GIB vs CTSH vs SAIC Stock Comparison

Cgi, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Science Applications International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIB Cgi Inc
$81.97 +18.5% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.25B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cognizant Technology Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cognizant Technology Solutions 7, Cgi 3, Science Applications International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGIBCTSHSAICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.25B $32.29B $6.30B CTSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 14.5x 16.6x CTSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 12.6x 14.1x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +5.6% -0.8% GIB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 10.3% 5.1% GIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.7% 12.6% CTSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.1x 3.1x CTSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% CTSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.1% +3.7% +44.8% SAIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr -2.2%/yr +9.7%/yr SAIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 42.9% 40.1% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 47/100 CTSH

Percentile Scorecard

GIBCTSHSAIC

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

AxisGIBCTSHSAIC
Valuation 43 #29 of 50 57 #22 of 50 49 #26 of 50
Growth 73 #13 of 45 48 #24 of 45 32 #31 of 45
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 90 #5 of 41 70 #13 of 41
Financial Health 30 #44 of 62 77 #15 of 62 20 #50 of 62
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 76 #8 of 30 66 #11 of 30
Overall 55 70 47
  • GIB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CTSH ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • SAIC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGIBCTSHSAICSPY
1 month +18.5%+19.3%+9.6% -1.0%
3 months +23.4%+55.2%+22.5% +2.9%
6 months +12.8%+28.0%+52.4% +6.4%
Year to date -11.2%-15.0%+44.8% +11.4%
1 year -7.1%+3.7%+44.8% +13.1%
3 years -16.6%+8.3%+36.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.9%+2.7%+10.8% +21.5%
5 years -11.4%-10.7%+58.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.4%-2.2%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +75.1%+41.9%+116.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.8%+3.6%+8.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGIBCTSHSAICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%42.9%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%43.3%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.100.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.091.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-58.4%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-18.6%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $94.81$86.70$145.73 $779.14
52-week low $61.28$38.73$82.22 $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.

MultipleGIBCTSHSAIC
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 17.7x 14.8xmedian 17.7x 16.3xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.0x 8.1xmedian 11.0x 11.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.3x 12.3xmedian 12.3x 9.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.50median 1.54 4.53median 1.54 -11.74median 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 monthsGIBCTSHSAIC
Revenue $8.99B $21.64B $7.40B
Gross profit – $7.24B $936.00M
Operating income – $3.44B $592.00M
Net income $1.25B $2.22B $380.00M
Free cash flow $1.30B $2.60B $619.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.34 $4.76 $8.88
Cash & equivalents $440.31M $1.04B $126.00M
Total debt $2.61B $1.56B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 225.49M 466.00M 42.80M
Enterprise value $16.05B $25.45B $5.84B

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
MetricGIBCTSHSAIC
P/E 18.7x 14.8x 16.3x
P/FCF 14.0x 12.3x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 10.9x 9.3x
P/S 2.0x 1.5x 0.8x
P/B – 2.2x 4.3x
P/Tangible book – 2.5x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 8.1x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 9.4x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 15.7x 12.5x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 11.1x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.50 4.53 -11.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIBCTSHSAIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 5.6% -0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.7% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.4% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% -8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.2% -8.9% -4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 0.4% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 196.7% -3.8% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 3.3% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 13.7% 37.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 5.3% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 13.8% 40.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 6.3% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIBCTSHSAIC
Gross margin – 33.4% 12.6%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 18.5% 10.1%
Operating margin – 15.9% 8.0%
Pretax margin 14.9% 16.2% 6.2%
Net margin 10.9% 10.3% 5.1%
FCF margin 14.5% 12.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 13.5% 8.9%
Return on equity – 15.0% 26.6%
Return on assets 7.7% 10.7% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 13.7% 12.6%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 20.0% 13.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIBCTSHSAIC
Debt / assets 74.4% 7.5% 45.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets – 30.6% 73.5%
Equity / assets – 69.4% 26.5%
Interest coverage 20.2x 95.4x 4.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.81 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGIBCTSHSAIC
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 5.5% 7.4% 7.5%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 9.2% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% 17.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.8% 10.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% -6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% -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.

ConsensusGIBCTSHSAIC
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.99FY2026 $5.61FY2026 $10.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% +10.2% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.21BFY2026 $20.77BFY2026 $7.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +7.9% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIBCTSHSAIC
Held by institutions 54.0% 100.0% 83.0%
Institutions holding 326 915 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +6.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 147 464 214
Institutions selling 128 352 142
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.32 1.51

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.

GIBCTSHSAIC
GIB 1.00 0.73 0.39
CTSH 0.73 1.00 0.32
SAIC 0.39 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIB, CTSH and SAIC?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cgi (GIB) $18.25B, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $32.29B, Science Applications International (SAIC) $6.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIB, CTSH and SAIC?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cgi (GIB) 18.7x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 14.5x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Cgi (GIB) 13.7x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 12.6x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cgi (GIB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cgi (GIB) +6.2%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.6%, Science Applications International (SAIC) -0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cgi (GIB) has the highest net margin (Cgi (GIB) 10.9%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 10.3%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) leads (Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.7%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Science Applications International (SAIC) returned the most: Cgi (GIB) -7.1%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +3.7%, Science Applications International (SAIC) +44.8%. Over five years, Science Applications International (SAIC) compounded fastest (Cgi (GIB) -2.4%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -2.2%/yr, Science Applications International (SAIC) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has the highest dividend yield: Cgi (GIB) 0.00%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 0.02%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 0.01%. Cgi (GIB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Cgi (GIB) 32.8%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 42.9%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIB, CTSH and SAIC?

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