Outsourcing Services — Revenue
Cognizant Outsourcing Services — Revenue increased by 0.7% to $1.92B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.7%, from $1.89B to $1.92B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Outsourcing Services — Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a 2.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests successful contract renewals and new business acquisition in managed services, while a decrease may indicate pricing pressure, contract churn, or a shift in client demand toward other service offerings.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total revenue generated from the company's outsourcing services segment, which encompasses lo...
Peer comparison
This is comparable to 'Managed Services' or 'Infrastructure Services' revenue reported by global IT services peers, where stability and contract duration are key performance indicators.
ctsh_segment_outsourcing_services_revenueHistorical 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 | $1.71B | $1.75B | $1.78B | $1.76B | $1.81B | $1.81B | $1.83B | $1.83B | $1.86B | $1.88B | $1.83B | $1.81B | $1.78B | $1.82B | $1.85B | $1.89B | $1.86B | $1.92B | $1.91B | $1.92B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | +1.2% | -0.7% | +2.4% | +0.2% | +1.1% | -0.1% | +1.8% | +0.9% | -2.5% | -1.3% | -1.6% | +2.4% | +1.5% | +2.4% | -1.7% | +3.5% | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.3% | +3.1% | +2.9% | +3.6% | +3.0% | +3.7% | +0.1% | -1.2% | -4.5% | -3.0% | +0.9% | +4.7% | +4.5% | +5.7% | +3.5% | +1.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cognizant's outsourcing services — revenue?
- Cognizant (CTSH) reported outsourcing services — revenue of $1.92B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cognizant's outsourcing services — revenue changed year-over-year?
- Cognizant's outsourcing services — revenue increased by 1.7% year-over-year, from $1.89B to $1.92B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's outsourcing services — revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's outsourcing services — revenue has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.92B to $7.58B.
- What does outsourcing services — revenue mean?
- Total revenue earned from providing outsourced IT and business process management services to enterprise clients.