Key facts, as of
As of November 2, 2026, Cognizant Technology (CTSH) trades at $65.94, down 9.5% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $37.08 to $87.03; the price is 24.2% below that high. It is 29.5% below its all-time high of $93.47, reached in March 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +45.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 12.0% above its 200-day average of $58.86, and its 50-day average is above the 200-day too: an uptrend on both averages. Its 30-day volatility is 49.3% annualized, which we rate high risk. It has a trailing P/E of 12.0 and a dividend yield of 2.03%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Cognizant Technology (CTSH) stock analysis", 2026-11-02. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ctsh
Where it trades today
trading 58% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Cognizant Technology (CTSH) is 29.5% below its all-time high of $93.47, reached in March 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +45.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- CTSH closes above its 50-day average ($62.28), and the 50-day sits above the 200-day ($58.86): on both averages the chart reads as an uptrend.
- At $65.94, CTSH is 24.2% below its 1-year high of $87.03, set on January 14, 2026, and 77.8% above its 1-year low of $37.08 (June 30, 2026).
- Over the past month CTSH rose 12.7%, from $58.51 to $65.94.
- CTSH trades at 12.0x its last twelve months of earnings and 10.5x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 14.6% higher.
- Its P/E is 43.7% below the 21.4x median of the 3 other it services companies we track (IBM, ACN, IT).
- CTSH's 30-day volatility, 49.3% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 3.1%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 0.83: over five years of monthly returns, CTSH moved about 0.83% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
- The last session traded 0.4x CTSH's average daily volume of the 30 sessions before it.
What would change the read
- A close under the 50-day average, $62.28 (−5.5% from the last close), would turn the read to a pullback; under the 200-day, $58.86 (−10.7%), the longer rise is in question.
- A close above $87.03 (+32.0%) would be a new 1-year high; below $37.08 (−43.8%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for CTSH, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under it services among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for CTSH by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for CTSH. Last refresh: Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: IT Services.
What Cognizant Technology does
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; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation,…
Employees
359,900
Industry
Information Technology Services
Headquarters
Teaneck, United States
What analysts expect
CTSH carries a buy consensus from 25 analysts, with an average price target of $69.50 versus $65.94 today (+5.4%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
CTSH generated $21.89B in trailing revenue (4.6% year over year), with a 11.8% net margin, and $2.08B of free cash flow, against $580.00M of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.11B | $7.12B | $3.33B | $2.23B | $4.57 | $2.60B |
| 2024 | $19.74B | $6.78B | $3.03B | $2.24B | $4.52 | $1.83B |
| 2023 | $19.35B | $6.69B | $2.92B | $2.13B | $4.21 | $2.01B |
| 2022 | $19.43B | $6.98B | $2.97B | $2.29B | $4.42 | $2.24B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
CTSH is in 17 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in VO: 0.26% of the fund, holding #178 of 271.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
CTSH beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under it services among the assets we track (IBM, ACN, IT, largest first).
CTSHyou are here$65.94$29.48B
IBMIBM Corporation$256.35$242.28B
ACNAccenture plc$262.73$160.77B
ITGartner Inc.$236.40$14.93BWhat the chart is saying
In an uptrend, pressing toward $81.27 resistance.
uptrend- Price is 5.9% above its 50-day average and 12.0% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-10-14 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 54 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $81.27 (+23.3%), the nearest floor $64.92 (-1.5%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is CTSH valued right now?
Cognizant Technology trades at 12.0 times its last twelve months of earnings and 10.5 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 2, 2026). On the chart: in an uptrend, pressing toward $81.27 resistance. Price is 5.9% above its 50-day average and 12.0% above its 200-day.
What is the risk level of CTSH?
Based on 30-day volatility of 49.3%, CTSH has HIGH risk. Its beta of 0.83 means it has swung less than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does CTSH pay dividends?
Yes, Cognizant Technology has a dividend yield of 2.03%.
How far is CTSH from its all-time high?
Cognizant Technology is 29.5% below its all-time high of $93.47, reached in March 2022. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +45.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold CTSH?
17 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Cognizant Technology. The largest weights: VO (0.26%), RSP (0.23%), XLK (0.18%), VGT (0.14%) and VYM (0.11%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is CTSH?
0.04%, as of September 30, 2026: CTSH is holding #329 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $0.39 in Cognizant Technology.
What is the analyst price target for CTSH?
The average analyst price target for Cognizant Technology (CTSH) is $69.50 based on 25 analyst estimates, about 5.4% above the current price of $65.94. The published range runs from $47.00 to $93.00.
How much revenue does CTSH generate?
Cognizant Technology reported $21.89B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 4.6% year over year. Net margin sits at 11.8%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare CTSH with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.