Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Change in Accured Expenses of -$432.0 million for Q1 2026, down 50.52% year-over-year from -$873.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 440.16% quarter-over-quarter from $127.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Change in Accured Expenses data on file, last reported at -$432.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Accured Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$432.0 million, down 50.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$52.0 million (up 7.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $93.0 million, up 196.88% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses eased to -$432.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $127.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Accured Expenses peaked at $412.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$434.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$62.9 million and a median of -$101.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Accured Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Change in Accured Expenses sank 336.36% in 2022, then soared 946.67% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Accured Expenses shows it stood at $89.0 million in 2022, then sank by 38.2% to $55.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 127.27% to -$15.0 million in 2024, then soared by 946.67% to $127.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 440.16% to -$432.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTSH's Change in Accured Expenses at -$432.0 million in Q1 2026, $127.0 million in Q4 2025, and $354.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn -
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn -
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn -288.78 Mn
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn -432.00 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn -99.00 Mn
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 182.50 Mn
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 130.30 Mn
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn -154.00 Mn
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn -29.16 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -432.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -432.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 127.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 354.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 354.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -287.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -287.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 412.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 412.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -327.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -327.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 55.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 55.00 Mn