CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Independence, United States | NYSE
54.51 USD
-0.16
(-0.293%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 54.53 +0.02 (0.036%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:28 a.m. EDT
The investment case for CBIZ is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its historical performance and its recent reality. While the company boasts an impressive long-term track record with nearly 5x returns over the last nine years, the most recent annual data reveals a sharp reversal: revenue is essentially flat (-0.2%) and earnings have collapsed by roughly 53%. This deterioration in core business metrics has triggered a multi-year decline in the stock price, which now trades significantly below its 200-day average despite being near its 52-week high—a technical anomaly suggesting the market is pricing in further weakness. The short-term outlook remains murky. The stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average, offering some support, but the lack of positive earnings momentum and the heavy concentration of put options suggest that speculators are wary of a deeper drop. The statistical forecast offers only a weak lean upward, which is insufficient to overcome the fundamental headwinds. Most critically, there is no income component to this trade. The company has suspended dividends entirely, eliminating any cushion for investors during this period of stagnation. Without a yield to offset the capital loss or a clear path to restoring profitability, holding this stock requires a belief in a sudden, unproven turnaround. For now, the balance sheet carries manageable debt, but the business engine appears stalled. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.152814 |
| MSTL | 0.194799 |
| AutoETS | 0.196599 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.201037 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 24.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.147 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.64 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 102.081 |
| Revenue per Share | 45.154 |
| Market Cap | 2,958,497,792 |
| Trailing P/E | 26.33 |
| Forward P/E | 12.83 |
| Beta | 0.93 |
| Profit Margins | 4.41% |
| Website | https://www.cbiz.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is heavily concentrated deep in-the-money strikes (12.5, 25, 30) across multiple expirations, creating a massive 'floor' against a crash. Conversely, call activity is muted and focused on the money, with very little speculative volume in out-of-the-money calls beyond the immediate expiration. This asymmetry suggests traders are hedging existing long positions or betting on a continued decline, while avoiding aggressive bullish bets.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14854735 |
| Address1 | 5,959 Rockside Woods Blvd. North |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 90.13 |
| All Time Low | 0.8125 |
| Ask | 54.59 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 729,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,204,357 |
| Average Volume | 1,204,357 |
| Average Volume10Days | 729,280 |
| Beta | 0.927 |
| Bid | 54.58 |
| Bid Size | 800 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 34.607 |
| City | Independence |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 54.51 |
| Current Ratio | 1.468 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 54.65 |
| Day Low | 54.46 |
| Debt To Equity | 102.081 |
| Display Name | CBIZ |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,355,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.53 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.556 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,190,600 |
| Ebitda | 382,931,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13838 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.648 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.75 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,843,260,928 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.9725 |
| Eps Forward | 4.2475 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.2862 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.223797 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20367786 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.854735 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 64.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.740002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15159535 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 30.219997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2441332 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.29 - 64.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 798,989,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 48,618,265 |
| Forward Eps | 4.2475 |
| Forward P E | 12.833431 |
| Free Cashflow | 240,524,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 9,500 |
| Fullday Change | -0.16 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.292665 |
| Fullday Price | 54.5297 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15204 |
| Gross Profits | 420,736,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04991 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.97479 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 54,274,405 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73481&p=irol-irhome&pid=4507 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 836,179,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | CBIZ, Inc. provides financial, insurance, and advisory services in the United States and Canada. It operates through Financial Services, Benefits and Insurance Services, and National Practices segments. The Financial Services segment offers accounting and tax, financial advisory, national technology, and government healthcare consulting services. The Benefits and Insurance Services segment provides employee benefits consulting, payroll/human capital management, property and casualty insurance, and retirement and investment services. The National Practices segment offers information technology managed networking and hardware services. The company primarily serves small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individuals, governmental entities, and not-for-profit enterprises. CBIZ, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Independence, Ohio. |
| Long Name | CBIZ, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,958,497,792 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_361972 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 122,120,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,966,606,264 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 54.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 289,832,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04978 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.34 |
| Phone | 216 447 9000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.019702911 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0361455 |
| Post Market Price | 54.5297 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 54.67 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.721837 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5751148 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0691049 |
| Profit Margins | 0.04413 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.072 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.16 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.292665 |
| Regular Market Day High | 54.65 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 54.46 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 54.46 - 54.65 |
| Regular Market Open | 54.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 54.67 |
| Regular Market Price | 54.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 996,613 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03943 |
| Return On Equity | 0.064959995 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.002 |
| Revenue Per Share | 45.154 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 54,274,405 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0423 |
| Shares Short | 2,297,934 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,742,782 |
| Short Name | CBIZ, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.051 |
| Short Ratio | 1.19 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OH |
| Symbol | CBZ |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 45.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 55.0 |
| Total Cash | 21,262,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.392 |
| Total Debt | 1,906,599,040 |
| Total Revenue | 2,767,266,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.07 |
| Trailing P E | 26.333334 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.34 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.4881 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 15.0219 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3804159 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 996,613 |
| Website | https://www.cbiz.com |
| Zip | 44,131 |