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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.19 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 7.88% to 0.19 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.24 through Dec 2025, down 28.42% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24 for FY2025, 28.42% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.19 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 9.44 in Q1 2024, with the low at 4.62 in Q2 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.57, with a median of 0.22 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 1690.87% in 2023, then surged 3870.04% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2021, then surged by 35.92% to 0.23 in 2022, then decreased by 2.46% to 0.22 in 2023, then fell by 19.11% to 0.18 in 2024, then rose by 7.88% to 0.19 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.19, 0.13, and 0.46 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.