Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) closed at $57.33 on 25 September 2026, up 0.3%. That leaves it down 4.2% over a week, down 7.7% over a month and down 16.1% over a year. That is 41% of the way up its 52 week range of $37.08 to $87.03. The median analyst price target of $64 sits 12.5% above the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
CTSH trades below both its 50 day average of $57.46 and its 200 day average of $61.60, the shape of a downtrend. The 50 day average sits below the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is 0.31, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 34.1% below its 52 week high and 54.6% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 10 firms recorded 13 actions on CTSH: 13 kept a view. Price targets: 5 raised and 7 lowered. The most recent targets from 14 firms run from $47 to $82, with a median of $64, 12.5% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains Buy | $65.00 to $70.00 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | TD Cowen | Reiterates Hold | $54.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Neutral | $45.00 to $60.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Susquehanna | Maintains Positive | $88.00 to $82.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Equal-Weight | $44.00 to $51.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains Hold | $47.00 to $54.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 28 October 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $1.46. The last report, on 29 July 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $1.37 against $1.38 expected, a miss of 0.7%, on revenue of $5.5 billion. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. shows revenue growth of 6.55%, a gross margin of 33.51%, an operating margin of 15.79% and a return on equity of 14.88%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 6.5% | 52nd |
| Net income growth, TTM | -5.4% | 39th |
| Gross margin | 33.5% | 42nd |
| Operating margin | 15.8% | 75th |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.5% | 69th |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 78th |
| Return on assets | 11.0% | 91st |
| Debt to equity | 0.04 | 38th |
| Current ratio | 2.23 | 72nd |
| Effective tax rate | 36.1% | 92nd |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Headquarters
- TEANECK, New Jersey
- Chief executive
- Brian J. Humphries
- Employees
- 355,300
- Website
- cognizant.com
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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