Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 15.57% in Q1 2026, down 110.0% year-on-year from 155.74% in Q1 2025, and down 2.63% on a QoQ basis from 15.99% in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 15.57% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 110.0% year-over-year to 15.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.79%, a 60.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.06%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.57%, down from 15.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for CTSH reached as high as 16.68% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 11.81% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 15.01% across 5 years, with a median of 15.0% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin sank 368 bps in 2023 and surged 279 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 14.18% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 15.22% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 14.78% in 2024, then gained by 8 bps to 15.99% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 15.57% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 15.57% in Q1 2026, 15.99% in Q4 2025, and 15.99% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 15.24%
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 16.96%
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 26.85%
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 21.09%
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 14.86%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 12.84%
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 15.57%
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 16.01%
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.40%
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 6.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.57%
Dec 31, 2025 15.99%
Sep 30, 2025 15.99%
Jun 30, 2025 15.58%
Mar 31, 2025 16.68%
Dec 31, 2024 14.78%
Sep 30, 2024 14.63%
Jun 30, 2024 14.60%
Mar 31, 2024 14.60%
Dec 31, 2023 15.22%
Sep 30, 2023 14.01%
Jun 30, 2023 11.81%
Mar 31, 2023 14.59%
Dec 31, 2022 14.18%
Sep 30, 2022 16.43%
Jun 30, 2022 15.49%
Mar 31, 2022 15.00%
Dec 31, 2021 15.32%
Sep 30, 2021 15.37%
Jun 30, 2021 15.18%