GIB vs GLOB vs FORTY Stock Comparison

Cgi, Globant and Formula Systems (1985) Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIB Cgi Inc
$79.62 +17.8% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
0.85%
IT Services Technology
3 wins
GLOB Globant S.A.
$43.66 +28.5% 1M -26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 7, Cgi 3, Globant 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGIBGLOBFORTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.73B $1.91B $1.87B GIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 17.0x 3.0x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 7.7x — GLOB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% -1.3% +24.8% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 4.6% 21.6% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% 10.1% FORTY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.2x — GLOB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% — 12.44% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.4% -26.6% -14.6% GIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -32.8%/yr +2.4%/yr FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 60.4% 55.3% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 67/100 86/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

GIBGLOBFORTY

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

AxisGIBGLOBFORTY
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 94 #4 of 50 96 #3 of 50
Growth 75 #12 of 45 36 #29 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Profitability 90 #5 of 40 67 #14 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 29 #43 of 60 71 #18 of 60 58 #26 of 60
Shareholder Returns 52 #14 of 28 – 100 #1 of 28
Overall 58 67 86
  • GIB ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • GLOB ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGIBGLOBFORTYSPY
1 month +17.8%+28.5%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months +8.6%+20.0%+15.2% +3.7%
6 months +21.7%+5.9%-7.9% +7.1%
Year to date -13.7%-33.2%-27.0% +12.8%
1 year -7.4%-26.6%-14.6% +11.9%
3 years -17.0%-74.1%+112.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.0%-36.3%+28.5% +22.8%
5 years -10.9%-86.3%+12.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-32.8%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years +69.2%-0.1%+216.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.4%0.0%+12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGIBGLOBFORTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%60.4%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%62.6%84.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.720.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.44-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-92.2%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-38.7%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $94.81$71.21$190.56 $779.14
52-week low $61.28$27.73$102.01 $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.

MultipleGIBGLOBFORTY
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 17.5x 17.0xmedian 17.5x 3.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.4x 8.0xmedian 10.4x —median 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.3x 4.5xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.40median 1.28 -1.69median 1.28 0.03median 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 monthsGIBGLOBFORTY
Revenue $8.99B $2.45B $2.93B
Gross profit – $846.14M $580.29M
Operating income – $187.55M $249.80M
Net income $1.25B $119.56M $697.91M
Free cash flow $1.30B $427.56M –
R&D – – $21.15M
EPS (diluted) $4.34 $2.52 $39.97
Cash & equivalents $440.31M $163.77M $863.79M
Total debt $2.61B $117.18M $642.43M
Shares (diluted) 225.49M 45.01M 15.79M
Enterprise value $15.53B $1.19B -$1.03B

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
MetricGIBGLOBFORTY
P/E 18.1x 17.0x 3.0x
P/FCF 13.6x 4.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 5.5x –
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 0.6x
P/B – 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 8.0x –
EV/EBIT 14.1x 9.9x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 15.3x 4.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 5.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.40 -1.69 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIBGLOBFORTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% -1.3% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 8.5% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.1% 22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.5% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -1.8% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.2% 6.9% 255.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -7.0% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 196.7% 1.9% 700.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -10.1% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 12.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 16.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 6.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIBGLOBFORTY
Gross margin – 34.5% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 9.5% –
Operating margin – 7.7% 8.5%
Pretax margin 14.9% 6.5% 7.1%
Net margin 10.9% 4.6% 21.6%
FCF margin 14.5% 17.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 14.2% –
Return on equity – 9.2% 40.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 6.1% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – 8.1% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 6.8% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIBGLOBFORTY
Debt / assets 74.4% 3.6% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 32.7% 52.8%
Equity / assets – 67.3% 47.2%
Interest coverage 20.2x 4.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.62 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusGIBGLOBFORTY
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.99FY2026 $5.67FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +13.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.21BFY2026 $2.36BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +1.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIBGLOBFORTY
Held by institutions – 100.0% –
Institutions holding – 292 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +26.5% –
Institutions buying – 187 –
Institutions selling – 71 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.63 –

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.

GIBGLOBFORTY
GIB 1.00 0.64 -0.04
GLOB 0.64 1.00 0.13
FORTY -0.04 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIB, GLOB and FORTY?

Cgi (GIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cgi (GIB) $17.73B, Globant (GLOB) $1.91B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIB, GLOB and FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cgi (GIB) 18.1x, Globant (GLOB) 17.0x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globant (GLOB) is cheapest (Cgi (GIB) 13.3x, Globant (GLOB) 7.7x). 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%, Globant (GLOB) -1.3%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Cgi (GIB) 10.9%, Globant (GLOB) 4.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%). On return on invested capital, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) leads (Globant (GLOB) 8.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cgi (GIB) returned the most: Cgi (GIB) -7.4%, Globant (GLOB) -26.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.6%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (Cgi (GIB) -2.3%/yr, Globant (GLOB) -32.8%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Cgi (GIB) 0.85%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.44%. Globant (GLOB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Cgi (GIB) 32.8%, Globant (GLOB) 60.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.