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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Financial Ratios 2025-2006 | CTSH
Brief overview of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's financial ratios
The comparison uses the five latest available annual observations between 2021 and 2025.
Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 14.47x (median 18.19x), EV/EBITDA 14.53x (median 13.92x), P/S 1.53x (median 2x). The combined multiple level is about 23.5% below the company's historical norm, suggesting more cautious expectations.
The 1/P/E calculation produces a 6.9% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.
Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE 14.9%, ROA 10.8%, ROCE 22.6%. Overall capital returns are high. The business uses resources efficiently and provides strong fundamental support for its valuation.
On PEG (1.33x), the market prices growth without an obvious discount or excessive premium.
A longer cycle, from 53.7 days to 65 days, indicates slower release of cash from operations.
Overall picture
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's multiples are below five-year reference levels despite strong quality metrics, providing valuation cushion but not eliminating hidden risks.
Annual Financial Ratios Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
14.5 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 15.2 | 21.2 | 28.3 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 30.7 | 21.0 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 16.1 | - |
P/S |
1.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPS |
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
36 B | 47.1 B | 41.3 B | 38.2 B | 49.5 B | 42.8 B | 37.5 B | 44 B | 48.7 B | 34.1 B | 40.2 B | 34.9 B | 29.6 B | 23.6 B | 21.8 B | 6.85 B | 3.48 B | 4.68 B | 5.29 B | -266 M |
EBITDA per Share |
8.07 | 6.92 | 6.42 | 6.83 | 6.45 | 4.95 | 5.68 | 5.6 | 4.87 | 4.36 | 4.05 | 3.43 | 3.06 | 2.51 | 2.07 | 3.23 | 2.41 | 2.04 | 1.51 | - |
EV/EBITDA |
9.2 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 11.9 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 12.1 | - |
PEG |
1.33 | 3.9 | 4.86 | 1.91 | 2.33 | 6.18 | -2.21 | 0.46 | -39.24 | -5.09 | 1.88 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 1.12 | 1.26 | - | - | - | - | - |
P/B |
2.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | - | - |
P/CF |
11.2 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 18.2 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 20.5 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 28.0 | 36.7 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 16.3 | - |
ROE % |
14.85 | 15.55 | 16.07 | 18.60 | 17.82 | 12.85 | 16.71 | 18.39 | 14.10 | 14.48 | 17.50 | 18.59 | 20.02 | 21.66 | 22.35 | 20.46 | 20.16 | 21.92 | 23.85 | - |
ROA % |
10.78 | 11.22 | 11.50 | 12.83 | 11.97 | 8.23 | 11.37 | 13.20 | 9.88 | 10.89 | 12.43 | 12.28 | 14.97 | 16.12 | 16.04 | 16.01 | 16.03 | 18.14 | - | - |
ROCE % |
22.57 | 20.07 | 20.33 | 24.11 | 23.57 | 19.51 | 20.20 | 21.32 | 20.04 | 19.33 | 20.69 | 20.65 | 26.08 | 26.47 | 26.44 | 24.04 | 23.31 | 26.29 | 25.99 | - |
Current Ratio |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | - | - |
DSO |
73.5 | 73.1 | 72.1 | 69.1 | 65.5 | 69.5 | 70.8 | 73.7 | 79.4 | 78.6 | 77.1 | 81.6 | 77.4 | 76.0 | 78.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
8.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
73.5 | 73.1 | 72.1 | 69.1 | 65.5 | 69.5 | 70.8 | 73.7 | 79.4 | 78.6 | 77.1 | 81.6 | 77.4 | 76.0 | 78.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
65.0 | 63.6 | 62.0 | 58.5 | 53.7 | 58.8 | 62.6 | 65.7 | 71.0 | 70.7 | 69.0 | 72.9 | 69.5 | 66.7 | 71.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q4 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | 2010-Q3 | 2010-Q2 | 2010-Q1 | 2009-Q3 | 2009-Q2 | |
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EPS |
1.39 | - | 0.56 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.1 | 1.04 | 0.92 | - | - | - | 1.11 | 1.07 | - | 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.95 | - | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.77 | 1.12 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.89 | -0.03 | 0.84 | 0.8 | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.7 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.6 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.5 | 0.47 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.8 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.48 |
EBITDA per Share |
2.06 | - | 2.63 | 2.22 | 2 | 2.29 | 1.96 | 1.67 | 2.19 | 1.4 | - | - | - | 1.74 | 1.65 | - | 1.66 | 1.6 | 1.53 | - | 1.87 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 1.41 | 1.92 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.12 | 1.64 | 1.38 | 1.11 | 0.92 | 1.42 | 1.27 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.29 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 1.63 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 1.31 | 1.57 | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.59 |
ROE % |
14.90 | 10.51 | 14.54 | 16.77 | 16.60 | 16.22 | 15.78 | 16.29 | 17.07 | 17.70 | 18.82 | 14.24 | 14.24 | 18.81 | 18.56 | 13.86 | 17.07 | 15.69 | 14.51 | 9.93 | 13.51 | 14.81 | 16.10 | 16.71 | 18.80 | 18.47 | 17.84 | 18.39 | 12.55 | 13.01 | 13.43 | 14.10 | 18.14 | 17.64 | 15.59 | 14.48 | 15.17 | 15.31 | 17.49 | 17.50 | 17.62 | 17.94 | 18.22 | 18.60 | 19.19 | 19.81 | 19.90 | 20.02 | 20.48 | 20.97 | 21.27 | 21.66 | 21.99 | 22.03 | 22.10 | 22.35 | 22.33 | 22.24 | 22.23 | 22.57 | 22.75 | 5.25 | 5.61 | 6.23 |
ROA % |
10.68 | 7.45 | 10.49 | 12.10 | 8.90 | 11.80 | 11.49 | 11.68 | 11.87 | 12.01 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 9.43 | 12.46 | 9.23 | 11.29 | 10.26 | 9.39 | 6.36 | 8.80 | 9.81 | 10.81 | 11.37 | 13.02 | 12.95 | 12.67 | 13.22 | 9.01 | 9.27 | 9.49 | 9.88 | 12.92 | 12.78 | 11.46 | 10.89 | 11.22 | 11.14 | 12.59 | 12.43 | 12.35 | 12.34 | 12.30 | 12.35 | 13.17 | 14.07 | 14.59 | 15.10 | 15.39 | 15.71 | 15.88 | 16.12 | 16.20 | 16.08 | 16.00 | 16.04 | 16.48 | 16.93 | 17.47 | 18.28 | 18.76 | 4.32 | 4.59 | 5.28 |
ROCE % |
22.48 | 16.88 | 21.99 | 21.27 | 21.08 | 20.68 | 20.04 | 21.31 | 22.20 | 23.19 | 18.72 | 18.72 | 18.72 | 24.93 | 24.63 | 18.59 | 24.15 | 22.15 | 21.28 | 15.22 | 20.90 | 21.40 | 22.71 | 22.26 | 22.64 | 23.09 | 23.34 | 24.52 | 24.61 | 24.16 | 23.98 | 23.25 | 22.33 | 21.69 | 21.52 | 21.34 | 22.07 | 22.49 | 22.86 | 23.09 | 23.32 | 23.38 | 23.80 | 24.35 | 25.46 | 26.67 | 27.33 | 27.35 | 27.39 | 27.58 | 27.46 | 28.05 | 28.50 | 28.59 | 28.59 | 28.75 | 27.74 | 27.09 | 26.61 | 26.53 | 26.44 | 6.34 | 6.64 | 6.69 |
Current Ratio |
3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | - | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | 3.2 | - | - | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
DSO |
76.3 | - | 74.1 | 38.3 | 37.5 | 74.0 | 73.3 | 73.1 | 70.5 | 35.1 | - | - | - | 34.1 | 68.3 | - | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.5 | - | 66.4 | 70.4 | 68.5 | 69.3 | 69.9 | 71.8 | 71.6 | 71.2 | 72.9 | 74.2 | 71.4 | 68.3 | 69.4 | 71.2 | 69.8 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 69.2 | 68.5 | 63.6 | 64.5 | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.5 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 68.1 | 63.9 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 63.0 | 64.9 | 68.4 | 67.3 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 72.4 | 69.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
8.4 | - | 7.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 11.1 | - | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.2 | - | 13.4 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
76.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.1 | 68.3 | - | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.5 | - | 66.4 | 70.4 | 68.5 | 69.3 | 69.9 | 71.8 | 71.6 | 71.2 | 72.9 | 74.2 | 71.4 | 68.3 | 69.4 | 71.2 | 69.8 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 69.2 | 68.5 | 63.6 | 64.5 | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.5 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 68.1 | 63.9 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 63.0 | 64.9 | 68.4 | 67.3 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 72.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
67.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.3 | 57.1 | - | 55.8 | 55.0 | 53.3 | - | 53.0 | 56.9 | 58.1 | 61.4 | 61.8 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 65.0 | 66.1 | 63.3 | 68.3 | 69.4 | 71.2 | 69.8 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 69.2 | 68.5 | 63.6 | 64.5 | 66.6 | 66.2 | 65.5 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 68.1 | 63.9 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 63.0 | 64.9 | 68.4 | 67.3 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 72.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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