HCLTECH vs INFY
Side-by-side comparison of HCL Technologies Ltd. and Infosys Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
HCL Technologies Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 61/100
Infosys Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 65/100
At a glance
| Metric | HCLTECH | INFY |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 61/100 | 65/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 21.3 | 15.4 |
| Forward P/E | 17.0 | 14.9 |
| ROE | +24.1% | +32.0% |
| Profit margin | +13.0% | +16.4% |
| Debt-to-equity | 7.06 | 9.54 |
| Dividend yield | +4.42% | +4.23% |
| 1Y price return | -3.3% | -14.0% |
| From 52w high | -21.0% | -29.6% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.85 | 2.10 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
HCLTech trades at Rs 1,365.4, up 21.79% over the trailing three months but down 3.27% over the trailing one year and 21.03% below its 52-week high, sitting just below its 200-day moving average (Rs 1,371.29). The stock carries a PE of 21.27 (forward 17.05), ROE of 24.07%, and a five-year record of ROE above 15% in 4 of 5 years alongside positive free cash flow in 4 of 5 years. Mean analyst rating stands at 2.85 across 40 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
INFY trades at Rs 1,190.7, down 29.6% from its 52-week high and 14.04% over the trailing 12 months, though up 8.71% over the past 3 months and back above its 50-day moving average of Rs 1,102.26. Its PE of 15.4x (14.9x forward) sits below IT peers TCS (17.8x), HCLTECH (21.3x), LTM (27.5x) and TECHM (28.4x), while ROE of 32% ranks 2nd among 6 tracked IT names. Mean analyst rating is 2.10 across 42 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
Pros
- ✓ROE of 24.07% with 4 of the past 5 years above 15%, and free cash flow positive in 4 of 5 years
- ✓Debt-to-equity of roughly 0.07x with a flat debt trend, among the lowest leverage profiles in the peer set
- ✓Dividend yield of 4.42%
- ✓Recent news flow skews positive (4 positive vs 1 negative of 8 items), including a $1.48 billion AI data-center investment and a 5,000-seat tech hub MoU in Odisha
- ✓ROE of 32% ranks 2nd of 6 tracked IT peers, behind only TCS (47.74%).
- ✓PE of 15.4x (14.9x forward) is below IT peers HCLTECH (21.3x), TECHM (28.4x) and LTM (27.5x), and close to WIPRO's 14.65x.
- ✓FCF was positive in 4 of the last 5 years, with ROE above 15% in 4 of 5 years and a flat debt trend.
- ✓Dividend yield of 4.23% alongside a debt-to-equity ratio of roughly 0.10x (raw metric 9.541, percent-scaled).
Cons
- ✗Price remains below the 200-day moving average (Rs 1,371.29 vs Rs 1,365.4 current) and 21.03% below the 52-week high despite a 21.79% three-month rally
- ✗Composite quality score of 53 ranks 5th of 6 tracked large-cap IT peers, ahead of only Tech Mahindra (45)
- ✗Five-year revenue growth of just 3% trails five-year earnings growth of 8.4%
- ✗A roughly $50 million reduction in a Google engagement, with about 1,000 staff to be redeployed, was among recent headlines
- ✗Stock is 29.6% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day moving average of Rs 1,316.47, down 14.04% over the trailing 12 months.
- ✗5-year revenue growth of 2.9% and earnings growth of 5.3% trail the 32% ROE, with a persistence consistency score of 53/100.
- ✗FY27 outlook was trimmed even as AI-linked revenue reached 8.2% of revenue, one of 8 tracked headlines flagged negative (Stock Titan, Jul 28).
- ✗Quality score of 57 ranks 4th of 6 tracked IT peers on that composite measure.
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