Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Net Margin of 12.17% for Q1 2026, down 71.0% year-over-year from 41.98% in Q1 2025, and up 0.97% quarter-over-quarter from 12.06% in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 12.17% in Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.17%, down 71.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.38% (down 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.52%, down 75.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin advanced to 12.17% in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 11.21% and a median of 11.61% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Net Margin surged 213 bps in 2024, then sank 640 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 10.77% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 11.64% in 2023, then decreased by 9 bps to 10.65% in 2024, then advanced by 13 bps to 12.06% in 2025, then climbed by 1 bps to 12.17% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTSH's Net Margin at 12.17% in Q1 2026, 12.06% in Q4 2025, and 5.06% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn 18.23%
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn -
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 14.44%
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 10.30%
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 12.17%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.55%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 14.14%
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.14%
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 7.61%
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn 5.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.17%
Dec 31, 2025 12.06%
Sep 30, 2025 5.06%
Jun 30, 2025 12.30%
Mar 31, 2025 12.88%
Dec 31, 2024 10.65%
Sep 30, 2024 11.46%
Jun 30, 2024 11.61%
Mar 31, 2024 11.41%
Dec 31, 2023 11.64%
Sep 30, 2023 10.66%
Jun 30, 2023 9.48%
Mar 31, 2023 12.05%
Dec 31, 2022 10.77%
Sep 30, 2022 12.95%
Jun 30, 2022 11.76%
Mar 31, 2022 11.58%
Dec 31, 2021 12.04%
Sep 30, 2021 11.47%
Jun 30, 2021 11.12%