Financial Services — Income from operations
Cognizant Financial Services — Income from operations decreased by 18.7% to $252.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.7%, from $243.00M to $252.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financial Services — Income from operations shows relatively stable performance with a -2.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher income indicates strong operational execution and pricing power, whereas declining income suggests competitive pressure or rising service delivery costs.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the profitability of the Financial Services segment after deducting operating expenses from segment...
Peer comparison
Equivalent to segment operating income or segment EBIT reported by competitors in the IT services industry.
ctsh_segment_financial_services_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 | $430.00M | $454.00M | $14.00M | $318.00M | $327.00M | $347.00M | $331.00M | $306.00M | $273.00M | $283.00M | $294.00M | $262.00M | $274.00M | $253.00M | $126.00M | $243.00M | $303.00M | $314.00M | $310.00M | $252.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.6% | -96.9% | >999% | +2.8% | +6.1% | -4.6% | -7.6% | -10.8% | +3.7% | +3.9% | -10.9% | +4.6% | -7.7% | -50.2% | +92.9% | +24.7% | +3.6% | -1.3% | -18.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.0% | -23.6% | >999% | -3.8% | -16.5% | -18.4% | -11.2% | -14.4% | +0.4% | -10.6% | -57.1% | -7.3% | +10.6% | +24.1% | +146.0% | +3.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cognizant's financial services — income from operations?
- Cognizant (CTSH) reported financial services — income from operations of $252.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cognizant's financial services — income from operations changed year-over-year?
- Cognizant's financial services — income from operations increased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $243.00M to $252.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's financial services — income from operations?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's financial services — income from operations has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to $1.17B.
- What does financial services — income from operations mean?
- The operating profit generated specifically by the Financial Services business segment.