INFY vs TCS
Side-by-side comparison of Infosys Ltd. and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Infosys Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 65/100
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 67/100
At a glance
| Metric | INFY | TCS |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 65/100 | 67/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 15.4 | 17.8 |
| Forward P/E | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| ROE | +32.0% | +47.7% |
| Profit margin | +16.4% | +18.1% |
| Debt-to-equity | 9.54 | 10.21 |
| Dividend yield | +4.23% | +2.68% |
| 1Y price return | -14.0% | -16.4% |
| From 52w high | -29.6% | -25.6% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.10 | 2.05 |
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).
TCS trades at ₹2,445.70, up 10.09% over the trailing 3 months and 10.88% above its 50-DMA (₹2,205.77), but remains 6.21% below its 200-DMA (₹2,607.64), down 16.4% over the trailing 12 months and 25.6% below its 52-week high. ROE of 47.74% ranks 1st among 6 tracked IT peers and PE of 17.78 (forward PE 15.06) ranks 3rd-lowest of the group. Mean analyst rating is 2.05 across 42 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive).
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).
- ✓ROE of 47.74% ranks 1st among 6 tracked IT peers, ahead of the next-highest (Infosys at 32%).
- ✓ROE stayed above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years and free cash flow was positive in 4 of the last 5 years, per the persistence dataset.
- ✓PE of 17.78 (forward PE 15.06) ranks 3rd-lowest of 6 tracked IT peers, below Tech Mahindra (28.38) and LTM (27.48).
- ✓Price is up 10.09% over the trailing 3 months and sits 10.88% above the 50-DMA (₹2,205.77), with RSI at 61.89 (neutral).
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.
- ✗Stock trades 6.21% below its 200-DMA (₹2,607.64), down 16.4% over the trailing 12 months and 25.6% below its 52-week high.
- ✗Five-year earnings growth (4.6%) trails five-year revenue growth (13.9%), and persistence data records a rising debt-to-equity trend, though the absolute D/E level (~0.10x) remains low.
- ✗Two of the 8 most recently tracked headlines (Aug 10) flagged alerts about possible employee data exposure; TCS said it found no evidence of a systems breach.
- ✗Persistence consistencyScore of 59 out of 100 reflects ROE staying above 15% in only 4 of the last 5 tracked years, not all 5.
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