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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP CTSH

Services-Computer Programming Services · CIK 0001058290 · Fiscal year ends 1231

Revenue
$21.11B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Operating income
$3.39B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$2.60B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31

Valuation, from the filing

Public float$38.10BMarket value of stock held by non-affiliates, as stated on the cover page for 2025-06-30
Float per share$79.67Float divided by shares outstanding in the same filing. A floor under the share price on that date, not the price itself.
Float / net income17.1×A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded.
Float / revenue1.8×A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded.
Float / equity2.5×A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded.

Every figure here is drawn from the 10-K cover page and the statements behind it, so each one traces to a filing. Public float counts only stock held by non-affiliates, which makes these floors rather than estimates: a high multiple is conclusive, a low one may mean cheap or may mean closely held. The float was measured on 2025-06-30, not today, and each multiple below it uses the figures for the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 — the year that filing covered.

Valuation over time

17.1× earnings today, against a median of 18.0× across 10 years on record. In line with its own history.

Float measuredPublic floatFloat / net income
2025-06-30$38.10B17.1×
2024-06-30$33.70B15.0×
2023-06-30$32.90B15.5×
2022-06-30$34.90B15.2×
2021-06-30$36.40B17.0×
2020-06-30$30.80B22.1×
2019-06-30$34.90B18.9×
2018-06-30$45.70B21.8×
2017-06-30$39.00B25.9×
2016-06-30$34.60B22.3×

Each float is paired with the fiscal year the filing that stated it covers. Only years where the company reported positive net income appear, because a multiple against a loss is not a multiple.

How this compares in its industry

Percentile among the Services-Computer Programming Services filers on this site, highest value first. A high percentile means a large figure, which is good for a margin and not for leverage — the ranking says where the company sits, not whether that is where it should be.

MeasureReportedPercentile
Effective tax rate36.2%100th
Net margin10.6%90th
SBC / revenue0.9%12th
Operating margin16.1%86th
FCF margin12.3%80th
Current ratio2.14x72th
Revenue YoY growth7.0%58th
CapEx / revenue1.4%53th

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH) reported revenue of $21.11B and net income of $2.23B for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Services-Computer Programming Services.

Income

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP income by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Revenue$21.11B$19.74B$19.35B$19.43B$18.51B$16.65B$16.78B$16.12B$14.81B$13.49B
Cost of revenueUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Gross profitUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Operating income$3.39B$2.89B$2.69B$2.97B$2.83B$2.11B$2.45B$2.80B$2.48B$2.29B
Net income$2.23B$2.24B$2.13B$2.29B$2.14B$1.39B$1.84B$2.10B$1.50B$1.55B
Research & developmentUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Weighted-average diluted sharesshares 489.00Mshares 497.00Mshares 505.00Mshares 519.00Mshares 528.00Mshares 541.00Mshares 560.00Mshares 584.00Mshares 595.00Mshares 610.00M
Pretax income$3.48B$2.94B$2.79B$3.02B$2.83B$2.10B$2.54B$2.80B$2.66B$2.36B
Income tax expense$1.26B$713.00M$668.00M$730.00M$693.00M$704.00M$643.00M$698.00M$1.15B$805.00M
Diluted EPS$4.56$4.51$4.21$4.41$4.05$2.57$3.29$3.60$2.53$2.55
Selling, general & administrative$3.24B$3.22B$3.25B$3.44B$3.50B$3.10B$2.97B$3.01B$2.70B$2.73B
General & administrativeUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Selling & marketingUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Balance

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP balance by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Cash & equivalents$1.90B$2.23B$2.62B$2.19B$1.79B$2.68B$2.64B$1.16B$1.92B$2.03B
Total assets$20.69B$19.97B$18.48B$17.85B$17.85B$16.92B$16.20B$15.85B$15.22B$14.26B
Current assets$7.82B$7.50B$7.51B$7.27B$7.34B$6.85B$7.61B$8.61B$9.11B$8.60B
Total liabilities$5.68B$5.56B$5.26B$5.54B$5.86B$6.09B$5.18B$4.42B$4.55B$3.53B
Current liabilities$3.66B$3.58B$3.33B$3.35B$3.53B$3.54B$2.98B$2.71B$2.84B$2.42B
Total equity incl. NCI$15.02B$14.41B$13.23B$12.31B$11.99B$10.84B$11.02B$11.42B$10.67B$10.73B
Temporary (mezzanine) equityUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
InventoryUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Accounts receivable$4.44B$4.06B$3.85B$3.80B$3.56B$3.09B$3.26B$3.19B$2.86B$2.56B
Goodwill$7.11B$6.95B$6.08B$5.71B$5.62B$5.03B$3.98B$3.48B$2.70B$2.55B
Long-term debt$543.00M$875.00M$606.00M$638.00M$626.00M$663.00M$700.00M$736.00M$698.00M$797.00M
Accounts payable$308.00M$340.00M$337.00M$360.00M$361.00M$389.00M$239.00M$215.00M$210.00M$175.00M

Cash flow

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP cash flow by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Operating cash flow$2.88B$2.12B$2.33B$2.57B$2.50B$3.30B$2.50B$2.59B$2.41B$1.64B
Capital expenditures$288.00M$297.00M$317.00M$332.00M$279.00M$398.00M$392.00M$377.00M$284.00M$300.00M
Investing cash flow-$230.00M-$1.65B-$331.00M-$106.00M-$2.16B-$1.24B$1.59B-$1.63B-$582.00M-$963.00M
Financing cash flow-$2.27B-$915.00M-$1.61B-$1.94B-$1.20B-$2.01B-$2.57B-$1.69B-$1.98B-$743.00M
Net change in cash$403.00M-$486.00M$423.00M$502.00M-$888.00M$35.00M$1.48B-$764.00M-$109.00M-$91.00M
Stock-based compensation$181.00M$175.00M$176.00M$261.00M$246.00M$232.00M$217.00M$267.00M$221.00M$217.00M
Common dividends paid$610.00M$600.00M$591.00M$564.00M$509.00M$480.00M$453.00M$468.00M$265.00M$0
Common share repurchases$1.38B$605.00M$1.06B$1.42B$771.00M$1.62B$2.25B$1.26B$1.89B$512.00M
Depreciation & amortization$550.00M$542.00M$555.00M$569.00M$574.00M$559.00M$526.00M$498.00M$443.00M$379.00M

Derived

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP derived by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Free cash flow$2.60B$1.83B$2.01B$2.24B$2.22B$2.90B$2.11B$2.22B$2.12B$1.34B
Gross marginUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Operating margin16.1%14.7%13.9%15.3%15.3%12.7%14.6%17.4%16.8%17.0%
FCF margin12.3%9.3%10.4%11.5%12.0%17.4%12.6%13.7%14.3%10.0%
SBC / revenue0.9%0.9%0.9%1.3%1.3%1.4%1.3%1.7%1.5%1.6%
Current ratio2.14x2.09x2.25x2.17x2.08x1.94x2.55x3.18x3.21x3.56x
Revenue YoY growth7.0%2.0%-0.4%5.0%11.1%-0.8%4.1%8.9%9.8%Unavailable
Net margin10.6%11.3%11.0%11.8%11.5%8.4%11.0%13.0%10.2%11.5%
R&D / revenueUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
CapEx / revenue1.4%1.5%1.6%1.7%1.5%2.4%2.3%2.3%1.9%2.2%
Long-term debt / equity0.04xUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Effective tax rate36.2%24.3%24.0%24.2%24.5%33.6%25.3%25.0%43.4%34.2%

Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open CTSH in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.

Source filings

10-Q · Filed 2026-10-29View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-07-29View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-04-29View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-02-12View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-10-29View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-07-31View SEC filing

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