FORTY vs PWR vs EXLS Stock Comparison

Formula Systems (1985), Quanta Services and ExlService Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.30B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.07%
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.

QuestionFORTYPWREXLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $91.30B $6.15B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.0x 68.8x 23.7x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.3x 18.9x EXLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% +26.3% +15.6% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.6% 4.0% 11.1% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 10.1% 19.9% EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.4x EXLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 12.40% 0.07% — FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% +38.2% -1.8% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr +38.1%/yr +10.7%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 45.0% 43.4% EXLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 54/100 64/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

FORTYPWREXLS

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureFORTYPWREXLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%45.0%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.2%42.8%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.74-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.85-0.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-33.9%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-22.6%-6.1% -0.9%
52-week high $190.56$785.24$43.38 $779.14
52-week low $102.01$413.17$25.22 $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.

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

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 monthsFORTYPWREXLS
Revenue $2.93B $32.91B $2.34B
Gross profit $580.29M $5.09B $898.82M
Operating income $249.80M $2.04B $346.00M
Net income $697.91M $1.35B $260.61M
Free cash flow – $2.29B $271.19M
R&D $21.15M – –
EPS (diluted) $39.97 $8.70 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $863.79M $506.43M $154.07M
Total debt $642.43M $6.10B $511.05M
Shares (diluted) 15.79M 152.44M 152.57M
Enterprise value -$1.02B $89.48B $4.95B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORTYPWREXLS
Dividend yield 12.4% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 12.4% 0.1% 5.1%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

FORTYPWREXLS
FORTY 1.00 0.05 0.05
PWR 0.05 1.00 -0.32
EXLS 0.05 -0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORTY, PWR and EXLS?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.88B, Quanta Services (PWR) $91.30B, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORTY, PWR and EXLS?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 68.8x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x). 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: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.40%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.07%. ExlService Holdings (EXLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.