What are Cognizant's profit margins?

Cognizant (CTSH) runs a 33.5% gross margin and a 15.8% operating margin, with a 10.4% net margin.

Where do Cognizant's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Cognizant's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Cognizant CTSH Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	33.5%-0.7pp	33.7%-0.6pp	34.1%-0.3pp	34.2%-0.2pp	34.3%-0.1pp
Operating margin	15.8%+0.6pp	16.1%+1.4pp	15.8%+1.0pp	15.4%+0.8pp	15.2%+1.3pp
Net margin	10.4%-1.3pp	10.6%-0.8pp	10.2%-1.4pp	11.9%+0.5pp	11.7%+0.9pp
Returns
Return on equity	14.9%-1.7pp	15.2%-1.1pp	14.5%-2.0pp	16.7%+0.3pp	16.6%+0.6pp
Return on invested capital	15%-2.3pp	15.5%-1.6pp	14.9%-1.6pp	17.3%+0.6pp	17.4%+0.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.1×0.0×	1×0.0×	1×0.0×	1.1×0.0×	1×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.2×0.0×	2.1×0.0×	2.4×+0.1×	2.4×0.0×	2.2×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×-0.1×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.1×+0.1×	-0.2×0.0×	-0.3×-0.3×	-0.2×+0.1×	-0.2×+0.1×
Per Share
Book value per share	$31.59+5.0%	$30.71+5.9%	$30.59+5.0%	$31.07+11.3%	$30.10+11.1%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$29.34B-22.5%	$40.06B+5.1%	$32.76B-14.4%	$38.25B+13.1%	$37.84B+3.7%
Price / earnings	13.2×-2.9×	18×+0.9×	15.4×-1.6×	15.7×+0.3×	16.1×-1.4×
Price / sales	1.4×-0.5×	1.9×0.0×	1.6×-0.4×	1.9×+0.1×	1.9×0.0×
Price / book	1.9×-0.6×	2.7×0.0×	2.2×-0.4×	2.5×+0.1×	2.5×-0.2×
EV / EBITDA	7.4×-2.9×	10×-0.9×	8.2×-3.0×	10.1×+0.4×	10.3×-0.7×
Dividend yield	2.1%+0.5pp	1.5%-0.1pp	1.9%+0.3pp	1.6%-0.2pp	1.6%0.0pp

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What are Cognizant's profit margins?: Cognizant (CTSH) runs a 33.5% gross margin and a 15.8% operating margin, with a 10.4% net margin.
Where do Cognizant's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Cognizant's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.