EXLS vs FORTY vs PWR Stock Comparison

ExlService Holdings, Formula Systems (1985) and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.97B
P/E
70.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEXLSFORTYPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.12B $1.88B $93.97B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 3.0x 70.8x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 38.3x EXLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +24.8% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 21.6% 4.0% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% 10.1% EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.8x EXLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 12.40% 0.00% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% -14.3% +38.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +2.5%/yr +38.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 55.3% 45.0% EXLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 86/100 54/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

EXLSFORTYPWR

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

AxisEXLSFORTYPWR
Valuation 17 #41 of 49 98 #2 of 49 20 #42 of 52
Growth 75 #12 of 45 93 #4 of 45 75 #10 of 37
Profitability 95 #3 of 39 82 #8 of 39 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 61 #24 of 60 59 #25 of 60 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns 75 #8 of 29 100 #1 of 29 44 #15 of 26
Overall 64 86 54
  • EXLS ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXLSFORTYPWRSPY
1 month +17.7%+12.0%-5.7% +0.9%
3 months +13.1%+13.2%+8.5% +5.9%
6 months +30.6%-7.6%-3.4% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%-26.7%+43.9% +13.3%
1 year -1.8%-14.3%+38.2% +12.4%
3 years +58.8%+118.7%+268.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.7%+29.8%+54.5% +23.5%
5 years +66.0%+12.9%+400.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.7%+2.5%+38.1% +11.0%
10 years +358.0%+217.1%+2,027.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.4%+12.2%+35.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEXLSFORTYPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%55.3%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%85.2%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.631.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.260.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-55.5%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-35.8%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $43.38$190.56$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $25.22$102.01$413.17 $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.

MultipleEXLSFORTYPWR
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 17.7x 3.0xmedian 17.7x 68.8xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x 31.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 39.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 9.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.35 0.03median 1.35 2.24median 0.57

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 monthsEXLSFORTYPWR
Revenue $2.34B $2.93B $32.91B
Gross profit $898.82M $580.29M $5.09B
Operating income $346.00M $249.80M $2.04B
Net income $260.61M $697.91M $1.35B
Free cash flow $271.19M – $2.29B
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $39.97 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $154.07M $863.79M $506.43M
Total debt $511.05M $642.43M $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 152.57M 15.79M 152.44M
Enterprise value $4.92B -$1.02B $92.05B

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
MetricEXLSFORTYPWR
P/E 23.7x 3.0x 68.8x
P/FCF 22.7x – 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x – 28.7x
P/S 2.6x 0.6x 2.8x
P/B 6.6x 1.1x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 1.1x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – 31.6x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 4.7x 47.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 23.3x – 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x – 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.03 2.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 24.8% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 3.9% 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 22.3% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -3.2% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 26.5% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 1.6% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 255.1% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 61.1% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.4% 700.9% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 112.1% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.7% – 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% – 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYPWR
Gross margin 38.4% 19.8% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 17.5% – 9.3%
Operating margin 14.8% 8.5% 6.2%
Pretax margin 14.4% 7.1% 5.3%
Net margin 11.1% 21.6% 4.0%
FCF margin 11.6% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% – 9.7%
Return on equity 29.0% 40.1% 14.3%
Return on assets 13.6% 19.5% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYPWR
Debt / assets 24.6% 4.8% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.9x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 52.8% 65.6%
Equity / assets 44.8% 47.2% 34.4%
Interest coverage 17.6x – 6.9x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.37 – 4.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYPWR
Dividend yield – 12.4% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 5.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 12.4% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%

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.

ConsensusEXLSFORTYPWR
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 38.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 – $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 – +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.53BFY2026 – $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 – +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXLSFORTYPWR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 88.9%
Institutions holding 442 – 1,920
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +13.5%
Institutions buying 211 – 972
Institutions selling 188 – 704
Buyers to sellers 1.12 – 1.38

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.

EXLSFORTYPWR
EXLS 1.00 0.05 -0.32
FORTY 0.05 1.00 0.05
PWR -0.32 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXLS, FORTY and PWR?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.12B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.88B, Quanta Services (PWR) $93.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXLS, FORTY and PWR?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.5x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 70.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x, Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.9%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.7%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.5%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 0.00%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.40%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has been the steadiest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXLS, FORTY and PWR?

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