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

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 16.02% in Q1 2026, down 103.0% year-on-year from 533.9% in Q1 2025, and down 2.71% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 103.0% year-over-year to 16.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.23%, a 86.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.48%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 16.02%, down from 16.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for CTSH reached as high as 17.05% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 12.01% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 15.37% across 5 years, with a median of 15.34% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin plunged 350 bps in 2023 and jumped 300 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 14.76% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 15.74% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 14.56% in 2024, then increased by 13 bps to 16.46% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 16.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBT Margin figures were 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 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 14.44%
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 16.83%
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 38.09%
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 22.88%
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 14.86%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 7.86%
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 16.02%
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 17.71%
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 17.43%
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 5.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%