ACN vs TTEK vs ULS Stock Comparison

Accenture, Tetra Tech and UL Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACN Accenture plc
$249.43 +35.8% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$151.42B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
6 wins
TTEK Tetra Tech Inc
$36.98 +6.0% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.58B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins
ULS UL Solutions Inc.
$73.41 +12.3% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.75B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 6, Tetra Tech 4, UL Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACNTTEKULSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.42B $9.58B $14.75B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 22.0x 29.2x ACN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 22.5x 34.0x ACN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% -7.6% +6.6% ACN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 8.6% 16.1% ULS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 16.7% 22.9% ULS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -0.2x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% ACN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +9.5% -7.3% TTEK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +2.2%/yr — TTEK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 37.1% 42.5% TTEK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 68/100 64/100 TTEK

Percentile Scorecard

ACNTTEKULS

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

AxisACNTTEKULS
Valuation 51 #55 of 112 47 #60 of 112 30 #79 of 112
Growth 48 #50 of 96 82 #18 of 96 78 #22 of 96
Profitability 88 #12 of 93 79 #20 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Financial Health 80 #26 of 126 66 #43 of 126 81 #25 of 126
Shareholder Returns 53 #32 of 67 64 #25 of 67 36 #43 of 67
Overall 64 68 64
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TTEK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ULS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNTTEKULSSPY
1 month +35.8%+6.0%+12.3% -1.0%
3 months +69.7%+16.6%-14.1% +2.9%
6 months +39.8%+18.4%-18.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.0%+10.3%-6.9% +11.4%
1 year -0.2%+9.5%-7.3% +13.1%
3 years -15.8%+24.5%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.6%+7.6%— +21.5%
5 years -29.5%+11.2%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.8%+2.2%— +10.9%
10 years +115.8%+381.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.0%+17.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACNTTEKULSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%37.1%42.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%36.2%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.310.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.26-0.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-48.2%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-13.2%-30.0% -2.5%
52-week high $288.54$42.61$104.89 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$26.18$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.

MultipleACNTTEKULS
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 21.0x 21.9xmedian 21.0x 29.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.3x 15.0xmedian 12.3x 19.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 15.1x 17.3xmedian 15.1x 34.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 5.1xmedian 2.4x 9.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.78median 1.02 1.55median 1.02 —median 1.02

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 monthsACNTTEKULS
Revenue $73.10B $5.07B $3.15B
Gross profit $23.40B $951.81M $1.58B
Operating income $10.59B $611.75M $562.00M
Net income $7.79B $436.70M $528.00M
Free cash flow $12.58B $547.33M $436.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $1.68 $2.48
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $230.84M $434.00M
Total debt $5.14B $801.06M –
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 259.78M 204.00M
Enterprise value $110.70B $8.69B $13.51B

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
MetricACNTTEKULS
P/E 19.6x 21.9x 29.4x
P/FCF 13.2x 17.3x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 16.7x 21.9x
P/S 2.3x 1.9x 4.7x
P/B 5.0x 5.1x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 5.5x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 15.0x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 16.4x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.0x 4.7x
EV/FCF 12.8x 18.3x 33.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 17.7x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.78 1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNTTEKULS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% -7.6% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 2.1% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 12.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% 65.1% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 21.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 101.9% 52.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 13.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 105.7% 53.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 14.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 22.7% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% 23.5% 19.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 24.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNTTEKULS
Gross margin 32.0% 18.8% 50.3%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 13.2% 23.9%
Operating margin 14.5% 12.1% 17.9%
Pretax margin 14.6% 11.7% 22.8%
Net margin 10.7% 8.6% 16.1%
FCF margin 17.2% 10.8% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 11.2% 21.6%
Return on equity 24.3% 23.5% 35.7%
Return on assets 11.7% 10.0% 17.4%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 16.7% 22.9%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 20.1% 25.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.7% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNTTEKULS
Debt / assets 7.5% 18.3% 9.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.5x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 57.8% 48.1%
Equity / assets 48.0% 42.2% 51.9%
Interest coverage 39.8x 15.4x 17.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.98 4.55 8.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNTTEKULS
Dividend yield 2.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 3.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.5% 15.9% 20.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% 12.7% 25.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.7% 9.5% 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 11.2% –

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.

ConsensusACNTTEKULS
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2027 22.5xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $1.64FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% 0.0% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.33BFY2027 $4.61BFY2026 $3.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 -0.2%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% -7.3% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNTTEKULS
Held by institutions 73.0% 97.8% 43.6%
Institutions holding 1,898 547 389
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +4.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 957 260 231
Institutions selling 776 210 105
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.24 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.

ACNTTEKULS
ACN 1.00 0.40 0.02
TTEK 0.40 1.00 0.11
ULS 0.02 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, TTEK and ULS?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $151.42B, Tetra Tech (TTEK) $9.58B, UL Solutions (ULS) $14.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACN, TTEK and ULS?

Accenture (ACN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accenture (ACN) 19.4x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.0x, UL Solutions (ULS) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Accenture (ACN) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 16.2x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.5x, UL Solutions (ULS) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accenture (ACN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accenture (ACN) +6.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) -7.6%, UL Solutions (ULS) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

UL Solutions (ULS) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 8.6%, UL Solutions (ULS) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, UL Solutions (ULS) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 16.7%, UL Solutions (ULS) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tetra Tech (TTEK) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) -0.2%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +9.5%, UL Solutions (ULS) -7.3%. Over five years, Tetra Tech (TTEK) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -6.8%/yr, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest dividend yield: Accenture (ACN) 0.03%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 0.01%, UL Solutions (ULS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tetra Tech (TTEK) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.0%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 37.1%, UL Solutions (ULS) 42.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACN, TTEK 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, Accenture (ACN) 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.