BWMN vs IT vs BAH Stock Comparison

Bowman Consulting, Gartner and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IT Gartner Inc
$231.21 +23.1% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.67B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gartner leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gartner 5, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 3, Bowman Consulting 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWMNITBAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $704.67M $14.67B $9.94B IT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 102.4x 18.9x 12.7x BAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 15.2x 12.4x BAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +0.7% -6.2% BWMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 12.0% 7.1% IT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% 28.6% 17.1% IT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.1x 3.4x IT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -7.6% -8.8% BWMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.5%/yr -6.3%/yr +0.9%/yr BWMN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.2% 57.5% 42.2% BAH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 65/100 64/100 IT

Percentile Scorecard

BWMNITBAH

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

AxisBWMNITBAH
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 60 #45 of 112 76 #28 of 112
Growth 81 #19 of 96 30 #68 of 96 62 #37 of 96
Profitability 39 #56 of 91 93 #7 of 91 84 #15 of 91
Financial Health 23 #97 of 125 44 #71 of 125 29 #89 of 125
Shareholder Returns 44 #38 of 67 99 #2 of 67 71 #20 of 67
Overall 43 65 64
  • BWMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IT 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

PeriodBWMNITBAHSPY
1 month +0.6%+23.1%+14.3% -0.8%
3 months +63.3%+56.7%+16.4% +3.5%
6 months +37.8%+55.4%+9.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.7%-8.4%-1.2% +12.2%
1 year -2.7%-7.6%-8.8% +13.0%
3 years +62.7%-29.0%-29.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.6%-10.8%-10.8% +23.1%
5 years +186.9%-27.9%+4.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.5%-6.3%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years —+170.3%+169.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.5%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBWMNITBAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.2%57.5%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.5%58.5%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.350.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.13-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.2%-77.2%-67.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-9.5%-18.5% -1.8%
52-week high $44.43$255.58$102.23 $779.14
52-week low $25.31$125.73$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.

MultipleBWMNITBAH
P/E now vs peer median 102.3xmedian 21.9x 19.8xmedian 21.9x 12.7xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x 11.7xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.8xmedian 14.3x 11.3xmedian 14.3x 10.1xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x -87.2xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.88median 1.02 103.21median 1.02 0.30median 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 monthsBWMNITBAH
Revenue $527.60M $6.46B $10.98B
Gross profit $281.51M $4.50B $5.77B
Operating income $17.72M $1.12B $1.02B
Net income $7.38M $775.35M $784.00M
Free cash flow $12.56M $1.29B $984.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.41 $11.65 $6.56
Cash & equivalents $10.49M $1.49B $334.00M
Total debt $759.87M $2.98B $4.41B
Shares (diluted) 16.60M 66.58M 119.59M
Enterprise value $654.85M $8.36B $7.46B

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
MetricBWMNITBAH
P/E 102.3x 19.8x 12.7x
P/FCF 58.8x 11.3x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 31.8x 10.6x 9.2x
P/S 1.4x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 2.9x -87.2x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x -31.6x 25.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 12.3x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 53.8x 14.4x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 75.9x 12.5x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.0x 11.6x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.88 103.21 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWMNITBAH
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 0.7% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 4.0% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.6% 3.2% -7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 4.6% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -4.6% -8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 76.6% -4.4% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.6% -38.7% -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -5.7% 38.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.6% -28.8% -2.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 0.2% 42.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.6% -14.8% 18.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 7.3% 61.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.9% -14.7% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 8.8% 75.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWMNITBAH
Gross margin 53.4% 69.6% 52.5%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 20.3% 10.9%
Operating margin 3.4% 17.3% 9.3%
Pretax margin 0.7% 15.9% 7.9%
Net margin 1.3% 12.0% 7.1%
FCF margin 2.4% 19.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.4% 21.4% 9.8%
Return on equity 2.9% – 64.1%
Return on assets 1.2% 10.4% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 3.8% 28.6% 17.1%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 29.7% 17.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 2.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWMNITBAH
Debt / assets 36.4% 41.4% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x -17.8x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.1x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 18.0x 2.3x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 102.3% 85.0%
Equity / assets 41.4% -2.3% 15.0%
Interest coverage – 7.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.09 3.93 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWMNITBAH
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 17.9% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 17.9% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusBWMNITBAH
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $15.20FY2026 $6.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +11.6% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $555.17MFY2026 $6.72BFY2026 $11.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.7%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +3.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWMNITBAH
Held by institutions 63.8% 100.0% 96.5%
Institutions holding 136 650 557
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% -0.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 78 281 283
Institutions selling 36 291 202
Buyers to sellers 2.17 0.97 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.

BWMNITBAH
BWMN 1.00 0.12 0.14
IT 0.12 1.00 0.43
BAH 0.14 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWMN, IT and BAH?

Gartner (IT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bowman Consulting (BWMN) $704.67M, Gartner (IT) $14.67B, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) $9.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWMN, IT and BAH?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 102.4x, Gartner (IT) 18.9x, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) is cheapest (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 20.7x, Gartner (IT) 15.2x, 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?

Bowman Consulting (BWMN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bowman Consulting (BWMN) +14.2%, Gartner (IT) +0.7%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gartner (IT) has the highest net margin (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 1.3%, Gartner (IT) 12.0%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Gartner (IT) leads (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 3.8%, Gartner (IT) 28.6%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bowman Consulting (BWMN) returned the most: Bowman Consulting (BWMN) -2.7%, Gartner (IT) -7.6%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -8.8%. Over five years, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) compounded fastest (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) +23.5%/yr, Gartner (IT) -6.3%/yr, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) has been the steadiest (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 63.2%, Gartner (IT) 57.5%, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWMN, IT 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, Gartner (IT) 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.