Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported EBT Margin of 16.02% for Q1 2026, down 103.0% year-over-year from 533.9% in Q1 2025, and down 2.71% quarter-over-quarter from 16.46% in Q4 2025.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 16.02% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.02%, down 103.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.23% (up 86.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.48%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin declined to 16.02% in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from 16.46% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 17.05% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 12.01% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 15.37% and a median of 15.34% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBT Margin slumped 350 bps in 2023, then soared 300 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 14.76% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 15.74% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 14.56% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 16.46% in 2025, then dropped by 3 bps to 16.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CTSH's EBT Margin at 16.02% in Q1 2026, 16.46% in Q4 2025, and 16.38% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 250,975,992.28 Bn | 250,975,991.00 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 23.17% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 267.32 Bn | 252.39 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 8.71% |
| 3 | Wipro | 138.60 Bn | 137.44 Bn | 751.00 Mn | 19.24% |
| 4 | Accenture | 109.98 Bn | 101.66 Bn | 16.30 Bn | 13.61% |
| 5 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.38 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 16.02% |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 21.09 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 7.86% |
| 7 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 17.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 626.90 Mn | 17.43% |
| 8 | Cdw | 17.16 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 5.62% |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 15.68 Bn | 15.27 Bn | 761.00 Mn | 9.75% |
| 10 | Caci International | 11.74 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 797.83 Mn | 7.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.41% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.14% |