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CTSH

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

CTSH

NASDAQ·Technology·Information Technology Services·Mkt cap $19.5B

$41.99

+2.24%

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52-Week Range

$37.08 - $87.03

P/E

9.13

Fwd P/E

7.35

Beta

0.81

Div Yield

3.12%

Avg Vol

9.4M

Shares Out

473.9M

Mkt Cap

$19.5B

Price action

Price chart

Down 48.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global delivery model
  • Deep industry-specific expertise
  • Comprehensive digital transformation capabilities
  • Strong client relationship management

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Digital transformation acceleration

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Professional Services peers

Momentum

Falling

-34.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Solid

3.12% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 29, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.40 vs $1.33 consensus (+5.3% surprise). Revenue of $5.4B vs $5.4B expected (-0.0%).

EPS beat +5.3%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+5.3%

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+7%

+7%

+8%

+7%

+5%

+6%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q4 25

Q1 26

$4.8B

$5.0B

$5.1B

$5.1B

$5.2B

$5.4B

$5.3B

$5.4B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

29.6%

Operating

15.1%

Profit

12.2%

Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 42% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

42%

Hold

7

58%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$68.00

+61.9% vs $41.99

Low $56.00
Median $68.00
High $88.00

Latest: Wedbush · Jun 8, 2026

7 analysts covering

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How CTSH stacks vs Information Technology Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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