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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) FCF Payout Ratio (2017 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 10 years, most recently at 0.8 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 67.34% to 0.8 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.25 through Mar 2026, down 12.17% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24 for FY2025, 28.42% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.8 for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 9.44 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 4.62 in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.23 (2022), against an average of 0.6.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio plummeted 1690.87% in 2023 and then skyrocketed 3870.04% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then fell by 2.46% to 0.22 in 2023, then dropped by 19.11% to 0.18 in 2024, then grew by 7.88% to 0.19 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 315.34% to 0.8 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.8 (Q1 2026), 0.19 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025).