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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 18 years, most recently at $46.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 9.52% to $46.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $185.0 million through Mar 2026, up 5.71% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $181.0 million for FY2025, 3.43% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $46.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $46.0 million (2026), against an average of $49.4 million.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation surged 32.84% in 2022 and then crashed 52.81% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $58.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 25.86% to $43.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 4.65% to $41.0 million in 2024, then grew by 7.32% to $44.0 million in 2025, then grew by 4.55% to $46.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Share-based Compensation are $46.0 million (Q1 2026), $44.0 million (Q4 2025), and $47.0 million (Q3 2025).