DXC vs CTSH vs INOD Stock Comparison

DXC Technology, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Innodata Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DXC DXC Technology Co
$15.83 +48.6% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.53B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.48B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins
INOD Innodata Inc
$44.74 -35.4% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$317.16M
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDXCCTSHINODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.53B $29.93B $1.54B CTSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 13.9x 32.2x CTSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 11.8x 38.9x DXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +5.6% +39.0% INOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 10.3% 14.7% INOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.1% 13.7% 28.4% INOD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x -3.8x INOD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.96% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% -2.7% -43.6% DXC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -3.1%/yr +34.1%/yr INOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 43.2% 107.5% CTSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 70/100 65/100 CTSH

Percentile Scorecard

DXCCTSHINOD

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

AxisDXCCTSHINOD
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 59 #21 of 50 39 #31 of 50
Growth 23 #35 of 45 46 #25 of 45 100 #1 of 45
Profitability 35 #27 of 41 90 #5 of 41 100 #1 of 41
Financial Health 18 #51 of 62 77 #15 of 62 79 #14 of 62
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 30 79 #7 of 30 7 #28 of 30
Overall 52 70 65
  • DXC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CTSH ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INOD ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDXCCTSHINODSPY
1 month +48.6%+15.5%-35.4% -0.2%
3 months +45.5%+31.6%-22.3% +3.9%
6 months +37.3%+20.1%+6.8% +8.2%
Year to date +8.1%-20.2%-12.2% +12.9%
1 year +17.9%-2.7%-43.6% +12.3%
3 years -19.0%+4.6%+549.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.8%+1.5%+86.6% +23.3%
5 years -51.5%-14.4%+332.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%-3.1%+34.1% +10.9%
10 years -70.9%+29.1%+1,726.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -11.6%+2.6%+33.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDXCCTSHINODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%43.2%107.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%43.7%87.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.083.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.06-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-58.4%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-23.6%-63.2% -1.2%
52-week high $16.31$86.70$121.50 $779.14
52-week low $8.22$38.73$34.45 $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.

MultipleDXCCTSHINOD
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x 32.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 4.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 10.7x 7.6xmedian 10.7x 20.4xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 11.5x 11.5xmedian 11.5x 8.4xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.4x 9.6xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 1.51 4.25median 1.51 0.37median 1.51

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 monthsDXCCTSHINOD
Revenue $12.48B $21.64B $317.16M
Gross profit $2.87B $7.24B $135.46M
Operating income -$9.12B $3.44B $55.45M
Net income $136.00M $2.22B $46.49M
Free cash flow $1.25B $2.60B $183.85M
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $4.76 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $1.04B $240.30M
Total debt $3.50B $1.56B $11.20M
Shares (diluted) 166.27M 466.00M 34.77M
Enterprise value -$4.56B $23.10B $1.01B

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
MetricDXCCTSHINOD
P/E 20.8x 13.9x 32.2x
P/FCF 2.0x 11.5x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x 10.3x 7.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 4.8x
P/B 0.8x 2.1x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.3x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 7.6x 20.4x
EV/EBIT -0.4x 8.9x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 3.2x 11.7x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 10.4x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 4.25 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCCTSHINOD
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 5.6% 39.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 3.7% 60.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.2% 3.4% 43.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.2% 74.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.3% 8.8% 39.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.5% 112.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.0% -8.9% 8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 0.4% 97.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.6% -3.8% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 3.3% 86.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% 13.7% 350.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.3% 206.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.5% 13.8% 413.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 6.3% 480.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCCTSHINOD
Gross margin 23.0% 33.4% 42.7%
EBITDA margin -63.9% 18.5% 20.1%
Operating margin -73.1% 15.9% 17.5%
Pretax margin 3.9% 16.2% 18.4%
Net margin 1.0% 10.3% 14.7%
FCF margin 10.0% 12.0% 58.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.9% 13.5% 61.9%
Return on equity 4.2% 15.0% 32.3%
Return on assets 1.1% 10.7% 16.4%
Return on invested capital -37.1% 13.7% 28.4%
Return on capital employed -101.4% 20.0% 56.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.9x 1.3x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCCTSHINOD
Debt / assets 27.1% 7.5% 3.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 0.1x -3.8x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 30.6% 55.2%
Equity / assets 25.7% 69.4% 44.8%
Interest coverage -42.0x 95.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -1.34 5.63 6.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCCTSHINOD
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 10.8% 7.9% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 10.8% 9.8% -0.8%
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.

ConsensusDXCCTSHINOD
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.76FY2026 $5.61FY2026 $1.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.1% +10.0% +48.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.88BFY2026 $20.77BFY2026 $346.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +7.8% +26.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCCTSHINOD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 435 915 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +6.6% +22.4%
Institutions buying 213 464 173
Institutions selling 113 352 90
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.32 1.92

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.

DXCCTSHINOD
DXC 1.00 0.65 -0.10
CTSH 0.65 1.00 0.10
INOD -0.10 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXC, CTSH and INOD?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: DXC Technology (DXC) $2.53B, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $29.93B, Innodata (INOD) $1.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXC, CTSH and INOD?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DXC Technology (DXC) 20.8x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.9x, Innodata (INOD) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, DXC Technology (DXC) is cheapest (DXC Technology (DXC) 5.7x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.8x, Innodata (INOD) 38.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Innodata (INOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DXC Technology (DXC) -2.4%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.6%, Innodata (INOD) +39.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innodata (INOD) has the highest net margin (DXC Technology (DXC) 1.0%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 10.3%, Innodata (INOD) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Innodata (INOD) leads (DXC Technology (DXC) -37.1%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.7%, Innodata (INOD) 28.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DXC Technology (DXC) returned the most: DXC Technology (DXC) +17.9%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -2.7%, Innodata (INOD) -43.6%. Over five years, Innodata (INOD) compounded fastest (DXC Technology (DXC) -13.5%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -3.1%/yr, Innodata (INOD) +34.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: DXC Technology (DXC) 0.00%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 1.96%. DXC Technology (DXC) and Innodata (INOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has been the steadiest (DXC Technology (DXC) 59.3%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.2%, Innodata (INOD) 107.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXC, CTSH and INOD?

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