ExlService Holdings (MIL:1EXLS) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 3.87 (As of Aug. 18, 2026) — 11% Below Median

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MIL:1EXLS ExlService Holdings Inc MIL:1EXLS
71 GF Score
Price €29.71
GF Value €41.35
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

ExlService Holdings MIL:1EXLS 71 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.87 as of Aug. 18, 2026, which is 11% below its 10-year median of 4.34. GuruFocus rates MIL:1EXLS with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of €41.35 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,599 Software companies, ExlService Holdings ranks worse than 71.17% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-18), ExlService Holdings's current share price is €29.71. ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €7.68. ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 3.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MIL:1EXLS' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 4.34   Max: 6.98
Current: 3.81

During the past years, ExlService Holdings's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 6.98. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 4.34.

MIL:1EXLS's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
71.17% of 1599 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs MIL:1EXLS: 3.81

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

ExlService Holdings's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €3.378. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €7.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

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ExlService Holdings  (MIL:1EXLS) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

ExlService Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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ExlService Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.54 5.40 5.09 3.49 2.85

MIL:1EXLS vs EPAM, CSQR, SAIC: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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ExlService Holdings Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=29.71/7.68
=3.87

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ExlService Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, ExlService Holdings's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=3.378/333.9520*333.9520
=3.378

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

ExlService Holdings Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 0.880 241.428 1.217
201612 0.968 241.432 1.339
201703 0.975 243.801 1.336
201706 0.962 244.955 1.312
201709 0.921 246.819 1.246
201712 0.947 246.524 1.283
201803 0.951 249.554 1.273
201806 1.024 251.989 1.357
201809 1.125 252.439 1.488
201812 1.198 251.233 1.592
201903 1.217 254.202 1.599
201906 1.242 256.143 1.619
201909 1.316 256.759 1.712
201912 1.333 256.974 1.732
202003 1.282 258.115 1.659
202006 1.142 257.797 1.479
202009 1.185 260.280 1.520
202012 1.191 260.474 1.527
202103 1.280 264.877 1.614
202106 1.328 271.696 1.632
202109 1.439 274.310 1.752
202112 1.540 278.802 1.845
202203 1.764 287.504 2.049
202206 1.939 296.311 2.185
202209 2.161 296.808 2.431
202212 2.091 296.797 2.353
202303 2.206 301.836 2.441
202306 2.219 305.109 2.429
202309 2.296 307.789 2.491
202312 2.275 306.746 2.477
202403 2.409 312.332 2.576
202406 2.540 314.175 2.700
202409 2.606 315.301 2.760
202412 2.813 315.605 2.977
202503 2.816 319.799 2.941
202506 2.717 322.561 2.813
202509 2.790 324.800 2.869
202512 2.906 324.054 2.995
202603 3.144 330.213 3.180
202606 3.378 333.952 3.378

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 3.87 mean?
ExlService Holdings (MIL:1EXLS) has a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 3.87 as of Aug. 18, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on ExlService Holdings and its competitors. This is 11% below median its historical median of 4.34. Over the past decade, ExlService Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 2.28 to 6.98. According to the industry distribution chart, ExlService Holdings ranks #1138 out of 1599 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 71.2%.
Is ExlService Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio too high?
ExlService Holdings' current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 3.87 is 11% below median its 10-year median of 4.34. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.28 to a high of 6.98. The Software industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.69. ExlService Holdings' value of 3.87 is 129% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, ExlService Holdings ranks #1138 out of 1599 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, ExlService Holdings has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ExlService Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio compare to EPAM and CSQR?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, ExlService Holdings ranks #1138 out of 1599 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. This places ExlService Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.69. ExlService Holdings' value of 3.87 is 129% above this benchmark. Historically, ExlService Holdings' own Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio has ranged from 2.28 to 6.98 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.34 vs. the industry median of 1.69, ExlService Holdings has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for a Software company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio among Software companies is 1.69, based on 1,599 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. ExlService Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of 3.87 is 129% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on ExlService Holdings and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 1.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ExlService Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.87, which is 11% below median its own 10-year median of 4.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ExlService Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ExlService Holdings (MIL:1EXLS) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €41.35, compared to a current price of €29.71 — trading 28.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.87, which is 11% below median its 10-year median of 4.34 and 129% above the Software industry median of 1.69. ExlService Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ExlService Holdings (MIL:1EXLS), the current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is 3.87 as of Aug. 18, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is ExlService Holdings (MIL:1EXLS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ExlService Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €29.71 is trading 28.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €41.35. GuruFocus considers ExlService Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MIL:1EXLS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: 3.87 (11% below median its 10-year median of 4.34)
  • GF Value™: €41.35 vs. price of €29.71 (28.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 129% above the Software median (#1138 of 1599)

No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:1EXLS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


ExlService Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges EXLS:USALHV:Germany
Address 320 Park Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
ExlService Holdings Inc. is a data analytics and digital operations company that provides data and AI-led solutions and technology-enabled services to clients across industries. The company has four reportable segments. The Insurance segment provides services such as claims management, underwriting support, and analytics solutions. The Healthcare and Life Sciences segment offers data-driven solutions and services to healthcare payers, providers, and life sciences organizations. The Banking, Capital Markets and Diversified Industries segment delivers solutions across financial services and other industries. The International Growth Markets segment focuses on providing data, AI, and digital operations services to clients outside North America.
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