Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $198.0 million in Q1 2026.

• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $198.0 million, down 38.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.5 billion (up 15.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 42.04% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow slipped to $198.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, 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.
• A 5-year average of $521.7 million and a median of $612.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow plunged 106.6% in 2023, then surged 1918.75% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $612.0 million in 2022, then advanced 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 tumbled by 74.65% to $198.0 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CTSH's Free Cash Flow at $198.0 million in Q1 2026, $781.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.