Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Large-cap | Technology

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 5.1B
Gross Profit 1.7B 33.59%
Operating Income 791.0M 15.46%
Net Income 663.0M 12.96%
EPS (Diluted) $1.34

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 20.0B
Total Liabilities 5.1B
Shareholders Equity 14.9B
Debt to Equity 0.34

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 462.0M
Free Cash Flow 323.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Cognizant Technology Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i19.7B19.4B19.4B18.5B16.7B
Cost of Goods Sold i13.0B12.7B12.4B11.6B10.7B
Gross Profit i6.8B6.7B7.0B6.9B6.0B
Gross Margin % i34.3%34.6%35.9%37.3%35.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i3.2B3.3B3.4B3.5B3.1B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i3.2B3.3B3.4B3.5B3.1B
Operating Income i3.0B2.9B3.0B2.8B2.3B
Operating Margin % i15.3%15.1%15.3%15.3%14.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i119.0M126.0M59.0M30.0M119.0M
Interest Expense i54.0M41.0M19.0M9.0M24.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-153.0M-216.0M8.0M-20.0M-328.0M
Pre-tax Income i2.9B2.8B3.0B2.8B2.1B
Income Tax i713.0M668.0M730.0M693.0M704.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i24.3%24.0%24.2%24.5%33.6%
Net Income i2.2B2.1B2.3B2.1B1.4B
Net Margin % i11.3%11.0%11.8%11.5%8.4%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i3.7B3.6B3.6B3.4B3.0B
EPS (Basic) i$4.52$4.21$4.42$4.06$2.58
EPS (Diluted) i$4.51$4.21$4.41$4.05$2.57
Basic Shares Outstanding i496000000505000000518000000527000000540000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i496000000505000000518000000527000000540000000

Income Statement Trend

Cognizant Technology Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i2.2B2.6B2.2B1.8B2.7B
Short-term Investments i12.0M14.0M310.0M927.0M44.0M
Accounts Receivable i4.1B3.8B3.8B3.6B3.1B
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets1.2B1.0B969.0M1.1B1.0B
Total Current Assets i7.5B7.5B7.3B7.3B6.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i552.0M611.0M876.0M933.0M1.0B
Goodwill i15.5B13.3B12.6B12.5B11.1B
Intangible Assets i1.6B1.2B1.2B1.2B1.0B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets2.3B2.0B1.7B1.5B1.3B
Total Non-Current Assets i12.5B11.0B10.6B10.5B10.1B
Total Assets i20.0B18.5B17.9B17.9B16.9B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i340.0M337.0M360.0M361.0M389.0M
Short-term Debt i185.0M186.0M182.0M233.0M249.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities593.0M500.0M357.0M395.0M469.0M
Total Current Liabilities i3.6B3.3B3.3B3.5B3.5B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i1.3B1.1B1.4B1.4B1.5B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i154.0M226.0M180.0M218.0M206.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities494.0M369.0M362.0M287.0M368.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i2.0B1.9B2.2B2.3B2.5B
Total Liabilities i5.6B5.3B5.5B5.9B6.1B
Equity
Common Stock i5.0M5.0M5.0M5.0M5.0M
Retained Earnings i14.7B13.3B12.6B11.9B10.7B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i14.4B13.2B12.3B12.0B10.8B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i1.5B1.3B1.5B1.6B1.8B
Working Capital i3.9B4.2B3.9B3.8B3.3B

Balance Sheet Composition

Cognizant Technology Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i2.2B2.1B2.3B2.1B1.4B
Depreciation & Amortization i542.0M555.0M569.0M574.0M559.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i175.0M176.0M261.0M246.0M232.0M
Working Capital Changes i-510.0M-189.0M-324.0M-488.0M813.0M
Operating Cash Flow i2.1B2.3B2.6B2.5B3.3B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-297.0M-317.0M-332.0M-279.0M-398.0M
Acquisitions i-1.6B-261.0M128.0M-1.6B-1.1B
Investment Purchases i-2.0M-62.0M-1.3B-633.0M-202.0M
Investment Sales i268.0M309.0M1.4B300.0M467.0M
Investing Cash Flow i-1.6B-331.0M-106.0M-2.2B-1.2B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-605.0M-1.1B-1.4B-771.0M-1.6B
Dividends Paid i-600.0M-591.0M-564.0M-509.0M-480.0M
Debt Issuance i600.0M0650.0M01.7B
Debt Repayment i-373.0M-25.0M-686.0M-53.0M-1.8B
Financing Cash Flow i-978.0M-1.7B-2.0B-1.3B-2.2B
Free Cash Flow i1.8B2.0B2.2B2.2B2.9B
Net Change in Cash i-500.0M319.0M437.0M-1.0B-90.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Cognizant Technology Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 14.23
Forward P/E 14.06
Price to Book 2.24
Price to Sales 1.67
PEG Ratio 0.95

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 11.89%
Operating Margin 15.58%
Return on Equity 16.69%
Return on Assets 10.26%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.41
Debt to Equity 7.70
Beta 0.89

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $4.93
Book Value per Share $31.26
Revenue per Share $41.47

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
ctsh34.3B14.232.2416.69%11.89%7.70
International 224.8B38.928.1722.67%9.11%245.47
Accenture plc 159.4B20.345.2226.93%11.61%25.88
Fiserv 74.5B22.922.9612.46%16.00%115.31
Fidelity National 36.2B277.322.561.03%1.09%91.53
Gartner 31.8B25.7821.36113.19%19.82%192.54

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.