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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $198.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 38.7% to $198.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.5 billion through Mar 2026, up 15.75% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.6 billion for FY2025, 42.04% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $198.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $781.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$32.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $612.0 million (2022), against an average of $521.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 106.6% in 2023 and then surged 1918.75% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $612.0 million in 2022, then increased by 7.68% to $659.0 million in 2023, then grew by 27.01% to $837.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.69% to $781.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 74.65% to $198.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Free Cash Flow are $198.0 million (Q1 2026), $781.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025).