Capgemini Reports Q1 2025 Results: AI Bookings Surge Amid Challenging Market

Capgemini Reports 'Better Than Expected' Q1 FY25 with 6% of AI Bookings | AIM

Bookings totalled €5.8 billion, reflecting a strong book-to-bill ratio of 1.06. Following a 1.9% decline in revenues in the last financial year, Capgemini reported €5.5 billion (approximately ₹53,350 crore) in revenues for the first quarter of FY25, a 0.4% decrease at constant exchange rates YoY. Bookings totalled €5.8 billion, reflecting a strong book-to-bill ratio of 1.06. Aiman Ezzat, CEO, said, "We delivered a Q1 slightly better than our expectations in a macro and geopolitical environment that remains challenging. Clients continue to focus on transformation programs aimed at improving agility, cost, and efficiency." He highlighted Capgemini's growing traction in generative and agentic AI, which contributed over 6% of bookings in Q1. The company is investing in training and expanding partnerships, including new initiatives with NVIDIA and Google Cloud. Despite global uncertainties affecting large Indian IT firms, Paris-based Capgemini reaffirmed its financial objectives for 2025, maintaining a cautious stance due to current conditions in international trade and tariffs. The Group aims for revenue growth between -2.0% and +2.0% at constant currency, an operating margin between 13.3% and 13.5%, and organic free cash flow of approximately €1.9 billion. At constant exchange rates, North America segment (28% of 2024 revenues) returned to slight growth, up 0.8% year-on-year, driven by the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) and financial services sectors. France, which accounted for 20% of 2024 revenues, experienced a 4.9% decline year-over-year, primarily due to ongoing weakness in the manufacturing and energy and utilities sectors. The Asia-Pacific and Latin America region that accounted for 9% of 2024 revenues, posted strong growth of 7.6%, with the public sector, TMT, financial services, and manufacturing sectors contributing positively. As of March 31, 2025, Capgemini's headcount stood at 342,700, up 1.6% year-on-year and 0.5% compared to December 2024. Offshore headcount increased by 3.9% to 199,400 employees, representing 58% of the total workforce, while onshore headcount declined by 1.4% to 143,300. Attrition for the year stood at 16%. Bookings rose by 2.8% year-on-year at constant exchange rates, reaching €5,884 million, with the book-to-bill ratio exceeding historical averages for the period. In Q4 FY25, Capgemini closed fiscal 2024 with a slight uptick in profits despite a drop in revenues, as the French IT giant navigated a challenging market environment. Revenues for FY24 came in at €22.10 billion, a decline of 1.9% compared to the previous year.

Capgemini Group reported Q1 2025 revenues

Q1 2025 Revenues Q1 2025 revenues of €5,553 million, up +0.5% at current exchange rates and a decline limited to -0.4% at constant exchange rates[*] Bookings of €5,884 million representing a strong 1.06 book-to-bill for the period India, April 29, 2025 - The Capgemini Group reported Q1 2025 revenues of € 5,553 million, up +0.5% at current exchange rates and a decline limited to -0.4% at constant exchange rates. Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group, said: "We delivered a Q1 slightly better than our expectations in a macro and geopolitical environment that remains challenging. Clients continue to focus on transformation programs aimed at improving the agility, cost and efficiency of their operations. We are well positioned and are taking advantage of the growing appetite of our clients for generative AI and agentic AI which represented more than 6% of our bookings in Q1. We continue to invest in training and assets and to reinforce our ecosystem in this domain with new initiatives with Nvidia and Google Cloud. We are focused on opportunities in the fields of defense, sovereignty and cyber in Europe while continuing to benefit from global growth in digital core and digital continuity. Considering the current context on international trade and tariffs, we are confirming our financial objectives for 2025 and as such we retain the cautious stance adopted at the beginning of the year." Revenues (in millions of euros) Change 2024 2025 Reported At constant exchange rates* Q1 5,527 5,553 +0.5% -0.4% Capgemini revenues reached €5,553 million in Q1 2025, corresponding to a revenue decline limited to -0.4% at constant currency*. This represents a +0.7 points improvement on the year-on-year growth rate reported in Q4 2024, primarily driven by the North America and United Kingdom and Ireland regions. In a more volatile economic environment due to rising geopolitical tensions, the Group has not seen at this stage a material impact on client decisions. Large companies and organizations remain decidedly focused on transformation programs aimed at improving the agility and efficiency of their operations, at the expense of growth-oriented projects. In that context, Capgemini's high value-added services around Cloud, Data & AI and digital continuity enjoyed robust growth in Q1. OPERATIONS BY REGION At constant exchange rates, revenues in North America (28% of 2024 Group revenues) were back to slight growth in Q1, up +0.8% year-on-year. This performance was mostly driven by the TMT (Telecoms, Media and Technology) and Financial Services sectors, and partly offset by a decline in the Manufacturing sector. The United Kingdom and Ireland region (12% of 2024 Group revenues) accelerated further on Q4 2024 growth rate with revenues up +3.9% year-on-year. The Public Sector and Energy & Utilities sector contributed the most to this growth, and Financial Services remained dynamic. Revenues in France (20% of 2024 Group revenues) declined by -4.9% year-on-year, most notably due to persisting weakness in the Manufacturing and Energy & Utilities sectors. In the Rest of Europe region (31% of 2024 Group revenues), revenues were down by -2.3% year-on-year, reflecting the decline in the Manufacturing sector whereas other sectors were broadly stable. Finally, the Asia-Pacific and Latin America region (9% of 2024 Group revenues) enjoyed solid growth with revenues up +7.6% year-on-year. The Public Sector and TMT sector posted a strong growth, complemented by robust momentum in the Financial Services and Manufacturing sectors. OPERATIONS BY BUSINESS At constant exchange rates, total revenues* of Strategy & Transformation consulting services (9% of 2024 Group revenues) grew by +1.2% year-on-year in Q1. Total revenues of Applications & Technology services (62% of 2024 Group revenues and Capgemini's core business) were up +1.9% year-on-year. Finally, total revenues of Operations & Engineering services (29% of 2024 Group revenues) declined by -2.6% year-on-year. HEADCOUNT At March 31, 2025, the Group's total headcount stood at 342,700, up +1.6% year-on-year and +0.5% compared to the end of December 2024. Onshore headcount decreased by -1.4% to 143,300, while offshore headcount was up +3.9% to 199,400, i.e., 58% of total employees. BOOKINGS Bookings totaled €5,884 million in Q1 2025, up +2.8% year-on-year at constant exchange rates. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.06, above the historical average for the period. OUTLOOK The Group's financial targets for 2025 are: Revenue growth of -2.0% to +2.0% at constant currency; Operating margin of 13.3% to 13.5%; Organic free cash flow of around €1.9 billion. CONFERENCE CALL Aiman Ezzat, Chief Executive Officer, accompanied by Nive Bhagat, Chief Financial Officer, will comment on this publication during a conference call in English to be held today at 8.00 a.m. Paris time (CET). All documents relating to this publication will be posted on the Capgemini investor website at https://investors.capgemini.com/en/. PROVISIONAL CALENDAR May 7, 2025 Shareholders' meeting July 30, 2025 H1 2025 results October 28, 2025 Q3 2025 revenues The dividend payment schedule to be submitted to the Shareholders' Meeting for approval would be: May 20, 2025 Ex-dividend date on Euronext Paris May 22, 2025 Payment of the dividend DISCLAIMER This press release may contain forward-looking statements. 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This press release does not contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale or an invitation or inducement to invest in securities in France, the United States or any other jurisdiction. ABOUT CAPGEMINI Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion. Get the Future You Want | http://www.capgemini.com/ APPENDIX[2] BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION Strategy & Transformation includes all strategy, innovation and transformation consulting services. Applications & Technology brings together "Application Services" and related activities and notably local technology services. Operations & Engineering encompasses all other Group businesses. These comprise Business Services (including Business Process Outsourcing and transaction services), all Infrastructure and Cloud services, and R&D and Engineering services. DEFINITIONS Year-on-year revenue growth at constant exchange rates is calculated by comparing revenues for the reported period with those of the same period of the previous year restated with the exchange rates of the reported period. Reconciliation of growth rates Q1 2025 Growth at constant exchange rates -0.4% Exchange rate fluctuations +0.9pts Reported growth +0.5% When determining activity trends by business and in accordance with internal operating performance measures, growth at constant exchange rates is calculated based on total revenues, i.e., before elimination of inter-business billing. The Group considers this to be more representative of activity levels by business. As its businesses change, an increasing number of contracts require a range of business expertise for delivery, leading to a rise in inter-business flows. Operating margin is one of the Group's key performance indicators. It is defined as the difference between revenues and operating costs. It is calculated before "Other operating income and expenses" which include amortization of intangible assets recognized in business combinations, expenses relative to share-based compensation (including social security contributions and employer contributions) and employee share ownership plan, and non-recurring revenues and expenses, notably impairment of goodwill, negative goodwill, capital gains or losses on disposals of consolidated companies or businesses, restructuring costs incurred under a detailed formal plan approved by the Group's management, the cost of acquiring and integrating companies acquired by the Group, including earn-outs comprising conditions of presence, and the effects of curtailments, settlements and transfers of defined benefit pension plans. Normalized net profit is equal to profit for the year (Group share) adjusted for the impact of items recognized in "Other operating income and expense", net of tax calculated using the effective tax rate. Normalized earnings per share is computed like basic earnings per share, i.e., excluding dilution. Organic free cash flow is equal to cash flow from operations less acquisitions of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets (net of disposals) and repayments of lease liabilities, adjusted for cash out relating to the net interest cost. Net debt (or net cash) comprises (i) cash and cash equivalents, as presented in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (consisting of short-term investments and cash at bank) less bank overdrafts, and also including (ii) cash management assets (assets presented separately in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position due to their characteristics), less (iii) short- and long-term borrowings. Account is also taken of (iv) the impact of hedging instruments when these relate to borrowings, intercompany loans, and own shares. REVENUES BY REGION Revenues (in millions of euros) Year-on-year growth Q1 2024 Q1 2025 Reported At constant exchange rates North America 1,527 1,582 +3.6% +0.8% United Kingdom and Ireland 684 728 +6.4% +3.9% France 1,131 1,076 -4.9% -4.9% Rest of Europe 1,729 1,689 -2.3% -2.3% Asia-Pacific and Latin America 456 478 +4.9% +7.6% TOTAL 5,527 5,553 +0.5% -0.4% REVENUES BY BUSINESS Total revenues* (in % of 2024 Group revenues) Year-on-year growth of total revenues at constant exchange rates Strategy & Transformation 9% +1.2% Applications & Technology 62% +1.9% Operations & Engineering 29% -2.6%