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Coforge vs Infosys — which is better value?

A mid-cap challenger against a large-cap incumbent. This page sets the two side by side on their filed records, what each share price assumes, and what decides each one's value.

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Updated 15 Nov 2026 · 3 min read
| NSE: COFORGE NSE: INFY
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  1. Two businesses
  2. The records side by side
  3. What each price assumes
  4. What decides each value
  5. What could go wrong
  6. Which is better value?
  7. Related comparisons
  8. Questions
In 30 seconds

Today's prices ask more of Infosys than of Coforge.

At current prices, buyers of Coforge are assuming about 14% growth against 28% in its own record; for Infosys it is 0% against 8%. That shows which share needs more to go right — not which is cheaper. How far each trades from its estimated fair value is in the full valuations.

  • Valuation method: both on discounted cash flow.
  • Size: Infosys is worth about 5.1 times Coforge on the stock market.
  • Record: Coforge has grown revenue faster: Coforge compounded at about 24% a year (FY2018–FY2026) and Infosys at about 12% (FY2019–FY2026).
  • What to watch: deal wins at Coforge; large deal wins at Infosys.
CoforgeInfosys
Price₹2,028₹1,142
Market cap₹0.90L Cr₹4.63L Cr
P/E46.615.0
P/B9.424.98
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Valued onDiscounted cash flowDiscounted cash flow
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01Two businesses

CoforgeCOFORGE

From NIIT Technologies to Coforge

Coforge was known as NIIT Technologies until 2020, when private-equity owner Baring renamed it. It provides IT services to banks, insurers and travel and transport companies, mainly in the US and Europe.

What Infosys sells, and to whom

Infosys, founded in Pune in 1981 by N. R. Narayana Murthy and six co-founders and now based in Bengaluru, is India's second-largest IT services company. It runs digital transformation, cloud, data and AI programmes for large companies, mainly in North America and Europe, and owns Finacle, a core-banking platform used by banks worldwide.

02The records side by side

Coforge has grown revenue faster: Coforge compounded at about 24% a year (FY2018–FY2026) and Infosys at about 12% (FY2019–FY2026). By revenue, Infosys is about 10.9 times the size of Coforge. Coforge kept 10.6% of revenue as net profit in FY2026; Infosys kept 16.5% of revenue as net profit in FY2026.

Full ten-year tables and charts are on each company's page: Coforge · Infosys.

03What each price assumes

Work backwards from each share price and you can see what buyers are taking for granted — the rate each company must sustain to justify what it costs, against what its own record supports.

Price implies
14%
growth
Record supports
28%
growth
Price implies
0%
growth
Record supports
8%
growth

04What decides each one's value

  • Deal winsLarge contracts sustain fast growth.
  • Acquisition integrationBought companies need to grow profitably.
  • Large deal winsBig multi-year contracts give visibility, but they often start at lower margins.
  • Operating marginWage increases and pricing pressure can push margins below the company's own target range.

05What could go wrong

  • IntegrationAcquisitions can dilute margins.
  • Client concentrationA few large clients matter a lot.
  • Financial-services concentrationBanks are its largest client group, so a banking slowdown hits Infosys first.
  • AI deflationAutomation could shrink the hours clients pay for faster than new AI work replaces them.

06Which is better value?

Coforge
Fair value per share
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Infosys
Fair value per share
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Upside
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08Questions people ask

Is Coforge or Infosys better value?

That turns on how far each share trades from its estimated fair value. Both figures, with every step of the working, are in the full valuations, free to view once you sign in. On the public numbers, Coforge trades at 46.6 times earnings and 9.42 times book value, and Infosys at 15.0 times earnings and 4.98 times book value — but multiples alone mislead when two businesses work differently, which is why each is valued on the method that fits it.

What is the difference between Coforge and Infosys?

Coforge was known as NIIT Technologies until 2020, when private-equity owner Baring renamed it. Infosys, founded in Pune in 1981 by N.

Are Coforge and Infosys valued the same way?

Yes — both on discounted cash flow, so their workings compare like for like.

What does today's price assume for Coforge and Infosys?

Worked backwards from the share price, Coforge needs about 14% growth and Infosys about 0% growth, against 28% and 8% in their own records.

About this comparison

Written by the FairStocks research team from both companies' filed accounts; figures refresh as new results are filed. Each company is valued on the method that fits it — see a fully worked example or the valuation guides. Educational research, not investment advice.

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