Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $474.0 million in Q1 2026, down 3.85% year-on-year from $493.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.04% on a QoQ basis from $479.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Entity) data on file, last reported at $474.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 3.85% year-over-year to $474.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $474.0 million, a 3.85% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $479.0 million, down 3.23% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) for Q1 2026 stood at $474.0 million, down from $479.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for CTSH reached as high as $521.0 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as $474.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has averaged $498.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $497.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Entity) retreated 0.6% in 2024 and decreased 3.85% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $509.0 million in 2022, then fell by 2.16% to $498.0 million in 2023, then fell by 0.6% to $495.0 million in 2024, then fell by 3.23% to $479.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.04% to $474.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures were $474.0 million in Q1 2026, $479.0 million in Q4 2025, and $483.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 941.20 Mn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 612.21 Mn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 1.55 Bn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 4.11 Bn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 886.72 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 515.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 477.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 10.46 Bn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 116.30 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 129.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 477.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 488.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 486.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 492.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 494.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 496.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 496.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 497.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 497.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 505.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 504.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 506.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 509.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 518.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 516.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 520.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 524.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 527.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 525.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 527.00 Mn