Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 26.4% in Q2 2026, up 300.0% year-over-year from 6.6% in Q2 2025, and up 10.04% quarter-over-quarter from 23.99% in Q1 2026.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 26.4% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 300.0% year-over-year to 26.4% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 36.7%, a 1237.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 36.16%, up 1189.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 26.4% for Q2 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up from 23.99% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 69.11% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 21.12% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 26.87% and a median of 24.3% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 406 bps in 2024 and soared 4638 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 27.03% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 26.03% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 26.89% in 2024, then slipped by 0 bps to 26.77% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 26.4% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 26.4% (Q2 2026), 23.99% (Q1 2026), and 26.77% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investview | 47.95 Bn | 47.95 Bn | -199,485.00 | - |
| 2 | Infosys | 43.60 Bn | 43.65 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 29.49% |
| 3 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 26.73 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 26.40% |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 23.02 Bn | 21.93 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 22.29% |
| 5 | Cdw | 18.31 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 26.55% |
| 6 | Cgi | 13.55 Bn | 12.97 Bn | - | 26.62% |
| 7 | Arrow Electronics | 11.54 Bn | 11.37 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 22.74% |
| 8 | Avnet | 8.30 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 20.97% |
| 9 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.43 Bn | 5.62 Bn | 958.68 Mn | 29.63% |
| 10 | EPAM Systems | 5.68 Bn | 4.89 Bn | 429.57 Mn | 26.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 69.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.58% |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Tax Rate API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();