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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.50%, EPS grew 3.82%, free cash flow grew 38.7% and total debt rose 173.2%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 45.44 | 51.52 | 59.47 | 56.73 | 40.01 | 66.19 | 51.33 | 56.45 | 63.79 | 65.15 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 63.43 | 76.51 | 85.10 | 74.85 | 82.73 | 90.08 | 93.47 | 76.85 | 82.46 | 90.82 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 260,200 | 260,000 | 281,600 | 292,500 | 289,500 | 330,600 | 355,300 | 347,700 | 336,800 | 351,600 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 13,487 | 14,810 | 16,125 | 16,783 | 16,652 | 18,507 | 19,428 | 19,353 | 19,736 | 21,108 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 39.88 | 38.20 | 38.99 | 36.64 | 35.92 | 37.30 | 35.93 | 34.56 | 34.34 | 33.72 | |||||
| EBT | 2,357 | 2,655 | 2,797 | 2,543 | 2,096 | 2,827 | 3,016 | 2,787 | 2,938 | 3,479 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 17.48 | 17.93 | 17.35 | 15.15 | 12.59 | 15.28 | 15.52 | 14.40 | 14.89 | 16.48 | |||||
| Net income | 1,553 | 1,504 | 2,101 | 1,842 | 1,392 | 2,137 | 2,290 | 2,126 | 2,240 | 2,230 | |||||
| Depreciation | 379 | 443 | 498 | 526 | 559 | 574 | 569 | 555 | 542 | 550 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 22.22 | 24.97 | 27.71 | 30.02 | 30.84 | 35.12 | 37.51 | 38.32 | 39.79 | 43.25 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.56 | 2.54 | 3.61 | 3.30 | 2.58 | 4.06 | 4.42 | 4.21 | 4.52 | 4.57 | |||||
| Cash flow | 2.71 | 4.06 | 4.45 | 4.47 | 6.11 | 4.73 | 4.96 | 4.61 | 4.28 | 5.91 | |||||
| Capex | (0.49) | (0.48) | (0.65) | (0.70) | (0.74) | (0.53) | (0.64) | (0.63) | (0.60) | (0.45) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.22 | 3.58 | 3.81 | 3.77 | 5.37 | 4.20 | 4.32 | 3.99 | 3.68 | 5.46 | |||||
| Book value | 17.67 | 17.99 | 19.63 | 19.72 | 20.07 | 22.75 | 23.76 | 26.19 | 29.05 | 30.77 | |||||
| Shares, m | 607 | 593 | 582 | 559 | 540 | 527 | 518 | 505 | 496 | 488 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 21.99 | 28.04 | 17.58 | 18.85 | 31.89 | 21.85 | 13.03 | 17.63 | 17.05 | 18.20 | ||||
| P/S | 2.54 | 2.84 | 2.29 | 2.07 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 1.54 | 1.94 | 1.93 | 1.92 | |||||
| P/B | 3.20 | 3.94 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 4.08 | 3.90 | 2.42 | 2.84 | 2.65 | 2.70 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.22 | 2.55 | 2.06 | 1.90 | 2.53 | 2.41 | 1.44 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.85 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 22.26 | 17.77 | 14.98 | 15.16 | 14.54 | 20.15 | 12.51 | 17.66 | 20.13 | 14.68 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,645 | 2,407 | 2,592 | 2,499 | 3,299 | 2,495 | 2,568 | 2,330 | 2,124 | 2,883 | ||||
| Capex | (300) | (284) | (377) | (392) | (398) | (279) | (332) | (317) | (297) | (218) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,345 | 2,123 | 2,215 | 2,107 | 2,901 | 2,216 | 2,236 | 2,013 | 1,827 | 2,665 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 6,182 | 6,272 | 5,900 | 4,628 | 3,311 | 3,813 | 3,919 | 4,173 | 3,919 | 4,159 | ||||
| Total debt | 797 | 698 | 736 | 700 | 663 | 626 | 638 | 606 | 875 | 543 | |||||
| Net debt | (4,372) | (4,358) | (3,775) | (2,724) | (2,061) | (2,093) | (1,863) | (2,029) | (1,368) | (1,371) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,728 | 10,669 | 11,424 | 11,022 | 10,836 | 11,991 | 12,309 | 13,227 | 14,408 | 15,015 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 11.37 | 10.20 | 13.53 | 11.49 | 8.40 | 12.29 | 12.83 | 11.70 | 11.65 | 10.97 | ||||
| ROIC | 22.51 | 24.57 | 22.89 | 18.48 | 15.06 | 17.84 | 17.76 | 15.01 | 13.86 | 15.52 | |||||
| ROE | 15.53 | 14.06 | 19.02 | 16.41 | 12.74 | 18.72 | 18.85 | 16.65 | 16.21 | 15.16 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation vs peers in Information Technology Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFY American Noble Gas Inc. | $49.2B | 15.1× | 19.1× | +2.85% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +8.03% (above 0%: growing) | 31.48% | 21.09% | Compare |
| CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | $29.6B | 14.2× | 9.8× | +4.50% (above 0%: growing) | +3.82% (above 0%: growing) | +38.67% (above 0%: growing) | 33.37% | 15.95% | |
| FISV Fiserv, Inc. | $25.1B | 9.1× | 9.5× | −4.06% (below 0%: shrinking) | −37.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | −16.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | 19.07% | 19.18% | Compare |
| BR Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | $19.7B | 18.0× | 16.9× | +7.49% (above 0%: growing) | +8.46% (above 0%: growing) | −3.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 38.43% | 24.61% | Compare |
| CDW CDW Corporation | $19.3B | 18.0× | 14.9× | +9.97% (above 0%: growing) | +4.85% (above 0%: growing) | −161.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.08% | 6.52% | Compare |
| FIS Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | $18.6B | 5.5× | 6.1× | +29.09% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +45.12% (above 0%: growing) | 34.76% | 15.01% | Compare |
| WIT Wipro Limited | $18.5B | 16.3× | — | +0.15% (above 0%: growing) | −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | −30.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.54% | 16.01% | Compare |
| LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc. | $15.6B | 11.5× | 11.1× | +7.17% (above 0%: growing) | −7.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | +67.40% (above 0%: growing) | 17.92% | 11.28% | Compare |
| CACI CACI International, Inc. | $13.5B | 25.3× | 22.9× | +17.57% (above 0%: growing) | −1.25% (below 0%: shrinking) | +158.94% (above 0%: growing) | 33.72% | 10.05% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $19.0B | 15.7× | 14.9× | +7.33% | −1.25% | +2.41% | 30.01% | 15.51% |
CTSH metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) key facts
- Strength: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $21.1 billion, up 6.95% from fiscal 2024.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is an Information Technology Services company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- Net income was $2.2 billion, or $4.57 per share (basic), a net margin of 10.6%.
- As of October 16, 2026, CTSH traded at $66.03, a market capitalization of $29.6 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 14.2× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.4× sales; its P/E is higher than 13% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share, a yield of 1.97%, with a payout ratio of 28.0%.
- Return on equity was 15.2% and debt-to-equity 0.11.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 7.11 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.