Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions' Selling, General & Administrative was $728 million in Q2 2026, down 10.1% from $810 million a year earlier and down 8.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Selling, General & Administrative was $3.16 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 3.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.24 billion, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative was $3.22 billion in FY2024 (-0.9%), $3.25 billion in FY2023 (-5.5%), $3.44 billion in FY2022 (-1.7%) and $3.5 billion in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Selling, General & Administrative was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 14.9%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 10.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, CTSH's Selling, General & Administrative in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $791 million (Q1 2026), $806 million (Q4 2025) and $833 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 53.66 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 258.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 33.32 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 728.00 Mn |
| 3 | Wipro | 22.86 Bn | 18.03 Bn | 745.00 Mn | -154.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cdw | 20.63 Bn | 18.61 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 891.20 Mn |
| 5 | Td Synnex | 19.71 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 782.54 Mn |
| 6 | Cgi | 18.28 Bn | 16.08 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Arrow Electronics | 10.66 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 688.14 Mn |
| 8 | Avnet | 7.27 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 547.51 Mn |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 7.15 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 429.57 Mn | 245.25 Mn |
| 10 | ExlService Holdings | 6.51 Bn | 5.26 Bn | 225.96 Mn | 74.44 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 728.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 791.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 806.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 833.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 810.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 791.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 844.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 833.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 781.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 765.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 786.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 801.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 830.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 835.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 860.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 838.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 883.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 862.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 871.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 924.00 Mn |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "CTSH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();