IT services

36 companies · $322B combined revenue · $42.1B operating profit

The typical US-listed it services company grew revenue 8.3% and earnings 2.6% in its latest year, at a 9.6% operating margin, and 10 of 36 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

8.3%Median revenue growth
2.6%Median earnings growth
6.6%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
11.1%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
9.6%Median operating margin
10.1%Median ROCE

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 4% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more40%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue52%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more51%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash23%

Combined revenue · 33 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$100B$200B$300B$400BFY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%5%10%15%FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 36 companies

Median–8.3%2.6%9.6%10.1%0.89x
IBMInternational Business Machines$67.5B7.6%▼75.9%▲18.2%▲10.8%▲1.88x▼
ACNAccenture$74.2B6.5%▼9%▲15.4%▲22.2%▲0.32x▲
INFYInfosys$20.2B4.6%▼4.9%▲20.3%▲37.4%▲–
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions$21.1B7%▼-0.4%▼16.1%▲19.9%▲0.04x▲
IOTSamsara$1.6B29.6%▲–-3.2%▼-3.2%▼–
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions$7.5B8.5%▲33.9%▲17.4%▲17.3%▲1.15x▼
CDWCDW$22.4B6.8%▼-1%▼7.4%▼18.8%▲2.16x▼
WITWIPROINR 926B4%▼0.4%▼16.3%▲14.9%▲0.19x▲
LDOSLeidos$17.1B3.2%▼15.5%▲12.3%▲19.8%▲0.95x▼
GIBCGICAD 15.9B8.4%▲-2%▼14.9%▲16.4%▲0.35x▲
CACICACI International$9.6B10.9%▲7.2%▲9.6%▲8.9%▼1.10x▼
GDDYGoDaddy$5.0B8.3%-6.6%▼22.8%▲22.4%▲18x▼
IONQIonQ$130M202%▲–-487%▼-9.9%▼–
JKHYJack Henry & Associates$2.5B7.1%▼10.3%▲25%▲24.5%▲0.02x▲
AURAurora Innovation$3M––-30033%▼-40.4%▼–
HNGEHinge Health$588M50.6%▲–-92.9%▼-143%▼–
DOXAmdocs$4.5B-9.4%▼14.5%▲16.1%▲15%▲0.19x▲
EPAMEPAM Systems$5.5B15.4%▲-16.9%▼9.5%▼13.2%▲0.01x▲
OTEXOpen Text$5.2B1.5%▼47.5%▲20.6%▲10.3%▲1.44x▼
APLDApplied Digital$611M324%▲–-38.7%▼-2.7%▼2.89x▼
EXLSExlService$2.1B13.6%▲26.6%▲15%▲22.8%▲0.33x▲
SAICScience Applications International$7.3B-2.9%▼-1.1%▼7.2%▼11.9%▲1.66x▼
WAYWaystar$1.1B16.5%▲–22.7%▲4.5%▼0.38x▲
GDSGDSCNY 11.4B10.8%▲-72.3%▼-0.5%▼-0.1%▼1.00x▼
NSITInsight Enterprises$8.2B-5.2%▼-37%▼4.1%▼8.4%▼0.83x▲
PSNParsons$6.4B-5.7%▼2.6%6.6%▼9.9%▼0.47x▲
QBTSD-Wave Quantum$25M179%▲–-408%▼-11.2%▼0.04x▲
RGTIRigetti Computing$7M-34.3%▼–-1194%▼-12.9%▼–
LIFLife360$489M31.8%▲–3.8%▼2.2%▼–
FAFirst Advantage$1.6B83%▲–8.4%▼3.7%▼1.58x▼
AGYSAgilysys$319M15.9%▲67%▲13.5%▲12.1%▲0.00x▲
NTCTNetscout Systems$859M4.5%▼–12.8%▲5.8%▼–
KDKyndryl$15.1B0.2%▼-21.4%▼3.3%▼8.1%▼4.85x▼
RAMPLiveRamp$813M9%▲–10.3%▲8.1%▼–
PONYPony AI$90M20%▲–-290%▼-15.2%▼–
DXCDXC Technology$12.6B-1.8%▼-95.4%▼7.7%▼10.8%▲1.03x▼

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).