What is Cognizant's net change in cash?

Cognizant (CTSH) reported net change in cash of -$1.13B in Q1 2026.

How has Cognizant's net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Cognizant's net change in cash decreased by 350.2% year-over-year, from -$251M to -$1.13B.

What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's net change in cash?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Cognizant's net change in cash has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $502M to $403M.

What does net change in cash mean?

Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.

Cognizant CTSH Net Change in Cash

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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$20.53B-48.2%

Enterprise value$20.12B-48.5%

P/E9.2×-7.1×

P/S1×-1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin33.5%-0.7pp

Operating margin15.8%+0.6pp

Net margin10.4%-1.3pp

FCF margin11.5%+0.9pp

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

Reported directly by Cognizant in its filing.

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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 net change in cash?: Cognizant (CTSH) reported net change in cash of -$1.13B in Q1 2026.
How has Cognizant's net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Cognizant's net change in cash decreased by 350.2% year-over-year, from -$251M to -$1.13B.
What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's net change in cash?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Cognizant's net change in cash has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $502M to $403M.
What does net change in cash mean?: Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.