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Cognizant Technology Solutions vs Wipro

CTSH and WIT side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How CTSH and WIT compare

Cognizant Technology Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.0% versus 4.0% for Wipro).

Wipro keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.2% compared with 11.8% at Cognizant Technology Solutions.

Cognizant Technology Solutions pays a dividend yielding 2.0%; Wipro does not pay one.

Cognizant Technology Solutions scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 10 for Wipro), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricCTSHWIT
Size and price
Market cap$29.3B–
Share price$65.11$2.16
Change, 1 year−9.2%−19.1%
Change, 5 years−18.5%−51.8%
Beta (5Y)0.910.86
Employees352K60K
StockData Score
Total score22 (better)10
Valuation score6 (better)0
Growth score1 (better)0
Performance score66
Health score5 (better)4
Dividend score4 (better)0
Valuation
P/E11.9×–
P/S1.3×–
P/B2.0×–
EV/EBITDA7.3×–
P/FCF12.4×–
PEG10.60–
FCF yield8.1%–
Fair value$106.83–
Margin of safety39.0%–
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)5.0% (better)4.0%
Revenue growth, 5Y average4.9%8.4% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)20.9% (better)0.47%
EPS growth (TTM)27.1% (better)0.32%
EPS growth, 5Y average12.2% (better)5.7%
Profitability
Gross margin33.4% (better)29.2%
Operating margin15.7%16.3% (better)
Net margin11.8%14.2% (better)
FCF margin10.8%14.4% (better)
Return on equity17.4% (better)15.4%
Return on invested capital18.3% (better)12.7%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.11 (better)0.19
Net debt / EBITDA0.000.41 (better)
Interest coverage73.2× (better)10.4×
Current ratio2.22 (better)2.05
Altman Z-score5.45–
Piotroski F-score6 (better)4
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.0%–
Payout ratio23.9%87.3%
Years of dividend growth6–
Dividend growth, 5Y average7.1%–
Buyback yield7.6%–
Shareholder yield9.5%–
Ownership
Held by institutions113%3.1%
Held by insiders0.14%72.6%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$5.9M (better)−$16.2M
Superinvestors holding2–
Short interest, % of float7.3%–

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