CBZ vs MEGL vs LICN Stock Comparison

Cbiz, Magic Empire Global and Lichen International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBZ CBIZ, Inc.
$54.83 +0.3% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
–
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Cbiz leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Cbiz 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBZMEGLLICNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $1.67M $14.04M CBZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x -1.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.9% -76.1% -77.7% CBZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 102.7% 198.9% CBZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CBZMEGLLICN

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

AxisCBZMEGLLICN
Valuation 70 #34 of 112 66 #33 of 96 –
Growth 86 #14 of 96 – –
Profitability 48 #48 of 91 – –
Financial Health 38 #78 of 125 100 #1 of 93 100 #1 of 125
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 67 – –
Overall 64 – –
  • CBZ ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MEGL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • LICN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBZMEGLLICNSPY
1 month +0.3%-70.5%-15.7% -0.2%
3 months +17.4%-72.5%-26.5% +3.9%
6 months +68.8%-72.5%-78.5% +8.2%
Year to date +8.7%-71.9%-69.5% +12.9%
1 year +3.9%-76.1%-77.7% +12.3%
3 years +9.4%-90.7%-37.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.0%-54.8%-14.4% +23.3%
5 years +48.9%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%—— +10.9%
10 years +400.7%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBZMEGLLICNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%102.7%198.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%138.3%229.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.200.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.07-0.74-0.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-99.9%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-78.6%-90.0% -1.2%
52-week high $55.50$1.54$8.63 $779.14
52-week low $25.14$0.33$0.84 $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.

MultipleCBZMEGLLICN
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 21.2x -1.6xmedian 28.3x —median 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 2.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.9x —median 13.5x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 13.7x -1.9xmedian 16.0x —median 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.4x 0.1xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -6.91median 1.00 —median 0.54 —median 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 monthsCBZMEGLLICN
Revenue $2.77B – –
Gross profit $337.84M – –
Operating income $204.23M – –
Net income $122.12M – –
Free cash flow $274.26M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.05 – –
Cash & equivalents $20.90M $15.52M $19.60M
Total debt $6.02B – $169.00K
Shares (diluted) 59.70M 5.06M 5.30M
Enterprise value $2.89B -$57.75M -$81.76M

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
MetricCBZMEGLLICN
P/E 26.7x -1.6x –
P/FCF 10.8x -1.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x – –
P/S 1.1x 1.1x –
P/B 1.6x 0.1x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.1x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x – –
EV/EBIT 21.6x – –
EV/Revenue 1.6x – –
EV/FCF 16.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.91 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBZMEGLLICN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.0% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.6% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 133.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 161.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBZMEGLLICN
Gross margin 12.2% – –
EBITDA margin 10.9% – –
Operating margin 7.4% – –
Pretax margin 6.1% – –
Net margin 4.4% – –
FCF margin 9.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% – –
Return on equity 7.0% – –
Return on assets 2.8% – –
Return on invested capital 4.4% – –
Return on capital employed 5.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBZMEGLLICN
Debt / assets 31.9% – 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 3.7% 6.8%
Equity / assets 40.8% 96.3% 93.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 38.9x 5.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 38.5x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 38.4x 4.6x
Altman Z-score 1.86 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBZMEGLLICN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCBZMEGLLICN
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.75BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBZMEGLLICN
Held by institutions 86.0% – –
Institutions holding 261 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% – –
Institutions buying 150 – –
Institutions selling 66 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.27 – –

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.

CBZMEGLLICN
CBZ 1.00 0.00 0.01
MEGL 0.00 1.00 0.05
LICN 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBZ, MEGL and LICN?

Cbiz (CBZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbiz (CBZ) $2.98B, Magic Empire Global (MEGL) $1.67M, Lichen International (LICN) $14.04M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbiz (CBZ) returned the most: Cbiz (CBZ) +3.9%, Magic Empire Global (MEGL) -76.1%, Lichen International (LICN) -77.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbiz (CBZ) has been the steadiest (Cbiz (CBZ) 52.5%, Magic Empire Global (MEGL) 102.7%, Lichen International (LICN) 198.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.