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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation CTSH NDXSPXAI

Technology · Information Technology Services · United States
https://www.cognizant.com
Company Profile ↓
$43.18
-41.51% 1Y
Mkt Cap$20.42B
P/E9.62
P/B1.35
Div. Yield2.99%
52W High$85.66
52W Low$38.73
Book Value$31.79
EPS (TTM)$4.49

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 19.5%.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 10.8% per year over the last five years.

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 13.6% CAGR over the past five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 9.6, below the sector median of 34.7.

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 15.6% supports profitability.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $21.11B (+7.0% YoY); net profit $2.23B.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +5.8%, earnings +3.6%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 13.6%, profit CAGR 10.8%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:13.57%
1 Year:5.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:10.83%
1 Year:3.60%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-41.51%
6 Months:-48.72%
3 Months:-27.57%
1 Month:-17.23%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

AI Exposure AI IT Services / Enterprise AI

Cognizant is a global IT-services firm helping enterprises adopt AI and GenAI across consulting, technology and outsourcing engagements.

Core Focus

AI and other technology services across financial services, health sciences, products/resources and communications/media verticals.

Key Initiatives
  • GenAI services & platforms Cognizant builds and deploys GenAI solutions for clients, with internal accelerators and a large trained workforce.
  • AI-led delivery productivity GenAI copilots improve software-engineering and operations productivity, supporting cost-takeout deals.
  • Partner AI ecosystem Partnerships with hyperscalers and model vendors embed Cognizant in enterprise-AI roadmaps.
Why Investors Should Care
  • Large-cap IT-services play monetising enterprise GenAI adoption; net margin ~10%.
  • Solid free cash flow and a reasonable valuation versus Indian-IT peers.
  • Modest growth (~6%) means AI must lift a large base.
  • Pricing pressure and AI-driven automation of linear services are structural risks.
AI InvestmentCognizant invests in GenAI platforms, training and partnerships to win transformation deals.
AI RevenueAI-specific revenue is not separately disclosed; GenAI is increasingly embedded across consulting and delivery engagements.
ROI (Now)AI-led deals and productivity are contributing to bookings and delivery efficiency today.
ROI (Expected)Scaling GenAI transformation work is the path to reaccelerating growth on a large base.

Curated from public filings and analyst commentary; figures are illustrative.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 13.6% over 5 years.
  • Profit CAGR of 10.8% over 5 years.
  • Attractive dividend yield of 2.99%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Trading 49.6% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
9.62
Industry PE
34.66
Forward P/E
6.99
PEG Ratio
0.70
Book Value
$31.79
Price to Book
1.35
P/S
0.95
EV/EBITDA
5.13
Dividend Yield
2.99%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
13.57%
Profit 5Y
10.83%
Revenue (YoY)
5.80%
Earnings (YoY)
3.60%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
19.53%
ROE
14.88%
ROA
10.44%
Profit Margin
10.41%
Op Margin
15.57%
Gross Margin
33.51%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$1.39
EPS (TTM)
$4.49

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.07
Quick Ratio
1.74
Current Ratio
2.23
Debt
$1.09B
Total Assets
$20.50B
Current Assets
$7.83B
Working Capital
$4.16B

Ownership

Promoter Holding
0.12%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.00%
FII / Inst Holding
106.53%
Chg in FII Hold
-1.63%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$20.42B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$21.41B
EBITDA
$3.89B
Free Cash Flow
$1.91B
Operating Cash Flow
$2.76B
Shares Outstanding
473.00M
Gross Margin
33.51%
Payout Ratio
27.33%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation NDXSPXAI 43.18 9.62 $20.42B 2.99% 19.53% 14.88% 13.57% 10.83%
2 NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI 212.50 32.59 $5.15T 0.47% 74.66% 114.29% 24.64% 32.12%
3 AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX 327.50 39.60 $4.81T 0.37% 68.72% 141.47% 1.81% 3.92%
4 MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI 395.63 23.96 $2.94T 0.95% 26.90% 34.01% 9.48% 10.85%
5 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI 419.48 36.41 $2.18T 0.90% 30.20% 36.21% 18.94% 19.57%
6 AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI 394.28 64.96 $1.88T 0.68% 16.70% 37.28% 24.38% 26.24%
7 MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI 904.28 20.44 $1.02T 0.05% 13.69% 66.64% 13.68% 26.02%
8 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI 529.14 172.36 $862.82B 0.00% 6.33% 8.06% 13.64% 48.64%
9 ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI 1,815.27 59.79 $699.64B 0.51% 42.97% 52.24% 15.55% 19.55%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2014Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -------------3.91B4.01B4.08B-4.11B4.14B4.25B-4.22B4.00B4.24B4.40B4.58B4.74B4.83B4.91B4.86B4.81B4.89B4.90B4.76B4.85B5.04B5.12B5.25B5.42B5.41B
Operating Income 479.40M500.00M546.00M543.00M553.00M554.00M591.00M583.00M561.00M570.00M606.00M648.00M657.00M693.00M670.00M745.00M693.00M539.00M619.00M669.00M626.00M579.00M467.00M603.00M669.00M696.00M729.00M724.00M760.00M798.00M702.00M577.00M686.00M695.00M708.00M738.00M853.00M817.00M866.00M843.00M
Net Income 362.90M383.00M420.00M397.00M424.00M441.00M252.00M444.00M416.00M557.00M470.00M495.00M-18.00M520.00M456.00M477.00M648.00M441.00M509.00M497.00M395.00M367.00M361.00M348.00M505.00M512.00M544.00M563.00M577.00M629.00M580.00M463.00M525.00M546.00M566.00M582.00M663.00M645.00M274.00M662.00M
Diluted EPS 0.590.620.680.650.690.720.410.730.680.920.800.84-0.030.880.780.821.120.770.900.900.720.670.670.640.950.971.031.071.111.221.140.911.041.101.141.171.341.310.561.39

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 2.14B2.82B3.28B4.59B6.12B7.35B8.84B10.26B12.42B13.49B14.81B16.12B16.78B16.65B18.51B19.43B19.35B19.74B21.11B
Cost of Revenue ---------------12.45B12.66B12.96B13.99B
Gross Profit ---------------6.98B6.69B6.78B7.12B
Operating Expenses ---------------4.01B3.77B3.75B3.79B
Operating Income 381.52M516.67M618.49M861.85M1.14B1.36B1.68B1.89B2.14B2.29B2.48B2.80B2.45B2.11B2.83B2.97B2.92B3.03B3.33B
EBITDA ---------------3.60B3.38B3.53B4.07B
Interest Expense ---------------19.00M41.00M54.00M37.00M
Pretax Income ---------------3.02B2.79B2.94B3.48B
Tax Provision ---------------730.00M668.00M713.00M1.26B
Net Income 350.13M430.85M534.96M733.54M883.62M1.05B1.23B1.44B1.62B1.55B1.50B2.10B1.84B1.39B2.14B2.29B2.13B2.24B2.23B
Diluted EPS 1.151.441.782.372.851.722.022.352.652.552.533.603.292.574.054.414.214.514.56

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2006Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --2.37B3.34B4.58B5.51B6.52B8.13B11.48B13.06B14.26B15.22B15.85B16.20B16.92B-17.85B18.48B19.97B20.69B
Current Assets ----------------7.27B7.51B7.50B7.82B
Cash & Equivalents 265.94M339.85M735.07M1.10B1.54B1.31B1.57B2.21B2.01B2.12B2.03B1.93B1.16B2.65B2.68B-2.19B2.62B2.23B1.90B
Inventory --------------------
Receivables ----------------3.80B3.85B4.06B4.44B
Total Liabilities --408.98M685.06M998.64M1.56B1.67B2.00B3.74B3.78B3.53B4.55B4.42B5.18B6.09B-5.54B5.26B5.56B5.68B
Current Liabilities --387.58M646.61M930.73M1.21B1.38B1.77B2.59B2.71B2.42B2.84B2.71B2.98B3.54B-3.35B3.33B3.58B3.66B
Long Term Debt -------0937.50M877.00M797.00M698.00M736.00M700.00M663.00M-638.00M606.00M875.00M543.00M
Total Debt ----------------1.53B1.31B1.48B1.15B
Total Equity 1.07B1.47B1.97B2.65B3.58B3.95B4.85B6.14B7.74B9.28B10.73B10.67B11.42B11.02B10.84B-12.31B13.23B14.41B15.02B
Shares Outstanding ----------------509.00M498.00M495.00M479.00M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 344.32M429.70M672.33M764.65M875.15M1.17B1.42B1.47B2.19B1.65B2.41B2.59B2.50B3.30B-2.57B2.33B2.12B2.88B
Investing Cash Flow -277.34M-55.01M-394.76M-446.89M-850.28M-570.05M-730.80M-3.16B-1.37B-963.00M-582.00M-1.63B1.59B-1.24B--106.00M-331.00M-1.65B-230.00M
Financing Cash Flow 4.01M44.03M76.95M120.00M-255.46M-342.99M-30.90M1.50B-682.00M-743.00M-1.99B-1.69B-2.57B-2.01B--1.94B-1.61B-915.00M-2.27B
Capital Expenditure -182.47M-169.41M-76.64M-185.51M-288.22M-334.46M-261.60M-212.00M-273.00M-300.00M-284.00M-377.00M-392.00M-398.00M--332.00M-317.00M-297.00M-288.00M
Free Cash Flow 161.85M260.30M595.69M579.14M586.93M838.12M1.16B1.26B1.91B1.34B2.12B2.21B2.11B2.90B-2.24B2.01B1.83B2.60B
Net Change in Cash ---------------523.00M390.00M-437.00M381.00M
Share Buybacks 105.36M27.84M16.26M59.00M374.15M520.85M179.00M248.00M460.00M512.00M1.89B1.26B2.25B1.62B771.00M1.42B1.06B605.00M1.38B

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % ---------------35.9%34.6%34.3%33.7%
Operating Margin % 17.9%18.3%18.9%18.8%18.6%18.5%19.0%18.4%17.3%17.0%16.8%17.4%14.6%12.7%15.3%15.3%15.1%15.3%15.8%
Net Margin % 16.4%15.3%16.3%16.0%14.4%14.3%13.9%14.0%13.1%11.5%10.2%13.0%11.0%8.4%11.5%11.8%11.0%11.3%10.6%
ROE % 23.8%21.9%20.2%20.5%22.4%21.7%20.0%18.6%17.5%14.5%14.1%18.4%16.7%12.8%-18.6%16.1%15.5%14.9%
ROCE % -26.0%23.0%23.6%26.4%26.5%26.4%21.2%20.7%19.3%20.0%21.3%18.6%15.8%-20.5%19.3%18.5%19.5%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
0.12%
Institutions
106.53%
Public Float
106.66%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 9.36% 44.34M $1.91B
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.56% 31.08M $1.34B
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 5.52% 26.16M $1.13B
4 State Street Corporation 5.10% 24.17M $1.04B
5 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.42% 20.94M $900.91M
6 Pzena Investment Management LLC 4.28% 20.26M $871.89M
7 Invesco Ltd. 3.82% 18.09M $778.49M
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3.12% 14.78M $636.00M
9 Dodge & Cox Inc. 3.01% 14.27M $614.16M
10 Morgan Stanley 2.80% 13.27M $570.90M

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CTSH — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH)?

As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) trades at $43.18 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $38.73 to $85.66.

What is the market capitalisation of CTSH?

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) has a market capitalisation of $20.42B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of CTSH?

CTSH trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.62. The industry average P/E is 34.66. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.35.

Does CTSH pay a dividend?

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.99%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of CTSH?

CTSH has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.88%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 19.53%.

Is CTSH a good stock to buy?

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