BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORPORATION vs V2X, Inc., two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The margin gap is modest, Booz Allen at a 9.5% operating margin against V2X's 3.5%, but every service-economics ratio downstream compounds it: net margins of 7.6% versus 1.9%, returns on assets of 12% versus 2.8%. The multiples then invert the quality ranking: V2X at 25.9 times earnings, Booz Allen at 9. Both serve the government, and the market has decided the logistics contractor's book is safer than the consultant's, or at least less exposed to the current appetite for cutting advisory spend. Booz Allen pays a 3.6% dividend from a 12.6% free-cash yield while it waits out the argument; V2X pays none and carries a turn of debt. Cheapness this pronounced is a forecast, not an oversight.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | BAH | VVX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $62.18 | $72.52 |
| Market cap | $7.5B | $2.3B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +4.3% |
| P/E | 9.0 | 25.9 |
| P/B | 6.83 | 2.07 |
| P/S | 0.67 | 0.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.0 | 16.2 |
| Revenue growth | -6.3% | +9.3% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 77.0% | 8.0% |
| Return on assets | 12.0% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.5% | 7.5% |
| FCF yield | 12.6% | 6.0% |
| Dividend yield | 3.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.58 | 0.97 |
| Current ratio | 1.78 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.39 | 2.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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