Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $46.0 million in Q1 2026.

• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $46.0 million, up 9.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $185.0 million (up 5.71% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $181.0 million, up 3.43% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation climbed to $46.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $44.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $89.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $41.0 million in Q4 2024.
• A 5-year average of $49.4 million and a median of $46.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Share-based Compensation surged 32.84% in 2022, then sank 52.81% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $58.0 million in 2022, then declined by 25.86% to $43.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 4.65% to $41.0 million in 2024, then gained by 7.32% to $44.0 million in 2025, then grew by 4.55% to $46.0 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CTSH's Share-based Compensation at $46.0 million in Q1 2026, $44.0 million in Q4 2025, and $47.0 million in Q3 2025.