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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

CTSHDividend Challenger • 6yrs
Technology · Information Technology Services🇺🇸 United States
$70.54
Dividend Yield1.87%
Annual Dividend$1.32
Ex-Dividend DateAug 18, 2026
Market Cap$31.59B
90/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
Well-covered payout (28%)Conservative leverage (D/E 0.1x)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) operates in the Information Technology Services industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $1.32 a year, a yield of 1.87% at the current price of $70.54. Cognizant Technology Solutions has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Challenger. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 7.1% a year. It paid out 28% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 29 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $66.34 is 5.9% below the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
45% of 29 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$66.34
-5.9% vs current price

About Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

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. 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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
14.4
P/B Ratio
2.09
EV/EBITDA
7.7
Beta
0.85
vs S&P 500
52W High
$87.03
52W Low
$37.08

Profitability

Gross Margin
33.44%
Operating Margin
17.48%
Net Margin
10.26%
ROE
14.92%
Free Cash Flow
$2.22B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
14.48
lower is safer
Current Ratio
2.18
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
1.68
>1 healthy
Employees
356,700
HQ
Teaneck, NJ, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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