Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
CTSH | NASDAQ
$65.11
+$2.59 (+4.14%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
$65.12
+$0.01 (+0.02%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 4:46 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $29.33B
Enterprise Value $29.91B
Beta 0.85
Average Volume 7.94M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 450M
Shares Change YoY -7.6%
Institutional Ownership N/A
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US1924461023
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 13.3%
Price Change 3M 17.6%
Price Change 6M 24.2%
Price Change YTD -21.6%
Price Change 1Y -10.7%
Price Change 3Y 1.0%
Price Change 5Y -16.6%
1M CAGR (ann.) 8.8%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -7.1%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -2.1%
All-Time CAGR 3.8%
Valuation
PE Ratio 11.88
Forward PE 9.67
PEG Ratio 0.43
Forward PEG 1.06
PS Ratio 1.34
Forward PS 1.30
PB Ratio 1.99
P/FCF Ratio 12.41
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 13.09
P/OCF Ratio 10.87
EV/Sales 1.37
EV/EBIT 8.47
EV/EBITDA 7.28
EV/FCF 12.66
Earnings Yield 8.4%
FCF Yield 8.1%
Adj. FCF Yield 7.6%
Financial Health
Net Debt $0
Total Debt $2.13B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $1.55B
Total Assets $21.33B
Current Ratio 2.22
Quick Ratio 2.22
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.14
Debt / EBITDA 0.52
Debt / FCF 0.90
OCF / Debt 1.26
Interest Coverage 72.68
Altman Z-Score 5.45
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 32.0%
Operating Profit Margin 15.6%
EBITDA Margin 18.8%
Net Profit Margin 11.8%
FCF Margin 10.8%
Adj. FCF Margin 10.2%
SBC / Revenue 0.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -5.2%
Returns
Return on Assets 12.1%
Return on Equity 17.4%
Return on Invested Capital 14.2%
Return on Capital Employed 19.3%
Return on Tangible Assets 22.1%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 4.0%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 4.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.1%
EPS CAGR 3Y 10.1%
EPS CAGR 5Y 9.1%
EPS CAGR 10Y 8.0%
FCF CAGR 3Y 6.3%
FCF CAGR 5Y 0.8%
FCF CAGR 10Y 5.2%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 14
EPS Growth Next 3Y 4.5%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 4.2%
Earnings Date Feb 3, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.51
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 11.8%
Revenue Est (next Q) $5.56B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.3%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $63.52
Graham Upside -2.4%
Lynch Fair Value $50.03
Lynch Upside -23.2%
Price Target $65.75
Price Target Upside 1.0%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.69B
Free Cash Flow $2.36B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $2.24B
FCF Per Share $5.25
OCF Per Share $5.99
OCF/S Ratio 12.3%
Income Statement
Revenue $21.89B
Gross Profit $7.01B
Operating Income $3.42B
EBITDA $4.11B
Net Income $2.57B
EPS (Diluted) $5.48
Revenue / Employee $61.37K
Profit / Employee $7.21K
Employees 356,700
Dividends
Annual Dividend $1.30
Dividend Yield 2.00%
Payout Ratio 23.7%
FCF Payout Ratio 26.1%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 27.5%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 5.7%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 13, 2026
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