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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Shares Repurchased over the past 18 years, most recently at $444.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 112.44% to $444.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.6 billion through Mar 2026, up 136.86% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.4 billion for FY2025, 127.77% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased was $444.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from $338.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Repurchased peaked at $474.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $76.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $315.0 million (2022), against an average of $289.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased plummeted 64.49% in 2024 and then soared 384.21% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $315.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.63% to $313.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 50.8% to $154.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 119.48% to $338.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 31.36% to $444.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Shares Repurchased are $444.0 million (Q1 2026), $338.0 million (Q4 2025), and $463.0 million (Q3 2025).