EXLS
Exlservice Holdings Inc
$27.29
▼ 3.2%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
EXLS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Unrated · 0/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Market Cap
$0.00
P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
—
Revenue Growth
—
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
—
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
—
ROIC
21.0%
Interest Coverage
23.81x
Current Ratio
2.66x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
0/100
Exlservice Holdings Inc (EXLS) is a small-cap company in the Professional Services industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500.
In its latest reported year it generated about $2.09B in revenue and $251.02M in net profit.
Our model rates EXLS Unrated (0/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
37.7% average over the last 3 years
±1.7 pts around 36.1% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
21.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
4Y CAGR
16.8%
Revenue moved from $685.99M in 2016 to $2.09B in 2025, a 13.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
38.4%
Operating Margin
15.0%
Net Margin
12.0%
ROE
—
Total Debt
$417.38M
Net Debt
$271.97M
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.87x
Debt / Equity
—
Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 23.8x, with a current ratio of 2.7x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $417.38M of total debt against $145.41M of cash.
Operating CF
$350.72M
Free Cash Flow
$298.12M
FCF Margin
14.3%
In the latest year Exlservice Holdings Inc produced about $350.72M of operating cash flow and $298.12M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
—
EXLS trades at n/a trailing earnings. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$33.50
Current price
$27.29
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$298.12M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where EXLS sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How EXLS stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), EXLS ranks #179 of 273 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
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median 30.7x
ROE vs sector
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median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 6.0%
Sector rank
#179
of 273 by rating
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $27.29 today · expected CAGR 1% – 12%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.25B | $2.44B | $2.63B | $2.84B | $3.07B |
| Net income | $270.56M | $292.21M | $315.58M | $340.83M | $368.10M |
| EPS | $1.77 | $1.91 | $2.07 | $2.23 | $2.41 |
| Share price (low) | $21.25 | $22.95 | $24.79 | $26.77 | $28.91 |
| Share price (high) | $35.42 | $38.25 | $41.31 | $44.62 | $48.19 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -22% / 30% | -8% / 18% | -3% / 15% | -0% / 13% | 1% / 12% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for EXLS:
- As an established S&P 500 member in Industrials, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against EXLS:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Exlservice Holdings Inc is a small-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Unrated (0/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 16 Wall Street analysts covering EXLS recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+6 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
EXLS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
EXLS — frequently asked questions
Is EXLS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Exlservice Holdings Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does EXLS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Exlservice Holdings Inc's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for EXLS calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this EXLS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell EXLS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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