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Coforge
Our verdict on Coforge isn’t the consensus take — see where we landed, and the one risk the bull case glosses over.
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Coforge delivered a full-year FY26 EBIT margin of 14.4%, surpassing the 14% target set earlier in the year. (2 exceeded, 1 met across 3 tracked commitments)
“our plan to register a 15% EBIT in Q4 will lead us to the 14% EBIT guidance for FY2026.”
Utilization (including trainees) reached 82.5% in Q4 FY26, up from 81.7% in Q3 FY26. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“Utilization during the quarter stood at 81.8%. This is a metric that we think will sharply increase in Q4.”
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How durable is the business?
The Americas geography continues to expand its dominance, growing from 56.7% to 56.7% share but showing a massive 72.4% YoY growth in dollar terms. (3 expanding)
“Geography: Americas 56.7% (Q4FY26)... Geography Growth YoY: Americas 34.6%”
Coforge is significantly strengthening its AI moat by acquiring Encora's AIVA platform, a composable agentic orchestration tool, moving beyond 'slideware' to functional AI software. (2 expanding)
“Our composable platform for all enterprise AI needs – “Coforge OneAI” platform – is our core differentiator... 60+ domain-specific AI solutions... 110+ AI agent archetypes”
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Where does growth come from?
The company has achieved a high level of AI readiness, with 94% of the workforce now AI trained, supporting the deployment of over 200 real-world solutions. (3 new trend, 1 accelerating across 4 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“We have invested significantly in training 30K+ engineers to deliver AI at scale... $5.5M+ Investment in AI learning & training (FY26)”
The executable order book (EOB) has shown significant acceleration, growing from $1 billion a year ago to $1.5 billion currently, representing a 47.7% increase. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“Executable Order Book over next twelve months: at $1.75 billion, a 16.4% YoY increase”
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What could break the thesis?
Coforge is aggressively pivoting to AI-led delivery with platforms like Quasar and Forge-X, aiming to capture 'change' budgets rather than just 'run' budgets. (4 easing, 1 high-severity)
“Buyer mindsets are shifting from effort to outcomes, making FTE-based pricing models obsolete”
Risk is intensifying as client concentration has increased year-on-year. Top 5 clients now contribute 21.8% of Q4 revenue (up from 18.3% in Q4FY25) and Top 10 contribute 31.4% (up from 27.9% in Q4FY25). (2 intensifying, 1 easing, 2 stable, 2 high-severity)
“Top 10 clients contributes 31.4% of Q4 revenue and 30.8% of FY26 revenue.”
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