ExlService Holdings, Inc. · Business Services, NEC

EXLS

Low riskNext report: Around Feb 23, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 20% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 14% last year

Money moves

Insiders sold $389K in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 1.9% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (203 bought, 266 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$41.79-1.2% that day

Company value: $6.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 25.0x; You pay about $25 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.7x; Company value is 2.7 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 5%; Debt as a share of company value

From EXLS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$634.0M+20% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $2.3B, up 16% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 17% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of EXLS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+16% a yearRecently: +16% a yearProfit margin11%Last 12 months: 11.1%P/E at the end25xToday: 25.0x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$4.9B

Profit in 5 years$541M

Price these guesses point to$94.32+126% vs $41.79 todayAbout +18% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 11% margin and a 25x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/7Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.27.2%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.33x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.12.0%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$298.1M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-4.0% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.38.4%

Revenue: $2.1B; +13.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +16.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $298.6M; 0.33x equity
Current ratio: 2.56x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.