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

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Net Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 12.17% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 71.0% to 12.17% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 10.38% through Mar 2026, down 128.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 10.52% for FY2025, 75.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 12.17% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 12.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 12.95% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 5.06% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 11.61% (2024), against an average of 11.21%.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin surged 213bps in 2024 and then plummeted -640bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 10.77% in 2022, then rose by 8bps to 11.64% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 10.65% in 2024, then increased by 13bps to 12.06% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 12.17% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Net Margin are 12.17% (Q1 2026), 12.06% (Q4 2025), and 5.06% (Q3 2025).