Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

Chart & Performance

D1W1MN

P/E

17.58

P/S

2.00

EPS

4.54

Div Yield, %

1.13%

Shrs. gr., 5y

-2.36%

Rev. gr., 5y

3.29%

Revenues

19.74b

+1.98%

Net income

2.24b

+5.36%

CFO

2.12b

-8.84%

Dividend

Aug 20, 20240.3 USD/sh

Earnings

Jul 29, 2025

Profile

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company offers customer experience enhancement, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation payments; the shift towards consumerism, outcome-based contracting, digital health, delivering integrated seamless, omni-channel, and patient-centered experience; and services that drive operational improvements in areas, such as clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and manufacturing, as well as claims processing, enrollment, membership, and billing to healthcare providers and payers, and life sciences companies, including pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. It also provides solution to manufacturers, retailers and travel and hospitality companies, as well as companies providing logistics, energy and utility services; and digital content, the creation of personalized user experience, and acceleration of digital engineering services to information, media and entertainment, and communications and technology companies. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

URL

https://www.cognizant.com/

IPO date

Jun 24, 1998

Employees

345,600

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title USD in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2024‑12	2023‑12	2022‑12	2021‑12	2020‑12	2019‑12	2018‑12	2017‑12	2016‑12	2015‑12
Income
Revenues	19,736,000 1.98%	19,353,000 -0.39%	19,428,000 4.98%
Cost of revenue	12,958,000	12,664,000	12,448,000
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	6,778,000	6,689,000	6,980,000
NOPBT Margin	34.34%	34.56%	35.93%
Operating Taxes	713,000	668,000	730,000
Tax Rate	10.52%	9.99%	10.46%
NOPAT	6,065,000	6,021,000	6,250,000
Net income	2,240,000 5.36%	2,126,000 -7.16%	2,290,000 7.16%
Dividends	(600,000)	(591,000)	(564,000)
Dividend yield	1.57%	1.55%	1.90%
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(605,000)	(993,000)	(1,336,000)
BB yield	1.58%	2.60%	4.50%
Debt
Debt current	185,000	339,000	182,000
Long-term debt	1,867,000	1,805,000	2,240,000
Deferred revenue		42,000	19,000
Other long-term liabilities	524,000	526,000	645,000
Net debt	(281,000)	(571,000)	(506,000)
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	2,124,000	2,330,000	2,568,000
CAPEX	(297,000)	(317,000)	(332,000)
Cash from investing activities	(1,646,000)	(331,000)	(106,000)
Cash from financing activities	(915,000)	(1,609,000)	(1,939,000)
FCF	6,121,000	6,035,000	6,104,000
Balance
Cash	2,243,000	2,635,000	2,501,000
Long term investments	90,000	80,000	427,000
Excess cash	1,346,200	1,747,350	1,956,600
Stockholders' equity	14,395,000	13,212,000	12,294,000
Invested Capital	15,065,800	13,515,650	12,333,400
ROIC	42.44%	46.59%	51.35%
ROCE	40.92%	43.19%	48.24%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	497,000	505,000	519,000
Price	76.90 1.81%	75.53 32.07%	57.19 -35.54%
Market cap	38,219,300 0.20%	38,142,650 28.51%	29,681,610 -36.64%
EV	37,938,300	37,571,650	29,175,610
EBITDA	7,320,000	7,208,000	7,549,000
EV/EBITDA	5.18	5.21	3.86
Interest	54,000	41,000	19,000
Interest/NOPBT	0.80%	0.61%	0.27%