Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.79% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 137.0% year-over-year to 19.79% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.79%, a 137.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.33%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 19.79%, down from 20.23% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CTSH reached as high as 21.41% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 17.38% in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 19.12% across 5 years, with a median of 18.68% in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 377 bps in 2022 and tumbled 353 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.82% in 2022, then declined by 14 bps to 17.99% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 17.55% in 2024, then rose by 15 bps to 20.23% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 19.79% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 19.79% in Q1 2026, 20.23% in Q4 2025, and 19.66% in Q3 2025.