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cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH

Close Chg Chg %
73.72 -3.18 -4.31%

Closed Market

70.54

-3.18 (4.31%)

Volume: 6.35M

Last Updated:

Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

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Company Overview: cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH Key Data

Open

$72.77

 Day Range

69.62 - 72.83

52 Week Range

37.08 - 87.03

 Market Cap

$31.33B

Shares Outstanding

450.44M

 Public Float

448.33M

Beta

0.85

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

14.93

 EPS

$4.66

Yield

176.34%

 Dividend

$0.33

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 18, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

6.61M

  

CTSH Performance

1 Week
 
 6.83%
 
1 Month
 
 23.04%
 
3 Months
 
 55.20%
 
1 Year
 
 3.95%
 
5 Years
 
 -9.67%
 

CTSH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 32
Full Ratings ➔

About cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. engages in providing information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Its services include application services, artificial intelligence, business process services, cloud solutions, and core modernization. It operates through the following segments: Healthcare Sciences (HS), Financial Services (FS), Products and Resources (P and R), and Communications, Media, and Technology (CMT). The HS segment is involved in healthcare and life sciences. The FS segment focuses on banking and insurance services. The P and R segment includes retail and consumer goods. The CMT segment relates to communications, information, media and entertainment, and technology. The company was founded by Wijeyaraj Kumar Mahadeva and Francisco D'Souza on April 6, 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, NJ.

CTSH At a Glance

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
300 Frank West Burr Boulevard
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Phone 1-201-801-0233 Revenue 21.11B
Industry Information Technology Services Net Income 2.23B
Sector Technology Services 2025 Sales Growth 6.952%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 351,600
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CTSH Valuation

P/E Current 14.926
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 18.201
Price to Sales Ratio 1.923
Price to Book Ratio 2.648
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.08
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.183
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.887
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.029

CTSH Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 60,034.13
Income Per Employee 6,342.435
Receivables Turnover 4.755
Total Asset Turnover 1.038

CTSH Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.137
Quick Ratio 2.137
Cash Ratio 0.523

CTSH Profitability

Gross Margin 31.263
Operating Margin 15.928
Pretax Margin 16.482
Net Margin 10.565
Return on Assets 10.97
Return on Equity 15.158
Return on Total Capital 13.783
Return on Invested Capital 14.065

CTSH Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 7.752
Total Debt to Total Capital 7.195
Total Debt to Total Assets 5.625
Long-Term Debt to Equity 6.513
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 6.045
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Annual Financials for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - CTSH

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
19.43B 19.35B 19.74B 21.11B
Sales Growth
+4.98% -0.39% +1.98% +6.95%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
13.00B 13.16B 13.50B 14.51B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
569.00M 519.00M 529.00M 550.00M
Depreciation
385.00M 354.00M 341.00M 332.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
184.00M 165.00M 188.00M 218.00M
COGS Growth
+6.30% +1.20% +2.57% +7.49%
Gross Income
6.42B 6.19B 6.24B 6.60B
Gross Income Growth
+2.39% -3.60% +0.73% +5.79%
Gross Profit Margin
+33.07% +32.00% +31.61% +31.26%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.44B 3.25B 3.22B 3.24B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.44B 3.25B 3.22B 3.24B
SGA Growth
-1.97% -5.61% -0.77% +0.40%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- (23.00M) 229.00M 134.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.00B 2.71B 2.88B 3.36B
Non Operating Income/Expense
30.00M 113.00M 112.00M 154.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
59.00M 126.00M 119.00M 105.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
19.00M 41.00M 54.00M 37.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+111.11% +115.79% +31.71% -31.48%
Gross Interest Expense
19.00M 41.00M 54.00M 37.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
3.02B 2.79B 2.94B 3.48B
Pretax Income Growth
+6.69% -7.59% +5.42% +18.41%
Pretax Margin
+15.52% +14.40% +14.89% +16.48%
Income Tax
730.00M 668.00M 713.00M 1.26B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
492.00M 522.00M 426.00M 355.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
511.00M 485.00M 642.00M 576.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(240.00M) (354.00M) (229.00M) 306.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(33.00M) 15.00M (126.00M) 21.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
2.29B 2.13B 2.24B 2.23B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
2.29B 2.13B 2.24B 2.23B
Net Income Growth
+7.16% -7.16% +5.36% -0.45%
Net Margin Growth
+11.79% +10.99% +11.35% +10.56%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.29B 2.13B 2.24B 2.23B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.29B 2.13B 2.24B 2.23B
EPS (Basic)
4.4208 4.2099 4.5161 4.5697
EPS (Basic) Growth
+9.02% -4.77% +7.27% +1.19%
Basic Shares Outstanding
518.00M 505.00M 496.00M 488.00M
EPS (Diluted)
4.4123 4.2099 4.507 4.5603
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+9.02% -4.59% +7.06% +1.18%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
519.00M 505.00M 497.00M 489.00M
EBITDA
3.55B 3.46B 3.54B 3.91B
EBITDA Growth
+6.41% -2.48% +2.31% +10.41%
EBITDA Margin
+18.28% +17.89% +17.95% +18.53%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 65.652
Number of Ratings 32 Current Quarters Estimate 1.526
FY Report Date 12 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.759
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.465 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.28 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.327
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 22 19 27 27
Mean Estimate 1.53 1.51 5.76 6.33
High Estimates 1.59 1.57 5.82 6.54
Low Estimate 1.48 1.41 5.70 6.20
Coefficient of Variance 1.87 2.62 0.53 1.60

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 12 12 14
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 1
HOLD 17 17 17
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - CTSH

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Oct 6, 2026 Alina Kerdman SVP, Controller & CAO 1,262 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $57.44 per share 72,489.28
Oct 6, 2026 Alina Kerdman SVP, Controller & CAO 623 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 6, 2026 Alina Kerdman SVP, Controller & CAO 1,331 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 132,319 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $64.1 per share 8,481,647.90
Sep 18, 2026 Balu Ganesh Ayyar President - APJ and ISG 5,089 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Balu Ganesh Ayyar President - APJ and ISG 115,079 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Rajesh Varrier President Operations CMD India 11,211 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Rajesh Varrier President Operations CMD India 11,483 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 51,549 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 135,550 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 John Kim CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 40,667 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $64.1 per share 2,606,754.70
Sep 18, 2026 Rajesh Varrier President Operations CMD India N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Rajesh Varrier President Operations CMD India 11,264 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $64.1 per share 722,022.40
Sep 18, 2026 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 50,202 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $64.1 per share 3,217,948.20
Sep 18, 2026 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 2,596 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Rajesh Varrier President Operations CMD India 544 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 John Kim CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 41,556 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 John Kim CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 9,879 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 50,901 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Sep 18, 2026 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 35,924 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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