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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $44.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 7.32% to $44.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $181.0 million through Dec 2025, up 3.43% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $181.0 million for FY2025, 3.43% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $44.0 million at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $47.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $89.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $41.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $52.0 million, with a median of $47.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation soared 32.84% in 2022, then plummeted 52.81% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $52.0 million in 2021, then rose by 11.54% to $58.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 25.86% to $43.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.65% to $41.0 million in 2024, then rose by 7.32% to $44.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $44.0 million, $47.0 million, and $48.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.