Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.33

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:CTSH) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.33 per share by the information technology service provider on Thursday, February 26th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. This is a 6.5% increase from Cognizant Technology Solutions’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.31.

Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a dividend payout ratio of 22.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Cognizant Technology Solutions to earn $5.35 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 23.2%.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Price Performance

Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions stock traded up $2.21 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $76.71. The stock had a trading volume of 11,792,354 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,153,905. The business has a fifty day moving average of $82.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.98. Cognizant Technology Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $65.15 and a fifty-two week high of $90.82. The firm has a market cap of $37.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.80, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 2.36.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The information technology service provider reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.31 billion. Cognizant Technology Solutions had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 17.00%. The business’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.21 EPS. Cognizant Technology Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.560-5.700 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Cognizant Technology Solutions will post 4.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cognizant Technology Solutions News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Cognizant Technology Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Cognizant reported $1.35 EPS vs. $1.32 consensus and $5.33B revenue (up 4.9% YoY), showing steady top‑line and margin improvement. Cognizant Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Raised FY‑2026 outlook — management set adjusted EPS guidance of $5.560–5.700 (versus ~ $5.62 consensus) and revenue $22.1B–$22.7B, which implies revenue above Street estimates at the midpoint. This better‑than‑expected guide supports the rally. Cognizant forecasts annual revenue above estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns and dividend increase — Cognizant increased the quarterly dividend to $0.33 (a 6.5% raise) and plans $1.6B in returns for 2026, including $1B of buybacks, which is shareholder‑friendly and can support the stock. Cognizant Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Large AI‑driven deals — management cited meaningful new bookings and “mega‑deals” (reported coverage highlights ~$500M deals) and trailing 12‑month bookings growth, signaling durable demand as clients adopt AI. IT Services Giant Cognizant Issues Healthy Outlook As $500 Million ‘Mega-Deals’ Fuel AI Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript and materials are available for detail — useful for diligence but not market moving by itself. Cognizant Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 2026 revenue target appears modestly above consensus (~$5.4B vs. ~$5.3B), but EPS guidance detail in the release was unclear — worth reviewing the call/slides for granularity. View Press Release / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting entries in the feed show anomalous/zero figures and NaN changes — if short interest begins to rise meaningfully it could add volatility, but current data here appears unreliable.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Company Profile

Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a global professional services company that provides information technology, consulting and business process services to large enterprises. Its core offerings include digital engineering, application development and maintenance, cloud migration and managed services, data analytics and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and industry-specific solutions. Cognizant works with clients to design and implement technology-enabled transformations that address customer experience, operational efficiency and new product and service delivery.

Founded in the 1990s and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant has grown into a multinational organization with delivery centers and operations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.