Forensic Analysis · Software & SaaS · as of Nov 10, 2026
DXC Technology Co (DXC)
A forensic read on DXC Technology Co built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
D · Weak — demands caution
Forensic grade
Distress
Financial health
0.8
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
2
Forensic signals
0.6%
ROE
-1.8%
Revenue growth
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DXC Technology Co earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 0.8, placing it in the Distress zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by goodwill impairments.
What the filings flag
$14M
FY2026
Goodwill impairments.Took $14M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2026 ($14M)) — about 78% of net income over the span. A large writedown means an acquisition turned out worth far less than was paid — a real mark against M&A discipline.
8.1%
FY2026
Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is 8.1% in the latest fiscal year and steady across FY2024–FY2026, inside a 1.5-point range. After-tax operating profit was $796M in FY2024 and $630M in FY2026, with operating income at 7.4% of revenue in FY2024, 7.9% in FY2025 and 7.7% in FY2026. The capital base behind it went from $8.3B in FY2024 to $7.8B in FY2026 (-6%), while the revenue it carried went from $13.7B to $12.6B. FY2024's operating profit carried a $111M restructuring charge and a $5M asset write-down that took about 1.1 points off that year's return, and FY2026's carried a $115M restructuring charge, a $17M asset write-down and a $14M goodwill write-off that took about 1.2 points off the latest; so, net of each other, the two charges take about 0.1 points off the -1.4-point change across FY2024–FY2026. FY2025's operating profit carried a $153M restructuring charge and a $17M asset write-down that alone took about 1.4 points off that year's return; FY2025 sits between the two ends of FY2024–FY2026, so the charge shapes the path between them without moving the change across it. A non-cash write-down lowers the reported return in the year it lands.
Key fundamentals
Latest Revenue$12.64B
Revenue Growth YoY-1.8%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)-3.8%
Net Margin0.1%
Free Cash Flow$1.04B
Return on Equity0.6%
Debt / Equity1.21x
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