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Cognizant CTSH Dividend yield

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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
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio2.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cognizant’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 dividend yield?
Cognizant (CTSH) reported dividend yield of 2.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Cognizant's dividend yield changed year-over-year?
Cognizant's dividend yield increased by 31.1% year-over-year, from 1.6% to 2.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's dividend yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's dividend yield has grown at a 7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.9% to 6.6%.
What does dividend yield mean?
The annual dividend cash return as a percentage of the share price.
How do you interpret dividend yield?
Higher income, but not automatically better — an unusually high yield can signal a price decline or a payout at risk of being cut. Read alongside the payout ratio and free cash flow.
How does dividend yield compare across companies?
Comparable among dividend payers; zero for companies that don't pay a dividend, which is a choice, not a weakness.