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Best Specialty Business Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top specialty business service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best specialty business service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Specialty Business Services is Zen Rated C and is the 80th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$8.87B	$14.39B	$994.00M	$66.00M	$0.27	71.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-02-09
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$314.45M	$2.50B	$161.30M	$20.60M	$0.43	-9.23%	-4.57%	N/A	N/A	2026-02-24
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.38B	$727.48M	$77.02M	$22.22M	$0.14	7.17%	N/A	0.00%	N/A
AZZ	AZZ INC	$3.80B	$1.62B	$571.66M	$321.54M	$10.73	1.53%	12.72%	615.33%	85.39%
RELX	RELX PLC	$55.12B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-02-12
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$4.27B	$5.37B	$724.95M	$371.78M	$6.62	-0.15%	8.41%	41.76%	13.47%
ARMK	ARAMARK	$10.17B	$18.51B	$1.25B	$326.39M	$1.24	6.35%	7.60%	24.00%	N/A	2026-02-10
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$21.35B	$4.53B	$1.39B	$391.10M	$2.12	8.26%	27.85%	12.77%	5.92%	2026-02-19
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$13.93B	$3.00B	$666.00M	$339.00M	$1.69	6.68%	N/A	11.18%	N/A	2026-02-19
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$6.11B	$1.34B	$370.82M	$240.52M	$2.51	1.80%	1.22%	-8.39%	-4.50%
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.12B	$1.46B	$247.68M	-$138.66M	-$0.90	93.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-02-26
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.84B	$8.75B	$422.00M	$162.40M	$2.61	4.62%	7.87%	102.33%	N/A	2026-03-11
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$16.29B	$8.24B	$1.58B	$404.05M	N/A	10.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-03-05
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$1.58B	$445.21M	$50.26M	$23.92M	N/A	6.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-03-24
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$912.63M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$77.62B	$10.79B	$2.99B	$1.90B	$4.69	8.60%	9.26%	10.87%	15.52%	2026-04-01
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$16.87B	$8.89B	$4.46B	$1.75B	$7.13	0.78%	3.52%	34.27%	36.77%	2026-02-18
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.01B	-$345.91M	$390.74M	$364.10M	$12.85	N/A	N/A	1,636.49%	N/A
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$307.34M	$628.18M	$65.63M	-$28.68M	-$2.06	-10.51%	2.88%	N/A	N/A	2026-02-26
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$2.08B	$2.68B	$339.50M	$104.14M	$1.21	59.19%	22.86%	-49.16%	-3.29%	2026-02-12
CPRT	COPART INC	$38.60B	$4.66B	$1.97B	$1.59B	$1.65	6.69%	15.71%	13.01%	17.65%	2026-02-19
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$612.21M	$191.23M	$47.33M	$31.52M	$2.37	2.63%	5.44%	39.41%	6.25%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.22B	$2.69B	$310.70M	$15.50M	-$0.01	-1.87%	2.91%	N/A	N/A
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$30.66M	$23.30M	$1.95M	$99.48k	$0.00	11.42%	N/A	-88.24%	N/A
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$2.94B	$2.45B	$325.14M	$139.53M	$7.88	0.41%	6.52%	-3.55%	2.08%	2026-04-01
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$30.92M	$78.35M	$5.85M	$4.77M	$0.20	18.46%	N/A	5.26%	N/A
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$39.30B	$7.48B	$2.90B	$1.50B	$3.34	3.00%	4.55%	-31.70%	7.47%
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$719.41M	$314.55M	$80.60M	-$9.69M	-$0.10	-26.65%	4.73%	N/A	N/A
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$707.58M	$1.05B	$104.00M	$6.00M	-$0.32	-0.67%	-0.30%	N/A	N/A	2026-03-16
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$72.65M	$0.00	-$28.81M	-$54.24M	$1.39M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$81.94M	$467.12k	-$25.62M	-$30.68M	-$0.97	-41.55%	-28.38%	N/A	N/A
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$335.69M	$77.39M	$63.91M	$31.02M	$0.46	-31.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.29M	$37.64M	-$11.99M	-$16.26M	-$73.25	-10.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$29.89M	$150.00k	-$2.82M	-$2.53M	-$0.11	-92.03%	-51.65%	N/A	N/A
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$18.97M	$147.13M	-$15.45M	-$21.56M	-$0.91	-24.81%	-8.72%	N/A	N/A	2026-02-25
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$11.98M	$19.78M	-$1.14M	-$1.54M	-$0.08	3.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$38.87M	$289.78M	$43.86M	-$66.02M	-$8.53	-20.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$6.25M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TISI	TEAM INC	$64.77M	$884.95M	$32.02M	-$53.22M	-$11.84	3.73%	-1.05%	N/A	N/A
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$5.87M	$37.67M	-$33.18M	-$39.22M	-$20.00	-19.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$150.65M	$6.33M	$1.07M	$793.42k	$0.05	8.88%	N/A	-16.67%	N/A
PC	PREMIUM CATERING (HOLDINGS) LTD	$175.34M	$4.29M	-$4.10M	-$5.43M	-$0.19	-16.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$85.36M	$344.50M	$33.97M	$1.36M	$0.09	-12.99%	10.49%	-82.69%	-31.11%	2026-02-11

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in Feb 2026?

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 specialty business service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) is the #1 top specialty business service stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 26.

AMTM passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amentum Holdings has seen its stock return 60.49% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 145 percentage points.

Amentum Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $34.90, a downside of -4.12% from Amentum Holdings's current stock price of $36.40.

Amentum Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Amentum Holdings, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top specialty business service stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 4 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 26.

QUAD passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock lose -13.2% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 71 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.10, an upside of 47.25% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $6.18.

Quad/Graphics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Quad/Graphics, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is the #3 top specialty business service stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 26.

LZ passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Legalzoomcom has seen its stock lose -14.74% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 69 percentage points.

Legalzoomcom has an average 1 year price target of $11.50, an upside of 47.25% from Legalzoomcom's current stock price of $7.81.

Legalzoomcom stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Legalzoomcom, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 specialty business service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty business service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.63%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.1%. Network 1 Technologies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Network 1 Technologies's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Network 1 Technologies's dividend payout ratio of -90.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.85%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.1%. Quad/Graphics's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Quad/Graphics's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Quad/Graphics's dividend payout ratio of 64% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Relx (NYSE:RELX)

Relx (NYSE:RELX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.73%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.1%. Relx's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Relx's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Why are specialty business service stocks down?

Specialty business service stocks were down -1.82% in the last day, and down -4.33% over the last week. Maximus was the among the top losers in the specialty business services industry, dropping -16.51% yesterday.

Maximus shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 sales results and lowered its FY26 sales guidance below estimates.

What are the most undervalued specialty business service stocks?

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 specialty business service stocks right now are:

1. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) is the most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Maximus has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has gained 3.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 87 percentage points.

2. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) is the second most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Abm Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -11.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 73 percentage points.

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) is the third most undervalued specialty business service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Global Payments has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Payments's stock has dropped -36.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 48 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of specialty business service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty business service stocks to rise by 19.72% over the next year.

0% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.75% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.88% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 9.38% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty business services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty business services industry is 22.59x.

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Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

1. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Legalzoomcom (NASDAQ:LZ)

1. Network 1 Technologies (NYSEMKT:NTIP)

2. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

3. Relx (NYSE:RELX)

1. Maximus (NYSE:MMS)

2. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

3. Global Payments (NYSE:GPN)

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