CBZ vs HRB vs ACCL Stock Comparison

Cbiz, H&R Block and Acco Group Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBZ CBIZ, Inc.
$54.84 +0.3% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
4 wins
HRB H&R Block Inc
$50.06 +18.6% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.14B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

H&R Block leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (H&R Block 7, Cbiz 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBZHRBACCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $6.14B $69.03M HRB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 8.4x 123.1x HRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 8.4x — HRB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% +4.9% — CBZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 18.6% — HRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% -40.5% — CBZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x -0.9x — HRB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -4.1% -4.7% CBZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +16.8%/yr — HRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 46.9% 88.2% HRB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 — CBZ

Percentile Scorecard

CBZHRBACCL

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

AxisCBZHRBACCL
Valuation 70 #34 of 112 63 #42 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 86 #14 of 96 44 #54 of 96 –
Profitability 48 #48 of 91 61 #36 of 91 –
Financial Health 36 #80 of 125 25 #94 of 125 94 #9 of 125
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 67 88 #9 of 67 –
Overall 64 56 –
  • CBZ ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • HRB ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ACCL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBZHRBACCLSPY
1 month +0.3%+18.6%+4.4% -0.8%
3 months +23.3%+18.2%+24.3% +3.5%
6 months +78.9%+63.4%+86.4% +7.0%
Year to date +8.7%+14.9%-3.7% +12.2%
1 year +2.9%-4.1%-4.7% +13.0%
3 years +9.4%+22.4%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.0%+7.0%— +23.1%
5 years +54.2%+117.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.1%+16.8%— +11.0%
10 years +398.5%+119.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%+8.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBZHRBACCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%46.9%88.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.6%41.2%89.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.250.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.09-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-57.4%-71.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-7.6%-42.1% -1.8%
52-week high $55.50$54.18$4.51 $779.14
52-week low $25.14$28.34$1.30 $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.

MultipleCBZHRBACCL
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 21.9x 8.7xmedian 21.9x 123.1xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.9x 13.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 12.2x -11.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 14.3x 8.2xmedian 14.3x 126.3xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 52.5xmedian 2.3x 11.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -6.91median 1.02 0.50median 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 monthsCBZHRBACCL
Revenue $2.77B $3.95B –
Gross profit $337.84M $1.75B –
Operating income $204.23M -$722.68M –
Net income $122.12M $733.60M –
Free cash flow $274.26M $756.08M –
EPS (diluted) $2.05 $5.69 –
Cash & equivalents $20.90M $958.71M $5.63M
Total debt $6.02B $1.49B –
Shares (diluted) 59.70M 128.87M 13.52M
Enterprise value $3.18B $3.59B $53.50M

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
MetricCBZHRBACCL
P/E 26.7x 8.7x 123.1x
P/FCF 10.9x 8.2x 126.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 7.4x –
P/S 1.1x 1.6x 13.4x
P/B 1.6x 52.5x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -41.3x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x -11.2x –
EV/EBIT 21.6x -9.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 16.1x 8.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 8.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.91 0.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBZHRBACCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% 4.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.3% 4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 4.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.4% -1.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -72.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.0% 21.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 9.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.6% 29.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 17.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 133.5% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 0.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 161.0% 26.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 0.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBZHRBACCL
Gross margin 12.2% 44.3% –
EBITDA margin 10.9% -15.2% –
Operating margin 7.4% -18.3% –
Pretax margin 6.1% 21.6% –
Net margin 4.4% 18.6% –
FCF margin 9.9% 19.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 21.3% –
Return on equity 7.0% 1,576% –
Return on assets 2.8% 22.1% –
Return on invested capital 4.4% -40.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.2% -31.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBZHRBACCL
Debt / assets 31.9% 45.8% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 12.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 96.4% 23.6%
Equity / assets 40.8% 3.6% 76.4%
Interest coverage 2.0x -9.0x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 4.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x 3.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 1.86 1.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBZHRBACCL
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield 5.2% 8.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 11.7% –
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.

ConsensusCBZHRBACCL
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 8.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $5.96FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +12.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +11.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.75BFY2026 $4.40BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBZHRBACCL
Held by institutions 86.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 261 537 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +5.9% –
Institutions buying 150 320 –
Institutions selling 66 138 –
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.32 –

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.

CBZHRBACCL
CBZ 1.00 0.45 0.13
HRB 0.45 1.00 0.04
ACCL 0.13 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBZ, HRB and ACCL?

H&R Block (HRB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbiz (CBZ) $3.26B, H&R Block (HRB) $6.14B, Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) $69.03M.

Which stock is cheaper, CBZ, HRB and ACCL?

H&R Block (HRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbiz (CBZ) 26.7x, H&R Block (HRB) 8.4x, Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 123.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, H&R Block (HRB) is cheapest (Cbiz (CBZ) 12.6x, H&R Block (HRB) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cbiz (CBZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cbiz (CBZ) +14.3%, H&R Block (HRB) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

H&R Block (HRB) has the highest net margin (Cbiz (CBZ) 4.4%, H&R Block (HRB) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Cbiz (CBZ) leads (Cbiz (CBZ) 4.4%, H&R Block (HRB) -40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbiz (CBZ) returned the most: Cbiz (CBZ) +2.9%, H&R Block (HRB) -4.1%, Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) -4.7%. Over five years, H&R Block (HRB) compounded fastest (Cbiz (CBZ) +9.1%/yr, H&R Block (HRB) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, H&R Block (HRB) has been the steadiest (Cbiz (CBZ) 52.6%, H&R Block (HRB) 46.9%, Acco Group Holdings (ACCL) 88.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBZ, HRB and ACCL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, H&R Block (HRB) leads on 7. 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.