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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH)

Technology · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
CTSH · $29.74B
$66.03+46.1%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$38.50$85.1652 weeks
Buy · 29 analystsPT $65.83 -0.3%
  • P/E vs own+2.4%
  • P/E vs sector-57.5%
  • Target upside-0.3%
  • Off 52w high-22.5%
  • Insiders-$996K
  • FCF yield+8.7%
  • Earnings in13d
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +1.1%
  • RSI68
  • MA20×50Death 7d ago
  • Volume0.8x
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+1.6%

The average 12-month analyst price target for CTSH is $65.83, 0.3% below the last close of $66.03 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $52.31 to $83.85. Rating consensus: Buy.

Snapshot

  • P/E14.2x
  • P/E vs sector-57.5%
  • P/E vs own+2.4%
  • Target upside-0.3%
  • ConsensusBuy
  • Market cap$29.74B
  • FCF yield+8.7%
  • Insiders-$996K
  • Earnings in13d
  • News0.00

Why it moved

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) rose 0.4% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Technology stocks fell 3.3%. Most of the move is specific to CTSH.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Technology sector-2.2%
CTSH specific+3.7%

0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.8).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$41.53$55.06$68.60$82.13Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EDAEDAEDAEDE

Last close $66.03 · +3.1% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendsideways
  • Sector▲ +1.1%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs4 of 4 above
  • MA20×50Death 7d ago
  • RSI68
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+1.6%
  • Off 52w high-22.5%
  • Off ATH-24.7%
  • 52w range$66.03
  • Bollingerabove upper
  • MACD0.83
  • ATR+3.7%
  • Volume0.8x

Analyst price targets

Low$52.31
Average$65.83
Median$67.09
High$83.85
Upside-0.3%

14 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $66.03 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$35.13$53.65$72.16$90.67$109Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26Feb 27Jun 27+25%+40%+2%-19%+18%-15%-35%+3%+27%
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Strong buy 3 · Buy 10 · Hold 16 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +4.5% year over year, free cash flow 8.4% of revenue, operating margin 15.9%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$5.48B1.36$459M33.4%15.9%11.6%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$5.41B1.39$198M29.6%15.1%12.2%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$5.33B1.34$781M31.1%16.0%12.2%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$5.42B0.56$1.16B33.9%16.0%5.1%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$5.25B1.31$331M33.7%15.6%12.3%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$5.12B1.34$323M33.6%16.7%13.0%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$5.08B1.10$837M35.1%14.8%10.7%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$5.04B1.17$791M34.4%14.6%11.5%

Peers

20D
1CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation$66.03+0.4%-22.5%-0.3%14.2$29.74B
2FISVFiserv, Inc.$47.55+0.7%-62.4%+66.1%9.1$25.29B
3BRBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.$175.11+0.6%-23.1%+23.5%18.2$19.77B
4CDWCDW Corporation$150.48-2.5%-3.7%+0.8%18.1$18.81B
5FISFidelity National Information Services, Inc.$36.01-0.3%-45.0%+30.4%5.5$18.57B
6LDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.$124.85+0.7%-36.7%+33.1%11.6$15.67B
7ITGartner, Inc.$205.35-0.9%-20.5%-9.9%18.4$12.97B
8JKHYJack Henry & Associates, Inc.$153.19-2.1%-19.5%+24.9%22.0$10.74B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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