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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported EBIT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 15.57% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 110.0% to 15.57% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 15.79% through Mar 2026, up 60.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 16.06% for FY2025, 140.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 15.57% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from 15.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 16.68% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 11.81% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 15.0% (2022), against an average of 15.01%.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin plummeted -368bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed 279bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 14.18% in 2022, then increased by 7bps to 15.22% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 14.78% in 2024, then grew by 8bps to 15.99% in 2025, then fell by -3bps to 15.57% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's EBIT Margin are 15.57% (Q1 2026), 15.99% (Q4 2025), and 15.99% (Q3 2025).