GIB vs SAIC vs FORTY Stock Comparison

Cgi, Science Applications International and Formula Systems (1985) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIB Cgi Inc
$81.90 +20.9% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.98B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 5, Cgi 4, Science Applications International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGIBSAICFORTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.98B $6.22B $1.96B GIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 16.4x 3.1x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 14.3x — GIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% -0.8% +24.8% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.9% 5.1% 21.6% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 10.1% SAIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.1x — GIB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 11.85% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +57.8% -9.7% SAIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +11.8%/yr +3.8%/yr SAIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 39.6% 55.4% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 48/100 87/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

GIBSAICFORTY

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

AxisGIBSAICFORTY
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 51 #25 of 50 98 #2 of 50
Growth 73 #13 of 45 34 #30 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 70 #13 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 30 #44 of 62 20 #50 of 62 62 #24 of 62
Shareholder Returns 45 #17 of 30 66 #11 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Overall 55 48 87
  • GIB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • SAIC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGIBSAICFORTYSPY
1 month +20.9%+12.0%+11.3% -0.8%
3 months +17.8%+25.3%+12.3% +3.5%
6 months +11.5%+58.3%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -11.3%+47.5%-23.4% +12.2%
1 year -6.2%+57.8%-9.7% +13.0%
3 years -12.4%+38.9%+128.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.3%+11.6%+31.8% +23.1%
5 years -8.2%+74.4%+20.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+11.8%+3.8% +11.0%
10 years +73.6%+113.8%+236.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.7%+7.9%+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGIBSAICFORTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%39.6%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%39.1%85.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.140.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.191.46-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-46.6%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%0.0%-32.8% -1.8%
52-week high $94.81$148.51$190.56 $779.14
52-week low $61.28$82.22$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.

MultipleGIBSAICFORTY
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 17.9x 16.6xmedian 17.9x 3.1xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 11.0x 11.5xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.1x 10.1xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.49median 1.49 -11.96median 1.49 0.03median 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 monthsGIBSAICFORTY
Revenue $8.99B $7.40B $2.93B
Gross profit – $936.00M $580.29M
Operating income – $592.00M $249.80M
Net income $1.25B $380.00M $697.91M
Free cash flow $1.30B $619.00M –
R&D – – $21.15M
EPS (diluted) $4.34 $8.88 $39.97
Cash & equivalents $440.31M $126.00M $863.79M
Total debt $2.61B $2.49B $642.43M
Shares (diluted) 225.49M 42.80M 15.79M
Enterprise value $15.77B $5.76B -$936.49M

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
MetricGIBSAICFORTY
P/E 18.7x 16.6x 3.1x
P/FCF 14.0x 10.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 9.5x –
P/S 2.0x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B – 4.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 8.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.5x 14.5x 5.1x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 15.7x 13.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 13.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.49 -11.96 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGIBSAICFORTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% -0.8% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.3% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.8% 22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.1% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.4% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.2% -4.8% 255.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -8.7% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 196.7% 4.1% 700.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -1.4% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.0% 37.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 40.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 8.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGIBSAICFORTY
Gross margin – 12.6% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 20.7% 10.1% –
Operating margin – 8.0% 8.5%
Pretax margin 14.9% 6.2% 7.1%
Net margin 10.9% 5.1% 21.6%
FCF margin 14.5% 8.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 8.9% –
Return on equity – 26.6% 40.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.1% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 13.7% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGIBSAICFORTY
Debt / assets 74.4% 45.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 73.5% 52.8%
Equity / assets – 26.5% 47.2%
Interest coverage 20.2x 4.5x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGIBSAICFORTY
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.0% 11.9%
Net buyback yield 5.5% 7.4% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 8.4% 11.9%
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.

ConsensusGIBSAICFORTY
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.99FY2026 $10.36FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.5%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +4.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.21BFY2026 $7.57BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGIBSAICFORTY
Held by institutions 54.0% 83.0% –
Institutions holding 326 433 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 147 214 –
Institutions selling 128 142 –
Buyers to sellers 1.15 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.

GIBSAICFORTY
GIB 1.00 0.39 -0.04
SAIC 0.39 1.00 0.06
FORTY -0.04 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GIB, SAIC and FORTY?

Cgi (GIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cgi (GIB) $17.98B, Science Applications International (SAIC) $6.22B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, GIB, SAIC and FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cgi (GIB) 18.4x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 16.4x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cgi (GIB) is cheapest (Cgi (GIB) 13.7x, Science Applications International (SAIC) 14.3x). 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%, Science Applications International (SAIC) -0.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Cgi (GIB) 10.9%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 5.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%). On return on invested capital, Science Applications International (SAIC) leads (Science Applications International (SAIC) 12.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Science Applications International (SAIC) returned the most: Cgi (GIB) -6.2%, Science Applications International (SAIC) +57.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -9.7%. Over five years, Science Applications International (SAIC) compounded fastest (Cgi (GIB) -1.7%/yr, Science Applications International (SAIC) +11.8%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Cgi (GIB) 0.00%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 0.01%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%. 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%, Science Applications International (SAIC) 39.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GIB, SAIC 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 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.