Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation, which includes advisory, and process and IT automation solutions designed to simplify and accelerate automation adoption; business process outsourcing services, which help deliver business outcomes including revenue growth, increased customer and employee satisfaction, and cost savings; and Cognizant Moment, a digital experience service that uses AI to reimagine customer experiences and engineer strategies aimed at driving growth. In addition, the company develops, licenses, implements, and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms; and develops industry-specific products and services. It offers solution to healthcare providers and payers, life sciences companies, banking, capital markets, payments and insurance companies, manufacturers, automakers, retailers, consumer goods, travel and hospitality, communications, media and entertainment, education, information services, and technology companies, as well as businesses providing logistics, energy, and utility services. The company has a strategic partnership with Uniphore Technologies Inc. for the development of AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Symbol
CTSH
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Market cap
$27.73B
52 week range
37.08 - 87.03

Valuation

Share price
$58.51 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM)
12.66x
Price to book
1.84x
Price to free cash flow
11.23x
Enterprise value
$27.31B
Book value per share
$31.79

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-3.89%
5 days+2.06%
1 month-7.71%
3 months+39.34%
6 months-6.44%
Year to date-29.51%
1 year-12.67%
3 years-13.65%
5 years-22.27%
10 years+22.64%
All time+27761.90%

Members of Congress who disclosed CTSH trades

Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Lisa McClain · Alan Armstrong · Kevin Hern

Super investors holding CTSH

Richard Pzena (Pzena Investment Management) · Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds) · Yacktman Asset Mgmt (Yacktman Asset Management LP) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Sarah Ketterer (Causeway Capital Management LLC) · Christopher Bloomstran (Semper Augustus Investments Grroup LLC)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
14.85%
Return on invested capital
14.95%
Return on assets
10.78%
Return on capital employed
19.90%
Gross margin
31.41%
Net margin
10.56%
EBITDA margin
18.66%
Revenue growth
6.95%
Net income growth
-0.45%
Free cash flow growth
42.04%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.91%
Current ratio
2.23x
Net debt to EBITDA
-0.10x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$21.11B
Cost of revenue
$14.48B
Gross profit
$6.63B
EBITDA
$3.94B
Net income
$2.23B
Earnings per share
$4.57
Shares outstanding
488.00M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$21.11B$6.63B$2.23B$4.57
2024-12-31$19.74B$6.12B$2.24B$4.52
2023-12-31$19.35B$5.94B$2.13B$4.21
2022-12-31$19.43B$6.41B$2.29B$4.42
2021-12-31$18.51B$6.33B$2.14B$4.06
2020-12-31$16.65B$5.21B$1.39B$2.58
2019-12-31$16.78B$5.42B$1.84B$3.30
2018-12-31$16.13B$6.29B$2.10B$3.61
2017-12-31$14.81B$5.66B$1.50B$2.54
2016-12-31$13.49B$5.38B$1.55B$2.56

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3131.41%10.56%14.85%14.95%
2024-12-3130.98%11.35%15.55%15.97%
2023-12-3130.70%10.99%16.07%16.97%
2022-12-3133.00%11.79%18.60%19.73%
2021-12-3134.20%11.55%17.82%19.52%
2020-12-3131.31%8.36%12.85%14.25%
2019-12-3132.32%10.98%16.71%19.44%
2018-12-3138.99%13.03%18.39%27.46%
2017-12-3138.20%10.16%14.10%20.47%
2016-12-3139.88%11.51%14.48%23.05%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$1.91B$543.00M
2024-12-31$2.24B$875.00M
2023-12-31$2.63B$606.00M
2022-12-31$2.50B$638.00M
2021-12-31$2.72B$626.00M
2020-12-31$2.72B$663.00M
2019-12-31$3.42B$700.00M
2018-12-31$4.51B$736.00M
2017-12-31$5.06B$698.00M
2016-12-31$5.17B$797.00M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$2.60B$181.00M
2024-12-31$1.83B$175.00M
2023-12-31$2.01B$176.00M
2022-12-31$2.24B$261.00M
2021-12-31$2.22B$246.00M
2020-12-31$2.90B$232.00M
2019-12-31$2.11B$217.00M
2018-12-31$2.21B$267.00M
2017-12-31$2.12B$221.00M
2016-12-31$1.34B$217.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-08-18
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.30
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-18$0.33
2026-05-18$0.33
2026-02-18$0.33
2025-11-18$0.31
2025-08-18$0.31
2025-05-19$0.31
2025-02-18$0.31
2024-11-19$0.30

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-11-04
Consensus EPS estimate
$1.46

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-07-29Jun/2026$1.38
2026-04-29Mar/2026$1.33
2026-02-04Dec/2025$1.32
2025-10-29Sep/2025$1.29
2025-07-30Jun/2025$1.26
2025-04-30Mar/2025$1.19
2025-02-05Dec/2024$1.12
2025-02-04--

Filings and sources

Company website
cognizant.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
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