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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

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Information Technology · Services-Computer Programming Services · CIK 1058290 · FY ends Dec 31

$61.87

+0.95 (+1.56%)

USD · as of 2026-08-21 · marketstack

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Multiples & cost of capital

$61.87 · 2026-08-21 · marketstack

Size & multiples

Market Cap (close × cover-page shares)

$29.32B

Enterprise Value

$27.95B

P/E (TTM)

13.57×

PEG (trailing)

12.10×

P/S

1.37×

P/FCF

11.87×

EV/EBITDA

7.10×

EV/EBIT

8.27×

EV/Sales

1.31×

EV/FCF

11.31×

FCF Yield

8.42%

Buyback Yield

5.50%

Owner Earnings Yield

—

Shareholder Yield

7.60%

Cost of capital & EVAmethodology →

Beta (5y monthly)

0.83

Risk-free (assumed)

4.00%

Equity risk premium (assumed)

4.23%

Cost of Equity

—

After-tax Cost of Debt

3.76%

WACC

—

ROIC

16.22%

EVA Spread (ROIC−WACC)

—

EVA

—

Flows TTM (last 4 quarters); latest annual for: EPS (Diluted) · EPS TTM $4.56 · revenue TTM $21.41B · FCF TTM $2.47B

No four consecutive quarters could be summed for EPS (Diluted); these figures use the latest fiscal year, not a trailing twelve months.
Some figures named '(TTM)' on this payload are the latest FISCAL YEAR, not a trailing twelve months — eps_ttm (fiscal year ended 2025-12-31). No four consecutive quarters could be summed for them — for an IFRS 20-F filer that is every income-statement line (no quarterly income statement is tagged to EDGAR at all); for a US filer it is usually one line the quarterly tagging skips. Each field's own basis is on field_basis.
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Output of a disclosed model — assumptions may be wrong. Research, not investment advice. See the Disclaimer.

Own-history valuation (point-in-time)141 monthly snapshots · 2014-12 → 2026-08

P/E (FY) 13.57× sits at the 3rd percentile of its own 139-month range (2015-02→2026-08) — own median 19.85×, 8.49×–34.52× range

Own history, not peers · point-in-time, filing-date honest · Multiples above prints 13.57× on trailing-12-month earnings

sector median from 844 Information Technology names in the same archive

Column definitions

Today: — Latest value — live figure if it matches, else newest snapshot.
Own median: — Middle of this name's own months in the window.
Own range: — min→max rule, shaded p10–p90, tick median, dot today.
%ile: — Where today ranks in its own history.
z: — Standard deviations from its own mean.
Sector med.: — Same-month sector median in the archive.
mo · distinct: — Months · distinct values (the real sample size).

Metric	Today	Own median	%ile	z	Sector med.	mo · distinct
	13.57×	19.85×	3rd	−1.60σ	32.13×	139 · 138
	15.2%	16.4%	22nd	−0.73σ	4.1%	127 · 11
	16.2%	22.1%	3rd	−1.43σ	4.8%	127 · 11
	10.6%	11.5%	20th	−0.64σ	1.6%	139 · 12
	−42.6%	7.3%	0th	−2.66σ	2.4%	141 · 140
	1.1%	4.0%	15th	−1.07σ	11.5%	103 · 9
	2.8%	5.0%	15th	−1.02σ	5.5%	103 · 9
Market Cap	$29.32B	not reconstructed — market cap was removed from the historical pass (never a ranking factor, and a reconstructed share count carries look-ahead risk). The single stored value is the forward-captured snapshot, not a series.

Metric

Today

Own median

Own range

%ile

Sector med.

mo · distinct

13.57×

19.85×

3rd

−1.60σ

32.13×

139 · 138

15.2%

16.4%

22nd

−0.73σ

4.1%

127 · 11

16.2%

22.1%

3rd

−1.43σ

4.8%

127 · 11

10.6%

11.5%

20th

−0.64σ

1.6%

139 · 12

−42.6%

7.3%

0th

−2.66σ

2.4%

141 · 140

1.1%

4.0%

15th

−1.07σ

11.5%

103 · 9

2.8%

5.0%

15th

−1.02σ

5.5%

103 · 9

Market Cap

$29.32B

not reconstructed — market cap was removed from the historical pass (never a ranking factor, and a reconstructed share count carries look-ahead risk). The single stored value is the forward-captured snapshot, not a series.

P/E (FY) · point-in-time monthly139 monthly observations · 2015-02 → 2026-08

P/E (point-in-time)Information Technology median, same monthshaded = own p10–p90 · dashed = own median · right-edge tick = today

Multiple-implied price ladder · Fulltoday 13.57× · $61.87 (2026-08-21 close)

Filed earnings only.

Own median 19.85× × $4.56 = $90.49 vs the $61.87 close · earnings held constant

Own multiple	P/E	Implied price	vs close
10th percentile	14.54×	$66.28	+7.1%
25th percentile	16.76×	$76.43	+23.5%
median	19.85×	$90.49	+46.3%
75th percentile	26.82×	$122.29	+97.6%
90th percentile	29.89×	$136.32	+120.3%
today	13.57×	$61.87	—

Own multiple

P/E

Implied price

vs close

10th percentile

14.54×

$66.28

+7.1%

25th percentile

16.76×

$76.43

+23.5%

median

19.85×

$90.49

+46.3%

75th percentile

26.82×

$122.29

+97.6%

90th percentile

29.89×

$136.32

+120.3%

today

13.57×

$61.87

—

Reference computation · 139 monthly P/E observations in Full · EPS basis FY2025 EPS (Diluted) $4.56 · close $61.87 (2026-08-21)

Not a forecast: each row re-prices today's filed earnings at a multiple this company itself once traded at. It abstains rather than guess on a loss year or a broken per-share basis.

Reconstructed point-in-time · 141 monthly snapshots 2014-12 → 2026-08 · 139 reconstructed, 2 live 2 forward-captured

Every month uses only what was filed by then, split-adjusted. Delisted names are absent and a trough year can throw one huge reading, so read the median, not the edges.

Percentile through time (point-in-time cohort)

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Cheap vs Information Technology on P/E, EV/EBITDA

P/E 12th · EV/EBITDA 15th pct

vs Information Technology· 844 names

Whole-sector pool — median skews small.

Metric	This (FY)	Peer median	IQR (25–75)	%ile
P/E	13.6x	32.9x	18.9x–66.2x	12 ↓cheap
EV/EBITDA	7.1x	18.9x	10.2x–35.7x	15 ↓cheap
EV/Sales	1.3x	2.9x	1.2x–6.8x	29 ↓cheap
FCF Yield	8.9%	2.3%	-2.1%–5.8%	85 ↑strong
Dividend Yield	2.1%	0.7%	0.1%–1.7%	78 ↑strong
Net Margin	10.6%	1.6%	-21.8%–12.7%	72 ↑strong
Operating Margin	16.1%	1.6%	-23.3%–13.0%	79 ↑strong
ROE	15.2%	4.1%	-14.9%–16.8%	71 ↑strong

Metric

This (FY)

Peer median

IQR (25–75)

%ile

P/E

13.6x

32.9x

18.9x–66.2x

12 ↓cheap

EV/EBITDA

7.1x

18.9x

10.2x–35.7x

15 ↓cheap

EV/Sales

1.3x

2.9x

1.2x–6.8x

29 ↓cheap

FCF Yield

8.9%

2.3%

-2.1%–5.8%

85 ↑strong

Dividend Yield

2.1%

0.7%

0.1%–1.7%

78 ↑strong

Net Margin

10.6%

1.6%

-21.8%–12.7%

72 ↑strong

Operating Margin

16.1%

1.6%

-23.3%–13.0%

79 ↑strong

ROE

15.2%

4.1%

-14.9%–16.8%

71 ↑strong

EV/Sales basis · 365 peers

Reading the covered industry pool…

Held-with peers…

Peers by disclosure language…

Metric	Today	Own median	%ile	z	Sector med.	mo · distinct
	13.57×	19.85×	3rd	−1.60σ	32.13×	139 · 138
	15.2%	16.4%	22nd	−0.73σ	4.1%	127 · 11
	16.2%	22.1%	3rd	−1.43σ	4.8%	127 · 11
	10.6%	11.5%	20th	−0.64σ	1.6%	139 · 12
	−42.6%	7.3%	0th	−2.66σ	2.4%	141 · 140
	1.1%	4.0%	15th	−1.07σ	11.5%	103 · 9
	2.8%	5.0%	15th	−1.02σ	5.5%	103 · 9
Market Cap	$29.32B	not reconstructed — market cap was removed from the historical pass (never a ranking factor, and a reconstructed share count carries look-ahead risk). The single stored value is the forward-captured snapshot, not a series.

Metric

Today

Own median

Own range

%ile

Sector med.

mo · distinct

13.57×

19.85×

3rd

−1.60σ

32.13×

139 · 138

15.2%

16.4%

22nd

−0.73σ

4.1%

127 · 11

16.2%

22.1%

3rd

−1.43σ

4.8%

127 · 11

10.6%

11.5%

20th

−0.64σ

1.6%

139 · 12

−42.6%

7.3%

0th

−2.66σ

2.4%

141 · 140

1.1%

4.0%

15th

−1.07σ

11.5%

103 · 9

2.8%

5.0%

15th

−1.02σ

5.5%

103 · 9

Market Cap

$29.32B

Own multiple	P/E	Implied price	vs close
10th percentile	14.54×	$66.28	+7.1%
25th percentile	16.76×	$76.43	+23.5%
median	19.85×	$90.49	+46.3%
75th percentile	26.82×	$122.29	+97.6%
90th percentile	29.89×	$136.32	+120.3%
today	13.57×	$61.87	—

Own multiple

P/E

Implied price

vs close

10th percentile

14.54×

$66.28

+7.1%

25th percentile

16.76×

$76.43

+23.5%

median

19.85×

$90.49

+46.3%

75th percentile

26.82×

$122.29

+97.6%

90th percentile

29.89×

$136.32

+120.3%

today

13.57×

$61.87

—

Metric	This (FY)	Peer median	IQR (25–75)	%ile
P/E	13.6x	32.9x	18.9x–66.2x	12 ↓cheap
EV/EBITDA	7.1x	18.9x	10.2x–35.7x	15 ↓cheap
EV/Sales	1.3x	2.9x	1.2x–6.8x	29 ↓cheap
FCF Yield	8.9%	2.3%	-2.1%–5.8%	85 ↑strong
Dividend Yield	2.1%	0.7%	0.1%–1.7%	78 ↑strong
Net Margin	10.6%	1.6%	-21.8%–12.7%	72 ↑strong
Operating Margin	16.1%	1.6%	-23.3%–13.0%	79 ↑strong
ROE	15.2%	4.1%	-14.9%–16.8%	71 ↑strong

Metric

This (FY)

Peer median

IQR (25–75)

%ile

P/E

13.6x

32.9x

18.9x–66.2x

12 ↓cheap

EV/EBITDA

7.1x

18.9x

10.2x–35.7x

15 ↓cheap

EV/Sales

1.3x

2.9x

1.2x–6.8x

29 ↓cheap

FCF Yield

8.9%

2.3%

-2.1%–5.8%

85 ↑strong

Dividend Yield

2.1%

0.7%

0.1%–1.7%

78 ↑strong

Net Margin

10.6%

1.6%

-21.8%–12.7%

72 ↑strong

Operating Margin

16.1%

1.6%

-23.3%–13.0%

79 ↑strong

ROE

15.2%

4.1%

-14.9%–16.8%

71 ↑strong

Calendar year	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Share of covered pool	3.4%	2.9%	2.8%	2.6%	2.4%	2.3%

Calendar year

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Share of covered pool

3.4%

2.9%

2.8%

2.6%

2.4%

2.3%

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