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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.12% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales rose 1.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.11%, a 1.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.11%, down 1.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales was 0.12% for Q4 2025 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.13% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.05% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11% and a median of 0.12% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: rose 5bps in 2021, then dropped -6bps in 2025.
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions' Return on Sales stood at 0.12% in 2021, then decreased by -11bps to 0.11% in 2022, then increased by 8bps to 0.12% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 0.11% in 2024, then rose by 13bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Return on Sales are 0.12% (Q4 2025), 0.05% (Q3 2025), and 0.12% (Q2 2025).