CBIZ (CBZ) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.21
- Estimate
- $1.26
- Surprise
- -4.0%
- Score today
- 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
CBIZ (CBZ) missed the $1.26 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.21 — a clear 4.0% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
- CBIZ, Inc. Engaged by Laser Photonics Corporation for Financial Reporting Consulting — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-20
- CBIZ, Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-19
- CBIZ Q3 Adj. EPS $1.21 Misses $1.29 Estimate, Sales $702.240M Miss $720.549M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-19
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CBZ Sell at 5.4/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -4.0% surprise compares with a +6.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-24.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (2.5% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $54.98
- Stop
- $54.78
The stock trades at 23.1× trailing but 12.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CBZ at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Market cap
- $3.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 23.1
- 52-week range
- $24.29–$56.41
- Off 52-week high
- 2.5%
- RSI (14)
- 62
- Volume vs avg
- 0.76×
- Score today
- 5.4/10