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Ticker
CTSH

Price
70.17
Stock movement up
+0.67 (0.96%)
Company name
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Information Technology Services
Market cap
34.79B
Ent value
38.49B
Price/Sales
1.79
Price/Book
2.41
Div yield
1.77%
Div growth
7.71%
Growth years
4
FCF payout
36.14%
Trailing P/E
15.45
Forward P/E
14.04
PEG
5.31
EPS growth
3.19%
1 year return
0.29%
3 year return
-6.88%
5 year return
7.98%
10 year return
1.24%
Last updated: 2025-04-11

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.24
Dividend yield1.77%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.08%
Average yield1.52%
Minimum yield1.13%
Discount to avg yield13.74%
Upside potential15.93%
Yield as % of max yield85.02%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.77%
Current yield distribution17.62%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.13%
Yield at 90%1.22%
Yield at 80%1.26%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.56%
Yield at 20%1.75%
Yield at 10%1.83%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.08%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth4 years
CCC status-
Dividend per share1.24
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date18 Feb 2025
EPS (TTM)4.54
EPS (1y forward)5.00
EPS growth (5y)3.19%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.91%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CTSHS&P500
DGR MR3.33%-13.74%
DGR TTM3.42%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.65%5.24%
DGR 5 years7.71%5.40%
DGR 10 years-7.07%
DGR 15 years-6.12%
Time since last change announced69 days
EPS growth (5y)3.19%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.91%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM26.47%36.14%
Average--
Forward24.82%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E15.45
Price to OCF17.92
Price to FCF21.10
Price to EBITDA9.91
EV to EBITDA10.96

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.79
Price to Book2.41
EV to Sales1.98

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count495.82M
EPS (TTM)4.54
FCF per share (TTM)3.32

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)19.41B
Gross profit (TTM)6.15B
Operating income (TTM)2.96B
Net income (TTM)2.25B
EPS (TTM)4.54
EPS (1y forward)5.00

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)31.70%
Operating margin (TTM)15.25%
Profit margin (TTM)11.60%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash2.01B
Net receivables4.21B
Total current assets7.55B
Goodwill7.13B
Intangible assets1.68B
Property, plant and equipment1.59B
Total assets20.16B
Accounts payable304.00M
Short/Current long term debt1.86B
Total current liabilities3.39B
Total liabilities5.71B
Shareholder's equity14.45B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.94B
Capital expenditures (TTM)292.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.65B
Dividends paid (TTM)596.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity15.58%
Return on Assets11.17%
Return on Invested Capital14.03%
Cash Return on Invested Capital10.27%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open69.52
Daily high70.34
Daily low67.86
Daily Volume3.20M
All-time high93.12
1y analyst estimate83.96
Beta1.05
EPS (TTM)4.54
Dividend per share1.24
Ex-div date18 Feb 2025
Next earnings date29 Apr 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CTSHS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-24.65%-12.89%
Highest price drop-71.38%-56.47%
Date of highest drop8 Oct 20019 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.10%-11.07%
Avg time to new high20 days12 days
Max time to new high950 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CTSH (Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A) company logo
Marketcap
34.79B
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 customer experience, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It offers solution to manufacturers, automakers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, business process improvement, technology modernization, and the creation of unified and compelling user experience services to communications, media and entertainment, education, and information services and technology companies. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Employees
340100
SEC filings
CEO
Brian Humphries
Country
USA
City
Teaneck
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
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