TCS vs TECHM
Side-by-side comparison of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Tech Mahindra Ltd.. Descriptive only — not investment advice.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 67/100
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
IT
Quality Score: 57/100
At a glance
| Metric | TCS | TECHM |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 67/100 | 57/100 |
| P/E (trailing) | 17.8 | 28.2 |
| Forward P/E | 15.1 | 18.8 |
| ROE | +47.7% | — |
| Profit margin | +18.1% | +8.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 10.21 | 7.27 |
| Dividend yield | +2.68% | +3.12% |
| 1Y price return | -16.4% | +14.1% |
| From 52w high | -25.6% | -9.5% |
| Analyst rating1 = Strong Buy, 5 = Strong Sell | 2.05 | 2.23 |
Highlighted value = better on the metric (lower for P/E, D/E, drawdown, analyst rating; higher elsewhere). Descriptive only.
Snapshots
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).
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 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).
- ✓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 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.
- ✗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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