Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Change in Cash of -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 350.2% year-over-year from $451.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 485.67% quarter-over-quarter from $293.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.1 billion, down 350.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$476.0 million (down 89.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $403.0 million, up 182.92% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash eased to -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $293.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $545.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of -$16.9 million and a median of $149.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Change in Cash sank 396.34% in 2024, then surged 402.78% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $252.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 103.57% to $513.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 57.5% to $218.0 million in 2024, then surged by 34.4% to $293.0 million in 2025, then sank by 485.67% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CTSH's Change in Cash at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $293.0 million in Q4 2025, and $545.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 250,975,992.28 Bn | 250,975,991.00 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 267.32 Bn | 252.39 Bn | 8.95 Bn | -2.78 Bn |
| 3 | Wipro | 138.60 Bn | 137.44 Bn | 751.00 Mn | -185.22 Mn |
| 4 | Accenture | 109.98 Bn | 101.66 Bn | 16.30 Bn | -250.22 Mn |
| 5 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.38 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 1.78 Bn | -1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 21.09 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 180.00 Mn |
| 7 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 17.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 626.90 Mn | -65.90 Mn |
| 8 | Cdw | 17.16 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -39.00 Mn |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 15.68 Bn | 15.27 Bn | 761.00 Mn | -666.00 Mn |
| 10 | Caci International | 11.74 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 797.83 Mn | -264.98 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 293.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 545.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -184.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -251.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -180.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -486.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 513.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 149.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -403.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 252.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 274.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -424.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 400.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 128.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 296.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -605.00 Mn |