CTSH vs INFY vs WIT Stock Comparison

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys and Wipro Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INFY Infosys Ltd
$12.31 +14.5% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.06B
P/E
0.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.02B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
6 wins
WIT Wipro Ltd
$2.12 +26.2% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.84B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.37B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Infosys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Infosys 6, Cognizant Technology Solutions 4, Wipro 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTSHINFYWITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.29B $51.06B $21.84B INFY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 0.2x 15.5x INFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 15.0x 15.1x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +4,736.0% -0.4% INFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 32.3% 13.6% INFY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.7% — 16.6% WIT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x CTSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.7% -29.8% -21.8% CTSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -11.8%/yr -14.9%/yr CTSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 42.0% 46.6% INFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 83/100 50/100 INFY

Percentile Scorecard

CTSHINFYWIT

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

AxisCTSHINFYWIT
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 100 #1 of 50 37 #32 of 50
Growth 48 #24 of 45 93 #4 of 45 14 #39 of 45
Profitability 90 #5 of 41 88 #6 of 41 93 #4 of 41
Financial Health 77 #15 of 62 66 #22 of 62 56 #28 of 62
Shareholder Returns 76 #8 of 30 69 #10 of 30 52 #15 of 30
Overall 70 83 50
  • CTSH ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INFY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • WIT ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCTSHINFYWITSPY
1 month +19.3%+14.5%+26.2% -1.0%
3 months +55.2%+10.7%+14.0% +2.9%
6 months +28.0%-4.3%+3.9% +6.4%
Year to date -15.0%-30.9%-25.4% +11.4%
1 year +3.7%-29.8%-21.8% +13.1%
3 years +8.3%-26.6%-6.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.7%-9.8%-2.3% +21.5%
5 years -10.7%-46.5%-55.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.2%-11.8%-14.9% +10.9%
10 years +41.9%+55.1%+15.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.6%+4.5%+1.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCTSHINFYWITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%42.0%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%43.4%47.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.360.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.71-0.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.4%-60.0%-66.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-39.1%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $86.70$20.22$3.06 $779.14
52-week low $38.73$10.49$1.62 $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.

MultipleCTSHINFYWIT
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.7x 0.2xmedian 17.7x 15.8xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.6x 0.1xmedian 0.6x 2.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.0x 0.5xmedian 11.0x 11.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.3x 2.4xmedian 12.3x 14.1xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 4.53median 1.54 0.00median 1.54 11.83median 1.54

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 monthsCTSHINFYWIT
Revenue $21.64B $952.02B $10.37B
Gross profit $7.24B $133.02B $3.00B
Operating income $3.44B $86.76B $1.68B
Net income $2.22B $16.45B $1.43B
Free cash flow $2.60B $21.15B $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $4.76 $74.63 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $1.04B $243.50B $992.00M
Total debt $1.56B $47.85B $7.07B
Shares (diluted) 466.00M 4.12B 10.50B
Enterprise value $25.45B $38.59B $16.99B

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
MetricCTSHINFYWIT
P/E 14.8x 0.2x 15.8x
P/FCF 12.3x 2.4x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 2.7x 12.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.1x 2.1x
P/B 2.2x 0.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.1x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 0.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 0.9x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 12.5x 3.5x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 4.0x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.53 0.00 11.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTSHINFYWIT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 4,736% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 34.8% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.4% 2,114% -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 186.2% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 1,997% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 180.8% -36.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% -4.7% -9.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 15.4% 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% 116.2% -10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 34.4% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 127.6% -8.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 1.4% -3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -3.0% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 5.3% -8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTSHINFYWIT
Gross margin 33.4% 14.0% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 18.5% 14.6% 19.6%
Operating margin 15.9% 9.1% 16.2%
Pretax margin 16.2% 22.6% 17.9%
Net margin 10.3% 32.3% 13.6%
FCF margin 12.0% 2.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 1.9% 16.7%
Return on equity 15.0% 31.0% 17.1%
Return on assets 10.7% 18.6% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 13.7% – 16.6%
Return on capital employed 20.0% 29.9% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTSHINFYWIT
Debt / assets 7.5% 1.7% 13.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 39.1% 41.4%
Equity / assets 69.4% 60.9% 58.6%
Interest coverage 95.4x 41.8x 8.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.81 – 4.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTSHINFYWIT
Dividend yield 1.8% 4.2% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 7.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 4.2% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –

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.

ConsensusCTSHINFYWIT
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.61FY2026 $0.82FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +7.3% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.77BFY2026 $21.12BFY2026 $10.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% -3.0% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTSHINFYWIT
Held by institutions 100.0% 13.2% 3.1%
Institutions holding 915 431 297
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +18.7% -3.4%
Institutions buying 464 218 175
Institutions selling 352 163 93
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.34 1.88

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.

CTSHINFYWIT
CTSH 1.00 0.74 0.37
INFY 0.74 1.00 0.49
WIT 0.37 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTSH, INFY and WIT?

Infosys (INFY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $32.29B, Infosys (INFY) $51.06B, Wipro (WIT) $21.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTSH, INFY and WIT?

Infosys (INFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 14.5x, Infosys (INFY) 0.2x, Wipro (WIT) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 12.6x, Infosys (INFY) 15.0x, Wipro (WIT) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Infosys (INFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.6%, Infosys (INFY) +4,736.0%, Wipro (WIT) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Infosys (INFY) has the highest net margin (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 10.3%, Infosys (INFY) 32.3%, Wipro (WIT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Wipro (WIT) leads (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.7%, Wipro (WIT) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) returned the most: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +3.7%, Infosys (INFY) -29.8%, Wipro (WIT) -21.8%. Over five years, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) compounded fastest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -2.2%/yr, Infosys (INFY) -11.8%/yr, Wipro (WIT) -14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 0.02%, Infosys (INFY) 0.00%, Wipro (WIT) 0.00%. Infosys (INFY) and Wipro (WIT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Infosys (INFY) has been the steadiest (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 42.9%, Infosys (INFY) 42.0%, Wipro (WIT) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CTSH, INFY and WIT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Infosys (INFY) leads on 6. 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.