GIB vs FORTY vs CTSH Stock Comparison

Cgi, Formula Systems (1985) and Cognizant Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIB Cgi Inc
$79.62 +17.8% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.96B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionGIBFORTYCTSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.96B $1.87B $30.57B CTSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 3.0x 11.9x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x — 11.1x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +24.8% +5.0% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 21.6% — FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 12.44% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% -14.6% -12.8% GIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +2.4%/yr -4.4%/yr FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 55.3% 43.2% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 86/100 64/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

GIBFORTYCTSH

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

AxisGIBFORTYCTSH
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 96 #3 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 75 #12 of 45 91 #5 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Profitability 90 #5 of 40 87 #6 of 40 69 #13 of 40
Financial Health 29 #43 of 60 58 #26 of 60 70 #19 of 60
Shareholder Returns 52 #14 of 28 100 #1 of 28 59 #12 of 28
Overall 58 86 64
  • GIB ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • CTSH ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGIBFORTYCTSHSPY
1 month +17.8%+6.1%+10.0% +0.7%
3 months +8.6%+15.2%+16.0% +3.7%
6 months +21.7%-7.9%+18.2% +7.1%
Year to date -13.7%-27.0%-24.7% +12.8%
1 year -7.4%-14.6%-12.8% +11.9%
3 years -17.0%+112.1%-1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.0%+28.5%-0.6% +22.8%
5 years -10.9%+12.5%-19.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%+2.4%-4.4% +10.9%
10 years +69.2%+216.0%+21.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.4%+12.2%+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGIBFORTYCTSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%55.3%43.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%84.5%44.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.630.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.26-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-55.5%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-36.0%-27.9% -1.2%
52-week high $94.81$190.56$86.70 $779.14
52-week low $61.28$102.01$38.73 $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.

MultipleGIBFORTYCTSH
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 17.5x 3.0xmedian 17.5x 11.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.4x —median 10.4x —median 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.40median 1.28 0.03median 1.28 1.12median 1.28

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 monthsGIBFORTYCTSH
Revenue $8.99B $2.93B $21.89B
Gross profit – $580.29M –
Operating income – $249.80M $3.44B
Net income $1.25B $697.91M $2.57B
Free cash flow $1.30B – –
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $4.34 $39.97 $5.52
Cash & equivalents $440.31M $863.79M $1.52B
Total debt $2.61B $642.43M –
Shares (diluted) 225.49M 15.79M 466.00M
Enterprise value $15.76B -$1.03B $30.57B

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
MetricGIBFORTYCTSH
P/E 18.1x 3.0x 11.3x
P/FCF 13.6x – 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 10.5x
P/S 2.0x 0.6x 1.3x
P/B – 1.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book – 1.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x – –
EV/EBIT 14.1x 4.7x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 15.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x – 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.40 0.03 1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIBFORTYCTSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 24.8% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.9% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.5% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.2% 255.1% 20.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 61.1% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 196.7% 700.9% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 112.1% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% – -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 5.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIBFORTYCTSH
Gross margin – 19.8% –
EBITDA margin 20.7% – –
Operating margin – 8.5% –
Pretax margin 14.9% 7.1% –
Net margin 10.9% 21.6% –
FCF margin 14.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% – 12.3%
Return on equity – 40.1% 17.6%
Return on assets 7.7% 19.5% 12.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% –
Return on capital employed 15.9% 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIBFORTYCTSH
Debt / assets 74.4% 4.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets – 52.8% 30.9%
Equity / assets – 47.2% 69.1%
Interest coverage 20.2x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGIBFORTYCTSH
Dividend yield 0.9% 12.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 5.6% – –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 12.4% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusGIBFORTYCTSH
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.99FY2026 – $5.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.21BFY2026 – $20.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 – -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% – +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIBFORTYCTSH
Held by institutions – – 100.0%
Institutions holding – – 916
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +6.6%
Institutions buying – – 464
Institutions selling – – 353
Buyers to sellers – – 1.31

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.

GIBFORTYCTSH
GIB 1.00 -0.04 0.74
FORTY -0.04 1.00 0.10
CTSH 0.74 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIB, FORTY and CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cgi (GIB) $17.96B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.87B, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $30.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIB, FORTY and CTSH?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cgi (GIB) 18.4x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Cgi (GIB) 13.3x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 11.1x). 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: Cgi (GIB) +6.2%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Cgi (GIB) 10.9%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cgi (GIB) returned the most: Cgi (GIB) -7.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.6%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -12.8%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (Cgi (GIB) -2.3%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.4%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cgi (GIB) 0.00%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.44%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 0.00%. Cgi (GIB) and Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Cgi (GIB) 32.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 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.