3%, Epr Properties (EPR) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, CoreCivic (CXW) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, CoreCivic (CXW) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CoreCivic (CXW) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) -0.2%, CoreCivic (CXW) +66.5%, Epr Properties (EPR) +11.9%. Over five years, CoreCivic (CXW) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -7.2%/yr, CoreCivic (CXW) +29.3%/yr, Epr Properties (EPR) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accenture (ACN) 0.02%, CoreCivic (CXW) 0.00%, Epr Properties (EPR) 0.00%. CoreCivic (CXW) and Epr Properties (EPR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Epr Properties (EPR) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.3%, CoreCivic (CXW) 42.0%, Epr Properties (EPR) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACN, CXW and EPR?

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 4. 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.