Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $17.0 million in Q1 2026, down 10.53% year-on-year from $19.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 41.67% on a QoQ basis from $12.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $17.0 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 10.53% year-over-year to $17.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $17.0 million, a 10.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.0 million, down 99.92% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $17.0 million, up from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for CTSH reached as high as $14.7 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$285.0 million in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $3.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $17.0 million in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings jumped 46522.22% in 2022 and plunged 1776.47% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $12.6 billion in 2022, then slumped by 100.75% to -$94.0 million in 2023, then surged by 15723.4% to $14.7 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 99.92% to $12.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 41.67% to $17.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were $17.0 million in Q1 2026, $12.0 million in Q4 2025, and $14.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Business Machines | 193.88 Bn | 178.95 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 155.94 Bn |
| 2 | Accenture | 84.94 Bn | 75.26 Bn | 6.13 Bn | -1.80 Bn |
| 3 | GDS Holdings | 50.55 Bn | 48.40 Bn | 164.04 Mn | - |
| 4 | Infosys | 44.05 Bn | 44.79 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 908.28 Bn |
| 5 | Cgi | 41.25 Bn | 40.60 Bn | - | 5.35 Bn |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 20.63 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -628.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 20.39 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 17.00 Mn |
| 8 | Wipro | 18.65 Bn | 17.52 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 16.79 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 626.90 Mn | 4.27 Bn |
| 10 | Cdw | 16.66 Bn | 16.08 Bn | 1.19 Bn | -1.33 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -150.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -94.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -285.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 82.00 Mn |