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

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 3.66% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 266.0% to 3.66% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.54% through Mar 2026, up 92.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 12.29% for FY2025, 304.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 3.66% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from 14.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 21.42% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.65% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 12.65% (2022), against an average of 10.37%.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin surged 926bps in 2023 and then tumbled -1278bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 12.65% in 2022, then grew by 10bps to 13.85% in 2023, then grew by 19bps to 16.47% in 2024, then decreased by -11bps to 14.64% in 2025, then plummeted by -75bps to 3.66% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's FCF Margin are 3.66% (Q1 2026), 14.64% (Q4 2025), and 21.42% (Q3 2025).