“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 ↗
ExlService Holdings, Inc.
EXLS
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.
- Revenue increased 13.8% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 1.5 percentage points.
- 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.
Research brief
The story so far
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.
- Revenue increased 13.8% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 1.5 percentage points.
- Operating cash flow covered only 0.03x net income.
- 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
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
34.62Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“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 ↗
“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 ↗
“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.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
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.
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.