Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividend Yield (2017 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Dividend Yield of 3.53% for Q2 2026, up 1.94 percentage points from 1.59% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividend Yield (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognizant Technology Solutions posted Dividend Yield of 1.53%, down 0.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield has a five-year change of +0.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividend Yield came in at 1.58% in FY2024 (+0.01 pp), 1.57% in FY2023 (-0.37 pp), 1.94% in FY2022 (+0.84 pp) and 1.09% in FY2021 (-0.01 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q2 2017.
- Year over year, Dividend Yield gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividend Yield in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 1.94 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 0.37 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.11% (Q1 2026), 1.53% (Q4 2025) and 1.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 50.81 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 28.52 Bn | 22.49 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cdw | 20.95 Bn | 17.85 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 18.62 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 5 | Arrow Electronics | 10.10 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 6 | EPAM Systems | 7.92 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 445.94 Mn |
| 7 | Avnet | 7.12 Bn | 6.30 Bn | 865.03 Mn |
| 8 | ExlService Holdings | 6.52 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 241.14 Mn |
| 9 | Science Applications International | 6.35 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.29 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 996.93 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.09% |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "CTSH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();