Healthcare Segment — Income from operations
Cognizant Healthcare Segment — Income from operations increased by 21.6% to $315.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.4%, from $288.00M to $315.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Healthcare Segment — Income from operations shows a downward trend with a -3.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved margins or better cost management within the healthcare practice, whereas a decrease suggests margin compression due to pricing pressure or rising delivery costs.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the profitability of the healthcare segment by subtracting direct operating expenses from the segme...
Peer comparison
Standard across the IT services industry, allowing for direct comparison of segment-level operating margins against competitors with similar healthcare practices.
ctsh_segment_healthcare_segment_income_from_operationsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $382.00M | $376.00M | $84.00M | $296.00M | $298.00M | $318.00M | $278.00M | $327.00M | $352.00M | $330.00M | $343.00M | $208.00M | $208.00M | $251.00M | $406.00M | $288.00M | $254.00M | $262.00M | $259.00M | $315.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.6% | -77.7% | +252.4% | +0.7% | +6.7% | -12.6% | +17.6% | +7.6% | -6.3% | +3.9% | -39.4% | +0.0% | +20.7% | +61.8% | -29.1% | -11.8% | +3.1% | -1.1% | +21.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.0% | -15.4% | +231.0% | +10.5% | +18.1% | +3.8% | +23.4% | -36.4% | -40.9% | -23.9% | +18.4% | +38.5% | +22.1% | +4.4% | -36.2% | +9.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cognizant's healthcare segment — income from operations?
- Cognizant (CTSH) reported healthcare segment — income from operations of $315.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cognizant's healthcare segment — income from operations changed year-over-year?
- Cognizant's healthcare segment — income from operations increased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $288.00M to $315.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's healthcare segment — income from operations?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's healthcare segment — income from operations has grown at a -3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $1.06B.
- What does healthcare segment — income from operations mean?
- The profit earned from the healthcare business unit after accounting for direct operating expenses.