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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 B and is the 57th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
QUAD	QUAD/GRAPHICS INC	$387.73M	$2.37B	$159.00M	$27.40M	$0.58	-10.40%	-3.36%	N/A	N/A
AZZ	AZZ INC	$4.09B	$1.65B	$566.02M	$317.26M	$10.59	4.58%	27.98%	488.33%	47.25%
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$5.50B	$14.20B	$996.00M	$148.00M	$0.60	26.11%	N/A	650.00%	N/A
GPN	GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC	$19.36B	$8.26B	$2.08B	-$705.51M	-$2.04	39.25%	1.93%	N/A	N/A
LZ	LEGALZOOMCOM INC	$1.10B	$779.71M	$75.92M	$11.40M	$0.08	12.87%	9.32%	-55.56%	51.57%
ULS	UL SOLUTIONS INC	$20.56B	$3.11B	$711.00M	$350.00M	$1.75	6.92%	N/A	3.55%	N/A
RBA	RB GLOBAL INC	$19.48B	$4.72B	$1.41B	$403.90M	$2.17	8.98%	26.86%	5.34%	6.02%
RTO	RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC	$16.14B	$6.91B	$1.38B	$470.00M	$0.93	4.40%	13.47%	19.82%	-57.31%
KODK	EASTMAN KODAK CO	$920.37M	$1.09B	-$37.00M	-$137.00M	-$1.88	4.42%	1.14%	N/A	N/A
ARMK	ARAMARK	$13.55B	$19.41B	$1.32B	$357.03M	$1.36	10.15%	13.28%	3.03%	N/A
FA	FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP	$2.62B	$1.61B	$406.05M	$8.54M	$0.04	53.53%	24.79%	N/A	N/A
DLB	DOLBY LABORATORIES INC	$5.12B	$1.36B	$371.12M	$243.65M	$2.56	3.39%	2.14%	-4.12%	-3.31%
MMS	MAXIMUS INC	$3.16B	$5.32B	$719.86M	$373.28M	$6.73	-1.44%	7.35%	33.00%	8.92%
RELX	RELX PLC	$61.12B	$13.14B	$4.16B	$2.83B	$1.54	9.90%	5.88%	17.53%	11.84%
CVEO	CIVEO CORP	$368.46M	$667.47M	$86.87M	-$14.04M	-$1.18	1.13%	5.27%	N/A	N/A
ABM	ABM INDUSTRIES INC	$2.31B	$8.87B	$419.70M	$157.60M	$2.55	5.59%	8.63%	100.79%	29.88%
PRSU	PURSUIT ATTRACTIONS & HOSPITALITY INC	$1.20B	$466.48M	$100.81M	$28.87M	$1.00	27.16%	25.52%	-92.13%	N/A
CBZ	CBIZ INC	$1.69B	$2.77B	$417.60M	$154.28M	$2.53	28.34%	22.91%	118.10%	8.15%
CASS	CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC	$596.32M	$193.45M	$50.02M	$34.98M	$2.68	6.00%	6.09%	71.79%	9.40%	2026-07-16
CTAS	CINTAS CORP	$68.56B	$11.03B	$3.04B	$1.94B	$4.80	8.71%	9.83%	9.34%	15.55%
BV	BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS INC	$1.16B	$2.73B	$318.90M	$10.80M	-$0.06	-0.02%	2.41%	N/A	N/A
TRI	THOMSON REUTERS CORP	$37.26B	$7.66B	$3.16B	$1.53B	$3.44	5.36%	4.86%	-29.07%	-22.94%
TH	TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP	$1.83B	$323.52M	$36.53M	-$43.58M	-$0.44	-7.43%	10.21%	N/A	N/A
YSXT	YSX TECH CO LTD	$23.72M	$78.35M	$5.85M	$4.77M	$0.20	18.46%	N/A	5.26%	N/A
PMAX	POWELL MAX LTD	$726.08k	$47.65M	-$19.22M	-$23.50M	-$94.52	30.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPRT	COPART INC	$31.83B	$4.61B	$1.95B	$1.56B	$1.61	2.38%	15.08%	5.92%	16.35%
RHLD	RESOLUTE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT INC	$911.95M	$765.97M	$117.67M	$58.94M	$6.97	82.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMX	SMX (SECURITY MATTERS) PUBLIC LTD CO	$826.24k	$0.00	-$135.85M	-$180.00M	-$16.40	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
SPIR	SPIRE GLOBAL INC	$807.59M	$63.51M	$68.48M	$48.98M	$1.55	-36.17%	13.19%	N/A	N/A
OMEX	ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC	$62.67M	$241.22k	-$40.98M	-$44.98M	-$1.12	-65.57%	-28.87%	N/A	N/A
SST	SYSTEM1 INC	$25.54M	$228.85M	$4.22M	-$96.53M	-$12.00	-31.38%	-13.62%	N/A	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
LICN	LICHEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$17.80M	$24.52M	-$17.67M	-$21.96M	-$4.11	-40.89%	-4.38%	N/A	N/A
NTIP	NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES INC	$34.30M	$0.00	-$2.57M	-$2.57M	-$0.11	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
DLHC	DLH HOLDINGS CORP	$80.44M	$292.66M	$24.62M	-$4.49M	-$0.31	-22.39%	5.73%	N/A	N/A
UNF	UNIFIRST CORP	$4.78B	$2.47B	$320.29M	$135.55M	$7.69	0.76%	6.87%	-8.45%	1.87%
CRE	CRE8 ENTERPRISE LTD	$52.93M	$16.72M	$962.77k	$673.99k	$0.35	26.11%	N/A	-19.86%	N/A
BUUU	BUUU GROUP LTD	$219.16M	$6.68M	-$32.44k	-$264.27k	-$0.02	16.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ANPA	RICH SPARKLE HOLDINGS LTD	$84.50M	$6.25M	$839.35k	$132.93k	$0.01	6.20%	N/A	-84.93%	N/A
THH	TRYHARD HOLDINGS LTD	$14.33M	$23.30M	$1.95M	$99.48k	$0.00	11.42%	N/A	-88.24%	N/A
SFHG	SAMFINE CREATION HOLDINGS GROUP LTD	$52.37M	$21.68M	-$1.93M	-$2.53M	-$0.13	10.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGRP	SPAR GROUP INC	$17.34M	$132.58M	-$17.05M	-$25.64M	-$1.08	-10.58%	-10.45%	N/A	N/A
TISI	TEAM INC	$72.41M	$912.88M	$47.79M	-$37.15M	-$8.21	7.23%	2.41%	N/A	N/A

Specialty Business Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty business service stocks to buy right now in May 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. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) 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 Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

QUAD passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 26.81% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 126 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $9.90, an upside of 31.65% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $7.52.

Quad/Graphics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Quad/Graphics, 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.

2. Azz (NYSE:AZZ)

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) 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 Azz (NYSE:AZZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Azz (NYSE:AZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

AZZ passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Azz has seen its stock return 48.13% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 148 percentage points.

Azz has an average 1 year price target of $151.00, an upside of 10.21% from Azz's current stock price of $137.01.

Azz stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Azz, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) 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 Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 28.

AMTM passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amentum Holdings has seen its stock return 2.74% over the past year, overperforming other specialty business service stocks by 102 percentage points.

Amentum Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $34.89, an upside of 55.06% from Amentum Holdings's current stock price of $22.50.

Amentum Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Amentum Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 55.56% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the specialty business service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 16 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 6.67%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.25%. 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. Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI)

Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ:TRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.56%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.25%. Thomson Reuters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Thomson Reuters's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Thomson Reuters's dividend payout ratio of 111.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 2.25%. 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 56% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty business service stocks up?

Specialty business service stocks were up 0.53% in the last day, and up 1.52% over the last week. Global Payments was the among the top gainers in the specialty business services industry, gaining 4.18% yesterday.

Shares of financial services companies are trading higher as Treasury yields pull back on hopes that the conflict in the Middle East could soon be resolved, easing concerns about oil prices and inflation.

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 48 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -19.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 80 percentage points.

2. Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum Holdings (NYSE:AMTM) is the second 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.

Amentum Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 6 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amentum Holdings's stock has gained 2.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 102 percentage points.

3. Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM)

Abm Industries (NYSE:ABM) is the third 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.

Abm Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the specialty business service industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Abm Industries's stock has dropped -24.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty business service industry by 75 percentage points.

Are specialty business service stocks a good buy now?

36.36% 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 17.86% over the next year.

0% of specialty business service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.35% of specialty business service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.52% are rated C (Hold), 9.68% are rated D (Sell), and 6.45% 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 28.09x.

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