Revenue growth has accelerated significantly, yet operating margins remain volatile, swinging from -23.2% in 2024Q4 to 23.2% in 2026Q1 due to inconsistent cost scaling.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 2.77B | 2.76B | 1.81B | 1.59B | 1.41B | 1.1B | 963.9M | 948.42M | 922M | 855.34M | 799.83M | 750.42M | 719.48M | 692.03M | 766.09M | 733.8M | 732.5M | 739.7M | 704.26M | 643.9M | 601.13M | 559.27M | 520.06M | 512.76M | 504.33M | 526.87M | 528.73M | 546.4M | 352.8M | 109.2M | 35.8M |
| Revenue Growth % | 28.34% | 52.08% | 13.97% | 12.69% | 27.79% | 14.63% | 1.63% | 2.87% | 7.79% | 6.94% | 6.58% | 4.3% | 3.97% | -9.67% | 4.4% | 0.18% | -0.97% | 5.03% | 9.37% | 7.12% | 7.48% | 7.54% | 1.42% | 1.67% | -4.28% | -0.35% | -3.23% | 54.88% | 223.08% | 205.03% | -19.55% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 2.42B | 2.4B | 1.63B | 1.37B | 1.19B | 945.63M | 825.35M | 823.5M | 790.28M | 755.58M | 697.73M | 653.94M | 629.8M | 608.73M | 680.2M | 643.87M | 646.79M | 651.31M | 607.57M | 563.54M | 519.23M | 485.3M | 459.36M | 448.71M | 445.67M | 460.56M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 87.11% | 89.94% | 85.97% | 84.18% | 85.58% | 85.63% | 86.83% | 85.71% | 88.34% | 87.23% | 87.14% | 87.54% | 87.96% | 88.79% | 87.74% | 88.3% | 88.05% | 86.27% | 87.52% | 86.38% | 86.77% | 88.33% | 87.51% | 88.37% | 87.41% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | 353.31M | 355.39M | 182.47M | 223.2M | 223.37M | 159.29M | 138.55M | 124.93M | 131.72M | 99.76M | 102.11M | 96.48M | 89.68M | 83.3M | 85.9M | 89.94M | 85.71M | 88.39M | 96.69M | 80.36M | 81.89M | 73.97M | 60.7M | 64.06M | 58.67M | 66.31M | 528.73M | 546.4M | 352.8M | 109.2M | 35.8M |
| Gross Margin % | 12.76% | 12.89% | 10.06% | 14.03% | 15.82% | 14.42% | 14.37% | 13.17% | 14.29% | 11.66% | 12.77% | 12.86% | 12.46% | 12.04% | 11.21% | 12.26% | 11.7% | 11.95% | 13.73% | 12.48% | 13.62% | 13.23% | 11.67% | 12.49% | 11.63% | 12.59% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 94.77% | -18.25% | -0.07% | 40.23% | 14.97% | 10.9% | -5.16% | 32.04% | -2.3% | 5.83% | 7.58% | 7.65% | -3.02% | -4.49% | 4.93% | -3.03% | -8.59% | 20.32% | -1.88% | 10.71% | 21.87% | -5.24% | 9.18% | -11.53% | -87.46% | -3.23% | 54.88% | 223.08% | 205.03% | 153.9% |
| Operating Expenses | 122.88M | 121.38M | 108.75M | 57.97M | 55.02M | 86.62M | 46.07M | 44.41M | 39.17M | 33.3M | 36.32M | 32.59M | 34.18M | 34.4M | 30.42M | 31.98M | 29.61M | 30.72M | 29.44M | 30.75M | 41.12M | 40.39M | 42.2M | 39.33M | 41.26M | 54.77M | 627.26M | 513.8M | 292.2M | 90.2M | 29.7M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 4.4% | 6% | 3.64% | 3.9% | 7.84% | 4.78% | 4.68% | 4.25% | 3.89% | 4.54% | 4.34% | 4.75% | 4.97% | 3.97% | 4.36% | 4.04% | 4.15% | 4.18% | 4.78% | 6.84% | 7.22% | 8.11% | 7.67% | 8.18% | 10.39% | 118.63% | 94.03% | 82.82% | 82.6% | 82.96% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 122.88M | 121.38M | 108.75M | 57.97M | 55.02M | 56.15M | 46.07M | 44.41M | 39.17M | 33.3M | 36.32M | 32.59M | 34.18M | 34.4M | 30.42M | 31.98M | 29.61M | 30.72M | 28.69M | 30.61M | 24.68M | 24.91M | 24.77M | 19.65M | 19.67M | 19.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 4.4% | 6% | 3.64% | 3.9% | 5.08% | 4.78% | 4.68% | 4.25% | 3.89% | 4.54% | 4.34% | 4.75% | 4.97% | 3.97% | 4.36% | 4.04% | 4.15% | 4.07% | 4.75% | 4.1% | 4.45% | 4.76% | 3.83% | 3.9% | 3.76% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.47M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 745K | 144K | 16.45M | 15.48M | 17.42M | 19.68M | 21.59M | 34.97M | 627.26M | 513.8M | 292.2M | 90.2M | 29.7M |
| Operating Income | 230.43M | 234.01M | 73.72M | 165.24M | 168.34M | 72.67M | 92.48M | 80.52M | 92.55M | 66.46M | 65.79M | 63.88M | 55.5M | 48.91M | 55.48M | 57.95M | 56.1M | 57.67M | 68M | 49.75M | 40.8M | 33.9M | 19.5M | 27.25M | 18.34M | 4.43M | -98.53M | 32.6M | 60.6M | 19M | 6.1M |
| Operating Margin % | 8.32% | 8.48% | 4.06% | 10.38% | 11.92% | 6.58% | 9.59% | 8.49% | 10.04% | 7.77% | 8.23% | 8.51% | 7.71% | 7.07% | 7.24% | 7.9% | 7.66% | 7.8% | 9.66% | 7.73% | 6.79% | 6.06% | 3.75% | 5.31% | 3.64% | 0.84% | -18.63% | 5.97% | 17.18% | 17.4% | 17.04% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 217.45% | -55.39% | -1.84% | 131.65% | -21.42% | 14.85% | -12.99% | 39.25% | 1.02% | 2.98% | 15.11% | 13.48% | -11.85% | -4.27% | 3.31% | -2.72% | -15.19% | 36.68% | 21.95% | 20.34% | 73.86% | -28.44% | 48.57% | 313.9% | 104.5% | -402.23% | -46.2% | 218.95% | 211.48% | 205% |
| EBITDA | 327.66M | 332.28M | 121.78M | 201.51M | 201.24M | 99.75M | 115.62M | 102.87M | 116.22M | 89.52M | 87.89M | 84.27M | 75.33M | 67.79M | 76.87M | 78.3M | 76.43M | 78.17M | 83.11M | 65.72M | 57.22M | 49.06M | 35.93M | 44.41M | 39M | 46.52M | -98.53M | 32.6M | 60.6M | 19M | 6.1M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 11.83% | 12.05% | 6.72% | 12.66% | 14.25% | 9.03% | 12% | 10.85% | 12.61% | 10.47% | 10.99% | 11.23% | 10.47% | 9.8% | 10.03% | 10.67% | 10.43% | 10.57% | 11.8% | 10.21% | 9.52% | 8.77% | 6.91% | 8.66% | 7.73% | 8.83% | -18.63% | 5.97% | 17.18% | 17.4% | 17.04% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 37.65% | 172.86% | -39.57% | 0.13% | 101.74% | -13.73% | 12.4% | -11.49% | 29.83% | 1.86% | 4.29% | 11.88% | 11.12% | -11.82% | -1.82% | 2.44% | -2.22% | -5.95% | 26.46% | 14.86% | 16.63% | 36.56% | -19.1% | 13.88% | -16.16% | 147.21% | -402.23% | -46.2% | 218.95% | 211.48% | 41.86% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 97.23M | 98.27M | 48.06M | 36.27M | 32.9M | 27.08M | 23.14M | 22.34M | 23.68M | 23.06M | 22.1M | 20.39M | 19.83M | 18.88M | 21.39M | 20.34M | 20.33M | 20.5M | 15.11M | 15.97M | 16.43M | 15.16M | 16.43M | 17.16M | 20.66M | 42.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBIT | 372.48M | 268.05M | 92.19M | 186.43M | 149.51M | 96.88M | 108.47M | 98.65M | 86.48M | 81M | 73.6M | 66.73M | 63.69M | 56.34M | 66.28M | 64.06M | 60.1M | 65.05M | 61.13M | 50.69M | 40.58M | 34.18M | 24.62M | 24.48M | 18.1M | 16.16M | 24.13M | 56.8M | 60.8M | 17.5M | 9.1M |
| Net Interest Income | -212.02M | -107.22M | -34.38M | -20.13M | -8.04M | -3.87M | -4.98M | -5.76M | -6.64M | -6.67M | -6.59M | -8.9M | -13.12M | -15.37M | -15M | -16.05M | -15.31M | -13.39M | -10.79M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 212.02M | 107.22M | 34.38M | 20.13M | 8.04M | 3.87M | 4.98M | 5.76M | 6.64M | 6.67M | 6.59M | 8.9M | 13.12M | 15.37M | 15M | 17.36M | 15.31M | 13.39M | 10.79M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -16.03M | -73.17M | -15.91M | 1.06M | -26.87M | 20.34M | 11.01M | 12.37M | -12.71M | 7.86M | 1.22M | -7.67M | -4.93M | -7.48M | -5.07M | -10.99M | -10.93M | -5.78M | -14.11M | 6.13M | 1.62M | 1.66M | 2.6M | 237K | -2.43M | -10.03M | -82.48M | -18.07M | -3.2M | 100K | 3M |
| Pretax Income | 214.4M | 160.84M | 57.81M | 166.3M | 141.49M | 93.02M | 103.49M | 92.89M | 79.84M | 74.32M | 67.01M | 57.83M | 50.57M | 41.43M | 50.4M | 46.97M | 44.79M | 51.89M | 53.89M | 55.88M | 42.42M | 36.16M | 22.54M | 27.62M | 15.68M | -5.66M | -110.64M | 25.8M | 60.6M | 19.1M | 6M |
| Pretax Margin % | 7.74% | 5.83% | 3.19% | 10.45% | 10.02% | 8.42% | 10.74% | 9.79% | 8.66% | 8.69% | 8.38% | 7.71% | 7.03% | 5.99% | 6.58% | 6.4% | 6.11% | 7.01% | 7.65% | 8.68% | 7.06% | 6.46% | 4.33% | 5.39% | 3.11% | -1.07% | -20.93% | 4.72% | 17.18% | 17.49% | 16.76% |
| Income Tax | 60.11M | 45.39M | 16.77M | 45.34M | 36.12M | 22.13M | 25.14M | 21.84M | 18.27M | 23.29M | 26.4M | 22.83M | 20.15M | 16.44M | 19.33M | 18.38M | 16.85M | 19.8M | 20.55M | 22.59M | 16.79M | 14.57M | 5.69M | 12.1M | 8.12M | 10.34M | -3.38M | 14.4M | 21.2M | 6.3M | 1.6M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 28.04% | 28.22% | 29.01% | 27.26% | 25.53% | 23.79% | 24.29% | 23.51% | 22.88% | 31.33% | 39.4% | 39.47% | 39.86% | 39.68% | 38.35% | 39.14% | 37.62% | 38.16% | 38.13% | 40.43% | 39.58% | 40.3% | 25.25% | 43.8% | 51.81% | -182.54% | 3.05% | 55.81% | 34.98% | 32.98% | 26.67% |
| Net Income | 154.28M | 115.44M | 41.04M | 120.97M | 105.35M | 70.89M | 78.3M | 70.71M | 61.57M | 50.38M | 40.06M | 34.11M | 29.76M | 85.86M | 31.15M | 28.01M | 24.51M | 31.4M | 32.6M | 34.84M | 24.4M | 18.67M | 16.05M | 15.32M | -76.85M | -16M | -126.08M | 7.4M | 39.4M | 11.6M | 4.4M |
| Net Margin % | 5.57% | 4.19% | 2.26% | 7.6% | 7.46% | 6.42% | 8.12% | 7.46% | 6.68% | 5.89% | 5.01% | 4.54% | 4.14% | 12.41% | 4.07% | 3.82% | 3.35% | 4.24% | 4.63% | 5.41% | 4.06% | 3.34% | 3.09% | 2.99% | -15.24% | -3.04% | -23.85% | 1.35% | 11.17% | 10.62% | 12.29% |
| Net Income Growth % | 77.49% | 181.31% | -66.08% | 14.82% | 48.62% | -9.47% | 10.73% | 14.85% | 22.22% | 25.74% | 17.47% | 14.61% | -65.34% | 175.68% | 11.21% | 14.25% | -21.92% | -3.7% | -6.42% | 42.78% | 30.68% | 16.34% | 4.8% | 119.93% | -380.3% | 87.31% | -1803.73% | -81.22% | 239.66% | 163.64% | 238.46% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 154.28M | 115.44M | 41.04M | 120.97M | 105.35M | 70.89M | 78.35M | 71.05M | 61.57M | 51.03M | 40.61M | 35M | 30.41M | 24.99M | 23.79M | 19.14M | 28.16M | 31.95M | 33.34M | 33.29M | 25.49M | 21.29M | 20.63M | 15.31M | 7.76M | -13.19M | -91.43M | 11.43M | 37M | 12.1M | 7.1M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.48M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.51 | 1.83 | 0.78 | 2.39 | 2.01 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.27 | 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 1.75 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.17 | -0.79 | -0.17 | -1.33 | 0.08 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.24 |
| EPS Growth % | 72.11% | 134.62% | -67.36% | 18.91% | 52.27% | -6.38% | 11.02% | 16.51% | 19.78% | 21.33% | 15.38% | 12.07% | -66.86% | 177.78% | 12.5% | 33.33% | -17.65% | 4.08% | -7.55% | 60.61% | 37.5% | 20% | 17.65% | 121.52% | -364.71% | 87.22% | -1762.5% | -85.19% | 38.46% | 62.5% | 20% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 1.83 | 0.78 | 2.42 | 2.05 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.13 | 0.94 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 1.77 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.17 | -0.81 | -0.17 | -1.33 | 0.17 | 0.65 | 0.39 | 0.30 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 61.54M | 63.24M | 52.66M | 50.56M | 52.39M | 53.72M | 55.36M | 55.9M | 56.49M | 55.69M | 53.51M | 52.69M | 51.49M | 49.14M | 49.25M | 49.6M | 58.19M | 61.86M | 62.57M | 66.36M | 73.05M | 76.83M | 81.48M | 92.76M | 96.99M | 94.82M | 94.67M | 91.7M | 81.08M | 50M | 15.9M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 61.54M | 63.24M | 52.38M | 49.99M | 51.5M | 52.64M | 54.29M | 54.3M | 54.56M | 53.86M | 52.32M | 50.28M | 48.34M | 48.63M | 49M | 49.33M | 57.69M | 61.2M | 61.84M | 65.06M | 71M | 74.45M | 79.22M | 90.4M | 94.81M | 94.82M | 94.67M | 86.85M | 67.88M | 50M | 15.9M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.91% |
Integration and leverage risks
As evidenced by the 52.08% year-over-year revenue surge reported in recent filings, CBIZ has transitioned into a period of rapid inorganic growth, likely driven by the integration of large-scale acquisitions that significantly alter the company's top-line scale compared to historical quarterly performance.
The dramatic revenue acceleration suggests a departure from the company's traditional bolt-on acquisition strategy toward more transformative M&A. Investors should monitor whether this rapid expansion can be sustained through organic cross-selling or if the growth profile will remain tethered to the pace of future capital-intensive acquisitions.
According to the provided income statement data, gross margins have exhibited extreme volatility, swinging from negative territory in late 2024 to 26.6% in 2026Q1, indicating that the company's cost structure is highly sensitive to acquisition-related accounting adjustments and seasonal revenue recognition patterns.
The inconsistency in gross margins suggests that the firm's professional services model is currently struggling to maintain stable profitability amidst rapid scaling. This instability warrants further investigation into whether the low-margin periods reflect genuine operational inefficiencies or merely the temporary impact of integrating high-cost service contracts.
Based on reported financial figures, operating income has failed to scale consistently with revenue, as evidenced by the erratic operating margins that dipped into negative territory during 2024Q4 and 2025Q4, suggesting that SG&A and direct costs are currently outpacing the firm's ability to generate incremental profit.
The lack of clear operating leverage implies that the company's recent growth spurt is not yet yielding the expected economies of scale. Analysts should scrutinize whether the current cost structure is bloated by integration expenses or if the firm's reliance on human capital prevents the realization of meaningful margin expansion.
As reported in the quarterly income statements, net income has fluctuated wildly, with significant losses in the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2025, which suggests that non-operating items or acquisition-related charges are heavily distorting the underlying earnings power of the business.
The sharp divergence between quarterly net income figures makes it difficult to assess the true recurring profitability of the firm. Investors should be cautious of relying on GAAP EPS, as the impact of stock-based compensation and potential amortization of intangibles appears to be masking the core operational performance.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CBZ stock.
For fiscal year 2025, CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) reported total revenue of $2.76B. This represents a 7603.9% increase compared to $35.8M in 1996.
CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) is profitable, generating $115.4M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 4.2%.
CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) reported an operating income of $234.0M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 8.5%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
CBIZ, Inc. (CBZ) generated $355.4M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 12.9%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.