Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Tax Provisions of $208.0 million for Q1 2026, down 2.35% year-over-year from $213.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.49% quarter-over-quarter from $235.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $208.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $208.0 million, down 2.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 67.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 76.44% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions retreated to $208.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $235.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $613.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $124.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $210.4 million and a median of $191.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Provisions slumped 32.61% in 2023, then jumped 260.59% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $193.0 million in 2022, then gained by 1.04% to $195.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.05% to $199.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 18.09% to $235.0 million in 2025, then declined by 11.49% to $208.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CTSH's Tax Provisions at $208.0 million in Q1 2026, $235.0 million in Q4 2025, and $613.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 250,975,992.28 Bn | 250,975,991.00 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 248.00 Mn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 267.32 Bn | 252.39 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 172.00 Mn |
| 3 | Wipro | 138.60 Bn | 137.44 Bn | 751.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Accenture | 109.98 Bn | 101.66 Bn | 16.30 Bn | 597.27 Mn |
| 5 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.38 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 208.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 21.09 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 106.00 Mn |
| 7 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 17.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 626.90 Mn | 64.30 Mn |
| 8 | Cdw | 17.16 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 83.60 Mn |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 15.68 Bn | 15.27 Bn | 761.00 Mn | 94.00 Mn |
| 10 | Caci International | 11.74 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 797.83 Mn | 46.22 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 184.00 Mn |