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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Operating Expenses over the past 18 years, most recently at $791.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed 0.0% to $791.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.2 billion through Mar 2026, down 3.57% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.6 billion for FY2025, 3.75% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $791.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $806.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $947.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at $788.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $835.0 million (2023), against an average of $841.9 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 8.11% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 14.47% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $860.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.95% to $826.0 million in 2023, then increased by 8.11% to $893.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 9.74% to $806.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.86% to $791.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Operating Expenses are $791.0 million (Q1 2026), $806.0 million (Q4 2025), and $833.0 million (Q3 2025).