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%-0.2pp	33.7%-0.3pp	34.1%-0.1pp	34.2%-0.1pp	34.3%-0.1pp
Operating margin	15.8%-0.3pp	16.1%+0.3pp	15.8%+0.3pp	15.4%+0.2pp	15.2%+0.5pp
Net margin	10.4%-0.2pp	10.6%+0.4pp	10.2%-1.7pp	11.9%+0.2pp	11.7%+0.4pp
Returns
Return on equity	14.9%-0.3pp	15.2%+0.7pp	14.5%-2.2pp	16.7%+0.1pp	16.6%+0.4pp
Return on invested capital	15%-0.4pp	15.5%+0.6pp	14.9%-2.4pp	17.3%0.0pp	17.4%+0.3pp
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×+0.1×	2.1×-0.2×	2.4×-0.1×	2.4×+0.2×	2.2×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×	0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.1×+0.1×	-0.2×+0.1×	-0.3×-0.1×	-0.2×+0.1×	-0.2×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share	$31.59+2.9%	$30.71+0.4%	$30.59-1.6%	$31.07+3.2%	$30.10+3.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$29.34B-26.8%	$40.06B+22.3%	$32.76B-14.4%	$38.25B+1.1%	$37.84B-0.8%
Price / earnings	13.2×-4.8×	18×+2.6×	15.4×-0.3×	15.7×-0.4×	16.1×-1.0×
Price / sales	1.4×-0.5×	1.9×+0.3×	1.6×-0.3×	1.9×0.0×	1.9×0.0×
Price / book	1.9×-0.7×	2.7×+0.5×	2.2×-0.3×	2.5×0.0×	2.5×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA	7.4×-2.6×	10×+1.8×	8.2×-1.9×	10.1×-0.2×	10.3×-0.6×
Dividend yield	2.1%+0.6pp	1.5%-0.3pp	1.9%+0.3pp	1.6%0.0pp	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.