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ExlService Holdings, Inc.

EXLS

Technology · 34.62 -0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

ExlService Holdings, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 16 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 13.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 1.5 percentage points.
Company-0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 16 activeTechnology Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Increase in employee-related costs tied to higher headcount and wage inflation reported for the period (company-level increase quantified in filing).
  • Gross margin in International Growth Markets decreased by 130 basis points, attributed to lower volumes from certain existing clients for the six-month period.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if EXLS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Information Technology Services

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 16 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 10 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 13.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net margin fell 1.5 percentage points.
  • Operating cash flow covered only 0.03x net income.
What would clarify the read
  • Increase in employee-related costs tied to higher headcount and wage inflation reported for the period (company-level increase quantified in filing).
  • Gross margin in International Growth Markets decreased by 130 basis points, attributed to lower volumes from certain existing clients for the six-month period.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements183
Verified relationships11
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +13.6% year over year.
  • Net margin changed +1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.40x in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 40% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 192% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

34.62
6m+13.3%12m-21.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.1B+17.1%$0.67
2022-12-31$1.4B+25.8%$0.85-1.2%
2023-12-31$1.6B+15.5%$1.10-0.6%
2024-12-31$1.8B+12.7%$1.21-2.3%
2025-12-31$2.1B+13.6%$1.54-1.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The increase of $16.2 million was primarily due to higher purchases of treasury stock of $126.9 million under our share repurchase programs, partially offset by higher net proceeds from borrowings of $111.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, c…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 5 filings
The increase in cost of revenues in International Growth Markets by $18.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was due to increases in employee-related costs of $16.7 million on account of higher headcount and wage inflation, higher technology costs…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026
Labor availability and costsnegative · 5 filings
The increase in SG&A expenses by $39.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to increases in employee-related costs of $31.7 million on account of higher headcount and wage inflatio…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 5 filings
The increase in SG&A expenses by $39.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily due to increases in employee-related costs of $31.7 million on account of higher headcount and wage inflatio…
10-Q · Jul 28, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.7× · EV/sales 2.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

34.62-0.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for EXLS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.

cautious
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquiditycautiousEvidence score -1
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 13.8% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Net margin fell 1.5 percentage points.
  • Operating cash flow covered only 0.03x net income.

Filing receipts

Gross margin in Banking, Capital Markets and Diversified Industries decreased by 40 bps, primarily due to lower volumes in certain existing clients during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The increase in SG&A expenses by $15.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to increases in employee-related costs of $11.8 million on account of higher headcount and wage inflation, increased investments in digital and generative AI capabilities of $1.9 million, and higher sales and marketing and other operating costs of $1.3 million.

Our gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 38.9%, compared to 38.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 30 basis points (“bps”) primarily driven by higher revenues and operational efficiencies, partially offset by lower volumes in certain existing clients during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind EXLS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

MSFTMicrosoft CorporationpartnerFeb 24, 2026

We continue to build deep expertise in strategic partner technology ecosystems through certifications in partnership with NVIDIA, Databricks, Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Snowflake, ensuring our teams stay aligned with the latest advancements in data and AI pl…

NVDANVIDIA CorporationpartnerFeb 24, 2026

We continue to build deep expertise in strategic partner technology ecosystems through certifications in partnership with NVIDIA, Databricks, Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Snowflake, ensuring our teams stay aligned with the latest advancements in data and AI pl…

Depended on by

INODInnodata Inc.competitorFeb 26, 2026

We also compete with broader technology and business process services providers, including Accenture, Cognizant Technology Solutions, EXLService Holdings, Inc., Genpact Limited, Infosys Limited, PwC, QuantumBlack, and Tata Consultancy Services, which may offe…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

EXLS is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Technology Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for EXLS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.