Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) posted Tax Rate of 26.40% for Q2 2026, up 3.00 percentage points from 23.40% a year earlier and up 2.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Cognizant Technology Solutions was 36.70%, up 12.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.16%, up 11.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +2.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cognizant Technology Solutions' Tax Rate was 24.27% in FY2024 (+0.30 pp), 23.97% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 24.20% in FY2022 (-0.31 pp) and 24.51% in FY2021 (-9.07 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of 21.12% in Q2 2023 to a high of 69.11% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.75 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 46.38 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 18.65 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 23.99% (Q1 2026), 26.77% (Q4 2025) and 69.11% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 50.24 Bn | 36.74 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 29.49% |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 31.12 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 26.40% |
| 3 | Wipro | 20.11 Bn | 14.81 Bn | 738.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Td Synnex | 19.66 Bn | 13.82 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 25.04% |
| 5 | Cdw | 19.39 Bn | 17.38 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 26.55% |
| 6 | Cgi | 16.87 Bn | 14.67 Bn | - | 26.62% |
| 7 | Arrow Electronics | 11.10 Bn | 10.05 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 22.74% |
| 8 | Avnet | 7.54 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 865.03 Mn | 20.97% |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 6.64 Bn | 2.28 Bn | 429.57 Mn | 26.73% |
| 10 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.19 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 958.68 Mn | 29.63% |
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();