Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
CGI Inc. is a global information technology and business consulting services company operating primarily in the IT services, systems integration, managed services, and business consulting industries. The company provides end-to-end services spanning IT consulting, application development and maintenance, systems integration, infrastructure services, cybersecurity, cloud services, and intellectual property–based solutions. CGI’s revenue is primarily driven by long-term managed services contracts, systems integration projects, and consulting engagements with large enterprise and public-sector clients.
The company serves a diversified customer base across government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, energy, and retail sectors. CGI is known for its proximity-based delivery model, long-term client relationships, and disciplined cost management, which together support recurring revenue and operating margin stability. Founded in 1976 in Canada, CGI has grown from a local IT services provider into one of the world’s largest independent IT and business consulting firms through organic growth and a sustained acquisition strategy.
Business Operations
CGI operates through a global integrated delivery model organized around client proximity, with operations structured across major service offerings rather than standalone product divisions. Its core business activities include Managed IT and Business Process Services, Systems Integration and Consulting Services, and proprietary intellectual property solutions tailored to specific industries. The company generates revenue through time-and-materials contracts, fixed-price projects, and long-term outsourcing agreements.
Operations span both domestic and international markets, with a significant presence in North America and Europe, complemented by delivery centers in Asia-Pacific. CGI controls a broad portfolio of proprietary methodologies, industry-specific software solutions, and secure delivery platforms. Major operating subsidiaries include CGI Federal, CGI Deutschland, CGI UK, and CGI France, which support localized service delivery and regulatory compliance in key markets.
Strategic Position & Investments
CGI’s strategic direction emphasizes disciplined organic growth, selective acquisitions, and expansion of recurring managed services revenue. The company focuses on deepening relationships with existing clients, cross-selling services, and expanding intellectual property offerings in regulated industries such as government and financial services. Its acquisition strategy targets firms that enhance geographic reach, industry specialization, or technical capabilities while maintaining margin discipline.
Notable acquisitions include Acando (Nordic IT consulting), Cognicase (U.S.-based IT services), and LPA Group (UK-based IT consulting), which strengthened CGI’s presence in Europe and North America. CGI continues to invest in emerging areas such as cloud modernization, data analytics, cybersecurity, and digital government platforms, aligning its portfolio with long-term enterprise and public-sector digital transformation demand.
Geographic Footprint
CGI is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and operates globally across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and selected markets in Latin America. The company has a particularly strong market presence in Canada, the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic region, where it serves both commercial and government clients.
Internationally, CGI maintains delivery centers and consulting operations in countries such as India, Australia, and Japan, supporting global clients with scalable service delivery. Its geographic diversification reduces reliance on any single market and allows the company to benefit from regional digital transformation initiatives and government IT spending programs.
Leadership & Governance
CGI was founded by Serge Godin, whose leadership philosophy emphasized client proximity, employee ownership, and long-term value creation. This philosophy continues to shape CGI’s governance and strategic decision-making, with a focus on operational discipline, decentralized management, and sustainable growth rather than short-term financial optimization.
Key members of the current leadership team include:
- George D. Schindler – President and Chief Executive Officer
- Julie Godin – Executive Chair of the Board
- François Boulanger – Chief Financial Officer
- Tara McGeehan – President, CGI Federal
- Michael E. Roach – President, U.S. Commercial and State Government Operations
The leadership team emphasizes continuity, internal promotion, and alignment with long-term shareholder and client interests, supported by a governance structure that reflects CGI’s founder-led heritage and global operational scale.