EXLS vs INFY vs KD Stock Comparison

ExlService Holdings, Infosys and Kyndryl Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INFY Infosys Ltd
$12.31 +14.5% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.06B
P/E
0.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.02B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
7 wins
KD Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
$14.75 +21.7% 1M -48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Infosys leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Infosys 7, ExlService Holdings 3, Kyndryl Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXLSINFYKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.37B $51.06B $3.24B INFY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 0.2x 37.2x INFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 15.0x 7.6x KD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +4,736.0% -0.6% INFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 32.3% 0.6% INFY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% — 1.2% EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 1.9x INFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.4% -29.8% -48.2% EXLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr -11.8%/yr -18.4%/yr EXLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 42.0% 95.2% INFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 83/100 52/100 INFY

Percentile Scorecard

EXLSINFYKD

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

AxisEXLSINFYKD
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 100 #1 of 50 63 #19 of 50
Growth 75 #12 of 45 93 #4 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 88 #6 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 66 #22 of 62 7 #58 of 62
Shareholder Returns 72 #9 of 30 69 #10 of 30 86 #5 of 30
Overall 64 83 52
  • EXLS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INFY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • KD ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXLSINFYKDSPY
1 month +21.4%+14.5%+21.7% -1.0%
3 months +52.9%+10.7%+22.4% +2.9%
6 months +39.1%-4.3%+8.7% +6.4%
Year to date -0.3%-30.9%-44.5% +11.4%
1 year +2.4%-29.8%-48.2% +13.1%
3 years +63.7%-26.6%+2.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.9%-9.8%+0.8% +21.5%
5 years +70.2%-46.5%-63.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%-11.8%-18.4% +10.9%
10 years +344.3%+55.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.1%+4.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEXLSINFYKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%42.0%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%43.4%124.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.360.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.71-0.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-60.0%-78.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-39.1%-49.0% -2.5%
52-week high $43.38$20.22$28.92 $779.14
52-week low $25.22$10.49$10.59 $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.

MultipleEXLSINFYKD
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 17.7x 0.2xmedian 17.7x 37.4xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 0.6x 0.1xmedian 0.6x 0.2xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 11.0x 0.5xmedian 11.0x 4.1xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 12.3x 2.4xmedian 12.3x 21.7xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.54 0.00median 1.54 1.32median 1.54

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 monthsEXLSINFYKD
Revenue $2.24B $952.02B $14.97B
Gross profit $861.62M $133.02B $3.27B
Operating income $333.32M $86.76B $203.00M
Net income $250.00M $16.45B $87.00M
Free cash flow $275.04M $21.15B $148.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.64 $74.63 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $126.72M $243.50B $2.11B
Total debt $381.16M $47.85B $15.96B
Shares (diluted) 152.83M 4.12B 220.60M
Enterprise value $5.11B $38.59B -$4.19B

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
MetricEXLSINFYKD
P/E 25.8x 0.2x 37.4x
P/FCF 23.3x 2.4x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 2.7x 4.2x
P/S 2.9x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B 7.4x 0.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 0.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 0.5x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 0.9x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 23.7x 3.5x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 4.0x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 0.00 1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXLSINFYKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 4,736% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 34.8% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% 2,114% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 186.2% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.0% 1,997% 851.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 180.8% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% -4.7% -70.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 15.4% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 116.2% -68.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 34.4% 28.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 127.6% -12.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 1.4% 36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.0% -3.0% -38.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 5.3% 34.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXLSINFYKD
Gross margin 38.5% 14.0% 21.8%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 14.6% 9.8%
Operating margin 14.9% 9.1% 1.4%
Pretax margin 14.5% 22.6% 1.7%
Net margin 11.2% 32.3% 0.6%
FCF margin 12.3% 2.2% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 1.9% 5.1%
Return on equity 30.4% 31.0% 7.1%
Return on assets 14.6% 18.6% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 21.0% – 1.2%
Return on capital employed 33.1% 29.9% 3.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 8.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 0.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXLSINFYKD
Debt / assets 21.8% 1.7% 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 4.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.3x 32.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.4% 39.1% 90.3%
Equity / assets 49.6% 60.9% 9.7%
Interest coverage 18.3x 41.8x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.73 – 1.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXLSINFYKD
Dividend yield – 4.2% –
Net buyback yield 7.0% – 9.5%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 4.2% 9.5%
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.

ConsensusEXLSINFYKD
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 $0.82FY2026 $1.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +7.3% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.53BFY2026 $21.12BFY2026 $15.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -3.0% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXLSINFYKD
Held by institutions 100.0% 13.2% 86.9%
Institutions holding 442 431 673
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +18.7% +7.0%
Institutions buying 211 218 255
Institutions selling 188 163 211
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.34 1.21

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.

EXLSINFYKD
EXLS 1.00 0.58 0.32
INFY 0.58 1.00 0.34
KD 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXLS, INFY and KD?

Infosys (INFY) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.37B, Infosys (INFY) $51.06B, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXLS, INFY and KD?

Infosys (INFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 25.5x, Infosys (INFY) 0.2x, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.6x, Infosys (INFY) 15.0x, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Infosys (INFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +13.6%, Infosys (INFY) +4,736.0%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Infosys (INFY) has the highest net margin (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.2%, Infosys (INFY) 32.3%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 21.0%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExlService Holdings (EXLS) returned the most: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +2.4%, Infosys (INFY) -29.8%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -48.2%. Over five years, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +11.2%/yr, Infosys (INFY) -11.8%/yr, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Infosys (INFY) has been the steadiest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.3%, Infosys (INFY) 42.0%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXLS, INFY and KD?

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