Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) Price to Earnings stood at 7.89 in Q2 2026, down 49.7% from 15.66 a year earlier and down 39.6% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Price to Earnings came in at 17.83, up 4.9% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Price to Earnings came in at 16.99 in FY2024 (-3.9%), 17.69 in FY2023 (+39.2%), 12.71 in FY2022 (-41.7%) and 21.80 in FY2021 (-30.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 39.2% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 49.7% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.05 (Q1 2026), 17.83 (Q4 2025) and 15.22 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 44.69 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 26.45 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 3 | Td Synnex | 22.21 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 4 | Cdw | 16.70 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 5 | Cgi | 15.63 Bn | 13.41 Bn | - |
| 6 | Arrow Electronics | 12.33 Bn | 11.35 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 7 | Avnet | 8.78 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 865.03 Mn |
| 8 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.70 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 958.68 Mn |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 5.58 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 429.57 Mn |
| 10 | ExlService Holdings | 5.42 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 225.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.89 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.05 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.22 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.66 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.99 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.69 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.03 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.39 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.28 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.80 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.76 |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Price to Earnings 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();