WIT vs FORTY vs CTSH Stock Comparison

Wipro, Formula Systems (1985) and Cognizant Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WIT Wipro Ltd
$2.08 +26.1% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.37B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Formula Systems (1985) leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Formula Systems (1985) 6, Cognizant Technology Solutions 5, Wipro 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWITFORTYCTSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.32B $1.96B $30.89B CTSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 3.1x 13.9x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x — 12.4x CTSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +24.8% +5.6% FORTY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 21.6% 10.3% FORTY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% 10.1% 13.7% WIT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.1x CTSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 11.85% 0.02% FORTY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.7% -9.7% +2.2% CTSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -2.3%/yr FORTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 55.4% 43.0% CTSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 87/100 71/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

WITFORTYCTSH

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

AxisWITFORTYCTSH
Valuation 39 #31 of 50 98 #2 of 50 59 #21 of 50
Growth 14 #39 of 45 91 #5 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Profitability 93 #4 of 41 83 #8 of 41 90 #5 of 41
Financial Health 56 #28 of 62 62 #24 of 62 77 #15 of 62
Shareholder Returns 52 #15 of 30 100 #1 of 30 79 #7 of 30
Overall 50 87 71
  • WIT ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • FORTY ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • CTSH ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWITFORTYCTSHSPY
1 month +26.1%+11.3%+20.9% -0.8%
3 months +8.3%+12.3%+47.4% +3.5%
6 months +1.5%-6.1%+26.9% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%-23.4%-16.5% +12.2%
1 year -22.7%-9.7%+2.2% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%+128.7%+9.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%+31.8%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years -54.6%+20.7%-10.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.6%+3.8%-2.3% +11.0%
10 years +15.8%+236.2%+36.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.5%+12.9%+3.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWITFORTYCTSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%55.4%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%85.0%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.640.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.180.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-55.5%-58.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-32.8%-20.0% -1.8%
52-week high $3.06$190.56$86.70 $779.14
52-week low $1.62$102.01$38.73 $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.

MultipleWITFORTYCTSH
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 17.9x 3.1xmedian 17.9x 14.6xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 8.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x 12.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 11.60median 1.49 0.03median 1.49 4.45median 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 monthsWITFORTYCTSH
Revenue $10.37B $2.93B $21.64B
Gross profit $3.00B $580.29M $7.24B
Operating income $1.68B $249.80M $3.44B
Net income $1.43B $697.91M $2.22B
Free cash flow $1.57B – $2.60B
R&D – $21.15M –
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $39.97 $4.76
Cash & equivalents $992.00M $863.79M $1.04B
Total debt $7.07B $642.43M $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 10.50B 15.79M 466.00M
Enterprise value $16.46B -$936.49M $24.06B

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
MetricWITFORTYCTSH
P/E 15.5x 3.1x 14.6x
P/FCF 13.9x – 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x – 10.7x
P/S 2.1x 0.7x 1.4x
P/B 2.6x 1.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – 8.0x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 5.1x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 14.4x – 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.60 0.03 4.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWITFORTYCTSH
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 24.8% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 3.9% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.6% 22.3% 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -3.2% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 26.5% 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 1.6% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.5% 255.1% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 61.1% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.4% 700.9% -3.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 112.1% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% – 13.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.2% – 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWITFORTYCTSH
Gross margin 28.9% 19.8% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 19.6% – 18.5%
Operating margin 16.2% 8.5% 15.9%
Pretax margin 17.9% 7.1% 16.2%
Net margin 13.6% 21.6% 10.3%
FCF margin 15.2% – 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% – 13.5%
Return on equity 17.1% 40.1% 15.0%
Return on assets 10.1% 19.5% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 16.6% 10.1% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 11.2% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWITFORTYCTSH
Debt / assets 13.6% 4.8% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 41.4% 52.8% 30.6%
Equity / assets 58.6% 47.2% 69.4%
Interest coverage 8.4x – 95.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.27 – 5.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWITFORTYCTSH
Dividend yield 4.3% 11.9% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 7.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 11.9% 9.4%
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.

ConsensusWITFORTYCTSH
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 – 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 – $5.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% – +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.90BFY2026 – $20.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 – -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWITFORTYCTSH
Held by institutions 3.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 297 – 915
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% – +6.6%
Institutions buying 175 – 464
Institutions selling 93 – 352
Buyers to sellers 1.88 – 1.32

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.

WITFORTYCTSH
WIT 1.00 0.05 0.37
FORTY 0.05 1.00 0.10
CTSH 0.37 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WIT, FORTY and CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wipro (WIT) $21.32B, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.96B, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) $30.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, WIT, FORTY and CTSH?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wipro (WIT) 15.1x, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.1x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is cheapest (Wipro (WIT) 14.9x, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 12.4x). 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: Wipro (WIT) -0.4%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest net margin (Wipro (WIT) 13.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Wipro (WIT) leads (Wipro (WIT) 16.6%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) returned the most: Wipro (WIT) -22.7%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -9.7%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) +2.2%. Over five years, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) compounded fastest (Wipro (WIT) -14.6%/yr, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +3.8%/yr, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has the highest dividend yield: Wipro (WIT) 0.00%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 11.85%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 0.02%. Wipro (WIT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has been the steadiest (Wipro (WIT) 46.7%, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.4%, Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WIT, FORTY and CTSH?

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.