INFY vs EXLS vs GIB Stock Comparison

Infosys, ExlService Holdings and Cgi Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INFY Infosys Ltd
$12.31 +14.5% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.06B
P/E
0.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.02B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
6 wins
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
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Infosys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Infosys 6, Cgi 2, ExlService Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINFYEXLSGIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.06B $6.37B $18.25B INFY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.2x 25.5x 18.7x INFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 19.6x 13.7x GIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4,736.0% +13.6% +6.2% INFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.3% 11.2% 10.9% INFY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 1.2x INFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% +2.4% -7.1% EXLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +11.2%/yr -2.4%/yr EXLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 43.3% 32.8% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 64/100 55/100 INFY

Percentile Scorecard

INFYEXLSGIB

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

AxisINFYEXLSGIB
Valuation 100 #1 of 50 16 #42 of 50 43 #29 of 50
Growth 93 #4 of 45 75 #12 of 45 73 #13 of 45
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 95 #3 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 66 #22 of 62 59 #26 of 62 30 #44 of 62
Shareholder Returns 69 #10 of 30 72 #9 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Overall 83 64 55
  • INFY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • EXLS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • GIB ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINFYEXLSGIBSPY
1 month +14.5%+21.4%+18.5% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%+52.9%+23.4% +2.9%
6 months -4.3%+39.1%+12.8% +6.4%
Year to date -30.9%-0.3%-11.2% +11.4%
1 year -29.8%+2.4%-7.1% +13.1%
3 years -26.6%+63.7%-16.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.8%+17.9%-5.9% +21.5%
5 years -46.5%+70.2%-11.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.8%+11.2%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years +55.1%+344.3%+75.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.5%+16.1%+5.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureINFYEXLSGIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%43.3%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%45.6%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.36-0.050.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.710.05-0.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-51.3%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-2.5%-13.5% -2.5%
52-week high $20.22$43.38$94.81 $779.14
52-week low $10.49$25.22$61.28 $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.

MultipleINFYEXLSGIB
P/E now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 17.7x 25.8xmedian 17.7x 18.7xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 2.9xmedian 0.6x 2.0xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 11.0x 16.6xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 12.3x 23.3xmedian 12.3x 14.0xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.4x 7.4xmedian 1.4x —median 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.54 1.50median 1.54 3.50median 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 monthsINFYEXLSGIB
Revenue $952.02B $2.24B $8.99B
Gross profit $133.02B $861.62M –
Operating income $86.76B $333.32M –
Net income $16.45B $250.00M $1.25B
Free cash flow $21.15B $275.04M $1.30B
EPS (diluted) $74.63 $1.64 $4.34
Cash & equivalents $243.50B $126.72M $440.31M
Total debt $47.85B $381.16M $2.61B
Shares (diluted) 4.12B 152.83M 225.49M
Enterprise value $38.59B $5.11B $16.05B

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
MetricINFYEXLSGIB
P/E 0.2x 25.8x 18.7x
P/FCF 2.4x 23.3x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 19.6x 13.1x
P/S 0.1x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 0.1x 7.4x –
P/Tangible book 0.1x 7.7x –
EV/EBITDA 0.5x 16.6x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 0.9x 19.5x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 2.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 3.5x 23.7x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.0x 19.9x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.50 3.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINFYEXLSGIB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4,736% 13.6% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 13.2% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2,114% 15.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 186.2% 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,997% 11.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 180.8% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -4.7% 5.8% 2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 13.4% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.2% 13.7% 196.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 17.2% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 127.6% -0.1% 23.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 22.9% 8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -1.0% 7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 28.1% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINFYEXLSGIB
Gross margin 14.0% 38.5% –
EBITDA margin 14.6% 17.6% 20.7%
Operating margin 9.1% 14.9% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 14.5% 14.9%
Net margin 32.3% 11.2% 10.9%
FCF margin 2.2% 12.3% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.9% 14.6% 15.5%
Return on equity 31.0% 30.4% –
Return on assets 18.6% 14.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 29.9% 33.1% 15.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 4.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINFYEXLSGIB
Debt / assets 1.7% 21.8% 74.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 39.1% 50.4% –
Equity / assets 60.9% 49.6% –
Interest coverage 41.8x 18.3x 20.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 7.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINFYEXLSGIB
Dividend yield 4.2% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 7.0% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusINFYEXLSGIB
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.82FY2026 $2.16FY2026 $5.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +26.4% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.12BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026 $12.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.0% +3.5% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINFYEXLSGIB
Held by institutions 13.2% 100.0% 54.0%
Institutions holding 431 442 326
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.7% +1.7% +5.1%
Institutions buying 218 211 147
Institutions selling 163 188 128
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.12 1.15

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.

INFYEXLSGIB
INFY 1.00 0.58 0.60
EXLS 0.58 1.00 0.65
GIB 0.60 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INFY, EXLS and GIB?

Infosys (INFY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Infosys (INFY) $51.06B, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.37B, Cgi (GIB) $18.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, INFY, EXLS and GIB?

Infosys (INFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Infosys (INFY) 0.2x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 25.5x, Cgi (GIB) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cgi (GIB) is cheapest (Infosys (INFY) 15.0x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.6x, Cgi (GIB) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Infosys (INFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Infosys (INFY) +4,736.0%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +13.6%, Cgi (GIB) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Infosys (INFY) has the highest net margin (Infosys (INFY) 32.3%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.2%, Cgi (GIB) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExlService Holdings (EXLS) returned the most: Infosys (INFY) -29.8%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +2.4%, Cgi (GIB) -7.1%. Over five years, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) compounded fastest (Infosys (INFY) -11.8%/yr, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +11.2%/yr, Cgi (GIB) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Infosys (INFY) 42.0%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.3%, Cgi (GIB) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INFY, EXLS and GIB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Infosys (INFY) leads on 6. 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.