profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Cognizant Technology Solutions
$65.00+2.20% today
-10.8% in 1 year
1-year low $38.731-year high $86.70
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $13.03 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Cognizant Technology Solutions sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $19.4 billion in 2022 to $21.1 billion in 2025, with $2.23 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Cognizant Technology Solutions handed back 77% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $1.4B$610M
Free cash flow 2025$2.6B
Bought back its own shares$1.4B
Paid as dividends$610M
Cash vs. debt$1.9B vs. $1.2B
Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. similar companies
Cognizant Technology Solutions grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 13.0× · Cheap | ||
 IBM | 21.8× · Fair price | ||
 Accenture | 18.3× · Fair price | ||
 Tata Consultancy Services | 18.2× · Fair price | ||
 Infosys | 15.4× · Fair price |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cognizant Technology Solutions's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,652 | 18,507 | 19,428 | 19,353 | 19,736 | 21,108 | |
| – | – | 6,980 | 6,689 | 6,778 | 7,117 | |
| 2,114 | 2,826 | 2,968 | 2,918 | 3,026 | 3,327 | |
| 2,679 | 3,410 | 3,604 | 3,383 | 3,534 | 4,066 | |
| 1,392 | 2,137 | 2,290 | 2,126 | 2,240 | 2,230 | |
| 2.57 | 4.05 | 4.41 | 4.21 | 4.51 | 4.56 | |
| – | – | 35.9% | 34.6% | 34.3% | 33.7% | |
| 12.7% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 15.8% | |
| 8.4% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 10.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 16,923 | 17,852 | 17,852 | 18,483 | 19,966 | 20,692 |
| Cash | 2,680 | 1,792 | 2,191 | 2,621 | 2,231 | 1,901 |
| Total debt | 1,758 | 1,642 | 1,534 | 1,315 | 1,480 | 1,152 |
| Total liabilities | 6,087 | 5,861 | 5,543 | 5,256 | 5,558 | 5,677 |
| 10,836 | 11,991 | 12,309 | 13,227 | 14,408 | 15,015 | |
| 541 | 528 | 519 | 505 | 497 | 489 | |
| 13.3% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 15.4% | 14.9% | 17.2% | |
| 12.8% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 16.1% | 15.5% | 14.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,299 | 2,495 | 2,568 | 2,330 | 2,124 | 2,883 | |
| 398 | 279 | 332 | 317 | 297 | 288 | |
| 2,901 | 2,216 | 2,236 | 2,013 | 1,827 | 2,595 | |
| Dividends paid | 480 | 509 | 564 | 591 | 600 | 610 |
| 1,621 | 771 | 1,422 | 1,064 | 605 | 1,378 | |
| 232 | 246 | 261 | 176 | 175 | 181 |
Valuation
- 13.0×
- 11.4×
- 1.07
- 1.6×
- 1.4×
- 11.2×
- 7.0×
- 8.9%
- 7.7%
- 2.6%
Profitability
- 33.7%
- 15.8%
- 10.6%
- 18.7%
- 12.5%
- 14.9%
- 14.8%
- 10.9%
- 19.7%
- –
Growth
- +4.9%
- +12.2%
- +42.0%
- +7.1%
- −2.3%
Financial health
- -0.1×
- 0.07
- 5.3%
- 104.8×
- 2.23
- 2.23
- 1.04
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 29%of 964
Top 29%of 972
Top 11%of 718
Bottom 33%of 978
Top 12%of 979
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $83.33
- Range
- $56.00 – $107.00
- 11 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.40 | 1.33 | +5.3% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.35 | 1.32 | +2.3% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 1.39 | 1.30 | +6.9% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.31 | 1.26 | +4.0% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.23 | 1.20 | +2.5% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 1.21 | 1.12 | +8.0% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1.25 | 1.15 | +8.7% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.17 | 1.12 | +4.5% |
2.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$26a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.1%2020 to 2025
Raised6 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.45 in 2017 → $1.24 in 2025
How safe it looks
27.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 23.5%
News
Midday Need to Know: Cognizant expands AI push; Deutsche Bank settles lawsuit & moreSeeking Alpha · Sep 7, 2026Cognizant outlines U.S. AI workforce plansSeeking Alpha · Sep 7, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 7, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
76Pass
Benjamin Graham
79Pass
Philip Fisher
64Pass
Peter Lynch
58No pass
Joel Greenblatt
53No pass
Charlie Munger
64Pass
Terry Smith
56No pass
Questions about Cognizant Technology Solutions
Is Cognizant Technology Solutions a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cognizant Technology Solutions AI analysis
What does Cognizant Technology Solutions do?
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It is in Information Technology Services, based in Teaneck, NJ, United States, with 357,600 employees.
Does Cognizant Technology Solutions pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.6% a year, about 27% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $610 million in dividends.
Is Cognizant Technology Solutions stock halal?
Yes. Cognizant Technology Solutions passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 4% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Cognizant Technology Solutions stock done over the past year?
Down 10.8% over the past twelve months, to $65.00. It traded between $38.73 and $86.70 and is 25.0% below its high.
Who are Cognizant Technology Solutions's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are IBM, Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cognizant Technology Solutions's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.