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The 40 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $196 bn combined; the largest are Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex (PAYX) and Paylocity (PCTY). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Comfortable leader
40 companies value 196 bn revenue 54 bn margin 10.4% free cash flow 10 bn avg. score 3.5
ADP holds 58.3% of the group's value, 2.9x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 ADP Automatic Data Processing
United States · score 7.2
 58% 114 bn 22 bn 20.1% 5.4 bn 4.8% 2.3% Outsourced payroll and workforce management · World's largest payroll processor; ~50 years of rising dividends
2 PAYX Paychex
United States · score 7.3
 20% 39 bn 6.6 bn 27.4% 2.0 bn 5.1% 4.1% Payroll and human resources for small businesses · Leader in payroll and HR for US small and midsize businesses
3 PCTY Paylocity
United States · score 7.2
 5% 8.8 bn 1.8 bn 15.2% 0.5 bn 5.6% — Cloud payroll and workforce management · The fastest-growing cloud payroll among midsize businesses
4 ANDG Andersen Group Inc.
United States · score 2.8
 3% 6.6 bn 0.9 bn -0.3% 0.2 bn 2.5% 3.2% Tax, valuation and financial consulting · California — revenue of $913m
5 HRB H&R BLOCK INC
United States · score 7.8
 3% 5.8 bn 4.0 bn 18.6% 0.8 bn 12.9% 3.6% Tax return preparation and financial products · Missouri — revenue of $3.9bn
6 FCN FTI CONSULTING, INC
United States · score 6.5
 2% 4.1 bn 3.8 bn 6.7% 0.4 bn 8.8% — Global consulting for corporate crises and transformations · Washington, DC — revenue of $3.8bn
7 EXPO EXPONENT INC
United States · score 6.3
 2% 3.4 bn 0.6 bn 19.2% 0.1 bn 3.2% 1.8% Science and engineering consulting for complex problems · California — revenue of $582m
8 CBZ CBIZ, Inc.
United States · score 5.5
 2% 3.0 bn 2.8 bn 4.4% 0.3 bn 9.2% — Professional services and consulting for midsize companies · Ohio — revenue of $2.8bn
9 HURN Huron Consulting Group Inc.
United States · score 5.7
 1% 2.8 bn 1.8 bn 6.4% 0.2 bn 5.8% — Global strategy, operations and digital transformation consulting · Illinois — revenue of $1.8bn
10 TIC TIC Solutions, Inc.
United States · score 0.9
 1% 1.9 bn 2.0 bn -5.6% 0.0 bn — 1.2% — Testing, inspection, certification, engineering and geospatial · Texas — revenue of $2.1bn
11 ICFI ICF International, Inc.
United States · score 6.8
 1% 1.6 bn 1.8 bn 4.9% 0.2 bn 12.5% 0.7% Management, technology and public policy consulting · Virginia — revenue of $1.8bn
12 CRAI CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
United States · score 3.1
 1% 1.1 bn 0.8 bn 6.2% -0.0 bn -2.5% 1.3% Economic, financial and management consulting · Massachusetts — revenue of $795m
13 BWMN Bowman Consulting Group Ltd.
United States · score 4.8
 0% 0.7 bn 0.5 bn 1.4% 0.0 bn 1.7% — Engineering, technical consulting and program management · Virginia — revenue of $528m
14 ROMA Roma Green Finance Ltd
Hong Kong · score 0.0
 0% 0.4 bn 0.0 bn -287.8% 0.0 bn -0.6% — Sustainability and ESG consulting, from Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $1m
15 HCKT HACKETT GROUP, INC.
United States · score 7.4
 0% 0.3 bn 0.3 bn 5.9% 0.0 bn 11.1% 4.5% Strategy and transformation consulting with generative AI · Florida — revenue of $287m
16 III Information Services Group Inc.
United States · score 6.3
 0% 0.3 bn 0.3 bn 4.7% 0.0 bn 6.1% 3.3% Technology research and consulting focused on AI · Connecticut — revenue of $250m
17 PPHC Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.
United States · score 3.8
 0% 0.3 bn 0.2 bn -18.9% 0.0 bn 5.2% 3.3% Lobbying and public affairs in Washington · Washington, DC — revenue of $201m
18 ALIT Alight, Inc. / Delaware
United States · score 3.9
 0% 0.2 bn 2.2 bn -90.9% 0.3 bn 116.2% 20.5% People and benefits management services and technology · Illinois — revenue of $2.2bn
19 FORR FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
United States · score 2.6
 0% 0.2 bn 0.4 bn -11.2% 0.0 bn 1.4% — Independent research and advisory · Massachusetts — revenue of $381m
20 FC FRANKLIN COVEY CO
United States · score 6.2
 0% 0.2 bn 0.3 bn 0.8% 0.0 bn 9.5% — Leadership and organizational performance training and content · Utah — revenue of $263m
21 RGP RESOURCES CONNECTION, INC.
United States · score 1.3
 0% 0.1 bn 0.4 bn -10.7% -0.0 bn -12.0% 10.8% Professional consulting and project services, from Dallas · Texas — revenue of $430m
22 RGS REGIS CORP
United States · score 4.8
 0% 0.1 bn 0.2 bn 3.1% 0.0 bn 15.4% — Franchised hair salons, 3,448 locations · Minnesota — revenue of $224m
23 EGG ENIGMATIG LTD
Singapore · score 0.4
 0% 0.1 bn 0.0 bn -96.3% 0.0 bn -2.6% — Corporate consulting and services in Asia · Singapore — revenue of $3m
24 AERT Aeries Technology, Inc.
Cayman Islands · score 5.6
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn 4.2% 0.0 bn 29.3% — Technology consulting for private equity firms · Cayman Islands — revenue of $77m
25 MRM Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc.
Japan · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.1 bn 0.5% -0.0 bn -210.9% — Massage salons and preventive health in Japan · Japan — revenue of $51m
26 ACCS ACCESS Newswire Inc.
United States · score 3.6
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -7.6% 0.0 bn 4.0% — Press release distribution and investor relations · North Carolina — revenue of $22m
27 LICN Lichen International Ltd
China · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -98.5% -0.0 bn -155.7% — Financial and tax services for companies in China, plus education, software and pre-IPO advisory · China — revenue of $25m
28 RYOJ rYojbaba Co., Ltd.
Japan · score 4.8
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn 1.3% 0.0 bn 2.2% — Labor and business consulting, from Japan · Japan — revenue of $9m
29 VCIG VCI Global Ltd
Malaysia · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -438.0% -0.0 bn -27x — Business consulting and technology in Malaysia · Malaysia — revenue of $10m
30 FOFO Hang Feng Technology Innovation Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -770.7% 0.0 bn -12.9% — Business consulting and asset management in Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $1m
31 GRNQ Greenpro Capital Corp.
Malaysia · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -169.6% 0.0 bn -19.2% — Business and tax consulting in Asia · Malaysia — revenue of $2m
32 XWEL XWELL, Inc.
United States · score 0.2
 — — 0.0 bn -82.9% -0.0 bn — — Traveler wellness: XpresSpa, XpresTest and Naples Wax Center · New York — revenue of $28m
33 DPU Top KingWin Ltd
China · score 1.1
 — — 0.0 bn -364.1% 0.0 bn — — Corporate consulting and training in China · China — revenue of $11m
34 CLIK Click Holdings Ltd.
Hong Kong · score 1.6
 — — 0.0 bn -9.5% 0.0 bn — — — Human resources services in Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $11m
35 ACCL Acco Group Holdings Ltd
Hong Kong · score 6.1
 — — 0.0 bn 11.4% 0.0 bn — — Construction and services in Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $5m
36 GLXG Galaxy Payroll Group Ltd
Hong Kong · score 1.1
 — — 0.0 bn -100.5% 0.0 bn — — Payroll outsourcing in Greater China · Hong Kong — revenue of $3m
37 INTJ Intelligent Group Ltd
Hong Kong · score 3.2
 — — 0.0 bn -59.8% 0.0 bn — — Financial consulting and investor relations in China · Hong Kong — revenue of $3m
38 EFTY ETOILES CAPITAL GROUP CO., LTD
Hong Kong · score 1.1
 — — 0.0 bn -4.8% 0.0 bn — — Investor relations and financial consulting · Hong Kong — revenue of $3m
39 AUC ATIF Holdings Ltd
United States · score 0.9
 — — 0.0 bn -100.3% -0.0 bn — — Financial consulting for small and midsize businesses · California — revenue of $3m
40 ZTG Zenta Group Co Ltd
China · score 1.5
 — — 0.0 bn -23.7% -0.0 bn — — Industrial park and investment consulting in Macau, plus fintech products · China — revenue of $2m

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