FORTY vs SAIC vs GLOB Stock Comparison

Formula Systems (1985), Science Applications International and Globant Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLOB Globant S.A.
$44.99 +30.4% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Science Applications International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Science Applications International 5, Formula Systems (1985) 5, Globant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORTYSAICGLOBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $6.32B $1.89B SAIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.1x 16.6x 16.6x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 7.9x GLOB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% -0.8% -1.3% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.6% 5.1% 4.6% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 12.6% 8.1% SAIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x -0.2x GLOB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 11.85% 0.01% 0.00% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +57.8% -24.7% SAIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +11.8%/yr -32.0%/yr SAIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.4% 39.6% 60.5% SAIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 48/100 69/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

FORTYSAICGLOB

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

AxisFORTYSAICGLOB
Valuation 98 #2 of 50 51 #25 of 50 94 #4 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 45 34 #30 of 45 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 83 #8 of 41 70 #13 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Financial Health 62 #24 of 62 20 #50 of 62 75 #16 of 62
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 30 66 #11 of 30 –
Overall 87 48 69
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • SAIC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • GLOB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORTYSAICGLOBSPY
1 month +11.3%+12.0%+30.4% -0.8%
3 months +12.3%+25.3%+37.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%+58.3%+6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -23.4%+47.5%-31.2% +12.2%
1 year -9.7%+57.8%-24.7% +13.0%
3 years +128.7%+38.9%-73.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.8%+11.6%-35.7% +23.1%
5 years +20.7%+74.4%-85.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.8%+11.8%-32.0% +11.0%
10 years +236.2%+113.8%-1.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+7.9%-0.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFORTYSAICGLOBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.4%39.6%60.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.0%39.1%62.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.140.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.46-0.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-46.6%-92.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%0.0%-36.8% -1.8%
52-week high $190.56$148.51$71.21 $779.14
52-week low $102.01$82.22$27.73 $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.

MultipleFORTYSAICGLOB
P/E now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 17.9x 16.6xmedian 17.9x 17.5xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.0x 11.5xmedian 11.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.1x 10.1xmedian 12.1x 4.6xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.49 -11.96median 1.49 -1.74median 1.49

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 monthsFORTYSAICGLOB
Revenue $2.93B $7.40B $2.45B
Gross profit $580.29M $936.00M $846.14M
Operating income $249.80M $592.00M $187.55M
Net income $697.91M $380.00M $119.56M
Free cash flow – $619.00M $427.56M
R&D $21.15M – –
EPS (diluted) $39.97 $8.88 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $863.79M $126.00M $163.77M
Total debt $642.43M $2.49B $903.43M
Shares (diluted) 15.79M 42.80M 45.01M
Enterprise value -$936.49M $5.86B $1.10B

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
MetricFORTYSAICGLOB
P/E 3.1x 16.6x 17.5x
P/FCF – 10.1x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 5.7x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.2x 4.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 8.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 5.1x 14.5x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 13.9x 4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.0x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -11.96 -1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORTYSAICGLOB
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% -0.8% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.3% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.3% 4.8% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 1.5% 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 6.1% 4.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -8.4% -1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 255.1% -4.8% 6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.1% -8.7% -7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 700.9% 4.1% 1.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 112.1% -1.4% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.5% 31.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.4% 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% 6.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORTYSAICGLOB
Gross margin 19.8% 12.6% 34.5%
EBITDA margin – 10.1% 9.5%
Operating margin 8.5% 8.0% 7.7%
Pretax margin 7.1% 6.2% 6.5%
Net margin 21.6% 5.1% 4.6%
FCF margin – 8.4% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 8.9% 14.2%
Return on equity 40.1% 26.6% 9.2%
Return on assets 19.5% 7.1% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 12.6% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 13.7% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORTYSAICGLOB
Debt / assets 4.8% 45.8% 3.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 73.5% 32.7%
Equity / assets 47.2% 26.5% 67.3%
Interest coverage – 4.5x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.08 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORTYSAICGLOB
Dividend yield 11.9% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 7.4% –
Shareholder yield 11.9% 8.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% –

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.

ConsensusFORTYSAICGLOB
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.36FY2026 $5.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.6%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.7% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.57BFY2026 $2.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORTYSAICGLOB
Held by institutions – 83.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 433 291
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +26.5%
Institutions buying – 214 186
Institutions selling – 142 71
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 2.62

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.

FORTYSAICGLOB
FORTY 1.00 0.06 0.13
SAIC 0.06 1.00 0.33
GLOB 0.13 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORTY, SAIC and GLOB?

Science Applications International (SAIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B, Science Applications International (SAIC) $6.32B, Globant (GLOB) $1.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORTY, SAIC and GLOB?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 16.6x, Globant (GLOB) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globant (GLOB) is cheapest (Science Applications International (SAIC) 14.3x, Globant (GLOB) 7.9x). 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: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Science Applications International (SAIC) -0.8%, Globant (GLOB) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 5.1%, Globant (GLOB) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Science Applications International (SAIC) leads (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 12.6%, Globant (GLOB) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Science Applications International (SAIC) returned the most: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -9.7%, Science Applications International (SAIC) +57.8%, Globant (GLOB) -24.7%. Over five years, Science Applications International (SAIC) compounded fastest (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.8%/yr, Science Applications International (SAIC) +11.8%/yr, Globant (GLOB) -32.0%/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) 11.85%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 0.01%, Globant (GLOB) 0.00%. Globant (GLOB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Science Applications International (SAIC) has been the steadiest (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.4%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 39.6%, Globant (GLOB) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORTY, SAIC and GLOB?

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