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CTSH:NASDAQ
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
$40.95
-2.10%
(-0.88) 1D
$41.22
+0.66% (+0.27)
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Closed: Jun 23, 4:00:00 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$42.37
High
$42.70
Low
$40.90
Mkt. cap
19.40B
Avg. vol.
11.29M
Volume
0.00
Dividend
3.22%
Quarterly dividend
$0.33
Ex-dividend date
May 18, 2026
P/E ratio
8.90
52-wk high
$87.03
52-wk low
$40.77
EPS
$4.60
Beta
0.81
Shares outstanding
473.87M
No. of employees
358K
Open
$42.37
High
$42.70
Low
$40.90
Mkt. cap
19.40B
Avg. vol.
11.29M
Volume
0.00
Dividend
3.22%
Quarterly dividend
$0.33
Ex-dividend date
May 18, 2026
P/E ratio
8.90
52-wk high
$87.03
52-wk low
$40.77
EPS
$4.60
Beta
0.81
Shares outstanding
473.87M
No. of employees
358K
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Profile
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is an American multinational information technology consulting and outsourcing company, headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. It was originally founded in Chennai, India, as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994. After a series of corporate restructurings, the company went public in 1998. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. Ravi Kumar Singisetti has been the CEO of the company since January 2023, replacing Brian Humphries. Wikipedia
About Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
CEORavi Kumar S
Employees358K
FoundedJan 26, 1994
HeadquartersTeaneck, New Jersey, United States
SectorInformation technology consulting
Websitecognizant.com
Analyst Ratings
Based on 20 analysts giving stock ratings to CTSH in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
8
Hold
12
Sell
0
12 month forecast
Based on 20 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for CTSH in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $40.95
$88.00 (+114.90%)
Average
$69.06 (+68.64%)
Lowest
$44.00 (+7.45%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price Target
Projected
Date
James Faucette
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintained
$44.00
+7.4%
06/23/2026
Jason Kupferberg
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$83.00
+102.7%
06/22/2026
Meha Pau
Berenberg Bank
Hold
Downgraded
$59.00
+44.1%
06/16/2026
Surinder Thind
Jefferies
Buy
Maintained
$65.00
+58.7%
06/15/2026
Maggie Nolan
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
06/09/2026
Bryan Keane
Citi
Hold
Reiterated
$55.00
+34.3%
06/09/2026
James Friedman
Susquehanna
Buy
Reiterated
$88.00
+114.9%
06/08/2026
Sean Kennedy
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintained
-
-
06/08/2026
Keith Bachman
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintained
$63.00
+53.8%
06/08/2026
Steven Wahrhaftig
Wedbush
Buy
Upgraded
$70.00
+70.9%
06/08/2026
Arvind Ramnani
Truist Financial
Hold
Initiated
$66.00
+61.2%
06/01/2026
Terry Tillman
Truist Financial
Hold
Initiated
$66.00
+61.2%
06/01/2026
Sachin Mittal
DBS
Buy
Maintained
$66.00
+61.2%
05/05/2026
Dan Dolev
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintained
$68.00
+66.1%
05/05/2026
David Paige
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$88.00
+114.9%
05/01/2026
Jonathan Lee CFA
Guggenheim
Buy
Maintained
$80.00
+95.4%
04/30/2026
Bryan Bergin
TD Cowen
Hold
Reiterated
$62.00
+51.4%
04/30/2026
James Schneider
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintained
$75.00
+83.2%
04/29/2026
Mayank Tandon
Needham
Hold
Maintained
-
-
04/29/2026
Tien Tsin Huang
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterated
$74.00
+80.7%
04/28/2026
Kevin Mcveigh
UBS
Hold
Reiterated
$64.00
+56.3%
04/13/2026
David Koning
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$72.00
+75.8%
04/10/2026
Daniel Perlin
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$88.00
+114.9%
02/04/2026
Amit Daryanani
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintained
$100.00
+144.2%
02/04/2026
Last report
Apr 29, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$1.40 / $1.33
+4.98%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
5.41B / 5.41B
+0.01%beat
Fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Revenue
5.24B
5.42B
5.33B
5.41B
Cost of goods sold
3.48B
3.58B
3.53B
3.64B
Cost of revenue
3.48B
3.58B
3.53B
3.64B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
810.00M
833.00M
806.00M
791.00M
Operating expense
949.00M
968.00M
946.00M
932.00M
Total operating expenses
4.43B
4.55B
4.48B
4.57B
Operating income
817.00M
866.00M
853.00M
843.00M
Other non operating income
4.00M
-
1.00M
-9.00M
EBT including unusual items
842.00M
887.00M
883.00M
870.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
842.00M
887.00M
883.00M
870.00M
Income tax expense
197.00M
613.00M
235.00M
208.00M
Effective tax rate
23.40%
69.11%
26.61%
23.91%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
645.00M
274.00M
648.00M
662.00M
Net profit margin
12.30%
5.06%
12.15%
12.23%
Earnings per share
1.31
1.39
1.35
1.40
Interest and investment income
23.00M
25.00M
27.00M
22.00M
Interest expense
-9.00M
-8.00M
-8.00M
-7.00M
Net interest expenses
14.00M
17.00M
19.00M
15.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
139.00M
135.00M
140.00M
141.00M
EBITDA
956.00M
1.00B
950.00M
984.00M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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