Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividends Paid - Common (2017 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $157 million for Q2 2026, up 2.6% from $153 million a year earlier but down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividends Paid - Common (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $618 million, up 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $610 million, up 1.7% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $600 million in FY2024 (+1.5%), $591 million in FY2023 (+4.8%), $564 million in FY2022 (+10.8%) and $509 million in FY2021 (+6.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common spans a low of $127 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $159 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common has now increased in each of the last 26 quarters, with growth averaging 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ran from 0.7% in Q1 2024 to 11.7% in Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $159 million (Q1 2026), $151 million (Q4 2025) and $151 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 43.52 Bn | 43.57 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.96 Bn | 19.13 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 157.00 Mn |
| 3 | Td Synnex | 20.53 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - |
| 4 | Cdw | 16.06 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 79.80 Mn |
| 5 | Cgi | 15.14 Bn | 12.92 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Arrow Electronics | 11.55 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 1.13 Bn | - |
| 7 | Avnet | 8.20 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 28.76 Mn |
| 8 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.32 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 958.68 Mn | 19.36 Mn |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 5.59 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 429.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Science Applications International | 5.36 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 239.00 Mn | 16.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 159.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 151.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 149.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 151.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 146.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 148.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 139.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 141.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 143.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 127.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 127.00 Mn |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();