BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION vs CGI INC., two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Nine times trailing earnings is what the market asks for Booz Allen, a multiple from a different market than the one pricing most of its sector, and CGI at 11.8 times is nearly as stark. The two get there differently: Booz Allen's 77% return on equity divides by a base gutted by 3.6 turns of leverage and buybacks (return on assets, 12%, is the honest figure), while CGI runs debt-free and earns 10.1% on assets. Booz Allen also hands back more, a 12.6% free-cash yield and a 3.6% dividend against CGI's 10.5% and none. Prices like these embed shrinkage, not growth; the disagreement with the fundamentals is the page's whole story.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | BAH | GIB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $62.18 | $64.43 |
| Market cap | $7.5B | $14.7B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 9.0 | 11.8 |
| P/B | 6.83 | 2.12 |
| P/S | 0.67 | 1.36 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.0 | — |
| Revenue growth | -6.3% | +4.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | — |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Return on equity | 77.0% | 17.9% |
| Return on assets | 12.0% | 10.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.5% | — |
| FCF yield | 12.6% | 10.5% |
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.58 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.78 | 1.36 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.39 | 3.22 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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