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CTSH

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Information Technology Services-Computer Programming Services S&P 500Russell 3000
$65.11Close $31.2BMarket cap $38.50 – $85.1652-week range Jan 28, 2027Next report · estimated

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +148% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+144 pts)

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Oct 29, 2026
Off 12-month high 24%
1wk down 7.7% price change
1mo up 13.4% price change
12-month return down 8% market up 11% · its own down 18%
F-score — — Not assessed
Altman Z″ 7.58 Low risk
P/E 14.0× price / earnings
PEG 11.83 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 2.1× price / book
Earnings yield up 11.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 82% of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth up 7% year on year
EPS growth up 148% latest quarter · +144 pts
Sales growth up 5% latest quarter · +0 pts
ROE up 15% return on equity
Free cash margin up 12% $2.6B FCF
D/E 0.04 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3× net cash
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 38% ($0.9B → $0.5B)

Trade setup

ATR% 4.4% $2.88 a day · 2×ATR $59.35
RS 57 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 5 / 8 150-day under the 200-day, 200-day not rising, RS under 70
Relative volume 1.2× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.34 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 5 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
  • 200-day average rising for a month: fails
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

none flagged
  • No restatement or impairment
  • Equity positive
  • Interest covered
  • No material dilution
  • Profits tracking cash
  • Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported Oct 29, 2026
Results reaction Oct 29, 20260% vs market2 sessions after results
Options $637,25942.7% IV · activity

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $21.1B +7% on FY2024
$0 $25B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $16.7B FY2021 · $18.5B FY2022 · $19.4B FY2023 · $19.4B FY2024 · $19.7B FY2025 · $21.1B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $2.2B -0.4% on FY2024
$0 $2.5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $1.4B FY2021 · $2.1B FY2022 · $2.3B FY2023 · $2.1B FY2024 · $2.2B FY2025 · $2.2B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $2.6B +42% on FY2024
$0 $5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $2.9B FY2021 · $2.2B FY2022 · $2.2B FY2023 · $2.0B FY2024 · $1.8B FY2025 · $2.6B
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Net 11%
  • Free cash 12%
0% 20% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Net 8% · Free cash 17% FY2021 · Net 12% · Free cash 12% FY2022 · Net 12% · Free cash 12% FY2023 · Net 11% · Free cash 10% FY2024 · Net 11% · Free cash 9% FY2025 · Net 11% · Free cash 12%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $1.4B net cash
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $5B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $2.7B · Long-term debt $663.0M FY2021 · Cash $1.8B · Long-term debt $626.0M FY2022 · Cash $2.2B · Long-term debt $638.0M FY2023 · Cash $2.6B · Long-term debt $606.0M FY2024 · Cash $2.2B · Long-term debt $875.0M FY2025 · Cash $1.9B · Long-term debt $543.0M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 479m -9.6% since FY2020
530m 479m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 530m FY2021 · 525m FY2022 · 509m FY2023 · 498m FY2024 · 495m FY2025 · 479m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue $16.7B $18.5B $19.4B $19.4B $19.7B $21.1B
Operating income $2.1B $2.8B $3.0B $2.7B $2.9B $3.4B
Net income $1.4B $2.1B $2.3B $2.1B $2.2B $2.2B
Net margin 8% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11%
Earnings per share $2.57 $4.05 $4.41 $4.21 $4.51 $4.56
Free cash flow $2.9B $2.2B $2.2B $2.0B $1.8B $2.6B
Free cash margin 17% 12% 12% 10% 9% 12%
Cash $2.7B $1.8B $2.2B $2.6B $2.2B $1.9B
Long-term debt $663.0M $626.0M $638.0M $606.0M $875.0M $543.0M
Shareholders' equity $10.8B $12.0B $12.3B $13.2B $14.4B $15.0B
Shares outstanding 530m 525m 509m 498m 495m 479m

What options price now

Expected 1-month range The at-the-money straddle for the expiry nearest a month out, as a share of the price: the move, either way, the option market is pricing by then. The range is the price plus and minus that move; the stock ends inside it a little more often than not. Methodology
$59 – $70 ±8.4% by Nov 20, 2026
Swings expected vs recent The daily swings the options are priced for (implied volatility) against the swings the stock actually had over the last 20 sessions (realised volatility). Bigger means options charge for more movement than the stock has been delivering; smaller, less. On a contract row, that contract's own implied volatility over the stock's realised. Methodology
Smaller 42.7% priced · 51.7% recent
Next month vs later At-the-money implied volatility for 8-45 day expiries over 46-90 day ones: whether options price the coming month as choppier or calmer than the two after it. Ahead of a report it usually reads choppier, and the extra comes out once the report is out. Methodology
Choppier
Crash protection What options that pay off in a fall cost against options that pay off in a rise (the 25-delta skew), compared with this company's own normal - the median of its stored nightly readings, once there are 20 - and with five sessions ago. Protection costs a little more than upside on most shares. More than usual means readers of the chain are paying up to insure against a drop; it does not say which way the stock will go. Methodology
past week: costs less
Positioning
Premium traded
$637,259 calls $566,468 · puts $70,790 · latest session
Puts against calls, by premium Money spent on puts divided by money spent on calls. Measured in dollars rather than contracts on purpose: counting contracts treats a hundred cheap lottery tickets as more meaningful than one large position, which is backwards. Methodology
0.12× -0.34 over the week
Open interest added The change over five sessions in option positions left open overnight, calls and puts. A rise means positions were added. It cannot say whether they were bought or sold, so more calls is not a vote for a rise: a call is as often sold against shares already held. Methodology
calls +3.88k · puts +5.86k past week

For options traders: ATM IV 42.7% (-7.2% 1w) · 1m ÷ 3m IV 1.04 · 25Δ skew -0.6 pts · Net GEX $1.8M

Most traded contracts

No contract passed the liquidity filters this week.

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 29, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2026 29d
Jul 29, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 29d
Apr 29, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 29d
Feb 12, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 43d
Oct 29, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 29d
Jul 31, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 31d
May 1, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 31d
Feb 12, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 43d
Oct 31, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 31d
Aug 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 32d
May 2, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 32d
Feb 14, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 45d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 29, 2026 Results · Regulation FD ↗
Oct 6, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
Jul 29, 2026 Results · Regulation FD ↗
Jul 10, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Jun 3, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
May 21, 2026 New obligation ↗
May 18, 2026 Regulation FD ↗
Apr 29, 2026 Results · Regulation FD ↗
Feb 26, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Feb 4, 2026 Results · Regulation FD ↗
Oct 29, 2025 Results · Regulation FD ↗
Jul 30, 2025 Results · Regulation FD ↗