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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 29, 2026
$66.79+0.76 (+1.15%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap
$31.86B
P/E (TTM)
14.5
Dividend yield
1.86%

Cognizant Technology Solutions statistics

Financials through Mar 31, 2026, price as of Oct 19, 2026, median of Services-Computer Programming Services companies for comparison

Valuation

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Market Cap$30.09B$288.87M
Enterprise Value$29.14B$296.43M
PE Ratio14.5225.42
PS Ratio1.412.45
PB Ratio2.002.73
P/TBV Ratio5.104.95
P/FCF Ratio12.1815.04
P/OCF Ratio10.9113.19

Enterprise value

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
EV / Sales1.362.21
EV / EBITDA7.4116.37
EV / EBIT8.6221.97
EV / FCF11.8015.16

Income (trailing twelve months)

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Revenue$21.41B$289.17M
Gross Profit$7.17B$161.98M
Operating Income$3.38B-$613.24K
Pretax Income$3.47B-$294.07K
Net Income$2.23B-$301.07K
EBITDA$3.93B-$156.35K
EPS (Diluted)$4.60$0.00

Margins

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Gross Margin33.5%55.8%
Operating Margin15.8%-1.81%
Pretax Margin16.2%-0.50%
Profit Margin10.4%-1.80%
EBITDA Margin18.4%0.60%
FCF Margin11.5%10.0%

Returns

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Return on Equity (ROE)14.9%0.83%
Return on Assets (ROA)11.0%-2.82%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)15.6%-0.05%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)19.9%-0.44%

Growth

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Revenue Growth (YoY)6.55%9.72%
Net Income Growth (YoY)-5.43%7.14%
EPS Growth (YoY)-3.16%8.91%
FCF Growth (YoY)15.7%17.2%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)2.80%7.66%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)4.86%12.4%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)1.12%13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)12.2%12.4%

Balance sheet

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Cash & Short-Term Investments$1.52B$43.42M
Total Debt$568.00M$204.00M
Net Cash (Debt)$949.00M$2.04M
Net Cash Per Share$2.11$0.13
Equity (Book Value)$15.07B$52.29M
Book Value Per Share$33.45$1.90
Tangible Book Value$5.90B$3.06M
Working Capital$4.32B$15.22M

Financial position

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Current Ratio2.231.40
Quick Ratio1.740.94
Debt / Equity0.040.53
Debt / EBITDA0.142.78
Debt / FCF0.232.83
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.241.50
Interest Coverage105.59-0.66

Cash flow (trailing twelve months)

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Operating Cash Flow$2.76B$8.52M
Capital Expenditures-$287.00M-$5.56M
Free Cash Flow$2.47B$43.71M
FCF Per Share$5.48$0.69

Efficiency

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Asset Turnover1.060.64
Revenue Per Employee$60.88K$392.99K
Profits Per Employee$6.34K-$4.94K
Employee Count351,600544

Dividends and yields

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Earnings Yield7.41%-0.85%
FCF Yield8.21%3.98%
Dividend Yield1.86%1.31%
Buyback Yield5.36%3.11%
Shareholder Yield7.22%3.32%
Dividend Per Share$1.24$1.04
Dividend Growth (YoY)3.33%6.12%
Years of Dividend Growth61
Payout Ratio27.5%29.6%
FCF Payout Ratio24.9%23.2%

Shares

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Shares Outstanding450,444,00060,427,600
Shares Change (YoY)-2.37%2.21%
Shares Change (QoQ)-1.04%0.06%
Float449,800,00053,528,000
Shares Held by Insiders0.14%13.1%
Shares Held by Institutions113.0%66.9%

Taxes

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Income Tax$1.25B$1.69M
Effective Tax Rate36.1%22.0%

Scores

MeasureCognizant Technology SolutionsIndustry median
Graham Number$58.84$15.96
Graham Upside-11.9%-56.1%
Altman Z-Score6.211.51
Piotroski F-Score65
Beneish M-Score-2.50-2.80

Calculated by StockData from Cognizant Technology Solutions's SEC filings and the latest closing price. Hover a measure to see its formula. The grey column is the median of companies in the same industry group (two-digit SIC code); green or red marks a better or worse value than that median.