Conduent Incorporated Common Stock (CNDT)

Turnaround

FairStock Score: 35/100 — MIXED

Key Financials

Current Price$1.79
Market Cap$278M
P/E Ratio-1.58
ROE-20.54%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorTechnology

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look first for a business that earns consistent profits and generates cash. Conduent fails that test today. In fiscal 2025, the year ended 2025-12-31, it reported revenue of $3.0B and a net loss of $170.0M, or diluted EPS of -$1.14. That followed fiscal 2024 net income of $426.0M, or $2.23 per diluted share, on revenue of $3.4B. Revenue has declined from $3.7B in fiscal 2023 to $3.0B in fiscal 2025. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-06-30, was worse: revenue $531.0M, net loss $116.0M, diluted EPS -$0.76. Trailing free cash flow was -$73.0M, a FairStock calculation, so operations consume cash. At the 2026-10-13 close of $1.54, FairStock shows a market cap of $239.5M, P/B of 0.46, negative P/E of -1.36, ROE of -20.54%, ROCE of -1.24%, and debt-to-equity of 1.27. The low price-to-book may attract a bargain hunter, but book value is only useful if assets are productive and liabilities manageable. FairStock's Piotroski F-Score of 2/9 and Altman Z-Score of -1.23 suggest weak financial strength. Its Lynch category is TURNAROUND because it lost money in the latest year after earlier profits. Turnarounds can pay, but only with survivable debt, stabilising revenue, and improving cash flow. Here I see no margin of safety based on current earnings or cash generation. The company may have government and commercial contracts, but the numbers show erosion, not a durable moat. I would wait for evidence, not hope.

In plain English: Conduent provides digital business services to companies, government agencies, and transportation clients. The business looks weak: revenue is shrinking and it is losing money, including a large loss in its latest reported quarter. At $1.54, the stock price looks low compared with the value of its assets minus debts, but the losses and cash burn make that cheapness questionable.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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