DXC vs SAIC vs FORTY Stock Comparison

DXC Technology, Science Applications International and Formula Systems (1985) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DXC DXC Technology Co
$16.31 +53.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.58B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.48B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDXCSAICFORTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.58B $6.22B $1.96B SAIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 16.4x 3.1x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 14.3x — DXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% -0.8% +24.8% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 5.1% 21.6% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.1% 12.6% 10.1% SAIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 3.1x — DXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 11.85% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +57.8% -9.7% SAIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +11.8%/yr +3.8%/yr SAIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 39.6% 55.4% SAIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 87/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

DXCSAICFORTY

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

AxisDXCSAICFORTY
Valuation 84 #9 of 50 51 #25 of 50 98 #2 of 50
Growth 23 #35 of 45 34 #30 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Profitability 35 #27 of 41 70 #13 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 21 #49 of 62 20 #50 of 62 62 #24 of 62
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 66 #11 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Overall 51 48 87
  • DXC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • SAIC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDXCSAICFORTYSPY
1 month +53.1%+12.0%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months +57.4%+25.3%+12.3% +3.5%
6 months +40.8%+58.3%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date +11.3%+47.5%-23.4% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%+57.8%-9.7% +13.0%
3 years -16.6%+38.9%+128.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%+11.6%+31.8% +23.1%
5 years -49.5%+74.4%+20.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -12.8%+11.8%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years -70.6%+113.8%+236.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.5%+7.9%+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDXCSAICFORTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%39.6%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.8%39.1%85.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.140.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.341.46-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.8%-46.6%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-32.8% -1.8%
52-week high $16.31$148.51$190.56 $779.14
52-week low $8.22$82.22$102.01 $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.

MultipleDXCSAICFORTY
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 17.9x 16.6xmedian 17.9x 3.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.0x 11.5xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 12.1x 10.1xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 1.49 -11.96median 1.49 0.03median 1.49

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 monthsDXCSAICFORTY
Revenue $12.48B $7.40B $2.93B
Gross profit $2.87B $936.00M $580.29M
Operating income -$9.12B $592.00M $249.80M
Net income $136.00M $380.00M $697.91M
Free cash flow $1.25B $619.00M –
R&D – – $21.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $8.88 $39.97
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $126.00M $863.79M
Total debt $3.50B $2.49B $642.43M
Shares (diluted) 166.27M 42.80M 15.79M
Enterprise value -$4.78B $5.76B -$936.49M

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
MetricDXCSAICFORTY
P/E 21.4x 16.6x 3.1x
P/FCF 2.1x 10.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 9.5x –
P/S 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 4.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 8.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT -0.5x 14.5x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 3.3x 13.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x 13.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 -11.96 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCSAICFORTY
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% -0.8% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -1.3% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.2% 4.8% 22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 1.5% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.3% 6.1% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -8.4% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -65.0% -4.8% 255.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -8.7% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.6% 4.1% 700.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.1% -1.4% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% 37.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.5% 40.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 8.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCSAICFORTY
Gross margin 23.0% 12.6% 19.8%
EBITDA margin -63.9% 10.1% –
Operating margin -73.1% 8.0% 8.5%
Pretax margin 3.9% 6.2% 7.1%
Net margin 1.0% 5.1% 21.6%
FCF margin 10.0% 8.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.9% 8.9% –
Return on equity 4.2% 26.6% 40.1%
Return on assets 1.1% 7.1% 19.5%
Return on invested capital -37.1% 12.6% 10.1%
Return on capital employed -101.4% 13.7% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.9x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCSAICFORTY
Debt / assets 27.1% 45.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.8x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 74.3% 73.5% 52.8%
Equity / assets 25.7% 26.5% 47.2%
Interest coverage -42.0x 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -1.33 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCSAICFORTY
Dividend yield – 1.0% 11.9%
Net buyback yield 10.4% 7.4% –
Shareholder yield 10.4% 8.4% 11.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% –

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.

ConsensusDXCSAICFORTY
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.76FY2026 $10.36FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.1% +4.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.88BFY2026 $7.57BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCSAICFORTY
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.0% –
Institutions holding 435 433 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 213 214 –
Institutions selling 113 142 –
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.51 –

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.

DXCSAICFORTY
DXC 1.00 0.29 0.11
SAIC 0.29 1.00 0.06
FORTY 0.11 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXC, SAIC and FORTY?

Science Applications International (SAIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: DXC Technology (DXC) $2.58B, Science Applications International (SAIC) $6.22B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXC, SAIC and FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DXC Technology (DXC) 20.8x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 16.4x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, DXC Technology (DXC) is cheapest (DXC Technology (DXC) 5.9x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DXC Technology (DXC) -2.4%, Science Applications International (SAIC) -0.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (DXC Technology (DXC) 1.0%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 5.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%). On return on invested capital, Science Applications International (SAIC) leads (DXC Technology (DXC) -37.1%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 12.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Science Applications International (SAIC) returned the most: DXC Technology (DXC) +20.5%, Science Applications International (SAIC) +57.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -9.7%. Over five years, Science Applications International (SAIC) compounded fastest (DXC Technology (DXC) -12.8%/yr, Science Applications International (SAIC) +11.8%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: DXC Technology (DXC) 0.00%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 0.01%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%. DXC Technology (DXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Science Applications International (SAIC) has been the steadiest (DXC Technology (DXC) 59.4%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 39.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXC, SAIC and FORTY?

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