EPAM vs FORTY vs RHI Stock Comparison

EPAM Systems, Formula Systems (1985) and Robert Half Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc.
$166.01 +52.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
3 wins
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$42.96 +27.6% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
5.49%
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 7, EPAM Systems 3, Robert Half 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPAMFORTYRHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.45B $1.63B $4.40B EPAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 2.6x 35.3x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x — 31.8x EPAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +24.8% -2.9% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 21.6% 2.3% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 10.1% — EPAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 14.25% 5.49% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% -27.7% +67.0% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr -0.8%/yr -18.4%/yr FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 56.1% 62.0% FORTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 86/100 44/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

EPAMFORTYRHI

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

AxisEPAMFORTYRHI
Valuation 41 #31 of 52 98 #2 of 52 50 #57 of 114
Growth 64 #17 of 46 91 #5 of 46 7 #91 of 98
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 83 #8 of 42 50 #48 of 95
Financial Health 88 #8 of 61 60 #25 of 61 47 #67 of 126
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 97 #2 of 30 66 #25 of 71
Overall 72 86 44
  • EPAM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPAMFORTYRHISPY
1 month +52.0%-9.9%+27.6% -5.9%
3 months +78.4%-2.1%+5.6% -4.6%
6 months +59.3%-28.1%+56.8% +0.2%
Year to date -19.0%-36.2%+58.2% +7.5%
1 year +3.2%-27.7%+67.0% +8.2%
3 years -32.2%+69.0%-43.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.2%+19.1%-17.5% +19.0%
5 years -76.5%-3.8%-63.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -25.1%-0.8%-18.4% +9.4%
10 years +168.9%+178.1%+14.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.4%+10.8%+1.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEPAMFORTYRHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%56.1%62.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.2%85.9%50.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.830.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.491.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-55.5%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-44.1%-6.4% -5.9%
52-week high $221.40$190.56$45.90 $779.14
52-week low $76.04$102.01$21.86 $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.

MultipleEPAMFORTYRHI
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 18.8x 2.6xmedian 18.8x 35.3xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x 28.0xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 21.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 23.30median 1.35 0.02median 1.35 -1.00median 0.88

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 monthsEPAMFORTYRHI
Revenue $5.65B $2.93B $5.30B
Gross profit $1.69B $580.29M $1.98B
Operating income $594.17M $249.80M $71.91M
Net income $425.17M $697.91M $121.73M
Free cash flow $470.41M – $209.23M
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $8.26 $39.97 $1.21
Cash & equivalents $965.17M $863.79M $321.29M
Total debt $25.00M $168.15M –
Shares (diluted) 51.47M 15.79M 100.31M
Enterprise value $4.36B -$1.27B $3.01B

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
MetricEPAMFORTYRHI
P/E 20.1x 2.6x 35.3x
P/FCF 18.0x – 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x – 17.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 2.3x 1.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x – 28.0x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 3.8x 56.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 16.0x – 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x – 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.30 0.02 -1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 24.8% -2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 3.9% -7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.3% -3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -3.2% -10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.1% 26.5% -39.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 1.6% -50.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 255.1% -21.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 61.1% -36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 700.9% -21.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 112.1% -35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% – -16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – -30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% – -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – -32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRHI
Gross margin 29.9% 19.8% 37.3%
EBITDA margin 12.8% – 2.7%
Operating margin 10.5% 8.5% 1.4%
Pretax margin 10.3% 7.1% 3.7%
Net margin 7.5% 21.6% 2.3%
FCF margin 8.3% – 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% – 4.6%
Return on equity 12.0% 40.1% 10.1%
Return on assets 9.2% 19.5% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 15.7% 11.2% 5.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRHI
Debt / assets 0.5% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 23.2% 52.8% 57.6%
Equity / assets 76.8% 47.2% 42.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPAMFORTYRHI
Dividend yield – 14.2% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 8.0% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 14.2% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusEPAMFORTYRHI
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 – 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.82FY2026 – $1.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% – +49.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 – $5.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 – +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% – +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPAMFORTYRHI
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 441 – 444
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – +1.7%
Institutions buying 232 – 270
Institutions selling 163 – 117
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 2.31

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.

EPAMFORTYRHI
EPAM 1.00 0.05 0.29
FORTY 0.05 1.00 -0.03
RHI 0.29 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPAM, FORTY and RHI?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: EPAM Systems (EPAM) $8.45B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.63B, Robert Half (RHI) $4.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, EPAM, FORTY and RHI?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 20.1x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 2.6x, Robert Half (RHI) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, EPAM Systems (EPAM) is cheapest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 12.0x, Robert Half (RHI) 31.8x). 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) +6.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Robert Half (RHI) -2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 7.5%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, EPAM Systems (EPAM) leads (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 12.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: EPAM Systems (EPAM) +3.2%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -27.7%, Robert Half (RHI) +67.0%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) -25.1%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -0.8%/yr, Robert Half (RHI) -18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 14.25%, Robert Half (RHI) 5.49%. EPAM Systems (EPAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has been the steadiest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 57.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 56.1%, Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.