H&R Block
HRB · Specialized Consumer Services
$49.69
0.8%Matthews International
MATW · Specialized Consumer Services
$19.26
0.2%The short version
- H&R Block is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.5B for Matthews International, about 2.6 times as much.
- H&R Block grew revenue faster (4.9%, against −16.6%).
- H&R Block turned more of its sales into free cash flow (19.2% FCF margin, against −4.0% FCF margin).
- H&R Block earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (129.0%, against 3.2%).
| Latest fiscal year | HRB · FY26 | MATW · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.4B | $605M |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow | $756M | −$59.4M |
| Net income | $734M | −$24.5M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.9% | −16.6% |
| 5-year growth | 2.9% | −0.0% |
| Share count change | −6.2% | 0.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 33.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 18.6% | −1.6% |
| FCF margin | 19.2% | −4.0% |
| Return on capital | 129.0% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | — | −5.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $533M | $678M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.5x | 4.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $211M | $45.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 5 |
FY17
HRB $3.0B
MATW $1.5B
FY18
HRB $3.2B
MATW $1.6B
FY19
HRB $3.1B
MATW $1.5B
FY20
HRB $2.6B
MATW $1.5B
FY21
HRB $3.4B
MATW $1.7B
FY22
HRB $3.5B
MATW $1.8B
FY23
HRB $3.5B
MATW $1.9B
FY24
HRB $3.6B
MATW $1.8B
FY25
HRB $3.8B
MATW $1.5B
FY26
HRB $3.9B
MATW —
HRB
MATW
FY17
HRB —
MATW 8.0%
FY18
HRB —
MATW 8.7%
FY19
HRB —
MATW 0.7%
FY20
HRB —
MATW −4.3%
FY21
HRB —
MATW 2.5%
FY22
HRB —
MATW −2.5%
FY23
HRB —
MATW 4.7%
FY24
HRB —
MATW −0.7%
FY25
HRB —
MATW 5.0%
FY26
HRB —
MATW —
HRB
MATW
FY17
HRB $463M
MATW $104M
FY18
HRB $751M
MATW $104M
FY19
HRB $511M
MATW $93.4M
FY20
HRB $27.3M
MATW $146M
FY21
HRB $573M
MATW $129M
FY22
HRB $747M
MATW $65.5M
FY23
HRB $752M
MATW $28.9M
FY24
HRB $657M
MATW $34.1M
FY25
HRB $599M
MATW −$59.4M
FY26
HRB $756M
MATW —
HRB
MATW
FY17
HRB 92.9%
MATW 5.9%
FY18
HRB 185.5%
MATW 8.1%
FY19
HRB 128.1%
MATW 0.5%
FY20
HRB 10.7%
MATW −3.4%
FY21
HRB 75.2%
MATW 1.5%
FY22
HRB 73.9%
MATW −2.7%
FY23
HRB 91.9%
MATW 6.8%
FY24
HRB 124.2%
MATW −0.8%
FY25
HRB 119.0%
MATW 3.2%
FY26
HRB 129.0%
MATW —
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