Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $208.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.35% year-on-year from $213.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.49% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions fell 2.35% year-over-year to $208.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 67.74% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 76.44% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $208.0 million, down from $235.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for CTSH reached as high as $613.0 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $124.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $210.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $191.0 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions plunged 32.61% in 2023 and surged 260.59% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at $193.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.04% to $195.0 million in 2023, then gained by 2.05% to $199.0 million in 2024, then increased by 18.09% to $235.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 11.49% to $208.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Provisions figures were $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 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 313.00 Mn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 761.94 Mn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -15.76 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 343.00 Mn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 126.12 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 106.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 208.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn -103.00 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 64.30 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 83.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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