Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

CTSH Technology Information Technology Services

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $21.1 billion, up 6.95% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+4.60%
EPS
+148.8%
Free cash flow
−20.3%
Total debt
+181.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

64.68 1.86 −2.80%
Market cap
$29.8B
P/E
12.1×
Fwd P/E
11.5×
Dividend yield
1.95%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
7.11
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
96/100

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Net margin

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.8%, up 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.36% (fiscal 2020) to 13.1% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Information Technology Services industry median of 0.79% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 10.6% (0.79)
FY2024 11.4% 0.36
FY2023 11.0% (0.80)
FY2022 11.8% 0.24
FY2021 11.6% 3.19
FY2020 8.36% (2.62)
FY2019 11.0% (2.05)
FY2018 13.0% 2.87
FY2017 10.2% (1.35)
FY2016 11.5% (1.57)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 11.1% (0.53)
Jun 2026 11.6% (0.63)
Mar 2026 12.2% 0.08
Dec 2025 12.2% 7.09
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 8.36% High 13.1%
Ten-year median 11.4%
Current reading's percentile 70

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. compare 26.8%
INFY American Noble Gas Inc. compare 16.2%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. compare 14.0%
WIT Wipro Limited compare 13.6%
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 11.8%
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. compare 7.97%
CACI CACI International, Inc. compare 5.55%
CDW CDW Corporation compare 4.48%
FISV Fiserv, Inc. compare −18.9%
Information Technology Services industry median 0.79%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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