KD vs EPAM vs FORTY Stock Comparison

Kyndryl Holdings, EPAM Systems and Formula Systems (1985) Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KD Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
$13.91 +23.3% 1M -51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.03B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
1 win
EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc.
$134.67 +25.8% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.95B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.62B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 6, EPAM Systems 4, Kyndryl Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKDEPAMFORTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.03B $6.95B $1.87B EPAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 17.5x 3.0x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 9.8x — KD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +10.8% +24.8% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 7.2% 21.6% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.2% 11.5% 10.1% EPAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -1.1x — EPAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 12.44% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.0% -17.3% -14.6% FORTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.1%/yr -27.5%/yr +2.4%/yr FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.2% 53.6% 55.3% EPAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 70/100 86/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

KDEPAMFORTY

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

AxisKDEPAMFORTY
Valuation 67 #17 of 50 59 #21 of 50 96 #3 of 50
Growth 59 #19 of 45 32 #31 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Profitability 44 #23 of 40 85 #7 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Financial Health 7 #56 of 60 90 #7 of 60 58 #26 of 60
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 85 #5 of 28 100 #1 of 28
Overall 53 70 86
  • KD ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • EPAM 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

PeriodKDEPAMFORTYSPY
1 month +23.3%+25.8%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months +2.9%+29.9%+15.2% +3.7%
6 months +0.7%+18.4%-7.9% +7.1%
Year to date -47.6%-34.3%-27.0% +12.8%
1 year -51.0%-17.3%-14.6% +11.9%
3 years -2.2%-36.7%+112.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -0.8%-14.1%+28.5% +22.8%
5 years -55.8%-80.0%+12.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.1%-27.5%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years —+107.5%+216.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%+12.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKDEPAMFORTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.2%53.6%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 123.1%60.8%84.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.420.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.32-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.6%-89.4%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.9%-39.2%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.92$221.40$190.56 $779.14
52-week low $10.59$76.04$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.

MultipleKDEPAMFORTY
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 17.5x 17.5xmedian 17.5x 3.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 10.4x 9.0xmedian 10.4x —median 10.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 13.3x 14.4xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 1.28 -3.38median 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 monthsKDEPAMFORTY
Revenue $14.97B $5.62B $2.93B
Gross profit $3.27B $1.65B $580.29M
Operating income $203.00M $563.19M $249.80M
Net income $87.00M $401.67M $697.91M
Free cash flow $148.00M $482.64M –
R&D – – $21.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.39 $7.68 $39.97
Cash & equivalents $2.11B $789.40M $863.79M
Total debt $4.85B $25.00M $642.43M
Shares (diluted) 220.60M 52.27M 15.79M
Enterprise value -$4.30B $2.59B -$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
MetricKDEPAMFORTY
P/E 35.3x 17.5x 3.0x
P/FCF 20.5x 14.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 12.9x –
P/S 0.2x 1.2x 0.6x
P/B 2.6x 2.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 2.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 9.0x –
EV/EBIT 28.4x 11.0x 4.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 39.0x 12.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 -3.38 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKDEPAMFORTY
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 10.8% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 5.1% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 8.5% 22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 2.9% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 851.9% 4.4% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -2.9% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -70.7% 0.1% 255.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -9.0% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.3% 8.3% 700.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -5.2% 112.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.0% 19.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% 17.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -4.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKDEPAMFORTY
Gross margin 21.8% 29.4% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 12.3% –
Operating margin 1.4% 10.0% 8.5%
Pretax margin 1.7% 9.8% 7.1%
Net margin 0.6% 7.2% 21.6%
FCF margin 1.0% 8.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.1% 9.6% –
Return on equity 7.1% 11.6% 40.1%
Return on assets 0.7% 8.7% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 1.2% 11.5% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 14.7% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 3.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKDEPAMFORTY
Debt / assets 40.3% 0.5% 4.8%
Debt / equity 4.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -1.1x –
Debt / FCF 32.8x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 23.1% 52.8%
Equity / assets 9.7% 76.9% 47.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.15 6.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKDEPAMFORTY
Dividend yield – – 12.4%
Net buyback yield 10.1% 9.8% –
Shareholder yield 10.1% 9.8% 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.

ConsensusKDEPAMFORTY
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.95FY2026 $13.81FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +8.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.74BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +0.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKDEPAMFORTY
Held by institutions 86.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 674 439 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 256 232 –
Institutions selling 211 161 –
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.44 –

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.

KDEPAMFORTY
KD 1.00 0.24 0.03
EPAM 0.24 1.00 0.12
FORTY 0.03 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KD, EPAM and FORTY?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kyndryl Holdings (KD) $3.03B, EPAM Systems (EPAM) $6.95B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, KD, EPAM and FORTY?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 35.3x, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 17.5x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) is cheapest (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 7.1x, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 9.8x). 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: Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -0.6%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) +10.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 0.6%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 7.2%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%). On return on invested capital, EPAM Systems (EPAM) leads (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 1.2%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 11.5%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) returned the most: Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -51.0%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) -17.3%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.6%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -15.1%/yr, EPAM Systems (EPAM) -27.5%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.44%. Kyndryl Holdings (KD) and EPAM Systems (EPAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, EPAM Systems (EPAM) has been the steadiest (Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 95.2%, EPAM Systems (EPAM) 53.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KD, EPAM 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 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.