EXLS vs FORTY vs RCMT Stock Comparison

ExlService Holdings, Formula Systems (1985) and Rcm Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$35.52 -12.2% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.75M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 4, Rcm Technologies 4, ExlService Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXLSFORTYRCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.18B $1.96B $251.75M EXLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 3.1x 14.8x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 12.1x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +24.8% +9.6% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 21.6% 5.2% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% 27.1% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 11.85% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -13.5% +56.6% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr +3.6%/yr +42.7%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 55.2% 55.7% EXLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 86/100 69/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

EXLSFORTYRCMT

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

AxisEXLSFORTYRCMT
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 98 #2 of 50 57 #49 of 112
Growth 75 #12 of 45 91 #5 of 45 66 #33 of 96
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 83 #8 of 41 90 #10 of 91
Financial Health 62 #24 of 62 61 #25 of 62 65 #45 of 125
Shareholder Returns 72 #9 of 30 100 #1 of 30 –
Overall 64 86 69
  • EXLS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXLSFORTYRCMTSPY
1 month +17.8%+11.3%-12.2% -0.2%
3 months +34.1%+12.3%+23.1% +3.9%
6 months +33.6%-3.4%+13.2% +8.2%
Year to date -3.6%-23.4%+73.7% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%-13.5%+56.6% +12.3%
3 years +59.6%+128.7%+81.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.9%+31.8%+22.0% +23.3%
5 years +67.3%+19.5%+491.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.9%+3.6%+42.7% +10.9%
10 years +357.8%+231.6%+408.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.4%+12.7%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXLSFORTYRCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%55.2%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%85.0%47.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.640.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.241.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-55.5%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-32.8%-15.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.38$190.56$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $25.22$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.

MultipleEXLSFORTYRCMT
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 17.4x 3.1xmedian 17.4x 14.8xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 5.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.51 0.03median 1.51 1.88median 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 monthsEXLSFORTYRCMT
Revenue $2.34B $2.93B $328.75M
Gross profit $898.82M $580.29M $90.05M
Operating income $346.00M $249.80M $26.47M
Net income $260.61M $697.91M $17.05M
Free cash flow $271.19M – –
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $39.97 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $154.07M $863.79M $6.59M
Total debt $511.05M $642.43M $113.61M
Shares (diluted) 152.57M 15.79M 7.19M
Enterprise value $4.98B -$936.34M $235.46M

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
MetricEXLSFORTYRCMT
P/E 23.8x 3.1x 14.8x
P/FCF 22.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – –
P/S 2.6x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 6.7x 1.2x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 1.2x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – –
EV/EBIT 18.4x 5.1x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 23.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.03 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYRCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 24.8% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 3.9% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 22.3% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -3.2% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 26.5% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 1.6% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 255.1% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 61.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.4% 700.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 112.1% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYRCMT
Gross margin 38.4% 19.8% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 17.5% – –
Operating margin 14.8% 8.5% 8.1%
Pretax margin 14.4% 7.1% 7.1%
Net margin 11.1% 21.6% 5.2%
FCF margin 11.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% – –
Return on equity 29.0% 40.1% 36.1%
Return on assets 13.6% 19.5% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 10.1% 27.1%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.2% 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYRCMT
Debt / assets 24.6% 4.8% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 52.8% 63.6%
Equity / assets 44.8% 47.2% 36.4%
Interest coverage 17.6x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.39 – 5.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXLSFORTYRCMT
Dividend yield – 11.9% –
Net buyback yield 5.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 11.9% 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.

ConsensusEXLSFORTYRCMT
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 – $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 – +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% – +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.53BFY2026 – $333.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 – +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXLSFORTYRCMT
Held by institutions 100.0% – 39.2%
Institutions holding 442 – 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +0.5%
Institutions buying 211 – 41
Institutions selling 188 – 29
Buyers to sellers 1.12 – 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.

EXLSFORTYRCMT
EXLS 1.00 0.05 0.08
FORTY 0.05 1.00 -0.04
RCMT 0.08 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXLS, FORTY and RCMT?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.18B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $251.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, EXLS, FORTY and RCMT?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.8x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.1x). 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: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%, 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 (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.9%, 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: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.3%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -13.5%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +56.6%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.9%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.6%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +42.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) and Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 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) 55.2%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXLS, 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.