SAIC vs FORTY vs DXC Stock Comparison

Science Applications International, Formula Systems (1985) and DXC Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DXC DXC Technology Co
$15.83 +48.6% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.61B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.48B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Science Applications International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Science Applications International 5, Formula Systems (1985) 5, DXC Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAICFORTYDXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.27B $1.96B $2.61B SAIC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 3.1x 21.1x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x — 5.7x DXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.8% +24.8% -2.4% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 21.6% 1.0% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 10.1% -37.1% SAIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x — -0.2x DXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 11.85% 0.00% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.4% -13.5% +17.9% SAIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +3.6%/yr -13.5%/yr SAIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 55.2% 59.3% SAIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 86/100 52/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

SAICFORTYDXC

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

AxisSAICFORTYDXC
Valuation 49 #26 of 50 98 #2 of 50 86 #8 of 50
Growth 34 #30 of 45 91 #5 of 45 23 #35 of 45
Profitability 70 #13 of 41 83 #8 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Financial Health 21 #49 of 62 61 #25 of 62 18 #51 of 62
Shareholder Returns 62 #12 of 30 100 #1 of 30 97 #2 of 30
Overall 47 86 52
  • SAIC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY 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

PeriodSAICFORTYDXCSPY
1 month +12.8%+11.3%+48.6% -0.2%
3 months +23.0%+12.3%+45.5% +3.9%
6 months +57.6%-3.4%+37.3% +8.2%
Year to date +48.5%-23.4%+8.1% +12.9%
1 year +60.4%-13.5%+17.9% +12.3%
3 years +39.9%+128.7%-19.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+31.8%-6.8% +23.3%
5 years +72.8%+19.5%-51.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.6%+3.6%-13.5% +10.9%
10 years +119.5%+231.6%-70.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%+12.7%-11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAICFORTYDXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%55.2%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%85.0%66.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.640.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.53-0.240.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.6%-55.5%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-32.8%-2.9% -1.2%
52-week high $149.52$190.56$16.31 $779.14
52-week low $82.22$102.01$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.

MultipleSAICFORTYDXC
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 17.4x 3.1xmedian 17.4x 20.8xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x -0.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 2.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -12.05median 1.51 0.03median 1.51 0.67median 1.51

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 monthsSAICFORTYDXC
Revenue $7.40B $2.93B $12.48B
Gross profit $936.00M $580.29M $2.87B
Operating income $592.00M $249.80M -$9.12B
Net income $380.00M $697.91M $136.00M
Free cash flow $619.00M – $1.25B
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $8.88 $39.97 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $126.00M $863.79M $2.00B
Total debt $2.49B $642.43M $3.50B
Shares (diluted) 42.80M 15.79M 166.27M
Enterprise value $5.81B -$936.34M -$4.74B

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
MetricSAICFORTYDXC
P/E 16.7x 3.1x 20.8x
P/FCF 10.1x – 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x – 1.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.2x
P/B 4.4x 1.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – -0.5x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 5.1x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 14.0x – 3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 2.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.05 0.03 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAICFORTYDXC
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.8% 24.8% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.9% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 22.3% -9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -3.2% -2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% 26.5% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 1.6% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.8% 255.1% -65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 61.1% 30.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% 700.9% -63.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 112.1% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.5% – 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 2.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.4% – 13.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAICFORTYDXC
Gross margin 12.6% 19.8% 23.0%
EBITDA margin 10.1% – -63.9%
Operating margin 8.0% 8.5% -73.1%
Pretax margin 6.2% 7.1% 3.9%
Net margin 5.1% 21.6% 1.0%
FCF margin 8.4% – 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% – 11.9%
Return on equity 26.6% 40.1% 4.2%
Return on assets 7.1% 19.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 10.1% -37.1%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 11.2% -101.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 10.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAICFORTYDXC
Debt / assets 45.8% 4.8% 27.1%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 52.8% 74.3%
Equity / assets 26.5% 47.2% 25.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x – -42.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.09 – -1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAICFORTYDXC
Dividend yield 1.0% 11.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 10.8%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 11.9% 10.8%
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.

ConsensusSAICFORTYDXC
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 – 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.36FY2026 – $2.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 – -14.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% – +1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.57BFY2026 – $12.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.2%FY2026 – +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAICFORTYDXC
Held by institutions 83.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 433 – 435
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – +8.7%
Institutions buying 214 – 213
Institutions selling 142 – 113
Buyers to sellers 1.51 – 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.

SAICFORTYDXC
SAIC 1.00 0.06 0.29
FORTY 0.06 1.00 0.11
DXC 0.29 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAIC, FORTY and DXC?

Science Applications International (SAIC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Science Applications International (SAIC) $6.27B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B, DXC Technology (DXC) $2.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAIC, FORTY and DXC?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Science Applications International (SAIC) 16.5x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x, DXC Technology (DXC) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, DXC Technology (DXC) is cheapest (Science Applications International (SAIC) 14.4x, DXC Technology (DXC) 5.7x). 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: Science Applications International (SAIC) -0.8%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, DXC Technology (DXC) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Science Applications International (SAIC) 5.1%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, DXC Technology (DXC) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Science Applications International (SAIC) leads (Science Applications International (SAIC) 12.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, DXC Technology (DXC) -37.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Science Applications International (SAIC) returned the most: Science Applications International (SAIC) +60.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -13.5%, DXC Technology (DXC) +17.9%. Over five years, Science Applications International (SAIC) compounded fastest (Science Applications International (SAIC) +11.6%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.6%/yr, DXC Technology (DXC) -13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Science Applications International (SAIC) 0.01%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%, DXC Technology (DXC) 0.00%. DXC Technology (DXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Science Applications International (SAIC) has been the steadiest (Science Applications International (SAIC) 39.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.2%, DXC Technology (DXC) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAIC, FORTY 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, Science Applications International (SAIC) 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.