Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Stock

About Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation functions as a global professional services firm, delivering a comprehensive suite of consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions across North America, Europe, and other international markets. Its operations are structured into four primary divisions: Financial Services, Healthcare, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. Within the Financial Services sector, Cognizant provides advanced services such as enhancing customer experiences, implementing robotic process automation (RPA), and leveraging analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to address needs in areas like digital lending, fraud prevention, and modern payment systems. For its Healthcare clients, the company focuses on navigating industry shifts toward consumer-centric models, outcome-based agreements, and digital health initiatives, striving to deliver an integrated, seamless, and patient-focused omnichannel experience. Furthermore, Cognizant assists in optimizing operations across various functions, including clinical development, pharmacovigilance, manufacturing, claims management, enrollment procedures, membership administration, and billing processes. Its clientele in this domain spans healthcare providers, payers, and life sciences organizations, encompassing pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device firms. In the Products and Resources segment, the company develops solutions tailored for manufacturers, retailers, and entities within the travel and hospitality sectors, alongside those engaged in logistics, energy, and utility services. Within the Communications, Media and Technology division, Cognizant supports businesses in creating digital content, crafting personalized user experiences, and expediting digital engineering efforts. This includes serving information, media, entertainment, communications, and technology enterprises. Established in 1994, the company maintains its primary corporate office in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is led by CEO Ravi Kumar Singisetti, employs 336,300 people, headquartered in Teaneck, US, publicly traded since 1998.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) stock trades at $55.33 with a market capitalization of $24.92B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.35, price-to-book of 1.50, price-to-sales of 1.06. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $37.37 and $87.03, and currently trades 36.4% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.64%.

On profitability, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 14.88%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 23.50%, an operating margin of 15.66%, a net profit margin of 10.41%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation reported annual revenue of $21.1B, net profit of $2.2B, revenue has compounded at 4.9% a year over the last five years, profit at 9.9% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 2.34, total assets of $20.7B, $1.9B in cash and equivalents.

CTSH has an average daily trading volume of 10,798,633 shares, a beta of 0.81.

Official website: www.cognizant.com