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

64.27 2.27 −3.41%
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) Return on equity

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 17.4%, up 2.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.7% (fiscal 2020) to 19.1% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Information Technology Services industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 15.2% (1.05)
FY2024 16.2% (0.44)
FY2023 16.7% (2.20)
FY2022 18.9% 0.13
FY2021 18.7% 5.98
FY2020 12.7% (3.67)
FY2019 16.4% (2.61)
FY2018 19.0% 4.96
FY2017 14.1% (1.47)
FY2016 15.5% (3.56)

Against its own ten years

Low 12.7% High 19.1%
Ten-year median 16.4%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CDW CDW Corporation compare 42.5%
BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. compare 40.2%
INFY American Noble Gas Inc. compare 29.9%
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. compare 27.9%
FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. compare 23.0%
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 17.4%
WIT Wipro Limited compare 14.9%
CACI CACI International, Inc. compare 12.5%
FISV Fiserv, Inc. compare −31.3%
Information Technology Services industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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