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

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DateValue
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