What is Cognizant's share buybacks?

Cognizant (CTSH) reported share buybacks of $1.16B in Q2 2026.

How has Cognizant's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Cognizant's share buybacks increased by 216.0% year-over-year, from $368M to $1.16B.

What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's share buybacks?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's share buybacks has grown at a 15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $771M to $1.38B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Cognizant CTSH Share Buybacks

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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$23.8B-30.4%

Enterprise value$24.85B-26.3%

P/E10.7×-3.3×

P/S1.1×-0.6×

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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Cognizant (CTSH) reported share buybacks of $1.16B in Q2 2026.
How has Cognizant's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Cognizant's share buybacks increased by 216.0% year-over-year, from $368M to $1.16B.
What is the long-term trend for Cognizant's share buybacks?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cognizant's share buybacks has grown at a 15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $771M to $1.38B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.