UIS vs KD vs EXLS Stock Comparison

Unisys, Kyndryl Holdings and ExlService Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UIS Unisys Corp
$2.70 +20.0% 1M -27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$196.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
1 win
KD Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
$14.09 +25.6% 1M -51.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology

Head to Head

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ExlService Holdings leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (ExlService Holdings 10, Unisys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUISKDEXLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.87M $3.07B $6.15B EXLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 35.7x 23.7x EXLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.3x 7.2x 18.9x UIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -0.6% +15.6% EXLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.7% 0.6% 11.1% EXLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 1.2% 19.9% EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 1.9x 0.4x EXLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.0% -51.2% -1.8% EXLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.2%/yr -14.9%/yr +10.7%/yr EXLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.8% 95.2% 43.4% EXLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 53/100 64/100 EXLS

Percentile Scorecard

UISKDEXLS

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

AxisUISKDEXLS
Valuation 94 #4 of 49 65 #18 of 49 17 #41 of 49
Growth 16 #38 of 45 61 #18 of 45 75 #12 of 45
Profitability 29 #28 of 39 42 #23 of 39 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health 12 #53 of 60 7 #56 of 60 61 #24 of 60
Shareholder Returns – 89 #4 of 29 75 #8 of 29
Overall 38 53 64
  • UIS ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • KD ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • EXLS ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUISKDEXLSSPY
1 month +20.0%+25.6%+17.7% +0.9%
3 months -22.4%+0.5%+13.1% +5.9%
6 months +3.4%+0.8%+30.6% +8.5%
Year to date -2.2%-47.0%-4.1% +13.3%
1 year -27.0%-51.2%-1.8% +12.4%
3 years -2.2%+0.9%+58.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.7%+0.3%+16.7% +23.5%
5 years -89.4%-55.3%+66.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.2%-14.9%+10.7% +11.0%
10 years -74.3%—+358.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.7%—+16.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUISKDEXLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.8%95.2%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%123.2%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.61-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.54-0.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.4%-75.6%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.5%-51.3%-6.1% -0.9%
52-week high $4.78$28.92$43.38 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$10.59$25.22 $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.

MultipleUISKDEXLS
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 17.7x 35.7xmedian 17.7x 23.7xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 10.7x 4.0xmedian 10.7x 15.5xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 11.0x 20.7xmedian 11.0x 22.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 6.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.35 1.26median 1.35 1.35median 1.35

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 monthsUISKDEXLS
Revenue $1.95B $14.97B $2.34B
Gross profit $541.60M $3.27B $898.82M
Operating income $26.40M $203.00M $346.00M
Net income -$421.80M $87.00M $260.61M
Free cash flow $76.30M $148.00M $271.19M
R&D $23.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-5.78 $0.39 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $324.30M $2.11B $154.07M
Total debt $2.90B $4.85B $511.05M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 220.60M 152.57M
Enterprise value -$1.23B -$4.26B $4.95B

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
MetricUISKDEXLS
P/E -0.5x 35.7x 23.7x
P/FCF 2.6x 20.7x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 4.0x 18.9x
P/S 0.1x 0.2x 2.6x
P/B -0.5x 2.6x 6.6x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 3.1x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 4.0x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 28.6x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 2.7x
EV/FCF 7.9x 39.3x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.4x 7.6x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.26 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUISKDEXLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -0.6% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -4.1% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.9% 4.3% 16.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 7.5% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% 851.9% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 29.0% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -412.5% -70.7% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.8% 28.3% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -405.2% -68.3% 14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 28.4% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.4% -12.0% -3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 36.3% 18.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 136.7% -38.3% -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 34.2% 23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUISKDEXLS
Gross margin 27.8% 21.8% 38.4%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 9.8% 17.5%
Operating margin 1.4% 1.4% 14.8%
Pretax margin -18.2% 1.7% 14.4%
Net margin -21.7% 0.6% 11.1%
FCF margin 3.9% 1.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 5.1% 13.9%
Return on equity – 7.1% 29.0%
Return on assets -25.0% 0.7% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 1.2% 19.9%
Return on capital employed 2.4% 3.2% 23.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 8.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUISKDEXLS
Debt / assets 44.7% 40.3% 24.6%
Debt / equity -2.0x 4.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x 1.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 9.6x 32.8x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 90.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets -22.4% 9.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage 0.4x 2.0x 17.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.75 1.15 6.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUISKDEXLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 10.0% 5.1%
Shareholder yield – 10.0% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusUISKDEXLS
Forward P/E 4.3xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.63FY2026 $1.95FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.3%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +71.4% +30.8% +26.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.05BFY2026 $15.74BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% -4.0% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUISKDEXLS
Held by institutions 79.2% 86.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 152 673 442
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +7.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 83 255 211
Institutions selling 37 211 188
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.21 1.12

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.

UISKDEXLS
UIS 1.00 0.18 0.26
KD 0.18 1.00 0.32
EXLS 0.26 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UIS, KD and EXLS?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Unisys (UIS) $196.87M, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) $3.07B, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, UIS, KD and EXLS?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Unisys (UIS) -0.5x, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 35.7x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Unisys (UIS) is cheapest (Unisys (UIS) 4.3x, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 7.2x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Unisys (UIS) -0.6%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -0.6%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has the highest net margin (Unisys (UIS) -21.7%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 0.6%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads (Unisys (UIS) 6.4%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 1.2%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExlService Holdings (EXLS) returned the most: Unisys (UIS) -27.0%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -51.2%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.8%. Over five years, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) compounded fastest (Unisys (UIS) -36.2%/yr, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) -14.9%/yr, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has been the steadiest (Unisys (UIS) 64.8%, Kyndryl Holdings (KD) 95.2%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UIS, KD and EXLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads on 10. 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.