CTSH

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

Nasdaq · CIK 1058290

Last close58.51
Daily change-2.37 (-3.89%)
10 Years gain+35.06%
Dividends TTM1.3 (+5.69%)
Dividend yield2.14%

Fundamental Analysis

CTSH · STANDARD

SIC 7371 · Services-Computer Programming Services · Fiscal year end 1231

Screener
Fundamental
68.8
Momentum
57.4
Acceleration
60.0
Confidence
87.0
Annual Revenue19
Quarterly Revenue75
Annual CFO19
Balance SheetAvailable
RankingEligible

Score Breakdown

Growth10.0 / 25
Quality15.7 / 25
Capital Efficiency13.6 / 20
Balance Sheet15.0 / 15
Shareholder Economics9.5 / 10
Forward Indicators5.0 / 5

Signals

Operating leverageOperating margin improved by 1.4881 percentage points.
ROIC expansionROIC improved by 2.7801 percentage points.
Net debt reductionNet debt declined versus the comparison period.
Share count reductionDiluted share count declined 3.8306%.
Strong operating leverageOperating income is growing faster than revenue while operating margin expands.

Key Metrics

Revenue Growth TTM8.37%OK
Revenue CAGR 3Y2.8%OK
Gross Marginn/aMISSING
Operating Margin15.95%OK
FCF Marginn/aMISSING
FCF Growthn/aINSUFFICIENT_HISTORY
ROIC19.23%OK
Incremental Operating Margin 3Y21.31%OK
Net Debt / CFOn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL
Diluted Share Growth 1Y-3.83%OK
SBC / Revenuen/aMISSING
SBC / FCFn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL

Financial History

PeriodRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeCFOFCFGross MarginOp MarginFCF MarginROICShares
2025 FY Dec 31, 2025$21.11Bn/a$3.39B$2.88B$2.60Bn/a16.06%12.29%20.02%489M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2024$19.74Bn/a$2.89B$2.12B$1.83Bn/a14.65%9.26%18.8%497M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2023$19.35Bn/a$2.69B$2.33B$2.01Bn/a13.89%10.4%19.59%505M
2024 FY Dec 31, 2022$19.43Bn/a$2.97B$2.57B$2.24Bn/a15.28%11.51%23%519M
2023 FY Dec 31, 2021$18.51Bn/a$2.83B$2.50B$2.22Bn/a15.27%11.97%23.82%528M

Formula Trace

MetricValueFormulaStatusSource
Revenue TTM$21.19Bsum latest 4 fiscal quarters RevenueOK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
Revenue Growth TTM8.37%Revenue_TTM / Revenue_TTM_1Y_ago - 1OK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
Revenue CAGR 3Y2.8%(Revenue_current / Revenue_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1OK0001058290-26-000008
Revenue CAGR 5Y4.86%(Revenue_current / Revenue_5Y_ago)^(1/5) - 1OK0001058290-26-000008
Gross Profit CAGR 3Yn/a(GrossProfit_current / GrossProfit_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Growth19.53%OperatingIncome_current / OperatingIncome_prior_year - 1OK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
FCF Growthn/aFCF_current / FCF_prior_year - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Revenue Growth Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Profit Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
FCF Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Margin15.95%Operating Income / RevenueOK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
ROIC19.23%NOPAT / Average Invested CapitalOK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
Net Debt / CFOn/aNet Debt / CFONOT_MEANINGFUL0001058290-26-000016
Current Ratio2.23xCurrent Assets / Current LiabilitiesOKderived
Cash / Debt2.67x(Cash + Short-term Investments) / Total DebtOK0001058290-26-000016
Revenue per Diluted Share$44.42Revenue / Diluted SharesOK0001058290-26-000016, 0001058290-25-000267
SBC / FCFn/aSBC / FCFNOT_MEANINGFULderived