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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

CTSH·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0001058290

Cognizant is a professional services company that engineers modern businesses and delivers strategic outcomes for clients. The company helps clients modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences. Cognizant provides expertise at the intersection of industry and technology, building industry-specific platforms and incorporating context into systems, AI models, and custom solutions. The company tailors its services and solutions to specific industries using an integrated global delivery model, which includes client service and delivery teams at client locations and dedicated global and regional delivery centers. Cognizant's services encompass consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure and security, as well as business process services and automation. The company focuses on accelerating growth, becoming an employer of choice, and simplifying operations through modernization and an AI-enabled IT roadmap. Cognizant drives organic growth by investing in its digital and AI capabilities across industries and geographies, including training and reskilling technical teams and expanding local workforces in the United States and other global markets. The company also pursues strategic acquisitions to expand talent, experience, and capabilities in key technologies, geographies, or industries. Cognizant is expanding its partner ecosystem with technology companies, including hyperscalers, cloud providers, enterprise software companies, digital software enterprises, and emerging start-ups, to enhance its innovative, integrated offerings.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 27 items for CTSH at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-03, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 12 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CTSH spans 10-Q, 8-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Cognizant Q2 Revenue Up 4.5%, EPS Slight Miss; Wins Five-Year Andover Deal, Ramps AI Hiring
  • Cognizant Raises Profit Outlook as Financial Services Revenue Jumps 12%
  • Cognizant lifts full-year EPS target as Q2 revenue climbs 4.5% and a $230M–$320M restructuring gets underway
  • Cognizant Q2 Revenue Rises 4.5% to $5.48B, Raises Full-Year EPS Guidance
  • Cognizant Q2 Revenue Reaches $5.5B, Full-Year EPS Guidance Lifted to $5.70–$5.82

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$21.11B
Net Income
$2.23B
Diluted EPS
$4.56
Op. Cash Flow
$2.88B
Free Cash Flow
$2.6B
Operating Income
$3.39B
Cash & Equivalents
$1.9B
Total Debt
$576M
Debt / Equity
0.04×
Net Margin
10.6%
Shares Outstanding
479M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-12 · accession 0001058290-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

6.79 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 36,035,960 shares in CTSH as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.2% increase from the prior period — about 6.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 52.6% of CTSH volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)36,035,960 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.2%
Days to cover6.79 at avg daily volume of 5,307,678
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)52.6% of 2,170,065 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume42.2%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$58.62 +0.11% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $37.08 – $87.03
Market cap
$26.36B
Volume
7M (1.1× avg)
3-mo avg 6.6M
Live data · 2026-10-05 03:36 UTC · Market closed

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Aug 03, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $56.99
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$1.63 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
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Jul 29, 2026, 11:26 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $55.63
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$2.99 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 29, 2026, 9:09 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $49.53
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Change: +$9.09 (+18%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 29, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $49.20
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Change: +$9.42 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 29, 2026, 6:35 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $46.50
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$12.12 (+26%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 29, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $46.39
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$12.23 (+26%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 27, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $45.89
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$12.73 (+28%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 07, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $43.95
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$14.67 (+33%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 07, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $41.85
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$16.77 (+40%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jul 02, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $39.65
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$18.97 (+48%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jun 04, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.25
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$5.38 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jun 03, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.35
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$5.27 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Jun 02, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $54.69
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$3.93 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
May 21, 2026, 6:36 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $51.92
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$6.70 (+13%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
May 21, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $51.13
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$7.49 (+15%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
May 18, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $47.00
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$11.62 (+25%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
May 05, 2026, 8:33 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $52.26
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$6.36 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Apr 29, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $51.26
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$7.36 (+14%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Apr 29, 2026, 6:53 AM EDT
Source: dpa-AFX
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.54
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$5.08 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
CTSH
Apr 29, 2026, 6:49 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $53.54
Real-time Price: $58.62 info
Change: +$5.08 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $26.355B info
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