CGI reports second quarter Fiscal 2026 results
Rhea-AI Summary
CGI (NYSE: GIB) reported Q2-F2026 revenue of $4.16 billion, up 3.3% year-over-year (1.6% in constant currency), and diluted EPS of $2.09, up 10.6% year-over-year. Adjusted EBIT was $691.6 million with a 16.6% margin. Cash from operations was $451.1 million (10.9% of revenue) and trailing-12-month cash was $2.47 billion (15.1% of revenue). Bookings were $4.31 billion with backlog of $31.50 billion (1.9x annual revenue). Net debt rose to $3.57 billion and the revolving credit facility was increased to $2.50 billion.
Positive
- Diluted EPS +10.6% to $2.09
- Adjusted EBIT margin of 16.6%
- Trailing-12-month cash from operations $2.47B (15.1% of revenue)
- Backlog of $31.50B (1.9x annual revenue)
Negative
- Net debt increased by $336M to $3.57B
- Cash and cash equivalents fell $391M to $708M
- ROIC declined by 230 bps to 13.1%
News Market Reaction – GIB
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Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 | AI center launch | Positive | +0.1% | Announced new AI Center of Excellence in Portugal supporting European clients. |
| Apr 27 | AI platform launch | Positive | +1.1% | Launched high-security sovereign AI and data platform for Finland clients. |
| Apr 23 | Certification renewal | Positive | -4.4% | Renewed global SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP operations certifications. |
| Apr 23 | Client AI deployment | Positive | -4.4% | Implemented multi-agent AI solution for SOK Finance’s service operations. |
| Apr 22 | IT partnership | Positive | -0.7% | Expanded strategic IT partnership with SSAB across Finland and Sweden. |
Recent news skewed positive (AI initiatives, partnerships), yet 3 of the last 5 such updates saw negative price reactions, suggesting a tendency for the stock to sell off or lag despite operationally constructive announcements.
Over the past week, CGI has emphasized AI-driven growth and operational credibility, launching AI centers, a sovereign AI platform in Finland, renewing global SAP operations certifications, and expanding an IT partnership with SSAB. Price reactions were modestly positive for the AI center and sovereign AI platform but negative around SAP recertification and the SOK Finance AI deployment. Against this backdrop, the Q2-F2026 earnings release adds quantitative evidence of steady revenue and EPS growth and continued backlog strength.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock dropped -10.8% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite the reported Q2-F2026 revenue growth, EPS accretion and healthy backlog would fit the recent pattern where three of the last five positive news items saw price declines. Past behavior suggests investors sometimes faded constructive operational updates. In such a scenario, attention would likely focus on the stock’s position well below its 200-day moving average and prior execution versus longer-term growth and margin expectations.
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Revenue up
Q2-F2026 performance highlights
- Revenue of
.16 billion, up$4 3.3% year-over-year or1.6% year-over-year in constant currency1; - Earnings before income taxes of
.7 million, up$617 6.0% year-over-year, for a margin1 of14.9% ; - Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes1,2 of
.6 million, up$691 3.9% year-over-year, for a margin1 of16.6% ; - Net earnings of
.7 million, up$444 3.5% year-over-year, for a margin1 of10.7% , and diluted EPS of , up$2.09 10.6% year-over-year; - Adjusted net earnings1,2 of
.4 million, up$483 0.6% year-over-year, for a margin1 of11.6% , and adjusted diluted EPS1,2 of , up$2.27 7.1% year-over-year; - Cash provided by operating activities of
.1 million, representing$451 10.9% of revenue1 and .47 billion or$2 15.1% of revenue on a trailing twelve month basis; - Bookings1 of
, for a book-to-bill ratio1 of$4.31 billion 103.8% or108.4% on a trailing twelve month basis1; and - Backlog1 of
or 1.9x annual revenue.$31.50 billion
Note: All figures in Canadian dollars. Q2-F2026 MD&A, interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found at cgi.com/investors and have been filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and the
Q2-F2026 results
"CGI delivered a strong first half of the fiscal year, with industry-leading EPS accretion and cash generation," said François Boulanger, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Even in the context of today's dynamic business environment, this performance reflects the resilience of our business model, the relationships with our clients, and the outstanding expertise of our global team. As clients continue to invest in AI, they need a trusted partner to address mission-critical environments, modernize complex legacy estates, and deliver measurable outcomes. CGI's AI-first strategy—focused on making AI real and outcome-driven—positions us well to help clients across every industry and geography."
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1 Constant currency revenue growth, adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, adjusted earnings before interest and taxes margin, adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings margin and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures or ratios. Earnings before income taxes margin, net earnings margin, cash provided by operating activities as a percentage of revenue, bookings, book-to-bill ratio, book-to-bill ratio trailing twelve months and backlog are key performance measures. See "Non-GAAP and other key performance measures" section of this press release for more information, including quantitative reconciliations to the closest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS Accounting Standards) measure, as applicable. These are not standardized financial measures under IFRS Accounting Standards and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. |
2 Q2-F2026 adjusted for |
For the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, the Company reported revenue of
Earnings before income taxes were
Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes1 were
Net earnings were
Adjusted net earnings1 were
Cash provided by operating activities was
Bookings were
As of March 31, 2026, the number of CGI consultants and professionals worldwide stood at approximately 94,000.
During the second quarter of Fiscal 2026, the Company invested
As at March 31, 2026, long-term debt and lease liabilities, including both their current and long-term portions, were
On April 28, 2026, the Company's unsecured committed revolving credit facility was increased to
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1 Q2-F2026 adjusted for |
2 Net debt and net debt-to-capitalization ratio are non-GAAP financial measures or ratios. See "Non-GAAP and other key performance measures" section of this press release for more information, including quantitative reconciliations to the closest IFRS Accounting Standards measure, as applicable. These are not standardized financial measures under IFRS Accounting Standards and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. |
Financial highlights | Q2-F2026 | Q2-F2025 | Change |
In millions of Canadian dollars except earnings per share and where noted | |||
Revenue | 4,156.2 | 4,023.4 | 132.8 |
Year-over-year revenue growth | 3.3 % | 7.6 % | (430 bps) |
Constant currency revenue growth | 1.6 % | 3.3 % | (170 bps) |
Earnings before income taxes | 617.7 | 582.6 | 35.1 |
Margin % | 14.9 % | 14.5 % | 40 bps |
Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes1 | 691.6 | 665.7 | 25.9 |
Margin % | 16.6 % | 16.5 % | 10 bps |
Net earnings | 444.7 | 429.7 | 15.0 |
Margin % | 10.7 % | 10.7 % | 0 bps |
Adjusted net earnings1 | 483.4 | 480.7 | 2.7 |
Margin % | 11.6 % | 11.9 % | (30 bps) |
Diluted EPS | 2.09 | 1.89 | 0.20 |
Adjusted diluted EPS1 | 2.27 | 2.12 | 0.15 |
Weighted average number of outstanding shares (diluted) In millions of shares | 213.1 | 227.2 | (14.1) |
Net finance costs | 33.0 | 16.6 | 16.4 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 708.4 | 1,099.5 | (391.1) |
Long-term debt and lease liabilities2 | 4,302.9 | 4,367.9 | (65.0) |
Net debt | 3,573.4 | 3,237.4 | 336.0 |
Net debt to capitalization ratio | 26.3 % | 24.1 % | 220 bps |
Cash provided by operating activities | 451.1 | 438.2 | 12.9 |
As a percentage of revenue | 10.9 % | 10.9 % | 0 bps |
Days sales outstanding (DSO)3 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
Purchase for cancellation of Class A subordinate voting shares and related tax | 396.9 | 344.6 | 52.3 |
Return on invested capital (ROIC)3 | 13.1 % | 15.4 % | (230 bps) |
Bookings | 4,314 | 4,485 | (171) |
Backlog | 31,501 | 30,987 | 514 |
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1 Q2-F2026 adjusted for |
2 Long-term debt and lease liabilities include both the current and long-term portions of the long-term debt and lease liabilities. |
3 ROIC is a non-GAAP financial measure. DSO is a key performance measure. See "Non-GAAP and other key performance measures" section of this press release for more information, including quantitative reconciliations to the closest IFRS Accounting Standards measure, as applicable. These are not standardized financial measures under IFRS Accounting Standards and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. |
Declaration of Dividend
On April 28, 2026, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
Q2-F2026 results conference call
Management will host a conference call this morning at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss results. Participants may access the call by dialing +1-800-717-1738 Conference ID: 74539 or via cgi.com/investors. For those unable to participate on the live call, a podcast and copy of the slides will be archived for download at cgi.com/investors. Interested parties may also access a replay of the call by dialing +1-888-660-6264 Passcode: 74539, until May 29, 2026.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2025 reported revenue is
Forward-looking information and statements
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable
Further information on the risks that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations may be found in the section titled Risk Environment of CGI's MD&A for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, which is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. We also caution readers that the risks described in the previously mentioned section and in other sections of CGI's MD&A for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and in our other documents and filings are not the only ones that could affect us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial could also have a material adverse effect on our financial position, financial performance, cash flows, business or reputation.
Non-GAAP and other key performance measures
Non-GAAP financial measures and ratios used in this press release: Constant currency revenue growth, adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, adjusted earnings before interest and taxes margin, adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings margin, adjusted diluted EPS, net debt, net debt to capitalization ratio, and return on invested capital (ROIC). CGI reports its financial results in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. However, management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors regarding the company's financial condition and results of operations as they provide additional measures of its performance. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. Key performance measures used in this press release: cash provided by operating activities as a percentage of revenue, bookings, book-to-bill ratio, book-to-bill ratio trailing twelve months, backlog, days sales outstanding (DSO), earnings before income taxes margin, and net earnings margin.
Below are reconciliations to the most comparable IFRS Accounting Standards financial measures and ratios, as applicable.
The descriptions of these non-GAAP measures and ratios and other key performance measures can be found on pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of our Q2-F2026 MD&A which is posted on CGI's website, and filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and the
Q2-F2026
Reconciliation between constant currency revenue growth and growth
For the three months ended March 31, | For the six months ended March 31, | |||||
2026 | 2025 | % | 2026 | 2025 | % | |
In thousands of CAD except for percentages | ||||||
Total CGI revenue | 4,156,169 | 4,023,409 | 3.3 % | 8,234,524 | 7,808,654 | 5.5 % |
Constant currency revenue growth | 1.6 % | 2.5 % | ||||
Foreign currency impact | 1.7 % | 3.0 % | ||||
Variation over previous period | 3.3 % | 5.5 % | ||||
Reconciliation between earnings before income taxes and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes
For the three months ended March 31, | For the six months ended March 31, | |||||||
2026 | % of revenue | 2025 | % of revenue | 2026 | % of revenue | 2025 | % of revenue | |
In thousands of CAD except for percentages | ||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 617,669 | 14.9 % | 582,616 | 14.5 % | 1,217,461 | 14.8 % | 1,174,362 | 15.0 % |
Plus the following items: | ||||||||
Restructuring, acquisition and related integration costs | 40,904 | 1.0 % | 66,412 | 1.7 % | 67,149 | 0.8 % | 79,776 | 1.0 % |
Restructuring | — | — % | 44,153 | 1.1 % | — | — % | 52,453 | 0.7 % |
Acquisition and related integration costs | 40,904 | 1.0 % | 22,259 | 0.6 % | 67,149 | 0.8 % | 27,323 | 0.3 % |
Net finance costs | 33,035 | 0.8 % | 16,631 | 0.4 % | 62,111 | 0.8 % | 23,243 | 0.3 % |
Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes | 691,608 | 16.6 % | 665,659 | 16.5 % | 1,346,721 | 16.4 % | 1,277,381 | 16.4 % |
Adjusted Net Earnings and Earnings per Share
For the three months ended March 31, | For the six months ended March 31, | |||||
2026 | 2025 | Change | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |
In thousands of CAD except for percentages and shares data | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 617,669 | 582,616 | 6.0 % | 1,217,461 | 1,174,362 | 3.7 % |
Add back: | ||||||
Restructuring, acquisition and related integration costs | 40,904 | 66,412 | 67,149 | 79,776 | ||
Restructuring | — | 44,153 | — | 52,453 | ||
Acquisition and related integration costs | 40,904 | 22,259 | 67,149 | 27,323 | ||
Adjusted earnings before income taxes | 658,573 | 649,028 | 1.5 % | 1,284,610 | 1,254,138 | 2.4 % |
Income tax expense | 172,949 | 152,878 | 13.1 % | 330,745 | 306,044 | 8.1 % |
Effective tax rate | 28.0 % | 26.2 % | 27.2 % | 26.1 % | ||
Add back: | ||||||
Tax deduction on restructuring, acquisition and related integration costs | 2,231 | 15,469 | 9,459 | 18,421 | ||
Impact on effective tax rate | (1.4 %) | (0.3 %) | (0.7 %) | (0.2 %) | ||
Tax deduction on restructuring | — | 12,496 | — | 14,344 | ||
Impact on effective tax rate | — % | 0.2 % | — % | — % | ||
Tax deduction on acquisition and related integration costs | 2,231 | 2,973 | 9,459 | 4,077 | ||
Impact on effective tax rate | (1.4 %) | (0.4 %) | (0.7 %) | (0.3 %) | ||
Adjusted income tax expense | 175,180 | 168,347 | 4.1 % | 340,204 | 324,465 | 4.9 % |
Adjusted effective tax rate | 26.6 % | 25.9 % | 26.5 % | 25.9 % | ||
Adjusted net earnings | 483,393 | 480,681 | 0.6 % | 944,406 | 929,673 | 1.6 % |
Adjusted net earnings margin | 11.6 % | 11.9 % | 11.5 % | 11.9 % | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||
Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B shares (multiple voting) (basic) | 211,723,757 | 224,275,024 | (5.6 %) | 213,861,279 | 224,737,870 | (4.8 %) |
Class A subordinate voting shares and Class B shares (multiple voting) (diluted) | 213,107,674 | 227,190,028 | (6.2 %) | 215,402,890 | 227,662,154 | (5.4 %) |
Adjusted earnings per share (in dollars) | ||||||
Basic | 2.28 | 2.14 | 6.5 % | 4.42 | 4.14 | 6.8 % |
Diluted | 2.27 | 2.12 | 7.1 % | 4.38 | 4.08 | 7.4 % |
Reconciliation between long-term debt and lease liabilities and net debt
As at March 31, | 2026 | 2025 |
In thousands of CAD except for percentages | ||
Reconciliation between long-term debt and lease liabilities1 and net debt: | ||
Long-term debt and lease liabilities1 | 4,302,932 | 4,367,875 |
Minus the following items: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 708,444 | 1,099,450 |
Short-term investments | 7,592 | 1,806 |
Long-term investments | 24,526 | 30,497 |
Fair value of foreign currency derivative financial instruments related to debt | (11,032) | (1,246) |
Net debt | 3,573,402 | 3,237,368 |
Net debt to capitalization ratio | 26.3 % | 24.1 % |
Return on invested capital | 13.1 % | 15.4 % |
Days sales outstanding | 40 | 40 |
1 As at March 31, 2026, long-term debt and lease liabilities were |
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