INFY vs TECHM
Side-by-side comparison of Infosys Ltd. and Tech Mahindra Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Infosys Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 65/100
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 57/100
At a glance
| Metric | INFY | TECHM |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 65/100 | 57/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 15.4 | 28.2 |
| Forward P/E | 14.9 | 18.8 |
| ROE | +32.0% | — |
| Profit margin | +16.4% | +8.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 9.54 | 7.27 |
| Dividend yield | +4.23% | +3.12% |
| 1Y price return | -14.0% | +14.1% |
| From 52w high | -29.6% | -9.5% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.10 | 2.23 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
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).
Tech Mahindra trades at Rs 1,635, up 14.11% over the past year and 22% over the past 3 months, sitting 9.52% below its 52-week high and above both its 50-day (Rs 1,487.94) and 200-day (Rs 1,465.92) moving averages. Its trailing PE of 28.25 is the highest among 6 tracked IT peers (range 14.91-26.45), while its quality score of 45 is the lowest in the same set. Q1 FY26 profit rose 28% YoY to Rs 1,465 crore, though results were characterized as below street estimates by NDTV Profit and Moneycontrol.
Pros
- ✓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).
- ✓Debt-to-equity of roughly 0.07x, on a falling trend.
- ✓Free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 tracked years.
- ✓Five-year revenue growth of 17.7% and earnings growth of 28.3%.
- ✓Price up 14.11% over 1 year and 22% over 3 months, trading above both the 50-day (Rs 1,487.94) and 200-day (Rs 1,465.92) moving averages.
Cons
- ✗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.
- ✗Trailing PE of 28.25 is the highest among the 6 tracked IT sector peers (range 14.91-26.45).
- ✗Quality score of 45 is the lowest among the same 6 peers (range 53-60), ranking last on both PE and quality score.
- ✗Profit margin of 8.68% and a consistency score of 41 sit toward the lower end of tracked metrics, and current-period ROE is not populated.
- ✗Q1 FY26 results were characterized as below street estimates by NDTV Profit and Moneycontrol despite 28% YoY profit growth to Rs 1,465 crore; overall news sentiment across 8 tracked headlines is net negative (3 negative, 4 neutral, 1 positive).
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