Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FCN scored 71.1, HURN scored 68.7 — FCN leads.
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Different reporting periods. FCN's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but HURN's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
FCN
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Consulting Services · Quality-Growth
71.1
$137.89 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.4
FCN leads
HURN
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
Consulting Services · Quality-Growth
68.7
$176.33 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestFCN16.6x
Fastest growthHURN+11.8%
Strongest balance sheetFCN0.95
Highest qualityFCN69 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueFCN-36%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FCN
stronger →← stronger
HURN
69
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
68
67
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
83
78
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
57
FCN is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FCN
HURN
$359mC
FCF
$124mC
+7.1%B
Rev
+11.8%B
0.95C+
D/E
2.25D
16.6xA-
P/E
26.6xB
0.96B+
PEG
1.47B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
FCN
HURN
36% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
21% above
~-4%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~14%/yr
+47%
1-yr DCF upside
-28%
+57%
5-yr DCF upside
-17%
+73%
10-yr DCF upside
+1%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FCN
Why this score
Buying back stock
HURN
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
FCNFTI Consulting, Inc.
Consulting Services · $137.89 · beta -0.06
Why now
Consulting Services · market cap $3.8b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $189.30 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.96 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
ROE 19% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 142% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc.
Consulting Services · $176.33 · beta 0.09
Why now
Consulting Services · market cap $2.8b. 6% off the 52-week high of $186.78. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 4 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $190.75 (implying +8% upside).
Moat
ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 119% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 2.25 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
FCN leads HURN by 4.4 points (75.1 to 70.7), its sharpest advantage coming in D/E (grade C+). Note they play different roles — FCN screens as value, HURN screens as growth — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
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Where FCN and HURN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.4 points in favor of FCN. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueFCN 78.2 · HURN 57.3FCN +20.9
GrowthFCN 66.9 · HURN 83.5HURN +16.6
QualityFCN 68.8 · HURN 67.7level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is FCN or HURN the better stock?
FCN scores higher: FCN 71.1, HURN 68.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do FCN and HURN differ most?
The widest gap is value, where FCN leads by 21 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are FCN and HURN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.