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

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.57% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 110.0% year-over-year to 15.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.79%, a 60.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.06%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.57%, down from 15.99% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Margin for CTSH reached as high as 16.68% in Q1 2025 and fell as low as 11.81% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 15.01% across 5 years, with a median of 15.0% in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 368 bps in 2023 and surged 279 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 14.18% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 15.22% in 2023, then slipped by 3 bps to 14.78% in 2024, then gained by 8 bps to 15.99% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 15.57% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 15.57% in Q1 2026, 15.99% in Q4 2025, and 15.99% in Q3 2025.