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ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for ExlService Holdings, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About ExlService Holdings, Inc.

ExlService Holdings, Inc. is a global data and artificial intelligence company that provides data and AI-led solutions and digital operations services to clients across industries such as insurance, healthcare, banking, retail, and energy. The company offers services including data modernization, AI integration, digital engineering, and managed business operations to help clients improve efficiency, customer experience, and business growth. ExlService serves large corporations worldwide through its industry-focused market units and global delivery network.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.09B
Revenue growth (YoY)
13.6%
Net income
$251.0M
Diluted EPS
$1.54
Gross margin
Operating margin
15.0%
Net margin
12.0%
FCF margin
14.3%
ROE
27.5%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
24.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$5.79B
Long-term debt / equity
0.32×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at ExlService Holdings

  • Revenue grew 13.6% to $2.1B in FY2025, in line with the 12.7% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 15.0% in FY2025, +1.1 pp against 13.9% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $570M, up 13.8% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $298M in FY2025, 14.3% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 26.6% to $251M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where ExlService Holdings’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin15.0%
78th percentile of 605
Net margin12.0%
80th percentile of 645
FCF margin14.3%
83rd percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+13.6%
73rd percentile of 668
ROE27.5%
90th percentile of 600
P/E24.2×
48th percentile of 434
Long-term debt / equity0.32×
38th percentile of 409
Short interest5.13d
75th percentile of 676

ExlService Holdings’s return on equity of 27.5% ranks in the 90th percentile of the 600 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 4 insider sales totaling $1.2M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 7 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$540.3M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$171.5M6.8MReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$104.0M4.0MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$84.2M3.3MReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$82.8M3.2MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$52.8M2.0MReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$31.1M1.2MAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$14.0M540.6KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
4
$1.2M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-11
filed 2026-08-13
Chhibbar VishalExecutive Vice PresidentSell5.0K$35.10$176K
2026-08-03
filed 2026-08-06
Bhalla VikasPresident of EXLSell11.0K$34.99$385K
2026-07-01
filed 2026-07-02
Bhalla VikasPresident of EXLSell12.0K$26.47$318K
2026-06-04
filed 2026-06-08
Bhalla VikasPresident of EXLSell12.0K$30.22$363K
2026-05-20
filed 2026-05-22
AYYAPPAN AJAYEVP & Gen Counsel/Corp. Sec'y.Sell5.1K$29.11$148K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
10.6M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.8%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
5.13
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
2.1M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1410.6M-1.8%5.13
2026-07-3110.8M-10.3%3.79
2026-07-1512.0M-4.2%5.30
2026-06-3012.5M-4.3%3.29
2026-06-1513.1M-7.8%6.05
2026-05-2914.2M-1.0%6.05
2026-05-1514.4M+24.3%5.50
2026-04-3011.6M+1.9%5.26

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$2.09B$1.84B$1.63B$1.41B$1.12B
Gross profit
Operating income$313.8M$263.6M$238.8M$192.2M$155.9M
Net income$251.0M$198.3M$184.6M$143.0M$114.8M
Diluted EPS$1.54$1.21$1.10$0.85$0.67

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$350.7M$268.5M$211.2M$166.1M$184.4M
Capital expenditure$52.6M$46.3M$52.8M$44.8M$37.2M
Free cash flow$298.1M$222.3M$158.4M$121.3M$147.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$570.4M13.8%$67.1M$0.43
Q4 FY2025$542.6M12.7%$60.2M$0.38
Q3 FY2025$529.6M12.2%$58.2M$0.36
Q2 FY2025$514.5M14.7%$66.1M$0.40
Q1 FY2025$501.0M14.8%$66.6M$0.40
Q4 FY2024$481.4M16.3%$50.7M$0.31
Q3 FY2024$472.1M14.9%$53.0M$0.33
Q2 FY2024$448.4M10.7%$45.8M$0.28

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryServices-Business Services, NEC
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK1297989

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-24
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10-Q2026-07-28
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10-Q2026-04-28
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8-K2026-08-18
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8-K2026-07-28
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8-K2026-07-21
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8-K2026-06-24
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.