IT vs ACN vs TTEK Stock Comparison

Gartner, Accenture and Tetra Tech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IT Gartner Inc
$219.15 +17.9% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
4 wins
ACN Accenture plc
$243.95 +39.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$162.84B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
2.71%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins
TTEK Tetra Tech Inc
$36.78 +8.5% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.42B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.73%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 4, Gartner 4, Tetra Tech 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITACNTTEKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.84B $162.84B $9.42B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 19.2x 21.8x IT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 15.8x 22.4x IT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +6.7% -7.6% ACN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 10.7% 8.6% IT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.6% 20.9% 16.7% IT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -0.4x 0.9x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.71% 0.73% ACN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% -3.7% +12.9% TTEK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -7.4%/yr +0.9%/yr TTEK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.6% 50.3% 37.0% TTEK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 64/100 67/100 TTEK

Percentile Scorecard

ITACNTTEK

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

AxisITACNTTEK
Valuation 65 #40 of 113 52 #55 of 113 46 #61 of 113
Growth 30 #68 of 96 48 #50 of 96 80 #20 of 96
Profitability 93 #7 of 92 87 #13 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Financial Health 44 #71 of 125 80 #26 of 125 66 #43 of 125
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 67 55 #31 of 67 64 #25 of 67
Overall 66 64 67
  • IT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TTEK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITACNTTEKSPY
1 month +17.9%+39.8%+8.5% +0.9%
3 months +32.2%+40.8%+8.9% +5.9%
6 months +45.9%+35.3%+15.4% +8.5%
Year to date -13.1%-9.1%+9.7% +13.3%
1 year -13.3%-3.7%+12.9% +12.4%
3 years -32.7%-15.9%+27.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.4%-5.6%+8.3% +23.5%
5 years -34.0%-32.0%+4.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.0%-7.4%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years +157.3%+110.9%+378.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%+7.7%+17.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureITACNTTEKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.6%50.3%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%51.7%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.080.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.070.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.2%-70.0%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-15.5%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $254.59$288.54$42.61 $779.14
52-week low $125.73$124.44$26.18 $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.

MultipleITACNTTEK
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 21.5x 19.2xmedian 21.5x 21.8xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.9x 12.0xmedian 11.9x 14.9xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.9x 12.9xmedian 13.9x 17.2xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median -82.7xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 97.83median 0.92 4.67median 0.92 1.54median 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 monthsITACNTTEK
Revenue $6.46B $73.10B $5.07B
Gross profit $4.50B $23.40B $951.81M
Operating income $1.12B $10.59B $611.75M
Net income $775.35M $7.79B $436.70M
Free cash flow $1.29B $12.58B $547.33M
EPS (diluted) $11.65 $12.65 $1.68
Cash & equivalents $1.49B $10.17B $230.84M
Total debt $2.98B $5.14B $801.06M
Shares (diluted) 66.58M 615.59M 259.78M
Enterprise value $7.53B $123.25B $8.53B

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
MetricITACNTTEK
P/E 18.8x 19.2x 21.8x
P/FCF 10.7x 12.9x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 12.4x 16.6x
P/S 2.1x 2.2x 1.9x
P/B -82.7x 4.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -30.0x 5.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 12.0x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 14.9x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 11.9x 12.5x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 12.0x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 97.83 4.67 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITACNTTEK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 6.7% -7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 4.8% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 6.6% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 4.5% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 0.6% 65.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 4.9% 21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.7% -2.0% 101.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 2.8% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.8% 0.4% 105.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 4.1% 14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 20.4% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 10.0% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 22.8% 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 10.3% 24.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITACNTTEK
Gross margin 69.6% 32.0% 18.8%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 17.9% 13.2%
Operating margin 17.3% 14.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin 15.9% 14.6% 11.7%
Net margin 12.0% 10.7% 8.6%
FCF margin 19.9% 17.2% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 18.0% 11.2%
Return on equity – 24.3% 23.5%
Return on assets 10.4% 11.7% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 28.6% 20.9% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 29.7% 22.9% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITACNTTEK
Debt / assets 41.4% 7.5% 18.3%
Debt / equity -17.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -0.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 102.3% 52.0% 57.8%
Equity / assets -2.3% 48.0% 42.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x 39.8x 15.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.87 4.92 4.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITACNTTEK
Dividend yield – 2.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 18.9% 2.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 18.9% 5.3% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.5% 15.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.3% 12.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.7% 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 11.2%

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.

ConsensusITACNTTEK
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 15.8xFY2027 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.20FY2026 $15.40FY2027 $1.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% -2.2% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.72BFY2026 $72.38BFY2027 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2027 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +18.1% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITACNTTEK
Held by institutions 100.0% 73.0% 97.8%
Institutions holding 650 1,899 547
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -1.6% +4.0%
Institutions buying 281 958 260
Institutions selling 291 776 210
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.23 1.24

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.

ITACNTTEK
IT 1.00 0.67 0.29
ACN 0.67 1.00 0.40
TTEK 0.29 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IT, ACN and TTEK?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gartner (IT) $13.84B, Accenture (ACN) $162.84B, Tetra Tech (TTEK) $9.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, IT, ACN and TTEK?

Gartner (IT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gartner (IT) 18.8x, Accenture (ACN) 19.2x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gartner (IT) is cheapest (Gartner (IT) 14.4x, Accenture (ACN) 15.8x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.4x). 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: Gartner (IT) +0.7%, Accenture (ACN) +6.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) -7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gartner (IT) has the highest net margin (Gartner (IT) 12.0%, Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Gartner (IT) leads (Gartner (IT) 28.6%, Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tetra Tech (TTEK) returned the most: Gartner (IT) -13.3%, Accenture (ACN) -3.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +12.9%. Over five years, Tetra Tech (TTEK) compounded fastest (Gartner (IT) -8.0%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -7.4%/yr, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest dividend yield: Gartner (IT) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 2.71%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 0.73%. Gartner (IT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tetra Tech (TTEK) has been the steadiest (Gartner (IT) 57.6%, Accenture (ACN) 50.3%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IT, ACN and TTEK?

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 4. 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.