Accenture plc vs FISERV, INC., two Internet Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ACN and FISV diverge most: on revenue growth, ACN reads +6.8% and FISV reads -1.1%; on altman z (solvency), ACN reads 7.83 and FISV reads 1.07. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ACN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FISV's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ACN | FISV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $208.88 | $45.62 |
| Market cap | $128.6B | $24.3B |
| Sector | Internet Retail | Internet Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +1.2% | — |
| P/E | 16.7 | 8.8 |
| P/B | 3.89 | 0.90 |
| P/S | 1.76 | 1.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.1 | 7.5 |
| Revenue growth | +6.8% | -1.1% |
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 19.2% |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 23.6% | 10.4% |
| Return on assets | 11.3% | 3.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.1% | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 9.8% | 16.1% |
| Dividend yield | 2.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 1.04 |
| Current ratio | 1.34 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.83 | 1.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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