CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class ANASDAQ
Technology • Information Technology Services
Factor tilt: Large-Cap Income
$64.72-2.74%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $30.67B
- 1 month
- +7.8%
- 3 months
- +11.0%
- 1 year
- -13.3%
- 52-week range
- $38.73$86.70
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- $1.30 · 2.01% yield
- Last ex-date
- Aug 18, 2026 · $0.33
- Dividend growth
- 6 years in a row
- Short interest
- 6.5% of float29.3M shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · -11.3% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- Revenue
- $21.89B
- Net income
- $2.57B
- Free cash flow
- $2.36B
- Book value
- $14.73B
- Total debt
- $2.13B
- P/E
- 11.9×
- Price / sales
- 1.4×
- Price / book
- 2.1×
- FCF yield
- +7.7%
- Net margin
- +11.8%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
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About Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A
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; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology.
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The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation, which includes advisory, and process and IT automation solutions designed to simplify and accelerate automation adoption; business process outsourcing services, which help deliver business outcomes including revenue growth, increased customer and employee satisfaction, and cost savings; and Cognizant Moment, a digital experience service that uses AI to reimagine customer experiences and engineer strategies aimed at driving growth. In addition, the company develops, licenses, implements, and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms; and develops industry-specific products and services. It offers solution to healthcare providers and payers, life sciences companies, banking, capital markets, payments and insurance companies, manufacturers, automakers, retailers, consumer goods, travel and hospitality, communications, media and entertainment, education, information services, and technology companies, as well as businesses providing logistics, energy, and utility services. The company has a strategic partnership with Uniphore Technologies Inc. for the development of AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
- Website
- cognizant.com
- Headquarters
- Teaneck, NJ, United States
- Employees
- 356,700
- Listed
- Jun 19, 1998
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Company profile from EODHD, stored Oct 31, 2026.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026filed Oct 29, 2026 | $5.7B | +4.6% | 33.8% | $872.0M | $627.0M |
| Jun 2026filed Jul 29, 2026 | $5.5B | +4.5% | 33.4% | $874.0M | $636.0M |
| Mar 2026filed Apr 29, 2026 | $5.4B | +5.8% | 29.6% | $817.0M | $662.0M |
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $5.3B | +4.9% | 31.1% | $853.0M | $648.0M |
| Sep 2025filed Oct 29, 2025 | $5.4B | +7.4% | 33.9% | $866.0M | $274.0M |
| Jun 2025filed Jul 31, 2025 | $5.2B | +8.1% | 33.7% | $817.0M | $645.0M |
| Mar 2025filed May 1, 2025 | $5.1B | +7.5% | 33.6% | $853.0M | $663.0M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 12, 2025 | $5.1B | +6.8% | 35.1% | $751.0M | $546.0M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $21.1B | +7.0% | 33.7% | $3.5B | $2.2B |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 12, 2025 | $19.7B | +2.0% | 34.3% | $2.9B | $2.2B |
| Dec 2023filed Feb 14, 2024 | $19.4B | -0.4% | 34.6% | $2.7B | $2.1B |
| Dec 2022filed Feb 15, 2023 | $19.4B | +5.0% | 35.9% | $3.0B | $2.3B |
| Dec 2021filed Feb 16, 2022 | $18.5B | +11.1% | 37.3% | $2.8B | $2.1B |
| Dec 2020filed Feb 12, 2021 | $16.7B | -0.8% | 35.9% | $2.1B | $1.4B |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched CTSH. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
29,330,576 shares short
-3,725,372 shares (-11.3%) vs Sep 30, 2026
6.5% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
33,055,948 shares short
-2,980,012 shares (-8.3%) vs Sep 15, 2026
7.4% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
36,035,960 shares short
+422,839 shares (+1.2%) vs Aug 31, 2026
Share of float unavailable. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
35,613,121 shares short
+16,649 shares (0%) vs Aug 14, 2026
7.5% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
35,596,472 shares short
-9,215,342 shares (-20.6%) vs Jul 31, 2026
7.5% of the stored float. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
44,811,814 shares short
-12,281,842 shares (-21.5%) vs Jul 15, 2026
9.5% of the stored float. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind CTSH’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
USD 0.33 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 13, 2026 (future recorded date)
Recorded pay date: Nov 25, 2026 (pending)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.33 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 18, 2026
Recorded pay date: Aug 25, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.33 per share
Ex-dividend date: May 18, 2026
Recorded pay date: May 27, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.33 per share
Ex-dividend date: Feb 18, 2026
Recorded pay date: Feb 26, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.31 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 18, 2025
Recorded pay date: Nov 26, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.31 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 18, 2025
Recorded pay date: Aug 26, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Mar 10, 2014
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Oct 17, 2007
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Jun 18, 2004
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
3 for 1 · forward split
Effective Apr 2, 2003
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 3 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Mar 17, 2000
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Smart money context
Holder IQ: MEDIUM
101 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Oct 30, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: accumulating (heavy)
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Sentiment: bearish
Last trade: sell 36 days ago
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: bearish. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
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The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
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Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: bearish. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
922 filers reported a long position in CTSH for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
45%
of the 505.4M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
6 added4 trimmed
Net shares held
-1.6%
across the 10 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | $1.8B · 46.2M shares | 46.2M | +4.2% |
| 2 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $1.2B · 31M shares | 31M | -0.4% |
| 3 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | $1B · 26.5M shares | 26.5M | +30.9% |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $1B · 26.1M shares | 26.1M | 0% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | $980M · 25.3M shares | 25.3M | +4.7% |
| 6 | Invesco Ltd. | $702.5M · 18.1M shares | 18.1M | -35.5% |
| 7 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $579.3M · 15M shares | 15M | -28.6% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $575.5M · 14.8M shares | 14.8M | +0.5% |
| 9 | DODGE & COX | $563.2M · 14.5M shares | 14.5M | +1.9% |
| 10 | FIL Ltd | $372.5M · 9.6M shares | 9.6M | +42.9% |
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Holders of more than 5% of CTSH file with the SEC within days. A 13D holder may seek to influence the company; a 13G holder is passive. Each holder’s latest filing from the last three years.
| Filed | Holder | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.7% |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Invesco Ltd.13G · passive | 5.9% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.48% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 7.52% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | VANGUARD GROUP INC13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
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