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Cognizant Technology Solutions dividend yield CTSH

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 2017.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
1.84%
9-year median
1.4%
Against its 9-year history
90th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
9-year range
0.2% to 3.2%
Peer median
2.6%

Cognizant Technology Solutions pays 1.84% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its 9-year median of 1.4%, higher than on 90% of days in the last 9 years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.2% in Aug 2017 to 3.2% in Jun 2026.

The median for 9 IT services stocks of a similar size is 2.6%.

Dividend yield over time

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far1.8%1.5%3.2%
20251.4%1.3%1.9%
20241.5%1.5%1.8%
20231.5%1.5%1.9%
20221.9%1.1%2.0%
20211.1%1.1%1.3%
20201.1%1.1%1.9%
20191.3%1.1%1.4%
20181.3%0.6%1.3%
20170.6%0.2%0.6%

Against its peers

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What the dividend yield tells you

Yearly dividends per share divided by the share price.

A yield that suddenly looks high often means the price fell because the dividend is at risk.

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