FSV vs RTO vs ACN Stock Comparison

FirstService, Rentokil Initial and Accenture Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSV FirstService Corp
$138.96 +7.7% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.35B
P/E
54.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
1.06%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
ACN Accenture plc
$243.95 +39.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.02B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 9, FirstService 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSVRTOACNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.35B $11.59B $149.02B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.9x — 19.1x ACN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x 15.9x 15.8x ACN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% — +6.7% ACN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% — 10.7% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% — 20.9% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — -0.4x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.06% 0.00% 0.03% FSV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -20.0% -3.7% ACN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -11.1%/yr -7.4%/yr FSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 34.6% 50.3% FSV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 64/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

FSVRTOACN

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

AxisFSVRTOACN
Valuation 42 #66 of 113 – 52 #55 of 113
Growth 56 #43 of 96 – 48 #50 of 96
Profitability 63 #35 of 92 – 87 #13 of 92
Financial Health 39 #77 of 125 – 80 #26 of 125
Shareholder Returns 8 #62 of 67 39 #41 of 67 55 #31 of 67
Overall 41 – 64
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSVRTOACNSPY
1 month +7.7%+11.2%+39.8% +0.9%
3 months -2.4%-22.5%+40.8% +5.9%
6 months +3.6%-30.9%+35.3% +8.5%
Year to date -10.7%-22.6%-9.1% +13.3%
1 year -12.8%-20.0%-3.7% +12.4%
3 years +1.4%-10.5%-15.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.5%-3.6%-5.6% +23.5%
5 years -30.5%-44.3%-32.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.0%-11.1%-7.4% +11.0%
10 years +238.4%+59.7%+110.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.0%+4.8%+7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFSVRTOACNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%34.6%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%37.0%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.330.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.58-0.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-54.2%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-34.0%-15.5% -0.9%
52-week high $165.10$34.52$288.54 $779.14
52-week low $125.66$19.75$124.44 $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.

MultipleFSVRTOACN
P/E now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x 19.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 12.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 12.9xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 147.23median 0.92 —median 0.92 4.67median 0.92

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 monthsFSVRTOACN
Revenue $5.68B – $73.10B
Gross profit $1.88B – $23.40B
Operating income $339.62M – $10.59B
Net income $199.45M – $7.79B
Free cash flow $536.84M – $12.58B
EPS (diluted) $2.52 – $12.65
Cash & equivalents $160.76M $2.47B $10.17B
Total debt $1.55B -$1.94B $5.14B
Shares (diluted) 45.75M 507.00M 615.59M
Enterprise value $6.22B $5.11B $108.31B

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
MetricFSVRTOACN
P/E 54.9x – 19.2x
P/FCF 11.8x – 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x – 12.4x
P/S 1.1x – 2.2x
P/B 6.8x – 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.8x – 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x – 12.0x
EV/EBIT 22.8x – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x – 2.2x
EV/FCF 14.4x – 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x – 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 147.23 – 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSVRTOACN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% – 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.6% – 0.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% – -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% – 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% – 20.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% – 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% – 22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSVRTOACN
Gross margin 33.1% – 32.0%
EBITDA margin 9.5% – 17.9%
Operating margin 6.0% – 14.5%
Pretax margin 4.8% – 14.6%
Net margin 2.0% – 10.7%
FCF margin 9.4% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% – 18.0%
Return on equity 18.5% – 24.3%
Return on assets 4.5% – 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.0% – 20.9%
Return on capital employed 9.8% – 22.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSVRTOACN
Debt / assets 34.9% -13.4% 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.9% – 52.0%
Equity / assets 21.1% – 48.0%
Interest coverage – – 39.8x
Current ratio 1.7x -683.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x -411.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x -411.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSVRTOACN
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.8% 2.7%
Net buyback yield -9.5% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield -8.5% 2.8% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 50.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.9%

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.

ConsensusFSVRTOACN
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $15.40FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +10.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +2.1% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.42BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026 $72.38BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +13.5% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSVRTOACN
Held by institutions 69.9% 15.4% 73.0%
Institutions holding 275 287 1,899
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +5.9% -1.6%
Institutions buying 147 161 958
Institutions selling 101 90 776
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.79 1.23

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.

FSVRTOACN
FSV 1.00 0.25 0.29
RTO 0.25 1.00 0.31
ACN 0.29 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSV, RTO and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstService (FSV) $6.35B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.59B, Accenture (ACN) $149.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSV, RTO and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstService (FSV) 54.9x, Accenture (ACN) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Accenture (ACN) is cheapest (FirstService (FSV) 23.8x, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 15.9x, Accenture (ACN) 15.8x). 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: FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, Accenture (ACN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Accenture (ACN) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (FirstService (FSV) 10.0%, Accenture (ACN) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accenture (ACN) returned the most: FirstService (FSV) -12.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -20.0%, Accenture (ACN) -3.7%. Over five years, FirstService (FSV) compounded fastest (FirstService (FSV) -7.0%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.1%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FirstService (FSV) has the highest dividend yield: FirstService (FSV) 1.06%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 0.03%. Rentokil Initial (RTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstService (FSV) has been the steadiest (FirstService (FSV) 30.6%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.6%, Accenture (ACN) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSV, RTO and ACN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Accenture (ACN) leads on 9. 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.