EPAM Systems Partners with Wiz to Boost Cybersecurity Amid Slowing Growth

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EPAM Systems has announced a partnership with Wiz, the cloud and AI security platform now owned by Google Cloud, joining the Wiz Partner Alliance to help large organizations turn cloud risk data into engineering fixes. The move comes as EPAM's core business decelerates, with second-quarter revenue growth of only 4.5% and a softer outlook ahead. The partnership pairs Wiz's AI Application Protection Platform with EPAM's engineering capabilities, adding an offensive security layer through its White Hat unit, and builds on existing Wiz implementation work across six industries. Financially, EPAM reported GAAP diluted EPS of $1.97, up 26.3% year over year, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.38, up 22%, while returning $409 million to shareholders through buybacks in the first half of 2026. However, full-year revenue growth guidance is now 3.2% to 4.2%, with third-quarter revenue expected at $1.410 billion to $1.425 billion, implying roughly 1.7% growth at the midpoint, and cash flow turned negative in the first half. The stock trades at a forward P/E of 9.03, reflecting market skepticism despite margin expansion and double-digit EPS growth.

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