Infosys Limited vs HCL Technologies Limited
An objective side-by-side of INFY and HCLTECH, both in Computers - Software - Large: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-09-21 close
Latest results: INFY Mar 2026 · HCLTECH Jun 2026
At a glance
- Infosys Limited is the larger company by market value, about 1.2 times the size of HCL Technologies Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Infosys Limited trades at the lower P/E (14.3 against 19.9).
- Infosys Limited earns the higher return on equity (31.7% against 23.2%).
- Over three years Infosys Limited has grown profits faster (8% a year against 6%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned -31.1% (INFY) and -12.6% (HCLTECH).
| Metric | Infosys INFY |
HCL Technologies HCLTECH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹420,605 Cr | ₹346,609 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,038 | ₹1,281 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.28 | 19.88 |
| P/B | 4.53 | 4.61 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.41 | 12.78 |
| PEG | 1.79 | 3.31 |
| Dividend yield | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 31.7% | 23.2% |
| ROCE | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| Operating margin | 21.1% | 20.5% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹178,650 Cr | ₹134,374 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹29,448 Cr | ₹17,434 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +13.4% | +13.9% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +21.0% | +20.3% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +7.0% | +9.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +8.0% | +6.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +12.0% | +12.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +9.0% | +10.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Interest cover | 78.79 | 25.72 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 14.4% | 60.9% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | -0.23 pp | +0.06 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | -8.10% | -2.84% |
| Return 3M | -2.52% | +13.31% |
| Return 1Y | -31.15% | -12.65% |
| Return YTD | -35.71% | -21.09% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 19 | 31 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 20.00 | 48.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -19.38% | -6.62% |
| RSI (14) | 36.54 | 50.54 |
| % from 52-week high | -39.90% | -28.04% |
