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

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported EBT Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 16.02% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 103.0% to 16.02% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 16.23% through Mar 2026, up 86.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 16.48% for FY2025, 160.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 16.02% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 15.34% (2023), against an average of 15.37%.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin tumbled -350bps in 2023 and then soared 300bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 14.76% in 2022, then grew by 7bps to 15.74% in 2023, then fell by -8bps to 14.56% in 2024, then increased by 13bps to 16.46% in 2025, then dropped by -3bps to 16.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's EBT Margin are 16.02% (Q1 2026), 16.46% (Q4 2025), and 16.38% (Q3 2025).