ACN vs ULS vs G Stock Comparison

Accenture, UL Solutions and Genpact Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
G Genpact LTD
$40.83 +20.6% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.85B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consulting Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionACNULSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.42B $14.75B $6.85B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 29.2x 11.8x G
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 34.0x 9.3x G
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +6.6% +6.5% ACN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% 16.1% 11.1% ULS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 22.9% 15.3% ULS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x 0.8x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.02% ACN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% -7.3% +2.6% G
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr — -4.3%/yr G
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 42.5% 40.8% G
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 72/100 G

Percentile Scorecard

ACNULSG

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

AxisACNULSG
Valuation 51 #55 of 112 30 #79 of 112 83 #20 of 112
Growth 48 #50 of 96 78 #22 of 96 55 #44 of 96
Profitability 88 #12 of 93 96 #5 of 93 80 #19 of 93
Financial Health 80 #26 of 126 81 #25 of 126 74 #34 of 126
Shareholder Returns 53 #32 of 67 36 #43 of 67 67 #23 of 67
Overall 64 64 72
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ULS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • G ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNULSGSPY
1 month +35.8%+12.3%+20.6% -1.0%
3 months +69.7%-14.1%+30.6% +2.9%
6 months +39.8%-18.6%+19.0% +6.4%
Year to date -7.0%-6.9%-12.7% +11.4%
1 year -0.2%-7.3%+2.6% +13.1%
3 years -15.8%—+20.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.6%—+6.5% +21.5%
5 years -29.5%—-19.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.8%—-4.3% +10.9%
10 years +115.8%—+74.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+5.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACNULSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%42.5%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%40.9%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.610.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.170.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-38.9%-50.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-30.0%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $288.54$104.89$48.50 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$64.05$27.50 $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.

MultipleACNULSG
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 21.0x 29.4xmedian 21.0x 11.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.3x 19.5xmedian 12.3x 8.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 15.1x 34.0xmedian 15.1x 12.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 9.2xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.78median 1.02 —median 1.02 0.74median 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 monthsACNULSG
Revenue $73.10B $3.15B $5.25B
Gross profit $23.40B $1.58B $1.91B
Operating income $10.59B $562.00M $778.63M
Net income $7.79B $528.00M $582.65M
Free cash flow $12.58B $436.00M $572.11M
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $2.48 $3.42
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $434.00M $517.39M
Total debt $5.14B – $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 204.00M 170.43M
Enterprise value $110.70B $13.51B $3.46B

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
MetricACNULSG
P/E 19.6x 29.4x 11.8x
P/FCF 13.2x 34.0x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 21.9x 10.7x
P/S 2.3x 4.7x 1.3x
P/B 5.0x 9.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 9.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 19.5x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 26.1x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.8x 33.7x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 21.7x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.78 – 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNULSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 6.6% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% 10.8% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% 14.0% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% 52.2% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 53.7% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 16.7% -0.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% 19.8% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNULSG
Gross margin 32.0% 50.3% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 23.9% 16.7%
Operating margin 14.5% 17.9% 14.8%
Pretax margin 14.6% 22.8% 14.5%
Net margin 10.7% 16.1% 11.1%
FCF margin 17.2% 13.9% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 21.6% 12.3%
Return on equity 24.3% 35.7% 22.9%
Return on assets 11.7% 17.4% 10.6%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 22.9% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 25.9% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 1.9% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNULSG
Debt / assets 7.5% 9.7% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 48.1% 51.9%
Equity / assets 48.0% 51.9% 48.1%
Interest coverage 39.8x 17.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.98 8.02 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNULSG
Dividend yield 2.6% 0.7% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.5% 20.8% 20.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% 25.2% 21.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.7% 7.8% 7.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 8.2%

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.

ConsensusACNULSG
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2027 34.0xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $2.16FY2026 $4.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.3% +17.1% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.33BFY2027 $3.29BFY2026 $5.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 +8.0%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +1.0% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNULSG
Held by institutions 73.0% 43.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,898 389 476
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +1.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 957 231 247
Institutions selling 776 105 199
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.20 1.24

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.

ACNULSG
ACN 1.00 0.02 0.74
ULS 0.02 1.00 0.09
G 0.74 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, ULS and G?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $151.42B, UL Solutions (ULS) $14.75B, Genpact (G) $6.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACN, ULS and G?

Genpact (G) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Accenture (ACN) 19.4x, UL Solutions (ULS) 29.2x, Genpact (G) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Genpact (G) is cheapest (Accenture (ACN) 16.2x, UL Solutions (ULS) 34.0x, Genpact (G) 9.3x). 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%, UL Solutions (ULS) +6.6%, Genpact (G) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

UL Solutions (ULS) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, UL Solutions (ULS) 16.1%, Genpact (G) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, UL Solutions (ULS) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, UL Solutions (ULS) 22.9%, Genpact (G) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genpact (G) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) -0.2%, UL Solutions (ULS) -7.3%, Genpact (G) +2.6%. Over five years, Genpact (G) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -6.8%/yr, Genpact (G) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest dividend yield: Accenture (ACN) 0.03%, UL Solutions (ULS) 0.01%, Genpact (G) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Genpact (G) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.0%, UL Solutions (ULS) 42.5%, Genpact (G) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACN, ULS and G?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Genpact (G) 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.