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Best Consulting Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top consulting service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best consulting service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best consulting service stocks to buy right now are:

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is the #1 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 28.

ICFI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Icf International has seen its stock return 11.98% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 70 percentage points.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) is the #2 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 28.

SBC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sbc Medical Group Holdings has seen its stock return 68.34% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 126 percentage points.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $8.00, an upside of 40.6% from Sbc Medical Group Holdings's current stock price of $5.69.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sbc Medical Group Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) is the #3 top consulting service stock out of 26 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Forrester Research (NASDAQ:FORR) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -4 points lower than the consulting service industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FORR as a "B".

FORR passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Forrester Research has seen its stock return 45.87% over the past year, overperforming other consulting service stocks by 103 percentage points.

Out of 8 consulting service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 consulting service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) has an annual dividend yield of 9.86%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the consulting service industry average of 2.66%. Resources Connection's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Resources Connection's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Resources Connection's dividend payout ratio of -20.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Public Policy Holding Company (NASDAQ:PPHC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.7%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the consulting service industry average of 2.66%.

Public Policy Holding Company's dividend payout ratio of -12.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.1%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the consulting service industry average of 2.66%. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's dividend payout ratio of 35.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Consulting service stocks were up 2.63% in the last day, and down -0.07% over the last week. Fti Consulting was the among the top gainers in the consulting services industry, gaining 14.28% yesterday.

FTI Consulting shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued consulting service stocks right now are:

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) is the most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings's stock has gained 68.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 126 percentage points.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (NYSE:BAH) is the second most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's stock has gained 1.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 59 percentage points.

Icf International (NASDAQ:ICFI) is the third most undervalued consulting service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Icf International has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the consulting service industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Icf International's stock has gained 11.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the consulting service industry by 70 percentage points.

55.56% of consulting service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect consulting service stocks to rise by 8.08% over the next year.

12.5% of consulting service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of consulting service stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).