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    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)

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    TECHNOLOGY • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $64.58
    +0.54 (+0.84%)

    Market Cap: $29.09B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(36/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +3.39%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.46
    Range$1.42 - $1.50
    22 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    3
    0
    7d
    9
    10
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$1.47+0.1%
    60d ago$1.46+0.0%
    30d ago$1.46-0.0%
    7d ago$1.46+0.0%
    Current$1.46
    Revenue Consensus
    $5.6B
    Range$5.6B - $5.7B
    20 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.56
    Range$1.25 - $1.63
    28 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $5.7B
    Range$5.6B - $5.8B
    28 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.56---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.46---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$1.37$1.38-0.72%Miss+4.6%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.40$1.33+5.26%Beat+13.8%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$1.35$1.32+2.27%Beat+11.6%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.39$1.30+6.92%Beat+11.2%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.31$1.26+3.97%Beat+12.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.23$1.20+2.50%Beat+9.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.21$1.13+7.08%Beat+2.5%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.25$1.15+8.70%Beat+7.8%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.17$1.12+4.46%Beat+6.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 1
    		$1.12$1.11+0.90%Beat+0.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.18$1.04+13.46%Beat+16.8%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 1
    		$1.16$1.09+6.42%Beat-0.9%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.10$0.99+11.11%Beat-3.5%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 3
    		$1.11$1.05+5.71%Beat+2.8%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.01$1.03-1.94%Miss-8.2%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.17$1.16+0.86%Beat+10.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$1.14$1.09+4.59%Beat+15.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$1.08$1.04+3.85%Beat+11.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.10$1.04+5.77%Beat+64.2%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.06$1.05+0.95%Beat+9.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.99$0.96+3.13%Beat+20.7%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.97$0.94+3.19%Beat+1.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.67$0.90-25.56%Miss-37.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.97$0.90+7.78%Beat-10.2%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.82$0.69+18.84%Beat-12.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.96$0.93+3.23%Beat+5.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.07$1.04+2.88%Beat-5.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.08$1.05+2.86%Beat-9.2%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.94$0.92+2.17%Beat-21.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.91$1.04-12.50%Miss-14.2%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.13$1.06+6.60%Beat+9.7%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.19$1.13+5.31%Beat+21.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.19$1.10+8.18%Beat+28.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 7
    		$1.06$1.06+0.00%Beat+26.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 7
    		$1.03$0.96+7.29%Beat+18.4%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.98$0.96+2.08%Beat+14.0%
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.93$0.90+3.33%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 5
    		$0.84$0.83+1.20%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.87$0.86+1.16%Beat-
    Sep 16
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.86$0.84+2.38%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield2.01%
    Annual/Share$1.30
    Payout Ratio20.77%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+4.71%
    5Y CAGR+7.10%
    View CTSH's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio11.72EV/EBITDA7.26x
    Price/FCF11.58xFCF Yield8.63%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin10.30%Operating Margin17.50%
    ROE14.90%ROIC14.00%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.11xInterest Coverage95.86x
    Current Ratio2.18xQuick Ratio2.18x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.81Avg Volume7.93M
    52-Week High$85.4852-Week Low$36.86

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$62.12
    SMA 20$59.71
    SMA 50$50.43
    SMA 200$62.48
    EMA 10$62.15
    EMA 20$59.43
    EMA 50$54.84
    EMA 200$59.44

    MACD

    Line: 3.59Signal: 3.47Hist: 0.12

    ADX

    ADX: 40.7+DI: 35.6-DI: 11.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up96.0
    Aroon DownN/A
    PSAR$59.92

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$65.59
    Lower Band$53.83
    %B Position1970%(Upper)
    Band Width0.91

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    74.7

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K89.9
    Stoch %D89.5
    Williams %R-9.1
    ROC (10d)14.7%
    Momentum8.29
    CCI (20d)122.8
    MFI (14d)56.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.26(3.5%)
    StdDev (20d)2.94
    Hist Vol29.8%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$64.21
    OBV-30.1M
    AD Line-1.3B
    CMF (20d)0.189

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)7.9M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$59.14

    Pivot Points

    R3$66.45
    R2$65.91
    R1$64.98
    Pivot Point$64.44
    S1$63.51
    S2$62.97
    S3$62.04

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI44.72
    Ultimate Osc62.5
    KST291.20

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$5.48B$5.41B$5.33B$5.42B$5.25B$5.12B$5.08B$5.04B$4.85B$4.76B$4.76B$4.90B
    Cost of Revenue$3.65B$3.64B$3.53B$3.58B$3.48B$3.40B$3.30B$3.31B$3.20B$3.15B$3.08B$3.21B
    Gross Profit$1.83B$1.77B$1.80B$1.83B$1.77B$1.72B$1.78B$1.73B$1.65B$1.61B$1.68B$1.69B
    Operating Expenses$955.00M$932.00M$946.00M$968.00M$949.00M$865.00M$1.03B$995.00M$938.00M$919.00M$953.00M$1.00B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$728.00M$791.00M$806.00M$833.00M$810.00M$791.00M$844.00M$833.00M$781.00M$765.00M$786.00M$801.00M
    Operating Income$874.00M$843.00M$853.00M$866.00M$817.00M$853.00M$751.00M$738.00M$708.00M$695.00M$724.00M$686.00M
    Interest Income$18.00M$22.00M$27.00M$25.00M$23.00M$30.00M$28.00M$31.00M$30.00M$30.00M$34.00M$32.00M
    Interest Expense$13.00M$7.00M$8.00M$8.00M$9.00M$12.00M$19.00M$14.00M$10.00M$11.00M$11.00M$11.00M
    Income Before Tax$875.00M$867.00M$878.00M$887.00M$842.00M$872.00M$740.00M$748.00M$728.00M$722.00M$749.00M$713.00M
    Income Tax Expense$231.00M$208.00M$235.00M$613.00M$197.00M$213.00M$199.00M$170.00M$165.00M$179.00M$195.00M$191.00M
    Net Income$636.00M$662.00M$648.00M$274.00M$645.00M$663.00M$546.00M$582.00M$566.00M$546.00M$558.00M$525.00M
    EBITDA$1.01B$993.00M$999.00M$1.00B$967.00M$990.00M$874.00M$864.00M$841.00M$836.00M$862.00M$838.00M
    EBIT$870.00M$852.00M$859.00M$870.00M$828.00M$854.00M$731.00M$731.00M$708.00M$703.00M$726.00M$692.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    -$2000
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    1
    New Awards (TTM)
    0
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

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    Frequently Asked Questions About CTSH

    What is CTSH's current dividend yield?
    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH) has a current dividend yield of 2.01%.
    Does CTSH pay dividends?
    Yes, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A pays dividends with a current yield of 2.01%.
    What is CTSH's P/E ratio?
    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.72.
    What is CTSH's market cap?
    Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH) has a market capitalization of $29.09B with a current stock price of $64.58.

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