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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 14.64% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 183.0% to 14.64% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 12.29% through Dec 2025, up 304.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 12.29% for FY2025, 304.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 14.64% at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from 21.42% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 21.42% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.65% in Q2 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 10.99%, with a median of 12.88% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Margin soared 926bps in 2023, then crashed -1278bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 15.91% in 2021, then dropped by -21bps to 12.65% in 2022, then rose by 10bps to 13.85% in 2023, then rose by 19bps to 16.47% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 14.64% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 14.64%, 21.42%, and 6.31% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.