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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 33.73% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 139.0% to 33.73% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 33.72% through Dec 2025, down 63.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 33.72% for FY2025, 63.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 33.73% at Cognizant Technology Solutions, roughly flat from 33.87% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 37.88% in Q3 2021, with the low at 33.59% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 35.17%, with a median of 34.77% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin soared 293bps in 2021, then tumbled -255bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 36.57% in 2021, then fell by -5bps to 34.86% in 2022, then grew by 1bps to 35.25% in 2023, then dropped by 0bps to 35.12% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 33.73% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 33.73%, 33.87%, and 33.67% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.