IPM vs CTSH vs INFY Stock Comparison

Intelligent Protection Management, Cognizant Technology Solutions and Infosys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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INFY Infosys Ltd
$12.43 +18.2% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$50.03B
P/E
0.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.02B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Infosys leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Infosys 5, Cognizant Technology Solutions 4, Intelligent Protection Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPMCTSHINFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.29M $31.04B $50.03B INFY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x 14.0x 0.2x INFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 12.4x 15.2x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +113.5% +5.6% +4,736.0% INFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% 10.3% 32.3% INFY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.2x CTSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% +2.2% -28.9% CTSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.1%/yr -2.3%/yr -11.2%/yr CTSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 43.0% 42.0% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 71/100 83/100 INFY

Percentile Scorecard

IPMCTSHINFY

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

AxisIPMCTSHINFY
Valuation 12 #44 of 50 59 #21 of 50 100 #1 of 50
Growth 82 #9 of 45 48 #24 of 45 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 90 #5 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 43 #36 of 62 77 #15 of 62 66 #22 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 79 #7 of 30 69 #10 of 30
Overall 37 71 83
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CTSH ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • INFY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIPMCTSHINFYSPY
1 month -4.5%+20.9%+18.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+47.4%+5.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.2%+26.9%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-16.5%-30.2% +12.2%
1 year -14.5%+2.2%-28.9% +13.0%
3 years +8.9%+9.5%-24.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.9%+3.1%-8.9% +23.1%
5 years -73.2%-10.8%-44.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.1%-2.3%-11.2% +11.0%
10 years -71.3%+36.3%+59.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.7%+3.1%+4.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPMCTSHINFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%43.0%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%43.4%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.100.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.360.05-0.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-58.4%-60.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-20.0%-38.5% -1.8%
52-week high $2.15$86.70$20.22 $779.14
52-week low $1.49$38.73$10.49 $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.

MultipleIPMCTSHINFY
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 17.9x 14.6xmedian 17.9x 0.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 11.0x 8.0xmedian 11.0x 0.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.6xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 12.1x 2.4xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.49 4.45median 1.49 0.00median 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 monthsIPMCTSHINFY
Revenue $25.19M $21.64B $952.02B
Gross profit $12.19M $7.24B $133.02B
Operating income -$4.54M $3.44B $86.76B
Net income -$3.73M $2.22B $16.45B
Free cash flow -$644.80K $2.60B $21.15B
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $4.76 $74.63
Cash & equivalents $5.23M $1.04B $243.50B
Total debt – $1.56B $47.85B
Shares (diluted) 13.04M 466.00M 4.12B
Enterprise value -$1.53M $24.20B $37.56B

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
MetricIPMCTSHINFY
P/E -6.0x 14.6x 0.2x
P/FCF -34.6x 12.1x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow -39.4x 10.7x 2.7x
P/S 0.9x 1.4x 0.1x
P/B 1.4x 2.2x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.5x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA -7.1x 8.0x 0.5x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 9.3x 0.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.5x 0.1x
EV/FCF -26.5x 12.3x 3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -30.1x 10.9x 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 4.45 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPMCTSHINFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 113.5% 5.6% 4,736%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 3.7% 34.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.0% 3.4% 2,114%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 2.2% 186.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 8.8% 1,997%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 7.5% 180.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.5% -8.9% -4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 0.4% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% -3.8% 116.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 3.3% 34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.3% 13.7% 127.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 5.3% 1.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.6% 13.8% -3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 6.3% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPMCTSHINFY
Gross margin 48.4% 33.4% 14.0%
EBITDA margin -9.5% 18.5% 14.6%
Operating margin -18.0% 15.9% 9.1%
Pretax margin -16.6% 16.2% 22.6%
Net margin -14.8% 10.3% 32.3%
FCF margin -2.6% 12.0% 2.2%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 13.5% 1.9%
Return on equity -22.2% 15.0% 31.0%
Return on assets -12.9% 10.7% 18.6%
Return on invested capital – 13.7% –
Return on capital employed -22.1% 20.0% 29.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPMCTSHINFY
Debt / assets – 7.5% 1.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 30.6% 39.1%
Equity / assets 57.0% 69.4% 60.9%
Interest coverage – 95.4x 41.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.25 5.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPMCTSHINFY
Dividend yield – 1.9% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 7.5% –
Shareholder yield – 9.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

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.

ConsensusIPMCTSHINFY
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $5.61FY2026 $0.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.0% +10.2% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.44MFY2026 $20.77BFY2026 $21.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +7.9% -3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPMCTSHINFY
Held by institutions – 100.0% 13.2%
Institutions holding – 915 431
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.6% +18.7%
Institutions buying – 464 218
Institutions selling – 352 163
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 1.34

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.

IPMCTSHINFY
IPM 1.00 0.06 0.06
CTSH 0.06 1.00 0.74
INFY 0.06 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPM, CTSH and INFY?

Infosys (INFY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.29M, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $31.04B, Infosys (INFY) $50.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPM, CTSH and INFY?

Infosys (INFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -6.0x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 14.0x, Infosys (INFY) 0.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 21.4x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 12.4x, Infosys (INFY) 15.2x). 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: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.6%, Infosys (INFY) +4,736.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Infosys (INFY) has the highest net margin (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 10.3%, Infosys (INFY) 32.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) returned the most: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.5%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +2.2%, Infosys (INFY) -28.9%. Over five years, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) compounded fastest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -23.1%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -2.3%/yr, Infosys (INFY) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 0.02%, Infosys (INFY) 0.00%. Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) and Infosys (INFY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.3%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.0%, Infosys (INFY) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPM, CTSH and INFY?

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 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.