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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp provides professional services focused on modernizing technology and transforming business processes using AI and digital solutions. The company serves clients across four main industry segments: Health Sciences, Financial Services, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. Its services include consulting, application development, systems integration, infrastructure and security, business process services, and automation, tailored to meet the specific needs of various industries.

Snapshot

Revenue
$21.11B
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.0%
Net income
$2.23B
Diluted EPS
$4.56
Gross margin
Operating margin
16.1%
Net margin
10.6%
FCF margin
12.3%
ROE
14.9%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
13.7×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$29.09B
Long-term debt / equity
0.04×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Cognizant Technology Solutions

  • Revenue grew 7.0% to $21.1B in FY2025, faster than the 2.0% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 16.1% in FY2025, +0.8 pp against 15.3% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $5.4B, up 5.8% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $2.6B in FY2025, 12.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 0.4% to $2.2B in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Cognizant Technology Solutions’s fundamentals sit among the 625 Technology companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin16.1%
79th percentile of 563
Net margin10.6%
70th percentile of 577
FCF margin12.3%
55th percentile of 544
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.0%
43rd percentile of 616
ROE14.9%
73rd percentile of 540
P/E13.7×
18th percentile of 330
Long-term debt / equity0.04×
14th percentile of 278
Short interest3.53d
56th percentile of 622

Cognizant Technology Solutions’s long-term debt to equity of 0.04 ranks in the 14th percentile of the 278 Technology companies reporting it.

1 reported insider purchase (code P) totaling $209,768 in the last 90 days, against 4 sales totaling $824,124. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
1 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
5
3 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$998.7M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Dodge & CoxQ2 2026$563.2M14.5MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$169.9M4.4MAdded
Yacktman Asset ManagementQ2 2026$122.0M3.2MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$79.1M2.0MReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$46.3M1.2MReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$10.1M259.8KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$7.7M199.6KNew
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$236,7566.1KReduced

No longer held by: Bridgewater Associates (as of Q2 2026), Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
1
1 insider
Bought (90d)
$210K
code P value
Sells (90d)
4
$824K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-03
filed 2026-08-05
Dalal Jatin PChief Financial OfficerSell12.0K$55.76$669K
2026-08-03
filed 2026-08-05
Kim John SunshinCLO, CAO & Corporate SecretarySell2.5K$57.05$143K
2026-07-01
filed 2026-07-06
Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell137$39.82$5K
2026-06-15
filed 2026-06-17
Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell133$51.70$7K
2026-06-10
filed 2026-06-12
ROHLEDER STEPHEN JDirectorBuy4.0K$52.00$210K
2026-06-01
filed 2026-06-03
Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell146$56.41$8K
2026-05-18
filed 2026-05-20
Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell154$48.04$7K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
35.6M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-20.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.53
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
10.1M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1435.6M-20.6%3.53
2026-07-3144.8M-21.5%4.78
2026-07-1557.1M-4.5%5.84
2026-06-3059.8M-0.1%3.06
2026-06-1559.8M-0.7%7.31
2026-05-2960.2M+27.1%5.77
2026-05-1547.4M+15.1%6.55
2026-04-3041.2M+15.2%6.03

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$21.11B$19.74B$19.35B$19.43B$18.51B
Gross profit
Operating income$3.39B$2.89B$2.69B$2.97B$2.83B
Net income$2.23B$2.24B$2.13B$2.29B$2.14B
Diluted EPS$4.56$4.51$4.21$4.41$4.05

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$2.88B$2.12B$2.33B$2.57B$2.50B
Capital expenditure$288.0M$297.0M$317.0M$332.0M$279.0M
Free cash flow$2.60B$1.83B$2.01B$2.24B$2.22B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$5.41B5.8%$662.0M$1.39
Q4 FY2025$5.33B4.9%$648.0M$1.34
Q3 FY2025$5.42B7.4%$274.0M$0.56
Q2 FY2025$5.25B8.1%$645.0M$1.31
Q1 FY2025$5.12B7.5%$663.0M$1.34
Q4 FY2024$5.08B6.8%$546.0M$1.10
Q3 FY2024$5.04B3.0%$582.0M$1.17
Q2 FY2024$4.85B-0.7%$566.0M$1.14

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorTechnology
SIC industryServices-Computer Programming Services
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2021
SEC CIK1058290

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-12
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10-K2025-02-12
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10-Q2026-07-29
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10-Q2026-04-29
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10-Q2025-10-29
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10-Q2025-07-31
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8-K2026-07-29
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8-K2026-07-10
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.