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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 19.79% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 137.0% to 19.79% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 19.79% through Mar 2026, up 137.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 20.33% for FY2025, 184.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 19.79% for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from 20.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 21.41% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 17.38% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.68% (2025), against an average of 19.12%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed 377bps in 2022 and then plummeted -353bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.82% in 2022, then decreased by -14bps to 17.99% in 2023, then dropped by -2bps to 17.55% in 2024, then rose by 15bps to 20.23% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 19.79% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Return on Capital Employed are 19.79% (Q1 2026), 20.23% (Q4 2025), and 19.66% (Q3 2025).