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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 32.79% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 80.0% to 32.79% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 33.51% through Mar 2026, down 74.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 33.72% for FY2025, 63.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 32.79% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from 33.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 36.59% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 32.79% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 34.36% (2024), against an average of 34.53%.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 38bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of -255bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 34.86% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 35.25% in 2023, then decreased by 0bps to 35.12% in 2024, then fell by -4bps to 33.73% in 2025, then decreased by -3bps to 32.79% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Gross Margin are 32.79% (Q1 2026), 33.73% (Q4 2025), and 33.87% (Q3 2025).