GEO vs UNF vs ABM Stock Comparison

Geo, Unifirst and Abm Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.57 -8.8% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins
UNF Unifirst Corp
$251.11 -3.2% 1M +57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.54B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
0.58%
Facility Services Industrials
1 win
ABM Abm Industries Inc /De/
$53.33 +8.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.13B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
2.18%
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Geo leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Geo 7, Abm Industries 4, Unifirst 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEOUNFABMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $4.54B $3.13B UNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 44.0x 18.9x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 31.9x 14.0x ABM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% — +6.0% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% — 1.8% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — 6.8% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 3.8x GEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.58% 2.18% ABM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.2% +57.4% +17.7% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.5%/yr +4.9%/yr +3.9%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 34.6% 28.6% ABM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 42/100 58/100 ABM

Percentile Scorecard

GEOUNFABM

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

AxisGEOUNFABM
Valuation 54 #53 of 113 43 #65 of 113 89 #13 of 113
Growth 60 #39 of 96 20 #77 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Profitability 57 #40 of 92 – 44 #52 of 92
Financial Health 33 #84 of 125 91 #12 of 125 36 #80 of 125
Shareholder Returns 71 #20 of 67 12 #59 of 67 56 #30 of 67
Overall 55 42 58
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • UNF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ABM ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEOUNFABMSPY
1 month -8.8%-3.2%+8.8% +0.9%
3 months -7.9%-16.7%+8.1% +5.9%
6 months +45.5%-1.8%+34.1% +8.5%
Year to date +71.0%+30.2%+26.1% +13.3%
1 year +65.2%+57.4%+17.7% +12.4%
3 years +213.3%+56.6%+35.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.4%+16.1%+10.8% +23.5%
5 years +237.0%+26.8%+21.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +27.5%+4.9%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +75.9%+106.2%+38.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.8%+7.5%+3.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGEOUNFABMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%34.6%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%25.8%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.200.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.331.660.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-34.9%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-16.7%-1.3% -0.9%
52-week high $32.78$301.48$54.02 $779.14
52-week low $13.26$150.02$37.39 $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.

MultipleGEOUNFABM
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 21.5x 44.0xmedian 21.5x 18.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 11.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 13.9x 57.8xmedian 13.9x 10.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.92 —median 0.92 -2.47median 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 monthsGEOUNFABM
Revenue $2.83B – $9.15B
Gross profit – – $1.09B
Operating income $315.54M – $321.50M
Net income $291.54M $109.49M $166.40M
Free cash flow $26.44M – $312.30M
EPS (diluted) $2.21 – $2.81
Cash & equivalents $54.99M $192.12M $110.50M
Total debt $6.34B – $1.77B
Shares (diluted) 132.02M 18.22M 59.30M
Enterprise value $3.26B $4.54B $2.72B

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
MetricGEOUNFABM
P/E 12.4x 44.0x 18.9x
P/FCF 138.0x 57.8x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x 22.1x 7.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.0x 0.3x
P/B 2.4x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x – 11.0x
EV/EBIT 16.3x – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 1.8x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 194.2x – 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 22.1x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – -2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEOUNFABM
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% – 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% – 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 222.2% -26.2% 43.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 1.8% -11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 242.8% – 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% – -7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% -30.9% 210.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -1.6% 22.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.8% – 438.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – 21.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEOUNFABM
Gross margin – – 12.0%
EBITDA margin 16.1% – 4.8%
Operating margin 11.2% – 3.5%
Pretax margin 14.0% – 2.4%
Net margin 10.3% – 1.8%
FCF margin 0.9% – 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% – 4.5%
Return on equity 19.4% – 9.4%
Return on assets 7.7% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – 6.8%
Return on capital employed 9.3% – 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEOUNFABM
Debt / assets 41.2% – 31.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 58.3x – 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 22.3% 68.0%
Equity / assets 40.5% 77.7% 32.0%
Interest coverage 2.1x – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.24 – 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEOUNFABM
Dividend yield – 0.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 4.8% – 5.4%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.6% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 40.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusGEOUNFABM
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 31.9xFY2027 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $7.88FY2027 $3.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.8%FY2026 -2.7%FY2027 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.8% +12.3% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $2.79BFY2027 $8.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2027 +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% -9.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEOUNFABM
Held by institutions 94.2% 81.3% 99.6%
Institutions holding 292 340 306
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -2.5% +4.4%
Institutions buying 151 162 193
Institutions selling 97 121 77
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.34 2.51

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.

GEOUNFABM
GEO 1.00 0.05 0.22
UNF 0.05 1.00 0.27
ABM 0.22 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEO, UNF and ABM?

Unifirst (UNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Geo (GEO) $3.65B, Unifirst (UNF) $4.54B, Abm Industries (ABM) $3.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEO, UNF and ABM?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Geo (GEO) 12.4x, Unifirst (UNF) 44.0x, Abm Industries (ABM) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abm Industries (ABM) is cheapest (Geo (GEO) 20.6x, Unifirst (UNF) 31.9x, Abm Industries (ABM) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Abm Industries (ABM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Abm Industries (ABM) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Abm Industries (ABM) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +65.2%, Unifirst (UNF) +57.4%, Abm Industries (ABM) +17.7%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr, Unifirst (UNF) +4.9%/yr, Abm Industries (ABM) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abm Industries (ABM) has the highest dividend yield: Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Unifirst (UNF) 0.58%, Abm Industries (ABM) 2.18%. Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Abm Industries (ABM) has been the steadiest (Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Unifirst (UNF) 34.6%, Abm Industries (ABM) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEO, UNF and ABM?

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