CGI INC. vs VSE CORPORATION, two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GIB and VSEC diverge most: on fcf yield, GIB reads 9.6% and VSEC reads -0.0%; on debt / equity, GIB reads 0.00 and VSEC reads 0.33. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VSEC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GIB | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $70.18 | $194.96 |
| Market cap | $16.0B | $5.5B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 12.9 | 70.1 |
| P/B | 2.31 | 1.87 |
| P/S | 1.48 | 4.03 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 46.5 |
| Revenue growth | +4.9% | +40.8% |
| Operating margin | — | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 17.9% | 2.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.1% | 1.7% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 2.3% |
| FCF yield | 9.6% | -0.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 3.77 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.37 | 3.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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