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Cognizant CTSH Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.4B+5.8%
Gross profit$1.8B+3.3%
Operating income$843.0M-1.2%
Net income$662.0M-0.2%
EPS (diluted)$1.39+3.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.5B-24.0%
Total debt$1.1B-7.4%
Total equity$15.1B+1.1%
Total assets$20.5B+2.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$274.0M-31.5%
CapEx$76.0M-1.3%
Free cash flow$198.0M-38.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.09B-22.5%
Enterprise value$22.68B-21.9%
P/E10.4×-2.3×
P/S1.1×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.5%-0.7pp
Operating margin15.8%+0.6pp
Net margin10.4%-1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.9%-1.7pp
Current ratio2.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cognizant’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Cognizant’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cognizant's debt-to-equity?
Cognizant (CTSH) reported debt-to-equity of 0.1× in Q1 2026.
How has Cognizant's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Cognizant's debt-to-equity decreased by 8.3% year-over-year, from 0.1× to 0.1×.
What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's debt-to-equity has grown at a -14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.6× to 0.3×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.