IPM vs EPAM vs DXC Stock Comparison

Intelligent Protection Management, EPAM Systems and DXC Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc.
$137.43 +27.0% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.62B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
6 wins
DXC DXC Technology Co
$16.31 +53.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.48B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

EPAM Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (EPAM Systems 6, DXC Technology 3, Intelligent Protection Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPMEPAMDXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.29M $6.94B $2.59B EPAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x 17.3x 20.9x EPAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 10.0x 5.9x DXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +113.5% +10.8% -2.4% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% 7.2% 1.0% EPAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.5% -37.1% EPAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.1x -0.2x EPAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -13.8% +20.5% DXC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.1%/yr -26.8%/yr -12.8%/yr DXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 53.6% 59.4% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 71/100 51/100 EPAM

Percentile Scorecard

IPMEPAMDXC

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

AxisIPMEPAMDXC
Valuation 12 #44 of 50 55 #23 of 50 84 #9 of 50
Growth 82 #9 of 45 43 #26 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 13 #36 of 41 80 #9 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 43 #36 of 62 89 #8 of 62 21 #49 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 90 #4 of 30 93 #3 of 30
Overall 37 71 51
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • EPAM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • DXC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIPMEPAMDXCSPY
1 month -4.5%+27.0%+53.1% -0.8%
3 months -4.5%+45.8%+57.4% +3.5%
6 months -1.2%+18.2%+40.8% +7.0%
Year to date -0.6%-32.9%+11.3% +12.2%
1 year -14.5%-13.8%+20.5% +13.0%
3 years +8.9%-34.7%-16.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.9%-13.2%-5.9% +23.1%
5 years -73.2%-78.9%-49.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.1%-26.8%-12.8% +11.0%
10 years -71.3%+107.1%-70.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.7%+7.6%-11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPMEPAMDXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%53.6%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.8%60.9%66.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.420.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.260.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-89.4%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-37.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $2.15$221.40$16.31 $779.14
52-week low $1.49$76.04$8.22 $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.

MultipleIPMEPAMDXC
P/E now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 17.9x 17.9xmedian 17.9x 21.4xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 11.0x 9.2xmedian 11.0x -0.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.6xmedian 12.1x 14.7xmedian 12.1x 2.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.49 -3.45median 1.49 0.69median 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 monthsIPMEPAMDXC
Revenue $25.19M $5.62B $12.48B
Gross profit $12.19M $1.65B $2.87B
Operating income -$4.54M $563.19M -$9.12B
Net income -$3.73M $401.67M $136.00M
Free cash flow -$644.80K $482.64M $1.25B
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $7.68 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $5.23M $789.40M $2.00B
Total debt – $25.00M $3.50B
Shares (diluted) 13.04M 52.27M 166.27M
Enterprise value -$1.53M $2.58B -$4.76B

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
MetricIPMEPAMDXC
P/E -6.0x 17.9x 21.4x
P/FCF -34.6x 14.7x 2.1x
P/Operating cash flow -39.4x 13.2x 1.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.3x 0.2x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -7.1x 9.2x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 11.2x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF -26.5x 13.1x 3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -30.1x 11.7x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 -3.45 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPMEPAMDXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 113.5% 10.8% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 5.1% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.0% 8.5% -9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 2.9% -2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 4.4% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -2.9% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.5% 0.1% -65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -9.0% 30.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 8.3% -63.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -5.2% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.3% 19.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% -4.3% 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.6% 17.8% 13.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -4.8% 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPMEPAMDXC
Gross margin 48.4% 29.4% 23.0%
EBITDA margin -9.5% 12.3% -63.9%
Operating margin -18.0% 10.0% -73.1%
Pretax margin -16.6% 9.8% 3.9%
Net margin -14.8% 7.2% 1.0%
FCF margin -2.6% 8.6% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 9.6% 11.9%
Return on equity -22.2% 11.6% 4.2%
Return on assets -12.9% 8.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 11.5% -37.1%
Return on capital employed -22.1% 14.7% -101.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.3x 10.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPMEPAMDXC
Debt / assets – 0.5% 27.1%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.1x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 23.1% 74.3%
Equity / assets 57.0% 76.9% 25.7%
Interest coverage – – -42.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.25 6.66 -1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPMEPAMDXC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 9.6% 10.4%
Shareholder yield – 9.6% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusIPMEPAMDXC
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $13.81FY2026 $2.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.1%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.0% +8.5% +1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.44MFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $12.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +0.9% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPMEPAMDXC
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 438 435
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +8.7%
Institutions buying – 232 213
Institutions selling – 160 113
Buyers to sellers – 1.45 1.88

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.

IPMEPAMDXC
IPM 1.00 0.08 0.09
EPAM 0.08 1.00 0.58
DXC 0.09 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPM, EPAM and DXC?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.29M, EPAM Systems (EPAM) $6.94B, DXC Technology (DXC) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPM, EPAM and DXC?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -6.0x, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 17.3x, DXC Technology (DXC) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, DXC Technology (DXC) is cheapest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 21.4x, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 10.0x, DXC Technology (DXC) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) +10.8%, DXC Technology (DXC) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) has the highest net margin (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 7.2%, DXC Technology (DXC) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, EPAM Systems (EPAM) leads (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 11.5%, DXC Technology (DXC) -37.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DXC Technology (DXC) returned the most: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.5%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) -13.8%, DXC Technology (DXC) +20.5%. Over five years, DXC Technology (DXC) compounded fastest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -23.1%/yr, EPAM Systems (EPAM) -26.8%/yr, DXC Technology (DXC) -12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.3%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 53.6%, DXC Technology (DXC) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPM, EPAM and DXC?

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