ExlService Holdings, Inc. (EXLS) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.52BP/E 25.7Yield –
About ExlService
Services-Business Services, NEC, SIC 7389
ExlService Holdings, Inc. is a global data and artificial intelligence company that delivers data and AI-led solutions and digital operations services. The enterprise helps clients modernize data environments, embed AI into workflows, and transform critical business functions across areas such as claims management, care management, and risk analytics. It operates through four primary segments: Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Banking, Capital Markets and Diversified Industries, and International Growth Markets. Its customer base includes large corporations across sectors such as banking, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, retail, media, and utilities.
The company maintains its corporate headquarters in New York. Its international delivery infrastructure encompasses more than 50 offices and operations centers across six continents, including facilities in India, the Philippines, South Africa, the United States, Colombia, Bulgaria, Romania, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Mexico, and Ireland. EXL employs more than 65,000 professionals globally, with its largest workforces located in India and the Philippines.
Summary of the business section of ExlService's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- ExlService Holdings, Inc.
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Address
- 320 Park Avenue, 29th Floor 10022
- Phone
- (212) 277-7100
- Website
- www.exlservice.com
- Employees
- 65,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- EXLS
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Oct 20, 2006
- Shares outstanding
- 151M, Oct 23, 2026
- Public float
- $6.89B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 5-for-1, Aug 2, 2023
- SEC CIK
- 1297989
- CUSIP
- 302081104
- ISIN
- US3020811044
- FIGI
- BBG000NS3P30
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001SKWX40
- LEI
- 81E3DTNF6OSH489ZOV15
- EIN
- 82-0572194
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Kapoor | Chairman & CEO, Director | 1,742,214 |
| Vikas Bhalla | President of EXL | 87,722 |
| Ajay Ayyappan | EVP & Gen Counsel/Corp. Sec'y. | 43,894 |
| Vishal Chhibbar | Executive Vice President | 6,452 |
| Maurizio Nicolelli | Executive Vice President & CFO | 254,975 |
| Narasimha Kini | Executive Vice President | 212,354 |
| Vivek Jetley | President of EXL | 426,780 |
| Bhupender Singh | Pres., Int'l Growth Markets | – |
| Pamela M. Harrison | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | 8,414 |
| Anita Mahon | Executive Vice President | 94,443 |
| Kamini H. Mehta | Director | – |
| Thomas A. Bartlett | Director | – |
| Vikram S. Pandit | Director | 0 |
| Andreas Fibig | Director | 600 |
| Sarah K. Williamson | Director | 0 |
| Kristy Pipes | Director | – |
| Patrick Geraghty | Director | – |
| Michael J. Angelakis | Director | – |
| Atairos Partners GP, Inc. | Director | – |
| Echo LLC Orogen | Director | – |
| Group LLC Orogen | Director | – |
| Atairos-Orogen Holdings, LLC | Director | – |
| Holdings LLC Orogen | Director | – |
| Atairos Partners, L.P. | Director | – |
| Atairos Group, Inc. | Director | 310,394 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $16.20M | $14.00M | $4.12M | $249 | $172 |
| FY2024 | $14.17M | $28.70M | $3.54M | $261 | $140 |
| FY2023 | $12.35M | $8.68M | $4.83M | $181 | $130 |
| FY2022 | $11.01M | $16.07M | $2.70M | $199 | $77 |
| FY2021 | $10.03M | $19.12M | $3.45M | $170 | $128 |
| FY2020 | $7.14M | $8.69M | $1.91M | $123 | $102 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Kapoor Chairman & CEO | $885.21K | $13.81M | $1.41M | $93.92K | $16.20M | +14% |
| Maurizio Nicolelli Executive Vice President and CFO | $560.34K | $2.40M | $453.38K | $17.34K | $3.43M | +18% |
| Vikas Bhalla President and Head of AI Services and Operations | $368.80K | $3.90M | $370.38K | $42.67K | $4.69M | +16% |
| Vivek Jetley President and Head of Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences | $568.84K | $3.90M | $536.99K | $15.34K | $5.02M | +18% |
| Narasimha Kini Executive Vice President, Banking & Capital Markets and Diversified Industries | $496.30K | $2.40M | $401.57K | $30.28K | $3.33M | – |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Oct 20, 2006
- Offer price
- $13.50
- Securities offered
- 5,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $67.50M
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- First trading day
- Oct 20, 2006
- First-day close
- $18.84+39.6%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Apr 18, 2007
“Per Share Total Initial public offering price $ 13.500 $ 67,500,000 Underwriting discount and commission $ 0.945 $ 4,725,000 Proceeds, before expenses $ 12.555 $ 62,775,000 To the extent that the underwriters sell more than 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, they have the option to purchase up to an additional 7”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We are headquartered in New York and have over 65,000 employees spanning six continents.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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