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CBZ vs FOUR // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
CBIZ Inc. (NYSE) VS. Shift4 Payments Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CBZ 8
— FOUR 3
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: FOUR
LAST: $54.98 (+0.06%) • MKT CAP: $2.98B
forward-pe
21.7x
LAST: $39.25 (+2.96%) • MKT CAP: $3.10B
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17.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CBZ VS. FOUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CBZ | FOUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 12.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.90% | 5.50% | +0.40 | CBZ | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.5x | 18.6x | -1.10 | CBZ | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.88% | 20.13% | -14.25 | FOUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.50% | 8.40% | +0.10 | CBZ | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.20% | 3.50% | +0.70 | CBZ | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 52.10% | 25.50% | +26.60 | CBZ | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.84 | 0.93 | +0.91 | CBZ | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | CBZ | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 68.3 | 52.8 | +15.47 | CBZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.89 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 21.7x | 17.7x | +4.00 | FOUR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.98B | $3.10B | -$115.8M | FOUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CBZ REV | FOUR REV | CBZ GROSS % | FOUR GROSS % | CBZ FCF | FOUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.76B | $4.18B | 12.9% | — | $175.5M | $624.0M |
| FY 2024 | $1.81B | $3.33B | 10.1% | — | $110.8M | $493.0M |
| FY 2023 | $1.59B | $2.56B | — | — | $81.9M | $346.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CBZ // BETA 0.89
FOUR // BETA —