CTSH · Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp · Metrics
$70.54
-3.18 (-4.31%)
At close · Oct 23
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$33.43B
Shares
473.87M
Volume · Oct 23
6.35M
Avg daily vol (3M)
7.36M
CTSH metrics
111 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$70.54
Market cap
$33.43B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
+6.8%
Price change (30D)
+19.3%
Price change (3M)
+55.2%
Price change (6M)
+28.0%
Price change (YTD)
-15.0%
Price change (1Y)
+3.7%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
-10.7%
52-week high
$86.70
52-week low
$38.73
Change from 52-week high
-18.6%
Change from 52-week low
+82.1%
Annualized volatility
42.7%
Annualized volatility (3M)
48.4%
Beta
0.1
RSI (14D)
67.7
Price vs SMA 50
+14.7%
Price vs SMA 200
+18.7%
Avg volume (3M)
7.36M
Relative volume
0.9
Average dollar volume
$437.59M
Company
3 metricsSector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Shares outstanding
473.87M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
15.1
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 6.6%
PEG ratio
4.0
EV / revenue
1.6×
reciprocal yield 63.8%
EV / EBITDA
8.5×
reciprocal yield 11.8%
EV / EBIT
9.9×
reciprocal yield 10.1%
P / sales
1.5×
reciprocal yield 64.7%
P / book
2.3
reciprocal yield 43.3%
FCF yield
7.8%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
7.2%
P / FCF
12.9
reciprocal yield 7.8%
P / operating cash flow
11.5
reciprocal yield 8.7%
Earnings yield
6.6%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
15.8×
reciprocal yield 6.3%
P / E historical average (5Y)
16.5×
reciprocal yield 6.1%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
1.7×
reciprocal yield 60.4%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
1.7×
reciprocal yield 57.7%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
11.2×
reciprocal yield 8.9%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
11.7×
reciprocal yield 8.6%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
9.5×
reciprocal yield 10.6%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
9.8×
reciprocal yield 10.2%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
1.8%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
27.8%
Shareholder yield
9.1%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$1.30
Dividend growth YoY
+5.7%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-08-18
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-07-29
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
—
Operating margin
15.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
10.3%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
$3.44B
Net income (TTM)
$2.22B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$4.66
FCF margin
12.0%
Effective tax rate
36.7%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+4.5%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
-1.4%
Revenue (TTM)
$21.64B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+3.8%
Shares change YoY
-5.3%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+2.8%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+1.1%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+12.2%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+5.1%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
-2.2%
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
15.4%
Return on assets
10.7%
Debt / equity
0.1
Current ratio
2.2
EBITDA (TTM)
$4.00B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$2.60B
Quick ratio
2.2
Interest coverage
95.4
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1
Return on invested capital
14.5%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$509.00M
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$1.04B
Total assets
$20.82B
Total debt
$1.56B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$2.92B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$319.00M
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$3.16B
Stock compensation (TTM)
$190.00M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
0.9%
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
925
13F filer change QoQ
-78
Institutional ownership
108.5%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
0.8%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
—
Private-fund adviser ownership
—
Active holders' share change QoQ
+11.7%
Holder tenure
19.0
Price vs estimated holder cost
-40.2%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
25.9%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
7.0%
Latest settlement · 4.7 days to cover
Days to cover
4.7d
Short-squeeze score
71 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$995,613
Insider-sentiment score
—
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
—
Key facts
CIK
1058290
CUSIP
192446102
13F (30d)
205 filings
193 filers
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