CTSH · NMS
S&P 500
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Technology · Information Technology Services
$65.00
+$1.40 (+2.20%) today
Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 29 analysts
Buy
Median price target $70.00 +7.7%
- Open
- $63.74
- Day range
- 63.20 – $65.62
- 52-week range
- 37.08 – $87.03
- Volume
- 4,986,601
- Market cap
- $29,057M
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.9x
- EPS (TTM)
- $5.48
- EPS est. 2026
- $5.77
- P/E est. 2026
- 11.3x
- Dividend yield
- 2.0%
- Beta
- 0.83
- Payout
- 24%
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Cognizant financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $5,664M | +4.6% |
| Net income | $627M | +128.8% |
| Earnings per share | $1.39 | +148.2% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | +6.0 pp |
| Free cash flow | $925M | −20.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | +84.3% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $5,415M | $274M |
| Q4 2025 | $5,333M | $648M |
| Q1 2026 | $5,413M | $662M |
| Q2 2026 | $5,481M | $636M |
| Q3 2026 | $5,664M | $627M |
Cognizant earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 22 | $1.5061.48 – 1.55 | +11.6%$1.350 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 20 | $1.4731.37 – 1.57 | +5.2%$1.400 |
| Current year2026 · Analysts: 30 | $5.7695.70 – 6.05 | +9.3%$5.280 |
| Next year2027 · Analysts: 30 | $6.2776.05 – 6.68 | +8.8%$5.769 |
Forward P/E: 11.3x (2026) and 10.4x (2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0.560 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.350 | $1.323 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.400 | $1.334 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.370 | $1.379 |
| Q3 2026 | $1.490 | $1.465 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $1.506 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $1.473 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $4.410 | — |
| 2023 | $4.210 | — |
| 2024 | $4.510 | — |
| 2025 | $4.560 | — |
| 2026 | — | $5.769 |
| 2027 | — | $6.277 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $1.473 | +5.2% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $1.506 | +11.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.490est. $1.465 · surprise +1.7% | +166.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.370est. $1.379 · surprise −0.7% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $1.400est. $1.334 · surprise +5.0% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $1.350est. $1.323 · surprise +2.0% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | $0.560 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2027Estimated | $6.277 | +8.8% |
| 2026Estimated | $5.769 | +26.5% |
| 2025 | $4.560 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $4.510 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | $4.210 | −4.5% |
| 2022 | $4.410 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Cognizant dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 2.0% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 2.0% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $1.32 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $1.32 |
| Payout (TTM) | 24% |
| Last dividend | $0.33Aug 18, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | Nov 13, 2026 |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.80 |
| 2020 | $0.88 |
| 2021 | $0.96 |
| 2022 | $1.08 |
| 2023 | $1.16 |
| 2024 | $1.20 |
| 2025 | $1.24 |
| est. 12m | $1.32 |
Cognizant forecasts
29 analyst ratings
Consensus: Buy · 13 buy, 16 hold, 0 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $84.00 | +29.2% |
| Median | $70.00 | +7.7% |
| Low | $47.00 | −27.7% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $77.71 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $83.00 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $82.06 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $64.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $61.35 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $52.90 |
| May 29, 2026 | $55.76 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $38.73 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $55.35 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $64.58 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $57.44 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $65.11 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $65.00 |
Cognizant peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTSH | Cognizant | 29,057 | 11.9x | 65.00 | +2.20% | 37.0887.03 |
| IBM | IBM | 231,110 | 20.9x | 244.53 | +0.05% | 199.19332.46 |
| ACN | Accenture | 152,712 | 19.1x | 258.51 | +1.63% | 118.15291.09 |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 21,825 | 21.4x | 192.96 | +0.32% | 133.83233.10 |
| CDW | CDW | 21,138 | 19.8x | 169.36 | +2.89% | 97.12172.47 |
| LDOS | Leidos | 16,743 | 12.3x | 137.24 | +1.09% | 98.86205.00 |
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