FIS vs GIB vs ESSI Stock Comparison

Fidelity National Information Services, Cgi and Eco Science Solutions 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fidelity National Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fidelity National Information Services 5, Eco Science Solutions 4, Cgi 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISGIBESSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.36B $17.74B $9.53M FIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 18.1x 1.0x ESSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.6x 13.3x — FIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +6.2% — FIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.6% 10.9% 429,904.4% ESSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.2x -0.3x ESSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.83% 0.85% — FIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.5% -9.5% -60.0% GIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.5%/yr -2.4%/yr +29.2%/yr ESSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 32.9% 585.9% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 28/100 FIS

Percentile Scorecard

FISGIBESSI

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

AxisFISGIBESSI
Valuation 97 #4 of 101 45 #28 of 50 23 #78 of 101
Growth 83 #17 of 97 73 #13 of 45 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 68 #31 of 94 85 #7 of 41 5 #89 of 94
Financial Health 20 #87 of 108 30 #44 of 62 3 #105 of 108
Shareholder Returns 76 #16 of 64 52 #15 of 30 –
Overall 69 57 28
  • FIS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GIB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • ESSI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFISGIBESSISPY
1 month +0.5%+17.5%+63.6% -0.2%
3 months -20.8%+11.5%+260.0% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%+8.3%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date -46.4%-13.7%-35.7% +12.9%
1 year -46.5%-9.5%-60.0% +12.3%
3 years -24.5%-14.8%+1,700.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.9%-5.2%+162.2% +23.3%
5 years -68.2%-11.4%+260.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.5%-2.4%+29.2% +10.9%
10 years -51.9%+71.0%-99.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.1%+5.5%-39.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFISGIBESSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%32.9%585.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%37.0%836.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.214.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.34-0.29-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.4%-49.9%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.3%-16.0%-64.0% -1.2%
52-week high $67.54$94.81$0.50 $779.14
52-week low $32.43$61.28$0.01 $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.

MultipleFISGIBESSI
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 28.3x 18.1xmedian 17.4x 1.0xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 0.7x 4,323xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 17.3x 10.7xmedian 10.7x -10.3xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.8x 13.6xmedian 11.5x -42.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.2x —median 1.4x -6.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.85 3.40median 1.51 0.01median 0.85

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 monthsFISGIBESSI
Revenue $12.20B $8.99B $2.21K
Gross profit $4.39B – –
Operating income $1.92B – -$939.20K
Net income $3.38B $1.25B $9.48M
Free cash flow $2.82B $1.30B -$222.45K
R&D – – $269.84K
EPS (diluted) $6.52 $4.34 $0.38
Cash & equivalents $744.00M $440.31M $15.55K
Total debt $21.17B $2.61B $5.67M
Shares (diluted) 517.00M 225.49M 24.95M
Enterprise value $15.70B $15.53B $9.47M

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
MetricFISGIBESSI
P/E 5.4x 18.1x 1.0x
P/FCF 6.5x 13.6x -42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 12.7x -42.9x
P/S 1.5x 2.0x 4,323x
P/B 1.1x – -6.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – -5.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 10.7x -10.3x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 14.1x -10.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.2x 4,475x
EV/FCF 13.7x 15.3x -44.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 14.3x -44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 3.40 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISGIBESSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 6.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 4.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.2% – 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,836% 2.2% 966.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 11.7% 238.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,957% 196.7% 1,939%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 5.3% 144.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 23.0% 35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 85.1% 8.2% 17.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.4% 7.5% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 100.7% 9.9% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISGIBESSI
Gross margin 35.9% – –
EBITDA margin 34.3% 20.7% -43,599%
Operating margin 15.7% – -42,594%
Pretax margin 11.1% 14.9% -46,947%
Net margin 27.6% 10.9% 429,904%
FCF margin 23.1% 14.5% -10,088%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 15.5% -10,088%
Return on equity 21.1% – –
Return on assets 7.7% 7.7% -935.3%
Return on invested capital 3.9% – –
Return on capital employed 5.6% 15.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.1x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISGIBESSI
Debt / assets 48.0% 74.4% 332.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x – -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.2x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 7.5x 2.0x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% – 1,589%
Equity / assets 36.4% – -1,489%
Interest coverage 3.2x 20.2x -11.0x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.03 – -972.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISGIBESSI
Dividend yield 4.8% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 5.6% –
Shareholder yield 8.7% 6.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
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.

ConsensusFISGIBESSI
Forward P/E 5.6xFY2026 13.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.37FY2026 $5.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.98BFY2026 $12.21BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +2.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISGIBESSI
Held by institutions 98.7% – –
Institutions holding 856 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – –
Institutions buying 415 – –
Institutions selling 331 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.25 – –

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.

FISGIBESSI
FIS 1.00 0.61 -0.07
GIB 0.61 1.00 -0.12
ESSI -0.07 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIS, GIB and ESSI?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) $18.36B, Cgi (GIB) $17.74B, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) $9.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIS, GIB and ESSI?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.4x, Cgi (GIB) 18.1x, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is cheapest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.6x, 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?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) +18.3%, Cgi (GIB) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 27.6%, Cgi (GIB) 10.9%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 429,904.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cgi (GIB) returned the most: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -46.5%, Cgi (GIB) -9.5%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) -60.0%. Over five years, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) compounded fastest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -20.5%/yr, Cgi (GIB) -2.4%/yr, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) +29.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has the highest dividend yield: Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 4.83%, Cgi (GIB) 0.85%. Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 34.7%, Cgi (GIB) 32.9%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 585.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIS, GIB and ESSI?

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