CBZ

HoldHot Air

CBIZ, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $3.0B cap · $60.9M/day traded

$54.78 -0.1% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct

StockRank down 2.8 since 13 Oct.

Hot Air: Rising on momentum alone: weak business, rich price.

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Report expected 28 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 5.5% over the last 13 weeks.

Quality
40
Value
48
Momentum
69

As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) is 64/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 40, Value 48, Momentum 69, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
26.4x
peers 26.8x
ROE
6.5%
peers 10.1%
D/E
1.0x
peers 0.6x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT CBIZ, INC.

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CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services, including financial, accounting, tax, and advisory services, alongside employee benefits and insurance consulting. The company occupies a leading market position as a top-tier provider specifically targeting the underserved mid-market business segment in the United States. Its competitive moat is built on a highly recurring, compliance-driven revenue model and a scaled national footprint that local boutique firms cannot match.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue1.4B1.6B1.8B2.8B25.0%2.8B2.8B3.0B3.4%
EPS2.102.420.822.120.4%2.082.372.508.5%
Shares50.2M49.8M50.2M54.4M+8.4%54.9M———
Debt474.5M551.0M1.8B1.8B56.8%1.9B———
Equity713.5M791.6M1.8B1.8B35.2%————
Op CF126.1M153.5M123.7M192.5M15.1%289.8M———
Inv CF-99.1M-79.4M-1.1B-15.9M—————
Fin CF-17.3M-77.1M1.0B-145.7M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD+0.5%
54.454.554.754.854.931 Aug22 Sep12 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkIn an uptrendExperimental

Above its 200-day average and 3% below its 52-week high.

SwingsBumpy

Swung more than 67% of stocks we rank over the past year (53% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$54.78
RSI (14)
66.7
52-Week Range-2.9% from high
Low $24.29High $56.41

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
40
ROIC
7.3%42.0
ROE
6.5%39.5
GP/Assets
9.5%24.3
Op. Margin
5.0%36.1
FCF/Assets
4.5%59.4
Piotroski
776.1
Int. Cover
2.5x24.5
D/E Ratio
1.02x19.5
Current Ratio
1.47x39.2
Value
48
P/E (TTM)
26.4x36.1
EV/EBITDA
12.7x46.5
P/FCF
15.2x60.0
P/B
1.6x59.6
P/S
1.1x60.1
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
69
52W High %
97%95.3
RS 6M
76%95.8
SMA 50/200
1.37x97.2
EPS Rev 4W
0.0%46.5
EPS Rev 12W
-5.5%11.6
EPS Improve
+104%70.1
Q Growth
-56%7.7

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$3.0B
P/E (Forward)
12.9x
Gross Margin
15.2%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CBZ are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
CBZCBIZ, Inc.(you)$3.0B64Hold
FAFirst Advantage Corporation$3.4B65Buy
AZZAZZ Inc.$4.1B59Hold
DLBDolby Laboratories, Inc.$5.4B71Buy
MMSMaximus, Inc.$2.8B82Strong Buy
UNFUniFirst Corporation$4.7B51Hold
ABMABM Industries Incorporated$2.9B85Strong Buy
AMTMAmentum Holdings, Inc.$4.8B48Hold
LZLegalZoom.com, Inc.$992M52Hold
CASSCass Information Systems, Inc.$690M68Buy

Peer medians: ROE 10.1% · P/E 26.8x · Gross margin 29.2%

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CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ): Stock Score Summary

CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) has a MoatMap StockRank of 64/100 based on Quality (40/100), Value (48/100), and Momentum (69/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services, including financial, accounting, tax, and advisory services, alongside employee benefits and insurance consulting. The company occupies a leading market position as a top-tier provider specifically targeting the underserved mid-market business segment in the United States. Its competitive moat is built on a highly recurring, compliance-driven revenue model and a scaled national footprint that local boutique firms cannot match.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$54.78
Market Cap$3.0B
P/E (TTM)26.36
P/E (Forward)12.91
Price/Book1.58
Return on Equity6.5%
Return on Invested Capital7.3%
Debt/Equity1.02x
Gross Margin15.2%
Operating Margin5.0%
Revenue Growth-0.2%
Free Cash Flow$198M

CBIZ, Inc. operates in the Specialty Business Services industry, part of the Industrials sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CBIZ, Inc.’s (CBZ) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) is 64/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (40), Value (48), and Momentum (69), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does CBIZ, Inc. have an economic moat?
CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) has a Quality factor score of 40/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is CBIZ, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 64/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is CBIZ, Inc. in?
CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Business Services industry (United States).