Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

CTSH

Information Technology Services · Technology

Price

$44.77

+0.21 (+0.47%)

Market Cap

$21.22B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−8.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 528.0M (2021) → 482.0M (2025)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company offers customer experience enhancement, robotic process automation, analytics, and AI services in areas, such as digital lending, fraud detection, and next generation pay

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+22.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

31.1%

Modest — 31.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

16.0%

Healthy — 16.0% operating margin

ROCE

5.3%

Weak — 5.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+7.0%

Slow sales growth (7.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+1.1%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

129%

Turns 129% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

12.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.08

Conservative — low debt load (0.08)

Interest Cover

91.59x

Comfortably covers interest (91.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

9.8x

Attractive valuation — P/E 9.8

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

+3.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.8 → 6.8)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.05%

Moderate income — 3.05% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+4.9%

Dividend growing modestly (4.9% YoY)

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