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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $781.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 6.69% to $781.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.6 billion through Dec 2025, up 42.04% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.6 billion for FY2025, 42.04% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $781.0 million at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$32.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $544.4 million, with a median of $621.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow crashed 106.6% in 2023, then soared 1918.75% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $760.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 19.47% to $612.0 million in 2022, then grew by 7.68% to $659.0 million in 2023, then rose by 27.01% to $837.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.69% to $781.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $781.0 million, $1.2 billion, and $331.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.