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.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 19.79%, up 137.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.79% (up 137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.33%, up 184.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed declined to 19.79% in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, 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.
• A 5-year average of 19.12% and a median of 18.68% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 377 bps in 2022, then sank 353 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.82% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 17.99% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 17.55% in 2024, then climbed by 15 bps to 20.23% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 19.79% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CTSH's Return on Capital Employed at 19.79% in Q1 2026, 20.23% in Q4 2025, and 19.66% in Q3 2025.