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CognizantNASDAQ · IT Consulting & Other Services · Information Technology
Previous close
61.85
Change
−1.43 / −2.26%
FinDog View
Neutral
52-Week Range
37.08 – 87.03
P/E (TTM)
12.8
Forward P/E
8.9
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$27.9B
1M
+9.26%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
5.3M / 5.5M
0.96× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
3040506070FY26 Q2 EarningsFY26 Q1 Earnings2026-032026-052026-062026-082026-09

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 16.41M6M1Y5Y
5101520252023-052024-032025-012025-112026-09

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis
FY2026 Q2
Quarter ended 2026-06
2026-07-29$5.5B1.37 / 1.40−3.71%Pending
FY2026 Q1
Quarter ended 2026-03
2026-04-29$5.4B1.40 / 1.36−3.29%Pending
FY2025 Q4
Quarter ended 2025-12
2026-02-04—— / —+0.17%Pending
FY2025 Q3
Quarter ended 2025-09
2025-10-29—— / —+0.70%Pending
FY2025 Q2
Quarter ended 2025-06
2025-07-30—— / —−2.41%Pending
FY2025 Q1
Quarter ended 2025-03
2025-04-30—— / —+2.26%Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 10 of its 5-year rangeCheap
5-year range 11.3 – 19.1 · Median 16.4
Last 4 quarters: $1.6B in buybacks + $614M in dividends, 7.99% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
12.8
P/B
2.0
P/S
1.3
Dividend Yield
1.63%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.1% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent −3.71%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 0.26 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.08Low beta
Annualized volatility 41% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 6 · $0.99MNet selling $0.99M
  • 09-14Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell$0.01M134 shares · Avg price 62.40
  • 09-02Kim John SunshinCLO, CAO & Corporate SecretarySell$0.16M2,500 shares · Avg price 63.37
  • 08-31Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell$0.01M144 shares · Avg price 63.34
  • 08-03Dalal Jatin PChief Financial OfficerSell$0.67M12,000 shares · Avg price 55.76
  • 08-03Kim John SunshinCLO, CAO & Corporate SecretarySell$0.14M2,500 shares · Avg price 57.05
  • 07-01Kerdman AlinaSVP, Controller & CAOSell$0.01M137 shares · Avg price 39.82
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q15.41+5.8%—0.840.660.201.39
FY2025 Q45.33+4.9%—0.850.650.781.35
FY2025 Q35.42+7.4%—0.870.271.160.56
FY2025 Q25.25+8.1%—0.820.650.331.31
FY2025 Q15.12+7.5%—0.850.660.321.34
FY2024 Q45.08+6.8%—0.750.550.841.10
FY2024 Q35.04+3.0%—0.740.580.791.17
FY2024 Q24.85−0.7%—0.710.570.181.14
FY2024 Q14.76−1.1%—0.700.550.021.10
FY2023 Q44.76−1.7%—0.720.560.661.12
FY2023 Q34.90+0.8%—0.690.530.761.04
FY2023 Q24.89−0.4%—0.580.46-0.030.91

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