Information Technology · IT Consulting & Other Services
Cognizant: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2025, Cognizant had revenue of $21.1B, up 5.4% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $2.23B (10.6% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 6 years in a row, to $1.24. It has 20% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +7.0% vs 2024
- Ticker
- CTSH · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Sub-industry
- IT Consulting & Other Services
- Headquarters
- Teaneck, New Jersey
- Founded
- 1994
- In the S&P 500 since
- November 17, 2006
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended December 31, 2025
- SEC filer
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp · CIK 0001058290
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $2.14B in 2007 to $21.1B in 2025.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $0.57 in 2007 to $4.56 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 5.6% a year.
Dividends per share
Raised 6 years in a row, every year from 2020 to 2025.
Shares outstanding
20.2% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (613M → 489M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $2.6B in 2025, 12.3% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.1B | $2.23B | 10.6% | $4.56 | $1.24 | 489M | $2.88B | $288M | $2.6B |
| 2024 | $19.7B | $2.24B | 11.3% | $4.51 | $1.20 | 497M | $2.12B | $297M | $1.83B |
| 2023 | $19.4B | $2.13B | 11.0% | $4.21 | $1.16 | 505M | $2.33B | $317M | $2.01B |
| 2022 | $19.4B | $2.29B | 11.8% | $4.41 | $1.08 | 519M | $2.57B | $332M | $2.24B |
| 2021 | $18.5B | $2.14B | 11.5% | $4.05 | $0.96 | 528M | $2.5B | $279M | $2.22B |
| 2020 | $16.7B | $1.39B | 8.4% | $2.57 | $0.88 | 541M | $3.3B | $398M | $2.9B |
| 2019 | $16.8B | $1.84B | 11.0% | $3.29 | $0.80 | 560M | $2.5B | $392M | $2.11B |
| 2018 | $16.1B | $2.1B | 13.0% | $3.60 | — | 584M | $2.59B | $377M | $2.21B |
| 2017 | $14.8B | $1.5B | 10.2% | $2.53 | $0.45 | 595M | $2.41B | $284M | $2.12B |
| 2016 | $13.5B | $1.55B | 11.5% | $2.55 | $0.00 | 610M | $1.65B | $300M | $1.34B |
| 2015 | $12.4B | $1.62B | 13.1% | $2.65 | $0.00 | 613M | $2.19B | $273M | $1.91B |
| 2014 | $10.3B | $1.44B | 14.0% | $2.35 | — | 613M | $1.47B | $212M | $1.26B |
| 2013 | $8.84B | $1.23B | 13.9% | $2.02 | — | 610M | $1.42B | $262M | $1.16B |
| 2012 | $7.35B | $1.05B | 14.3% | $1.72 | — | 612M | $1.17B | $334M | $838M |
| 2011 | $6.12B | $884M | 14.4% | $1.43 | — | 621M | $875M | $288M | $587M |
| 2010 | $4.59B | $734M | 16.0% | $1.19 | — | 618M | $765M | $186M | $579M |
| 2009 | $3.28B | $535M | 16.3% | $0.89 | — | 602M | $672M | $76.6M | $596M |
| 2008 | $2.82B | $431M | 15.3% | $0.72 | — | 598M | $430M | $169M | $260M |
| 2007 | $2.14B | $350M | 16.4% | $0.57 | — | 607M | $344M | $182M | $162M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
Stock splits
Found in the filings; per-share figures and share counts on this page are on today’s share basis.
- 2-for-1 split · first reflected in a filing of May 8, 2014
About these figures
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.