Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) posted Tax Provisions of $231 million for Q2 2026, up 17.3% from $197 million a year earlier and up 11.1% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Cognizant Technology Solutions was $1.29 billion, up 65.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.26 billion, up 76.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Tax Provisions was $713 million in FY2024 (+6.7%), $668 million in FY2023 (-8.5%), $730 million in FY2022 (+5.3%) and $693 million in FY2021 (-1.6%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has run from a low of $124 million in Q2 2023 to a high of $613 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 40.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 260.6%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 32.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $208 million (Q1 2026), $235 million (Q4 2025) and $613 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 51.72 Bn | 38.22 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 343.00 Mn |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 31.66 Bn | 24.83 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 231.00 Mn |
| 3 | Wipro | 21.48 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 738.00 Mn | -103.00 Mn |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 19.72 Bn | 13.88 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 139.01 Mn |
| 5 | Cdw | 19.69 Bn | 17.68 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 99.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cgi | 17.57 Bn | 15.37 Bn | - | 121.97 Mn |
| 7 | Arrow Electronics | 11.05 Bn | 10.00 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 80.31 Mn |
| 8 | Avnet | 7.47 Bn | 6.65 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 33.58 Mn |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 6.79 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 429.57 Mn | 37.57 Mn |
| 10 | ExlService Holdings | 6.23 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 225.96 Mn | 19.43 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 235.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 613.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 197.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 165.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 195.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 191.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 124.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 158.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 193.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 183.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 184.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 170.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 187.00 Mn |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Tax Provisions API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "ticker": "CTSH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();