CTSH vs FORTY vs YB Stock Comparison

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Formula Systems (1985) and Yuanbao Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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YB Yuanbao Inc.
$10.57 -15.1% 1M -52.7% 1Y
Market cap
$487.07M
P/E
0.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$721.91M
Div. yield
11.92%
Insurtech Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yuanbao leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yuanbao 5, Cognizant Technology Solutions 4, Formula Systems (1985) 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTSHFORTYYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.81B $1.63B $487.07M CTSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 2.6x 0.9x YB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x — 2.5x YB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +24.8% +37.2% YB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 21.6% 57.3% YB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% 10.1% — CTSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.95% 14.25% 11.92% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% -27.7% -52.7% CTSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr -0.8%/yr — FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 56.1% 51.0% CTSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 86/100 90/100 YB

Percentile Scorecard

CTSHFORTYYB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCTSHFORTYYB
Valuation 71 #16 of 52 98 #2 of 52 86 #15 of 99
Growth 60 #19 of 46 91 #5 of 46 93 #8 of 94
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 83 #8 of 42 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 77 #15 of 61 60 #25 of 61 88 #14 of 105
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 30 97 #2 of 30 87 #9 of 62
Overall 75 86 90
  • CTSH ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • YB ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCTSHFORTYYBSPY
1 month +16.3%-9.9%-15.1% -5.9%
3 months +17.0%-2.1%-22.7% -4.6%
6 months +28.1%-28.1%-33.3% +0.2%
Year to date -19.8%-36.2%-47.8% +7.5%
1 year -10.9%-27.7%-52.7% +8.2%
3 years +0.4%+69.0%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +0.1%+19.1%— +19.0%
5 years -16.7%-3.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.6%-0.8%— +9.4%
10 years +27.8%+178.1%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%+10.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCTSHFORTYYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%56.1%51.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%85.9%51.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.830.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.49-1.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-55.5%-65.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-44.1%-53.5% -5.9%
52-week high $86.70$190.56$22.73 $779.14
52-week low $38.73$102.01$10.57 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCTSHFORTYYB
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 18.8x 2.6xmedian 18.8x 0.9xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x —median 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 1.35 0.02median 1.35 —median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCTSHFORTYYB
Revenue $21.89B $2.93B $721.91M
Gross profit $7.32B $580.29M –
Operating income $3.44B $249.80M –
Net income $2.57B $697.91M $277.06M
Free cash flow $2.36B – –
R&D – $21.15M $59.06M
EPS (diluted) $5.52 $39.97 $8.68
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $863.79M $168.92M
Total debt $1.55B $168.15M –
Shares (diluted) 466.00M 15.79M 47.65M
Enterprise value $23.78B -$1.27B -$1.88B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCTSHFORTYYB
P/E 12.1x 2.6x 0.9x
P/FCF 12.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x – –
P/S 1.4x 0.6x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – –
EV/EBIT 8.7x 3.8x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.3x -0.4x
EV/FCF 12.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 0.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTSHFORTYYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 24.8% 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.0% 22.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% 26.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.9% 255.1% 63.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 61.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 700.9% 295.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 112.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTSHFORTYYB
Gross margin 33.4% 19.8% –
EBITDA margin 18.3% – –
Operating margin 15.7% 8.5% –
Pretax margin 15.9% 7.1% 34.1%
Net margin 11.8% 21.6% 57.3%
FCF margin 10.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% – –
Return on equity 17.6% 40.1% 50.4%
Return on assets 12.2% 19.5% 33.2%
Return on invested capital 15.7% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 19.7% 11.2% 45.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTSHFORTYYB
Debt / assets 7.3% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.9% 52.8% 36.8%
Equity / assets 69.1% 47.2% 63.2%
Interest coverage 73.2x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 5.50 – 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTSHFORTYYB
Dividend yield 2.0% 14.2% 11.9%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – –
Shareholder yield 9.2% 14.2% 11.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 23.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCTSHFORTYYB
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 – 2.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.62FY2026 – $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 – +553.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% – +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.69BFY2026 – $881.12MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 – +40.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% – +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTSHFORTYYB
Held by institutions 100.0% – 10.3%
Institutions holding 917 – 23
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% – +20.8%
Institutions buying 463 – 14
Institutions selling 354 – 5
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 2.80

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CTSHFORTYYB
CTSH 1.00 0.10 0.03
FORTY 0.10 1.00 0.08
YB 0.03 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTSH, FORTY and YB?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $29.81B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.63B, Yuanbao (YB) $487.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, CTSH, FORTY and YB?

Yuanbao (YB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 12.1x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 2.6x, Yuanbao (YB) 0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yuanbao (YB) is cheapest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.8x, Yuanbao (YB) 2.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yuanbao (YB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.0%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Yuanbao (YB) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yuanbao (YB) has the highest net margin (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Yuanbao (YB) 57.3%). On return on invested capital, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) leads (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 15.7%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) returned the most: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -10.9%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -27.7%, Yuanbao (YB) -52.7%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -3.6%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 1.95%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 14.25%, Yuanbao (YB) 11.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has been the steadiest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.5%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 56.1%, Yuanbao (YB) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTSH, FORTY and YB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yuanbao (YB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.