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

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.14% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.14% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.14% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.14% at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.18% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.14% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.16%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital increased 4bps in 2021, then fell -4bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.17% in 2021, then grew by 3bps to 0.18% in 2022, then dropped by -13bps to 0.15% in 2023, then fell by -5bps to 0.15% in 2024, then decreased by -3bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.14%, 0.14%, and 0.16% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.