EXLS
ExlService Holdings, Inc.
EXLS has the edge over INTC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
INTC
Intel Corporation
INTC offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EXLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
EXLS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
INTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
INTC's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
EXLS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $43.10 | — |
| Current | 26x | $43.10 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $45.36 | +5.2% |
| Fair | 34x | $56.95 | +32% |
| Expensive | 41x | $68.45 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EXLS's PE is in its cheap range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
INTC PE Valuation
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EXLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EXLS, with profitability holding steady.
INTC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
INTC has the edge over EXLS on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
EXLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.54 | +51% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.68 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.59 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.57 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.54 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.47 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.44 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.32 | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.21 | +10% |
EXLS has the edge over INTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
INTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.39 | -24000% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.09 | +$2.68 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.60 | +$3.88 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.06 | +$4.32 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$3.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.77 | -2088% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | -562% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.38 | -1195% |
INTC has swung to a loss: it lost $2.39 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
EXLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $634M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $594.8M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $570.4M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $542.6M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $529.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $514.5M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $501M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $481.4M | +16% |
EXLS has the edge over INTC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.7 points |
EXLS's operating margin was 14% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
INTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.5B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.7B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7B | -0.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.3B | -7.4% |
INTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $16.5B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +36 points |
| Q1 2026 | -23% | -21 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +73 points |
| Q2 2025 | -25% | -9.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | +6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | -14 points |
INTC has the edge over EXLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EXLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $102.5M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.4M | -23% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.2M | -$1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $106.5M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $106.4M | +9.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $95M | +51% |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.7M | +$23.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $95.3M | +41% |
EXLS generated $271M in free cash flow over the past year, down 5.5% from the year before.
INTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +774% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +$6B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.5B | +$1.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $800M | +$3.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $121M | +$2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.4B | +$2.8B |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7B | -$597M |
INTC has the edge over EXLS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EXLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -262K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -9.1M shares |
| 3 years | -9% | -15.1M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -19M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -20.9M shares |
EXLS has the edge over INTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $166M |
| Q4 2025 | $109.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $159.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $41.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $12M |
EXLS spent $322M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
INTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +203M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +776M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +1.1B shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +1.2B shares |
| Available history | +19% | +834M shares |
INTC has 5.3B diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $114M |
| Q1 2021 | $2.3B |
EXLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
EXLS has the edge over INTC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INTC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 69.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
INTC's net debt is about 2.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.0 years a year ago.
EXLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 89.5 | Overbought |
EXLS's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 90 (overbought).
INTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
INTC's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
EXLS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | EXLS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 7.9% below |
| PE % | 12 | 35 | 23 pts below |
EXLS is trading at 26x earnings, in line with the Technology sector's median of 28x.
INTC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | INTC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
INTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EXLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.6 | 8.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.7 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.4 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $39.5 | 9.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $36.0 | 20% above |
EXLS has the edge over INTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.4 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $95.3 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.3 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.1 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 44% above |
INTC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 44% above its 200-week average.
EXLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.0 | $17.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $17.2 | $28.0 | +62% |
| 2022 | $28.0 | $34.5 | +23% |
| 2023 | $34.5 | $30.9 | -11% |
| 2024 | $30.9 | $44.5 | +44% |
| 2025 | $44.5 | $43.3 | -2.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.3 | $43.1 | -0.5% |
EXLS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.
INTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.1 | $47.1 | -22% |
| 2021 | $47.1 | $51.3 | +9% |
| 2022 | $51.3 | $26.1 | -49% |
| 2023 | $26.1 | $50.3 | +93% |
| 2024 | $50.3 | $20.3 | -60% |
| 2025 | $20.3 | $36.2 | +78% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $61.2 | +69% |
INTC has the edge over EXLS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.