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CTSH:NASDAQ
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
$66.79
+1.15%
(+0.76) 1D
$66.46
-0.50% (-0.33)
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Closed: Oct 19, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$65.15
High
$66.84
Low
$65.15
Mkt. cap
30.09B
Avg. vol.
6.58M
Volume
5.05M
Dividend
1.98%
Quarterly dividend
$0.33
Ex-dividend date
Aug 18, 2026
P/E ratio
14.34
52-wk high
$87.03
52-wk low
$37.08
EPS
$4.66
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
450.44M
No. of employees
357K
Open
$65.15
High
$66.84
Low
$65.15
Mkt. cap
30.09B
Avg. vol.
6.58M
Volume
5.05M
Dividend
1.98%
Quarterly dividend
$0.33
Ex-dividend date
Aug 18, 2026
P/E ratio
14.34
52-wk high
$87.03
52-wk low
$37.08
EPS
$4.66
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
450.44M
No. of employees
357K
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Profile
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is an American domiciled Indian multinational information technology services 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. 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
Employees357K
FoundedJan 26, 1994
HeadquartersTeaneck, New Jersey, United States
SectorInformation technology consulting
Websitecognizant.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 18 analysts giving stock ratings to CTSH in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
7
Hold
11
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 18 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for CTSH in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $66.79
$103.00 (+54.21%)
Average
$67.71 (+1.38%)
Lowest
$47.00 (-29.63%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Bryan Keane
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$68.00
+1.8%
10/19/2026
Bryan Bergin
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintained
$60.00
-10.2%
10/13/2026
Steven Wahrhaftig
Wedbush
Buy
Maintained
$70.00
+4.8%
10/09/2026
Jason Kupferberg
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintained
$103.00
+54.2%
09/24/2026
Maggie Nolan
William Blair
Buy
Reiterated
-
-
09/21/2026
Nate Svensson
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Reiterated
$70.00
+4.8%
09/18/2026
Arvind Ramnani
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintained
-
-
09/16/2026
Darrin Peller
Wolfe Research
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/25/2026
Sean Kennedy
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintained
$64.00
-4.2%
08/05/2026
Dan Dolev
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintained
$64.00
-4.2%
08/05/2026
Jonathan Lee CFA
Guggenheim
Buy
Maintained
$65.00
-2.7%
08/05/2026
James Friedman
Susquehanna
Buy
Maintained
$82.00
+22.8%
07/30/2026
Tien Tsin Huang
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterated
$67.00
+0.3%
07/30/2026
David Koning
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$68.00
+1.8%
07/30/2026
James Schneider
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintained
$70.00
+4.8%
07/29/2026
Keith Bachman
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintained
$63.00
-5.7%
07/30/2026
David Paige
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$47.00
-29.6%
07/29/2026
James Faucette
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintained
$51.00
-23.6%
07/30/2026
Mayank Tandon
Needham
Hold
Maintained
-
-
07/29/2026
Daniel Perlin
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$47.00
-29.6%
07/23/2026
Sachin Mittal
DBS
Buy
Maintained
$53.00
-20.6%
07/16/2026
Meha Pau
Berenberg Bank
Hold
Downgraded
$59.00
-11.7%
06/16/2026
Surinder Thind
Jefferies
Buy
Maintained
$65.00
-2.7%
06/15/2026
Terry Tillman
Truist Financial
Hold
Initiated
$66.00
-1.2%
06/01/2026
Kevin Mcveigh
UBS
Hold
Reiterated
$64.00
-4.2%
04/13/2026
Amit Daryanani
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintained
$100.00
+49.7%
02/04/2026
Next call in 10 days
Thu, Oct 29, 2:30 PM
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
- / $1.46
Revenue / Est. (USD)
- / 5.65B
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
5.42B
5.33B
5.41B
5.48B
Cost of goods sold
3.58B
3.53B
3.64B
3.65B
Cost of revenue
3.58B
3.53B
3.64B
3.65B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
833.00M
806.00M
791.00M
728.00M
Operating expense
968.00M
946.00M
932.00M
871.00M
Total operating expenses
4.55B
4.48B
4.57B
4.52B
Operating income
866.00M
853.00M
843.00M
958.00M
Other non operating income
-
1.00M
-9.00M
-11.00M
EBT including unusual items
887.00M
883.00M
870.00M
867.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
887.00M
883.00M
870.00M
951.00M
Income tax expense
613.00M
235.00M
208.00M
231.00M
Effective tax rate
69.11%
26.61%
23.91%
26.64%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
274.00M
648.00M
662.00M
636.00M
Net profit margin
5.06%
12.15%
12.23%
11.60%
Earnings per share
1.39
1.35
1.40
1.37
Interest and investment income
25.00M
27.00M
22.00M
18.00M
Interest expense
-8.00M
-8.00M
-7.00M
-13.00M
Net interest expenses
17.00M
19.00M
15.00M
5.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
135.00M
140.00M
141.00M
143.00M
EBITDA
1.00B
950.00M
984.00M
1.10B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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