ACN vs GEO vs BAH Stock Comparison

Accenture, Geo and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACN Accenture plc
$235.11 +33.5% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$150.17B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
5 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.27 -9.4% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 5, Geo 4, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACNGEOBAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $150.17B $3.62B $9.89B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 12.4x 12.6x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 21.1x 12.4x BAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +15.3% -6.2% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 10.3% 7.1% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 7.5% 17.1% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 3.4x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +66.4% -3.6% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +28.5%/yr +0.7%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 49.1% 42.1% BAH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 55/100 63/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

ACNGEOBAH

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

AxisACNGEOBAH
Valuation 53 #53 of 112 52 #54 of 112 74 #30 of 112
Growth 48 #50 of 96 60 #39 of 96 62 #37 of 96
Profitability 87 #13 of 91 57 #40 of 91 84 #15 of 91
Financial Health 80 #26 of 125 34 #83 of 125 29 #89 of 125
Shareholder Returns 56 #30 of 67 70 #21 of 67 65 #24 of 67
Overall 65 55 63
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BAH ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNGEOBAHSPY
1 month +33.5%-9.4%+14.4% -0.2%
3 months +42.8%-8.0%+14.0% +3.9%
6 months +32.3%+50.2%+9.4% +8.2%
Year to date -12.4%+75.4%-1.1% +12.9%
1 year -6.2%+66.4%-3.6% +12.3%
3 years -18.9%+221.3%-28.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.8%+47.6%-10.8% +23.3%
5 years -34.0%+249.9%+3.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.0%+28.5%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years +103.6%+82.4%+174.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+6.2%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACNGEOBAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%49.1%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%50.5%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.830.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.35-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-62.5%-67.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-13.8%-18.4% -1.2%
52-week high $288.54$32.78$102.23 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$13.26$59.71 $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.

MultipleACNGEOBAH
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 21.2x 12.7xmedian 21.2x 12.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.9x 11.4xmedian 11.9x 11.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x 141.5xmedian 13.7x 10.1xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.50median 1.00 0.49median 1.00 0.30median 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 monthsACNGEOBAH
Revenue $73.10B $2.83B $10.98B
Gross profit $23.40B – $5.77B
Operating income $10.59B $315.54M $1.02B
Net income $7.79B $291.54M $784.00M
Free cash flow $12.58B $26.44M $984.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $2.21 $6.56
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $54.99M $334.00M
Total debt $5.14B $6.34B $4.41B
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 132.02M 119.59M
Enterprise value $109.45B $3.24B $7.41B

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
MetricACNGEOBAH
P/E 18.5x 12.7x 12.7x
P/FCF 12.5x 141.5x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 18.8x 9.2x
P/S 2.1x 1.3x 0.9x
P/B 4.8x 2.5x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 2.7x 25.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 11.4x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 16.6x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 12.1x 197.7x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 26.3x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.50 0.49 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNGEOBAH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 15.3% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.0% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – -7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% 11.4% -8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -7.0% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 222.2% -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 28.5% 38.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 242.8% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 25.6% 42.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% -16.6% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -4.1% 61.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% -79.8% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -42.6% 75.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNGEOBAH
Gross margin 32.0% – 52.5%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 16.1% 10.9%
Operating margin 14.5% 11.2% 9.3%
Pretax margin 14.6% 14.0% 7.9%
Net margin 10.7% 10.3% 7.1%
FCF margin 17.2% 0.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 7.0% 9.8%
Return on equity 24.3% 19.4% 64.1%
Return on assets 11.7% 7.7% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 7.5% 17.1%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 9.3% 17.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNGEOBAH
Debt / assets 7.5% 41.2% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 58.3x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 59.5% 85.0%
Equity / assets 48.0% 40.5% 15.0%
Interest coverage 39.8x 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.5x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.82 2.26 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNGEOBAH
Dividend yield 2.8% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 4.7% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 4.7% 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.

ConsensusACNGEOBAH
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2027 21.1xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $1.34FY2026 $6.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +55.8%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% +44.8% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.38BFY2027 $3.17BFY2026 $11.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2027 +20.6%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -1.3% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNGEOBAH
Held by institutions 72.9% 94.2% 96.5%
Institutions holding 1,898 292 557
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% -2.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 957 151 283
Institutions selling 776 97 202
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.56 1.40

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.

ACNGEOBAH
ACN 1.00 -0.05 0.53
GEO -0.05 1.00 0.13
BAH 0.53 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, GEO and BAH?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $150.17B, Geo (GEO) $3.62B, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) $9.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACN, GEO and BAH?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accenture (ACN) 19.3x, Geo (GEO) 12.4x, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 15.3x, Geo (GEO) 21.1x, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.4x). 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%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) -6.2%, Geo (GEO) +66.4%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -3.6%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -8.0%/yr, Geo (GEO) +28.5%/yr, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Accenture (ACN) 0.03%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 0.00%. Geo (GEO) and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.2%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.