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

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $13.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 72.92% year-over-year to $13.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $310.0 million, a 156.2% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $181.0 million, down 53.11% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $13.0 million for Q2 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, down from $206.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $347.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$406.0 million in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $34.4 million and a median of $45.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• The widest YoY moves for Share-based Compensation: up 688.64% in 2024, down 139.62% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$82.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 487.8% to $318.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 139.62% to -$126.0 million in 2024, then soared by 134.92% to $44.0 million in 2025, then sank by 70.45% to $13.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $13.0 million (Q2 2026), $206.0 million (Q1 2026), and $44.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.