Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Operating Income of $872 million for Q3 2026, up 0.7% from $866 million a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Operating Income came in at $3.44 billion, up 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.39 billion, up 17.2% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $2.89 billion in FY2024 (+7.5%), $2.69 billion in FY2023 (-9.4%), $2.97 billion in FY2022 (+5.0%) and $2.83 billion in FY2021 (+33.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Income spans a low of $577 million in Q2 2023 and a high of $874 million in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Operating Income gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 57.4%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 24.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $874 million (Q2 2026), $843 million (Q1 2026) and $853 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 50.81 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 28.52 Bn | 22.49 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 872.00 Mn |
| 3 | Cdw | 20.95 Bn | 17.85 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 489.50 Mn |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 18.62 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 642.88 Mn |
| 5 | Arrow Electronics | 10.10 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 377.33 Mn |
| 6 | EPAM Systems | 7.92 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 445.94 Mn | 175.93 Mn |
| 7 | Avnet | 7.12 Bn | 6.30 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 231.04 Mn |
| 8 | ExlService Holdings | 6.52 Bn | 5.32 Bn | 241.14 Mn | 88.86 Mn |
| 9 | Science Applications International | 6.35 Bn | 5.89 Bn | 239.00 Mn | 152.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.29 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 996.93 Mn | 293.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 872.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 874.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 843.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 853.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 866.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 817.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 853.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 751.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 738.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 708.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 695.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 724.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 686.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 577.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 702.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 798.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 760.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 724.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 732.00 Mn |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "CTSH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();