cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH

Close Chg Chg %
85.77 -0.51 -0.59%

Closed Market

85.26

-0.51 (0.59%)

Volume: 3.24M

Last Updated:

Jan 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH Key Data

Open

$85.82

Day Range

84.92 - 86.17

52 Week Range

65.15 - 90.82

Market Cap

$40.60B

Shares Outstanding

482.65M

Public Float

480.52M

Beta

0.95

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

19.62

EPS

$4.32

Yield

147.43%

Dividend

$0.31

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 18, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

4.42M

 

CTSH Performance

1 Week
 
4.90%
 
1 Month
 
1.57%
 
3 Months
 
29.57%
 
1 Year
 
13.20%
 
5 Years
 
4.04%
 

CTSH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 30
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: Financial Services (FS), Healthcare Sciences (HS), Products and Resources (P and R), and Communications, Media, and Technology (CMT). The FS segment focuses on banking and insurance services. The HS segment is involved in healthcare and life sciences. 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 19.74B
Industry Information Technology Services Net Income 2.24B
Sector Technology Services 2024 Sales Growth 1.979%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 336,800
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CTSH Valuation

P/E Current 19.616
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.062
Price to Sales Ratio 1.937
Price to Book Ratio 2.642
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 17.99
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.578
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.899
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.04

CTSH Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 58,598.575
Income Per Employee 6,650.831
Receivables Turnover 4.862
Total Asset Turnover 1.027

CTSH Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.093
Quick Ratio 2.093
Cash Ratio 0.626

CTSH Profitability

Gross Margin 31.607
Operating Margin 15.272
Pretax Margin 14.887
Net Margin 11.35
Return on Assets 11.652
Return on Equity 16.211
Return on Total Capital 14.078
Return on Invested Capital 14.897

CTSH Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 10.432
Total Debt to Total Capital 9.446
Total Debt to Total Assets 7.528
Long-Term Debt to Equity 9.092
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 8.233
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Annual Financials for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - CTSH

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
18.51B 19.43B 19.35B 19.74B
Sales Growth
+11.14% +4.98% -0.39% +1.98%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
12.23B 13.00B 13.16B 13.50B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
574.00M 569.00M 519.00M 529.00M
Depreciation
392.00M 385.00M 354.00M 341.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
182.00M 184.00M 165.00M 188.00M
COGS Growth
+8.97% +6.30% +1.20% +2.57%
Gross Income
6.27B 6.42B 6.19B 6.24B
Gross Income Growth
+15.63% +2.39% -3.60% +0.73%
Gross Profit Margin
+33.90% +33.07% +32.00% +31.61%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.51B 3.44B 3.25B 3.22B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.51B 3.44B 3.25B 3.22B
SGA Growth
+13.26% -1.97% -5.61% -0.77%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(13.00M) (23.00M) 229.00M 134.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
2.78B 3.00B 2.71B 2.88B
Non Operating Income/Expense
60.00M 30.00M 113.00M 112.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
30.00M 59.00M 126.00M 119.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
9.00M 19.00M 41.00M 54.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-62.50% +111.11% +115.79% +31.71%
Gross Interest Expense
9.00M 19.00M 41.00M 54.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
2.83B 3.02B 2.79B 2.94B
Pretax Income Growth
+34.88% +6.69% -7.59% +5.42%
Pretax Margin
+15.28% +15.52% +14.40% +14.89%
Income Tax
693.00M 730.00M 668.00M 713.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
210.00M 492.00M 522.00M 426.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
456.00M 511.00M 485.00M 642.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(50.00M) (240.00M) (354.00M) (229.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
77.00M (33.00M) 15.00M (126.00M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
2.14B 2.29B 2.13B 2.24B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
2.14B 2.29B 2.13B 2.24B
Net Income Growth
+53.52% +7.16% -7.16% +5.36%
Net Margin Growth
+11.55% +11.79% +10.99% +11.35%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.14B 2.29B 2.13B 2.24B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.14B 2.29B 2.13B 2.24B
EPS (Basic)
4.055 4.4208 4.2099 4.5161
EPS (Basic) Growth
+57.30% +9.02% -4.77% +7.27%
Basic Shares Outstanding
527.00M 518.00M 505.00M 496.00M
EPS (Diluted)
4.0474 4.4123 4.2099 4.507
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+57.30% +9.02% -4.59% +7.06%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
528.00M 519.00M 505.00M 497.00M
EBITDA
3.34B 3.55B 3.46B 3.54B
EBITDA Growth
+15.67% +6.41% -2.48% +2.31%
EBITDA Margin
+18.03% +18.28% +17.89% +17.95%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 87.571
Number of Ratings 30 Current Quarters Estimate 1.34
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.619
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.32 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.189 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.115
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 25 19
Mean Estimate 1.34 1.39 5.62 6.11
High Estimates 1.37 1.46 5.78 6.34
Low Estimate 1.28 1.31 5.40 5.78
Coefficient of Variance 1.41 2.26 1.50 2.30

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 10 9 9
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 4
HOLD 17 17 16
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 1 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - CTSH

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 4, 2025 Kim John Sunshin CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 38,900 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 1,913 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 5,840 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Balu Ganesh Ayyar President - IOA & ISG 4,513 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Balu Ganesh Ayyar President - IOA & ISG 97,830 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 41,124 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 40,487 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 36,379 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Alina Kerdman SVP, Controller & CAO 84 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Kim John Sunshin CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 6,371 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 40,229 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 $77.71 per share 3,126,195.59
Dec 4, 2025 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 9,822 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Jatin Pravinchandra Dalal Chief Financial Officer 35,317 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 $77.71 per share 2,744,484.07
Dec 4, 2025 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 26,546 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Kathryn Diaz Chief People Officer 17,825 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 81,450 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Kim John Sunshin CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 38,649 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 $77.71 per share 3,003,413.79
Dec 4, 2025 Kim John Sunshin CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary 2,869 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 4, 2025 Ravi Kumar Singisetti Chief Executive Officer; Director 78,579 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 $77.71 per share 6,106,374.09
Dec 4, 2025 Surya Gummadi President - Americas 33,229 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $77.84 per share 2,586,545.36

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