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Ticker
CTSH

Price
65.18
Stock movement down
-1.37 (-2.06%)
Company name
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Information Technology Services
Market cap
31.22B
Ent value
35.00B
Price/Sales
1.48
Price/Book
2.08
Div yield
1.90%
Div growth
7.10%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
23.51%
Trailing P/E
14.00
Forward P/E
10.59
PEG
4.81
EPS growth
12.45%
1 year return (CAGR)
-27.24%
3 year return (CAGR)
-0.73%
5 year return (CAGR)
-3.07%
10 year return (CAGR)
1.89%
Last updated: 2026-02-20

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.24
Dividend yield1.90%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield2.08%
Average yield1.57%
Minimum yield1.16%
Discount to avg yield17.35%
Upside potential20.99%
Yield as % of max yield91.53%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.90%
Current yield distribution3.97%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.16%
Yield at 90%1.25%
Yield at 80%1.34%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.59%
Yield at 20%1.77%
Yield at 10%1.84%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.08%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth6 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share1.24
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date18 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)4.63
EPS (1y forward)6.16
EPS growth (5y)12.45%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.91%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CTSHS&P500
DGR MR3.33%-13.74%
DGR TTM3.33%6.60%
DGR 3 years4.71%7.31%
DGR 5 years7.10%4.69%
DGR 10 years-6.30%
DGR 15 years-8.16%
Time since last change announced383 days
EPS growth (5y)12.45%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.91%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM27.35%23.51%
Average--
Forward20.14%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E14.00
Price to OCF10.83
Price to FCF12.03
Price to EBITDA7.68
EV to EBITDA8.61

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.48
Price to Book2.08
EV to Sales1.66

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count479.00M
EPS (TTM)4.63
FCF per share (TTM)5.38

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)21.11B
Gross profit (TTM)6.98B
Operating income (TTM)3.39B
Net income (TTM)2.23B
EPS (TTM)4.63
EPS (1y forward)6.16

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)33.05%
Operating margin (TTM)16.06%
Profit margin (TTM)10.56%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash1.90B
Net receivables4.44B
Total current assets8.55B
Goodwill7.11B
Intangible assets1.42B
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets20.69B
Accounts payable308.00M
Short/Current long term debt1.57B
Total current liabilities3.66B
Total liabilities5.68B
Shareholder's equity15.02B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)2.88B
Capital expenditures (TTM)288.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)2.60B
Dividends paid (TTM)610.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity14.85%
Return on Assets10.78%
Return on Invested Capital14.67%
Cash Return on Invested Capital17.07%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open66.75
Daily high67.33
Daily low64.61
Daily Volume11.6M
All-time high93.12
1y analyst estimate90.88
Beta0.96
EPS (TTM)4.63
Dividend per share1.24
Ex-div date18 Feb 2026
Next earnings date6 May 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CTSHS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-30.00%-1.82%
Highest price drop-71.38%-56.47%
Date of highest drop8 Oct 20019 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.12%-10.84%
Avg time to new high20 days12 days
Max time to new high980 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CTSH (Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A) company logo
Marketcap
31.22B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, digital engineering, quality engineering and assurance, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, cloud, internet of things, enterprise platform services, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation, which includes advisory, and process and IT automation solutions designed to simplify and accelerate automation adoption; business process outsourcing services, which help deliver business outcomes including revenue growth, increased customer and employee satisfaction, and cost savings; and Cognizant Moment, a digital experience service that uses AI to reimagine customer experiences and engineer strategies aimed at driving growth. In addition, the company develops, licenses, implements, and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms; and develops industry-specific products and services. It offers solution to healthcare providers and payers, life sciences companies, banking, capital markets, payments and insurance companies, manufacturers, automakers, retailers, consumer goods, travel and hospitality, communications, media and entertainment, education, information services, and technology companies, as well as businesses providing logistics, energy, and utility services. The company has a strategic partnership with Uniphore Technologies Inc. for the development of AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Employees
351600
SEC filings
CEO
Brian Humphries
Country
USA
City
Teaneck
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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