CTSH Cognizant
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Cognizant (CTSH) is a technology company in the Services-Computer Programming Services industry, with a market capitalization of $29.1 billion. Shares last traded at $65.09, 25.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 9.8%. CTSH trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31, below the Services-Computer Programming Services median of 18.47. Net profit margin is 11.8%, above the peer median of 7.3%. Revenue grew 7.0% year over year. The shares yield 2.0% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
CTSH Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $610M | $1.25 | 27% |
| 2024-12-31 | $600M | $1.21 | 27% |
| 2023-12-31 | $591M | $1.17 | 28% |
| 2022-12-31 | $564M | $1.09 | 25% |
| 2021-12-31 | $509M | $0.96 | 24% |
| 2020-12-31 | $480M | $0.89 | 34% |
| 2019-12-31 | $453M | $0.81 | 25% |
| 2018-12-31 | $468M | $0.80 | 22% |
| 2017-12-31 | $265M | $0.45 | 18% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.39 | 2026-10-29 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.36 | 2026-07-29 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.39 | 2026-04-29 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.35 | 2026-02-12 |
| FY 2025 | $4.56 | 2026-02-12 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | 2025-10-29 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Services-Computer Programming Services peers
CTSH vs 14 industry peers (Services-Computer Programming Services), by market cap. Data as of close
| ZS | Zscaler | $36.5B | — | 10.88 | -1.9% | -5.93% |
| CTSH | Cognizant | $29.1B | 11.31 | 1.33 | 11.8% | -0.04% |
| VRSN | Verisign | $27.7B | 32.55 | 15.97 | 49.1% | +0.39% |
| EPAM | Epam Systems, Inc. | $7.4B | 18.47 | 1.32 | 7.2% | +2.38% |
| DOX | Amdocs Ltd | $7.2B | 14.55 | 1.43 | 9.9% | +1.10% |
| DOCS | Doximity, Inc. | $5.9B | 35.07 | 8.94 | 25.5% | +0.34% |
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing | $3.6B | — | 266.46 | — | -5.16% |
| MGRT | Mega Fortune Co Ltd | $1.7B | 964.05 | 155.53 | 16.1% | +5.90% |
| PERI | Perion Network Ltd. | $445M | — | 1.01 | -1.8% | +31.19% |
| MFI | mF International Ltd | $389M | 38.74 | 90.19 | — | +3.33% |
| IA | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $380M | 19.90 | 4.08 | 20.5% | +1.99% |
| RDNW | RideNow Group, Inc. | $213M | — | 0.19 | -0.8% | +7.28% |
| GDEV | GDEV Inc. | $182M | — | — | — | +3.63% |
| ATGL | Alpha Technology Group Ltd | $153M | — | — | — | -5.94% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.