Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Insights

CTSH price $65.75 -0.47 -0.71%

Ticker
CTSH
Price
$65.75
Change
-0.47 -0.71%
Market cap ?
$29.62B
P/E ?
14.88
Forward P/E ?
11.42
Dividend yield ?
1.87%
Beta ?
0.85
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
Stocklytics score
57
Value
72
Quality
67
Growth
33

Stocklytics score rationale: value 72, quality 67, growth 33.

Financials

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation functions as a global professional services firm, delivering a comprehensive suite of consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions across North America, Europe, and other international markets. Its operations are structured into four primary divisions: Financial Services, Healthcare, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. Within the Financial…

Fair value

CTSH fair value $108.54. Price $65.75. Price is 39% below fair value.

Below fair value, and cheaper than usual. A larger discount than on 63% of days in the past 5 years.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 2.60B. Growth 2.87%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.98% (beta 0.9). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 450.44M. Net debt -326.00M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2026-10-29—1.46—5.64B
2026-07-291.371.385.48B5.48B
2026-04-291.401.345.41B5.41B
2026-02-041.351.325.33B5.31B
2025-10-291.391.305.42B5.32B
2025-07-301.311.265.25B5.19B
2025-04-301.231.205.12B5.06B
2025-02-051.211.125.08B5.07B
2024-10-301.251.155.04B4.99B
2024-07-311.171.124.85B4.80B
2024-05-011.121.114.76B4.72B
2024-02-061.181.044.76B4.76B
2023-11-011.161.094.90B4.91B
2023-08-021.100.994.89B4.84B
2023-05-031.111.044.81B4.73B
2023-02-021.011.024.84B4.78B
2022-11-021.171.164.86B4.98B
2022-07-271.141.084.91B4.91B
2022-05-041.081.044.83B4.82B
2022-02-021.101.044.78B4.78B
2021-10-271.061.054.74B4.71B
2021-07-280.990.964.58B4.71B
2021-05-050.970.944.40B4.36B
2021-02-030.670.904.18B5.25B
2020-10-280.970.904.24B3.98B
2020-07-290.820.694.00B3.37B
2020-05-070.960.924.22B4.05B
2020-02-051.071.044.28B4.16B
2019-10-301.081.054.25B4.13B
2019-07-310.940.924.14B4.05B
2019-05-020.911.044.11B4.70B
2019-02-061.131.074.13B3.91B
2018-10-301.191.134.08B3.87B
2018-08-021.191.104.01B3.70B
2018-05-071.061.063.91B3.91B
2018-02-071.030.973.83B3.61B
2017-11-010.980.953.77B3.69B
2017-08-030.930.903.67B3.59B
2017-05-050.840.833.55B3.50B
2017-02-080.870.863.46B3.42B

Dividends

Yield 1.98%. Payout ratio 27.84%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 100/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 28% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 10 separate years. Yield is 2.0%, in a range that is usually sustainable.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-08-18$0.332026-08-182026-08-25Quarterly
2026-05-18$0.332026-05-182026-05-27Quarterly
2026-02-18$0.332026-02-182026-02-26Quarterly
2025-11-18$0.312025-11-182025-11-26Quarterly
2025-08-18$0.312025-08-182025-08-26Quarterly
2025-05-19$0.312025-05-192025-05-28Quarterly
2025-02-18$0.312025-02-182025-02-26Quarterly
2024-11-19$0.302024-11-192024-11-27Quarterly
2024-08-20$0.302024-08-202024-08-28Quarterly
2024-05-17$0.302024-05-202024-05-29Quarterly
2024-02-16$0.302024-02-202024-02-28Quarterly
2023-11-20$0.292023-11-212023-11-30Quarterly
2023-08-18$0.292023-08-212023-08-29Quarterly
2023-05-18$0.292023-05-192023-05-30Quarterly
2023-02-16$0.292023-02-172023-02-28Quarterly
2022-11-17$0.272022-11-182022-11-29Quarterly
2022-08-18$0.272022-08-192022-08-30Quarterly
2022-05-19$0.272022-05-202022-05-31Quarterly
2022-02-17$0.272022-02-182022-03-01Quarterly
2021-11-18$0.242021-11-192021-11-30Quarterly
2021-08-19$0.242021-08-202021-08-31Quarterly
2021-05-19$0.242021-05-202021-05-28Quarterly
2021-02-17$0.242021-02-182021-02-26Quarterly
2020-11-18$0.222020-11-192020-11-30Quarterly
2020-08-20$0.222020-08-212020-08-31Quarterly
2020-05-19$0.222020-05-202020-05-29Quarterly
2020-02-14$0.222020-02-182020-02-28Quarterly
2019-11-18$0.202019-11-192019-11-29Quarterly
2019-08-21$0.202019-08-222019-08-30Quarterly
2019-05-21$0.202019-05-222019-05-31Quarterly
2019-02-20$0.202019-02-212019-02-28Quarterly
2018-11-19$0.202018-11-202018-11-30Quarterly
2018-08-21$0.202018-08-222018-08-31Quarterly
2018-05-21$0.202018-05-222018-05-31Quarterly
2018-02-21$0.202018-02-222018-02-28Quarterly
2017-11-17$0.152017-11-202017-11-30Quarterly
2017-08-18$0.152017-08-222017-08-31Quarterly
2017-05-18$0.152017-05-222017-05-31Quarterly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-10-01Kerdman AlinaBuy207——
2026-10-01Kerdman AlinaSell69$57.443.96K
2026-10-01Kerdman AlinaSell207——
2026-09-30Kerdman AlinaSell139$56.887.91K
2026-09-15Gummadi SuryaBuy598——
2026-09-15Gummadi SuryaBuy1.40K——
2026-09-15Gummadi SuryaSell988$64.1063.33K
2026-09-15Gummadi SuryaSell1.40K——
2026-09-15Gummadi SuryaSell598——
2026-09-15Kerdman AlinaBuy200——
2026-09-15Kerdman AlinaSell66$64.104.23K
2026-09-15Kerdman AlinaSell200——
2026-09-15Ayyar Balu GaneshBuy849——
2026-09-15Ayyar Balu GaneshSell849——
2026-09-15Kim John SunshinBuy1.65K——
2026-09-15Kim John SunshinSell889$64.1056.98K
2026-09-15Kim John SunshinSell1.65K——
2026-09-15Diaz KathrynBuy50——
2026-09-15Diaz KathrynBuy699——
2026-09-15Diaz KathrynSell373$64.1023.91K
2026-09-15Diaz KathrynSell699——
2026-09-15Diaz KathrynSell50——
2026-09-15Singisetti Ravi KumarBuy5.99K——
2026-09-15Singisetti Ravi KumarSell3.23K$64.10207.11K
2026-09-15Singisetti Ravi KumarSell5.99K——
2026-09-15Dalal Jatin PBuy648——
2026-09-15Dalal Jatin PBuy1.85K——
2026-09-15Dalal Jatin PSell1.35K$64.1086.34K
2026-09-15Dalal Jatin PSell1.85K——
2026-09-15Dalal Jatin PSell648——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshBuy249——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshBuy272——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshSell468$64.1030.00K
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshBuy749——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshSell249——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshSell272——
2026-09-15Varrier RajeshSell749——
2026-09-14Kerdman AlinaSell134$62.408.36K
2026-09-02Kim John SunshinSell2.50K$63.37158.43K
2026-09-01Varrier RajeshBuy204——
2026-09-01Varrier RajeshBuy340——
2026-09-01Varrier RajeshSell210$64.5813.56K
2026-09-01Varrier RajeshSell340——
2026-09-01Varrier RajeshSell204——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PBuy1.53K——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PBuy2.96K——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PSell3.50K$64.58226.29K
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PBuy1.96K——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PSell2.96K——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PSell1.53K——
2026-09-01Dalal Jatin PSell1.96K——
2026-09-01Singisetti Ravi KumarBuy9.78K——
2026-09-01Singisetti Ravi KumarSell8.19K$64.58528.72K
2026-09-01Singisetti Ravi KumarBuy5.31K——
2026-09-01Singisetti Ravi KumarSell9.78K——
2026-09-01Singisetti Ravi KumarSell5.31K——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynBuy408——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynBuy985——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynSell1.07K$64.5869.04K
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynBuy743——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynSell985——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynSell408——
2026-09-01Diaz KathrynSell743——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinBuy408——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinBuy2.24K——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinSell2.38K$64.58154.02K
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinBuy478——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinBuy1.27K——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinSell2.24K——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinSell1.27K——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinSell408——
2026-09-01Kim John SunshinSell478——
2026-09-01Ayyar Balu GaneshBuy1.16K——
2026-09-01Ayyar Balu GaneshBuy903——
2026-09-01Ayyar Balu GaneshSell1.16K——
2026-09-01Ayyar Balu GaneshSell903——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaSell408——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaBuy408——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaSell206$64.5813.30K
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaBuy14——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaBuy199——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaSell199——
2026-09-01Kerdman AlinaSell14——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaBuy1.43K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaBuy2.31K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaSell2.61K$64.58168.62K
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaBuy319——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaBuy1.17K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaSell2.31K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaSell1.43K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaSell1.17K——
2026-09-01Gummadi SuryaSell319——
2026-08-31Kerdman AlinaSell144$63.349.12K
2026-08-25ROHLEDER STEPHEN JBuy113——
2026-08-25ROHLEDER STEPHEN JBuy85——
2026-08-25ROHLEDER STEPHEN JBuy27——
2026-08-25Branderiz EricBuy43——
2026-08-25Branderiz EricBuy22——
2026-08-25Branderiz EricBuy15——
2026-08-25WIJNBERG SANDRA SBuy122——

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 960, holders -70 vs prior quarter. Ownership 109.27%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.46.18M1.85M+4.16%1.79B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC30.95M-127.43K-0.41%1.20B
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC26.53M6.27M+30.93%1.03B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC26.15M-10.12K-0.04%1.01B
STATE STREET CORP25.30M1.14M+4.71%980.05M
INVESCO LTD.18.14M8.10M+80.71%702.49M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO14.95M-5.98M-28.58%579.28M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC14.85M68.52K+0.46%575.45M
DODGE & COX14.54M269.59K+1.89%563.23M
FIL LTD9.62M2.89M+42.89%372.46M
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS9.25M-261.02K-2.74%358.25M
MORGAN STANLEY8.94M-4.32M-32.59%346.38M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC7.84M2.51M+47.02%303.51M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP7.73M1.21M+18.54%299.28M
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC7.12M7.12MNew275.75M
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP6.41M-1.23M-16.07%248.14M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP6.21M-193.13K-3.02%240.59M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP5.67M131.86K+2.38%219.73M
AMUNDI5.50M-680.46K-11.01%212.92M
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC5.49M-356.58K-6.10%212.44M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP5.03M2.25M+80.76%194.79M
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC4.96M2.38M+92.16%192.18M
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC4.77M351.99K+7.97%184.76M
NORGES BANK4.59M4.59MNew177.77M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC4.39M4.39MNew169.90M

Insights

Revenue by product
PeriodValue
FY2010Other Regions: 154095000.0
FY2011Financial Services: 2518422000.0, Healthcare Segment: 1622157000.0
FY2012Financial Services: 3035447000.0, Healthcare Segment: 1934898000.0
FY2013Financial Services: 3717573000.0, Healthcare Segment: 2264826000.0
FY2014Financial Services: 4285614000.0, Healthcare Segment: 2689427000.0
FY2015Financial Services: 5002900000.0, Healthcare Segment: 3667500000.0
FY2016Financial Services: 5366000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 3871000000.0
FY2017Communication, Media and Technology: 1871000000.0, Financial Services: 5636000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 4263000000.0, Products and Resources: 3040000000.0
FY2018Communication, Media and Technology: 2197000000.0, Financial Services: 5845000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 4668000000.0, Products and Resources: 3415000000.0
FY2019Communication, Media and Technology: 2449000000.0, Financial Services: 5869000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 4695000000.0, Products and Resources: 3770000000.0
FY2020Communication, Media and Technology: 1027000000.0, Financial Services: 1930000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 2066000000.0, Products and Resources: 1447000000.0
FY2021Communication, Media and Technology: 2843000000.0, Financial Services: 6051000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 5337000000.0, Products and Resources: 4276000000.0
FY2022Communication, Media and Technology: 3159000000.0, Financial Services: 6072000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 5631000000.0, Products and Resources: 4566000000.0
FY2023Communication, Media and Technology: 3242000000.0, Financial Services: 5809000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 5674000000.0, Products and Resources: 4628000000.0
FY2024Communication, Media and Technology: 3269000000.0, Financial Services: 5753000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 5932000000.0, Products and Resources: 4782000000.0
FY2025Communication, Media and Technology: 3303000000.0, Financial Services: 6173000000.0, Healthcare Segment: 6347000000.0, Products and Resources: 5285000000.0
Revenue by region
PeriodValue
FY2010Europe: 855575000.0, Other Regions: 154095000.0
FY2011UNITED KINGDOM: 698853000.0
FY2012UNITED KINGDOM: 764936000.0
FY2013UNITED KINGDOM: 942579000.0
FY2014Europe: 1883590000.0, North America: 7879785000.0, Other Regions: 499306000.0, UNITED KINGDOM: 1099178000.0
FY2015Europe: 2008200000.0, North America: 9759400000.0, Other Regions: 648400000.0, UNITED KINGDOM: 1188500000.0
FY2016Europe: 2145000000.0, North America: 10546000000.0, Other Regions: 796000000.0, UNITED KINGDOM: 1176000000.0
FY2017Europe: 2398000000.0, North America: 11450000000.0, Other Regions: 962000000.0, UNITED KINGDOM: 1150000000.0
FY2018Europe: 2837000000.0, North America: 12293000000.0, Other Regions: 995000000.0, UNITED KINGDOM: 1274000000.0
FY2019Europe: 3004000000.0, North America: 12726000000.0, Other Regions: 1053000000.0
FY2020Europe: 4641000000.0, North America: 12581000000.0, Other Regions: 1083000000.0
FY2021Europe: 3561000000.0, North America: 13636000000.0, Other Regions: 1310000000.0
FY2022Europe: 3605000000.0, North America: 14435000000.0, Other Regions: 1388000000.0
FY2023Europe: 3794000000.0, North America: 14263000000.0, Other Regions: 1296000000.0
FY2024Europe: 3759000000.0, North America: 14698000000.0, Other Regions: 1279000000.0
FY2025Europe: 4012000000.0, North America: 15780000000.0, Other Regions: 1316000000.0

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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Stock Insights

CTSH$65.75-0.47 -0.71%

$29.62B

Market Cap

14.88

P/E

11.42

Forward P/E

57

Score

Price History