What is Cognizant's deferred tax assets?

Cognizant (CTSH) reported deferred tax assets of $177M in Q2 2026.

How has Cognizant's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?

Cognizant's deferred tax assets increased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $169M to $177M.

What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's deferred tax assets?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cognizant's deferred tax assets has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $206M to $168M.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax benefits from temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards that will reduce future tax payments.

Cognizant CTSH Deferred Tax Assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.5B+4.5%

Gross profit$1.8B+3.6%

Operating income$874.0M+7.0%

Net income$636.0M-1.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.36+3.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B-42.2%

Total debt$2.1B+77.9%

Total equity$14.5B-5.4%

Total assets$20.8B+3.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$558.0M+40.2%

CapEx$99.0M+47.8%

Free cash flow$459.0M+38.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.25B-35.6%

Enterprise value$23.31B-31.5%

P/E10×-4.1×

P/S1×-0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.4%-0.7pp

Operating margin15.9%+0.5pp

Net margin10.3%-1.6pp

FCF margin12%+0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.9%-1.8pp

Debt / equity0.1×+0.1×

Current ratio2.2×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cognizant in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Cognizant's deferred tax assets?: Cognizant (CTSH) reported deferred tax assets of $177M in Q2 2026.
How has Cognizant's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Cognizant's deferred tax assets increased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $169M to $177M.
What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cognizant's deferred tax assets has grown at a -4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $206M to $168M.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax benefits from temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards that will reduce future tax payments.