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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
$41.99 +0.92 (+2.24%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$19.90B
Shares
473,869,469

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$41.99 Open$41.70 Day$41.41–42.59 52W$37.08–86.59 Avg vol 30d12.4M Short int59.8M · 12.6% float · 7.3d Short vol55% Last earningsApr 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 29
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross no cross
Price vs 200-day avg −37% below
Price vs 50-day avg −16% below
RSI (14) 37 · neutral
MACD trend negative
52-week position 10% · near low
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $50 › 200d $66 — 200d above 50d
+ Institutional flow 5 of 989 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +40.1K sh shares
+ Insider flow Net +$194.1K over 90 days · 50% sells
+ Short interest 12.62% of float · ▼ -0.7% MoM · 7.3 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
Institution breadth 989 holders — mid 3-yr range
Fundamentals Excellent
Revenue growth +7% Y/Y
EPS growth +1% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $2.6B
+ Valuation P/E 9.1 · below peers
+ Buyback $3.5B remaining
+ Balance sheet net cash $1.1B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 29, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 29, 2026
      Revenue · Second quarter Initiated $5.45B – $5.52B
      prior qtr $5.41B midpoint +1.3% QoQ

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 2 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      no cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −37% below Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −16% below Bearish
      RSI (14)
      37 · neutral Neutral
      MACD trend
      negative Bearish
      52-week position
      10% · near low Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $50 › 200d $66 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      5 of 989 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +40.1K sh shares
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$194.1K over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Falling
      12.62% of float · ▼ -0.7% MoM · 7.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      989 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $37 Now $42 · 10% 52-wk high $87
      vs 200-day avg -37% vs 50-day avg -16%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Book-to-bill 1.4 Q1 2026
      Remaining share repurchase authorization $1.5B Q1 2026
      Total headcount 357,600 Q1 2026
      Trailing 12-month bookings $29.6B Q1 2026
      Voluntary Attrition - Tech Services 12.3% Q1 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Information Technology Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CTSH
      Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
      this stock
      $19.90B -49.2% +7.0% 9.1 12.6%
      IBM
      International Business Machines Corp
      $272.12B -1.7% +7.6% 25.6 3.2%
      ACN
      Accenture plc
      $91.72B -48.8% +4.1% 11.0 4.2%
      INFY
      Infosys Ltd
      $45.19B -37.4% 4.1%
      FIS
      Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
      $21.61B -36.6% +1.1% 8.1 3.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      989
      % held
      95.4%
      Reported
      5 of 989
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      919
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      59.8M
      Days to cover
      7.3d
      Change
      -395.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      55%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      54
      Value
      $2.8K
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.3%
      Week of
      Jun 8, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$194.1K
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Apr 14, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $21.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $2.2B
      EPS diluted
      $4.56
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $11.5B
      Remaining
      $3.5B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $5.3K
      Shares
      137
      Filed
      Jul 1, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Cognizant and OpenAI bring fronti…
      Published
      Jul 2, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CTSH +7.3% -21.5% -50.8% +8.4% -49.2%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +5.8% -20.3% -58.8% +8.7% -58.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.33 / share · ex May 18, 2026
      Raised 6.5%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.28 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.05%
      Buyback program · as of May 17, 2026
      Authorized
      $11.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $8.05B
      Remaining
      $3.45B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1058290 CUSIP 192446102 13F (30d) 40 filings 12 filers Visit website Investor relations