# Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / IT Services. Price $62.31, market value $28.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.4×** (5-yr avg 16.8×, 3-yr avg 17.2×). Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation trades at 13.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 16.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 9.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 8.89**. A PEG of 8.89 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.7×**. Enterprise value is 6.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.3%** (5-yr avg 6.0%). Free cash flow equals 9.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 16.3%**. 16.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 10.6%**. 10.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.9%**. 14.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 20.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 20.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 10.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.0%** (3-yr 2.8%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue grew 7.0% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.1%** (3-yr 1.1%/yr, 5-yr 12.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 5.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 5.1% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.54**. A Z-score of 5.54 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.12%** ($1.30 per share, trailing). Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation yields 2.12%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 27%** (24% of free cash flow). 27% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 9**. 9 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.1%/yr** (1-yr 3.3%). The dividend has grown 7.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $63.94 (+3% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.3%** (YTD -24.0%, 3-mo 17.1%). The shares are down 11.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -28.4%** (68.0% above the low). Trading 28% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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