EXLS vs IPM vs GIB Stock Comparison

ExlService Holdings, Intelligent Protection Management and Cgi Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIB Cgi Inc
$79.64 +17.5% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.74B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
0.85%
IT Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ExlService Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ExlService Holdings 5, Cgi 4, Intelligent Protection Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXLSIPMGIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.18B $22.42M $17.74B GIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x -6.0x 18.1x GIB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 21.5x 13.3x GIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +113.5% +6.2% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% -14.8% 10.9% EXLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.2x EXLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.85% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.3% -16.9% -9.5% EXLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -21.1%/yr -2.4%/yr EXLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 40.2% 32.9% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 37/100 57/100 EXLS

Percentile Scorecard

EXLSIPMGIB

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

AxisEXLSIPMGIB
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 12 #44 of 50 45 #28 of 50
Growth 75 #12 of 45 82 #9 of 45 73 #13 of 45
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 13 #36 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 62 #24 of 62 43 #36 of 62 30 #44 of 62
Shareholder Returns 72 #9 of 30 – 52 #15 of 30
Overall 64 37 57
  • EXLS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • GIB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXLSIPMGIBSPY
1 month +17.8%-3.9%+17.5% -0.2%
3 months +34.1%-4.4%+11.5% +3.9%
6 months +33.6%-2.3%+8.3% +8.2%
Year to date -3.6%0.0%-13.7% +12.9%
1 year -1.3%-16.9%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years +59.6%+9.6%-14.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +16.9%+3.1%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years +67.3%-69.4%-11.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.9%-21.1%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years +357.8%-69.3%+71.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.4%-11.1%+5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXLSIPMGIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%40.2%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%47.8%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.720.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.42-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-76.6%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-20.0%-16.0% -1.2%
52-week high $43.38$2.15$94.81 $779.14
52-week low $25.22$1.49$61.28 $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.

MultipleEXLSIPMGIB
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 17.4x -6.0xmedian 17.4x 18.1xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 10.7x -7.2xmedian 10.7x 10.7xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 11.5x -34.8xmedian 11.5x 13.6xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 1.51 0.85median 1.51 3.40median 1.51

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 monthsEXLSIPMGIB
Revenue $2.34B $25.19M $8.99B
Gross profit $898.82M $12.19M –
Operating income $346.00M -$4.54M –
Net income $260.61M -$3.73M $1.25B
Free cash flow $271.19M -$644.80K $1.30B
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $-0.29 $4.34
Cash & equivalents $154.07M $5.23M $440.31M
Total debt $511.05M – $2.61B
Shares (diluted) 152.57M 13.04M 225.49M
Enterprise value $4.98B -$1.40M $15.53B

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
MetricEXLSIPMGIB
P/E 23.8x -6.0x 18.1x
P/FCF 22.8x -34.8x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x -39.6x 12.7x
P/S 2.6x 0.9x 2.0x
P/B 6.7x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 7.5x 2.7x –
EV/EBITDA 15.5x -7.2x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 18.4x -3.8x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 23.5x -26.7x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x -30.4x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.85 3.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXLSIPMGIB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 113.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 32.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 92.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 15.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.7% 18.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -14.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 48.5% 2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -20.2% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.4% 47.9% 196.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -7.1% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.7% 59.3% 23.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 37.4% 8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 53.6% 7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 34.6% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXLSIPMGIB
Gross margin 38.4% 48.4% –
EBITDA margin 17.5% -9.5% 20.7%
Operating margin 14.8% -18.0% –
Pretax margin 14.4% -16.6% 14.9%
Net margin 11.1% -14.8% 10.9%
FCF margin 11.6% -2.6% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% -2.2% 15.5%
Return on equity 29.0% -22.2% –
Return on assets 13.6% -12.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 19.9% – –
Return on capital employed 23.6% -22.1% 15.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXLSIPMGIB
Debt / assets 24.6% – 74.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 1.9x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 43.0% –
Equity / assets 44.8% 57.0% –
Interest coverage 17.6x – 20.2x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.39 0.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXLSIPMGIB
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 5.1% – 5.6%
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 6.5%
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.

ConsensusEXLSIPMGIB
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 $0.08FY2026 $5.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 – +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +75.0% +10.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.53BFY2026 $24.44MFY2026 $12.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.3%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +20.0% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

EXLSIPMGIB
EXLS 1.00 0.02 0.66
IPM 0.02 1.00 0.10
GIB 0.66 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXLS, IPM and GIB?

Cgi (GIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.18B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.42M, Cgi (GIB) $17.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXLS, IPM and GIB?

Cgi (GIB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.8x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -6.0x, Cgi (GIB) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cgi (GIB) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 21.5x, Cgi (GIB) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Cgi (GIB) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has the highest net margin (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Cgi (GIB) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExlService Holdings (EXLS) returned the most: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.3%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -16.9%, Cgi (GIB) -9.5%. Over five years, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.9%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -21.1%/yr, Cgi (GIB) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cgi (GIB) 0.85%. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) and Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.4%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.2%, Cgi (GIB) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXLS, IPM and GIB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads on 5. 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.