EPAM vs FORTY vs RCMT Stock Comparison

EPAM Systems, Formula Systems (1985) and Rcm Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc.
$143.91 +33.0% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.08B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.62B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
3 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$34.99 -16.7% 1M +51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$252.35M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 4, EPAM Systems 3, Rcm Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPAMFORTYRCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.08B $1.83B $252.35M EPAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 2.9x 14.8x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x — 11.9x EPAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +24.8% +9.6% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 21.6% 5.2% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 10.1% 27.1% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 12.73% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -13.1% +51.5% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr +1.6%/yr +40.4%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 55.3% 55.8% EPAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 87/100 71/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

EPAMFORTYRCMT

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

AxisEPAMFORTYRCMT
Valuation 56 #23 of 51 98 #2 of 51 63 #43 of 113
Growth 42 #27 of 46 91 #5 of 46 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 85 #7 of 42 91 #9 of 93
Financial Health 88 #8 of 61 60 #25 of 61 66 #44 of 126
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 100 #1 of 30 –
Overall 70 87 71
  • EPAM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • RCMT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPAMFORTYRCMTSPY
1 month +33.0%+7.2%-16.7% -2.3%
3 months +34.1%+16.4%+22.9% -0.7%
6 months +30.1%-8.2%+12.3% +4.8%
Year to date -29.8%-27.2%+71.1% +10.3%
1 year -12.0%-13.1%+51.5% +10.3%
3 years -40.2%+93.1%+77.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -15.8%+24.5%+21.1% +20.1%
5 years -78.8%+8.4%+445.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -26.7%+1.6%+40.4% +10.1%
10 years +124.9%+217.7%+399.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.4%+12.3%+17.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEPAMFORTYRCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%55.3%55.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.2%84.2%47.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.590.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.240.92 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-55.5%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-36.2%-16.7% -3.5%
52-week high $221.40$190.56$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $76.04$102.01$17.55 $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.

MultipleEPAMFORTYRCMT
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 18.5x 3.0xmedian 18.5x 14.5xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.5x —median 9.5x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 12.5x —median 12.5x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.61median 1.24 0.03median 1.24 1.85median 1.00

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 monthsEPAMFORTYRCMT
Revenue $5.62B $2.93B $328.75M
Gross profit $1.65B $580.29M $90.05M
Operating income $563.19M $249.80M $26.47M
Net income $401.67M $697.91M $17.05M
Free cash flow $482.64M – –
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $39.97 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $789.40M $863.79M $6.59M
Total debt $25.00M $168.15M $23.38M
Shares (diluted) 52.27M 15.79M 7.19M
Enterprise value $2.71B -$1.07B $236.06M

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
MetricEPAMFORTYRCMT
P/E 18.7x 3.0x 14.5x
P/FCF 15.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x – –
P/S 1.3x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 2.1x 1.1x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.1x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x – –
EV/EBIT 11.8x 4.7x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 13.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.61 0.03 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 24.8% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 3.9% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% 22.3% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -3.2% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.4% 26.5% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 1.6% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 255.1% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 61.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.3% 700.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 112.1% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRCMT
Gross margin 29.4% 19.8% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – –
Operating margin 10.0% 8.5% 8.1%
Pretax margin 9.8% 7.1% 7.1%
Net margin 7.2% 21.6% 5.2%
FCF margin 8.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% – –
Return on equity 11.6% 40.1% 36.1%
Return on assets 8.7% 19.5% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 10.1% 27.1%
Return on capital employed 14.7% 11.2% 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRCMT
Debt / assets 0.5% 4.8% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 23.1% 52.8% 63.6%
Equity / assets 76.9% 47.2% 36.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.85 – 5.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRCMT
Dividend yield – 12.5% –
Net buyback yield 9.2% – –
Shareholder yield 9.2% 12.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusEPAMFORTYRCMT
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 – 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.81FY2026 – $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 – +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% – +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 – $333.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 – +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% – +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPAMFORTYRCMT
Held by institutions 100.0% – 39.2%
Institutions holding 440 – 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – +0.5%
Institutions buying 232 – 41
Institutions selling 162 – 29
Buyers to sellers 1.43 – 1.41

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.

EPAMFORTYRCMT
EPAM 1.00 0.12 0.02
FORTY 0.12 1.00 -0.03
RCMT 0.02 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPAM, FORTY and RCMT?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: EPAM Systems (EPAM) $7.08B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.83B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $252.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, EPAM, FORTY and RCMT?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 17.6x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 2.9x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, EPAM Systems (EPAM) is cheapest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 10.0x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 11.9x). 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: EPAM Systems (EPAM) +10.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 7.2%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 11.5%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: EPAM Systems (EPAM) -12.0%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -13.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +51.5%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) -26.7%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +1.6%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +40.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: EPAM Systems (EPAM) 0.00%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.73%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. EPAM Systems (EPAM) and Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, EPAM Systems (EPAM) has been the steadiest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 53.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPAM, FORTY and RCMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) leads on 4. 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.