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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.2% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% to 0.2% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2% through Dec 2025, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.2% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.2% at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.21% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.16% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.19%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 5bps in 2021, then fell -4bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% in 2021, then increased by 3bps to 0.21% in 2022, then dropped by -14bps to 0.18% in 2023, then dropped by -2bps to 0.18% in 2024, then increased by 15bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.2%, 0.2%, and 0.19% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.