ANDG vs LICN vs CBZ Stock Comparison

Andersen, Lichen International and Cbiz Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANDG Andersen Group Inc.
$65.82 +15.3% 1M
Market cap
$873.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$842.46M
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
1 win
CBZ CBIZ, Inc.
$54.99 +0.5% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.78B
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Cbiz leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cbiz 6, Andersen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANDGLICNCBZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $873.70M $3.47M $2.98B CBZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.0x — 25.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.9x — 12.7x CBZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.5% — 4.6% CBZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x — 4.5x ANDG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -84.4% +3.9% CBZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +8.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 201.5% 52.3% CBZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 — 60/100 CBZ

Percentile Scorecard

ANDGLICNCBZ

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

AxisANDGLICNCBZ
Valuation 16 #95 of 113 – 75 #29 of 113
Growth – – 84 #16 of 97
Profitability 28 #67 of 93 – 49 #48 of 93
Financial Health 43 #72 of 126 100 #1 of 126 40 #76 of 126
Shareholder Returns – – 53 #32 of 67
Overall 29 – 60
  • ANDG ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • LICN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CBZ ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANDGLICNCBZSPY
1 month +15.3%-39.0%+0.5% -2.3%
3 months +39.2%-48.3%-0.2% -0.7%
6 months +92.0%-85.7%+71.0% +4.8%
Year to date +153.8%-78.4%+9.0% +10.3%
1 year —-84.4%+3.9% +10.3%
3 years —-56.4%+5.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year —-24.2%+1.9% +20.1%
5 years ——+49.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year ——+8.4% +10.1%
10 years ——+399.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+17.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANDGLICNCBZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%201.5%52.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%233.1%52.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.70-0.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.420.07 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.6%-99.2%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-92.9%-0.9% -3.5%
52-week high $65.82$8.63$55.50 $779.14
52-week low $18.34$0.57$25.14 $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.

MultipleANDGLICNCBZ
P/E now vs peer median -19.0xmedian 21.8x —median 21.8x 25.4xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -265.7xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 13.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.3xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 11.2xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 —median 1.00 -6.60median 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 monthsANDGLICNCBZ
Revenue $842.46M – $2.78B
Gross profit $159.32M – $361.76M
Operating income -$37.36M – $220.90M
Net income -$37.76M – $128.75M
Free cash flow $112.06M – $266.95M
EPS (diluted) $-3.46 – $2.16
Cash & equivalents $175.63M $19.60M $17.55M
Total debt $301.23M $169.00K $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 13.26M 5.30M 59.70M
Enterprise value $152.99M -$92.33M $2.90B

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
MetricANDGLICNCBZ
P/E -19.0x – 25.4x
P/FCF 66.3x – 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 58.2x – 10.3x
P/S 8.8x – 1.1x
P/B -9.6x 0.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -9.5x 0.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -265.7x – 13.9x
EV/EBIT -202.2x – 20.0x
EV/Revenue 9.0x – 1.6x
EV/FCF 67.4x – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 59.2x – 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -6.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANDGLICNCBZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 21.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 178.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 33.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 210.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANDGLICNCBZ
Gross margin 18.9% – 13.0%
EBITDA margin -3.4% – 11.5%
Operating margin -4.4% – 8.0%
Pretax margin -4.5% – 6.5%
Net margin -5.5% – 4.6%
FCF margin 13.3% – 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% – 10.5%
Return on equity – – 7.3%
Return on assets -6.4% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – 4.7%
Return on capital employed -9.2% – 5.7%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x – 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 26.5% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANDGLICNCBZ
Debt / assets 52.7% 0.3% 31.3%
Debt / equity -0.4x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 235.7% 6.8% 58.7%
Equity / assets -135.7% 93.2% 41.3%
Interest coverage -3.0x – 2.2x
Current ratio 2.2x 5.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.1x 5.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 4.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANDGLICNCBZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.6%
Shareholder yield – – 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusANDGLICNCBZ
Forward P/E 36.9xFY2026 – 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.78FY2026 – $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 – +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2026 – $2.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.1%FY2026 – -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% – +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANDGLICNCBZ
Held by institutions 14.7% – 86.0%
Institutions holding 87 – 262
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% – -2.2%
Institutions buying 63 – 151
Institutions selling 13 – 66
Buyers to sellers 4.85 – 2.29

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.

ANDGLICNCBZ
ANDG 1.00 -0.04 0.22
LICN -0.04 1.00 0.01
CBZ 0.22 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANDG, LICN and CBZ?

Cbiz (CBZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andersen (ANDG) $873.70M, Lichen International (LICN) $3.47M, Cbiz (CBZ) $2.98B.

Which company is more profitable?

Cbiz (CBZ) has the highest net margin (Andersen (ANDG) -5.5%, Cbiz (CBZ) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbiz (CBZ) returned the most: Lichen International (LICN) -84.4%, Cbiz (CBZ) +3.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbiz (CBZ) has been the steadiest (Andersen (ANDG) 58.3%, Lichen International (LICN) 201.5%, Cbiz (CBZ) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANDG, LICN and CBZ?

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