cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH

Close Chg Chg %
62.31 -2.39 -3.84%

Pre-Market

59.92

-2.39 (3.84%)

Volume: 5.94M

Last Updated:

Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: cognizant technology solutions corp. - CTSH

CTSH Key Data

Open

$61.49

Day Range

59.12 - 61.63

52 Week Range

37.08 - 87.03

Market Cap

$28.07B

Shares Outstanding

450.44M

Public Float

448.11M

Beta

0.83

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

13.37

EPS

$4.66

Yield

208.63%

Dividend

$0.33

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Aug 18, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

6.52M

 

CTSH Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
8.05%
 
3 Months
 
17.10%
 
1 Year
 
-13.24%
 
5 Years
 
-18.29%
 

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 13.872
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 63.261
Number of Ratings 32 Current Quarters Estimate 1.466
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.752
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.37 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.28 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.313
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 22 22 27 27
Mean Estimate 1.47 1.52 5.75 6.31
High Estimates 1.50 1.59 5.82 6.54
Low Estimate 1.42 1.40 5.60 5.95
Coefficient of Variance 1.55 2.52 0.74 2.05

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 12 12 14
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 2
HOLD 17 17 16
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
Aug 28, 2026 Eric Branderiz Director 8,235 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Zein M. Abdalla Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Vinita Kundanlal Bali Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Michael Patsalos-Fox Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Michael Patsalos-Fox Director 5,878 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 John M. Dineen Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 John M. Dineen Director 10,166 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 John M. Dineen Director 20,464 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Eric Branderiz Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Eric Branderiz Director 2,935 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Sandra S. Wijnberg Director 4,675 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Leo S. Mackay Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Leo S. Mackay Director 6,438 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Leo S. Mackay Director 4,748 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Joseph Mark Velli Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Stephen J. Rohleder Director 5,104 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Stephen J. Rohleder Director 16,393 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Stephen J. Rohleder Director 21,794 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Sandra S. Wijnberg Director 4,193 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 28, 2026 Sandra S. Wijnberg Director 23,390 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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