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Cognizant Technology Solutions profit margin CTSH

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
10.3%
Operating margin, 12 months
15.9%
Net margin on a year earlier
−1.6 pts
Peer median
15.0%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions kept 10.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 15.9% and a gross margin of 33.4%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 9.7%.

The median for 9 IT services stocks of a similar size is 15.0%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202510.6%16.1%33.7%
FY202411.3%14.7%34.3%
FY202311.0%13.9%34.6%
FY202211.8%15.3%35.9%
FY202111.5%15.3%37.3%
FY20208.4%12.7%35.9%
FY201911.0%14.6%36.6%
FY201813.0%17.4%39.0%
FY201710.2%16.8%38.2%
FY201611.5%17.0%39.9%
FY201513.1%17.3%40.1%
FY201414.0%18.4%40.2%
FY201313.9%19.0%40.5%
FY201214.3%18.5%41.8%
FY201114.4%18.6%42.2%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2610.3%−1.6 pts15.9%
Q1 FY2610.4%−1.3 pts15.8%
Q4 FY2510.6%−0.8 pts16.1%
Q3 FY2510.2%−1.4 pts15.8%
Q2 FY2511.9%+0.5 pts15.4%
Q1 FY2511.7%+0.9 pts15.2%
Q4 FY2411.3%+0.4 pts14.7%
Q3 FY2411.6%+0.9 pts14.8%
Q2 FY2411.4%+0.1 pts14.6%
Q1 FY2410.8%−1.0 pts13.9%
Q4 FY2311.0%−0.8 pts13.9%
Q3 FY2310.7%−1.4 pts13.6%

Against its peers

Companies in Information Technology Services nearest Cognizant Technology Solutions' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions10.3%
FISVFiserv13.4%
BRBroadridge Financial Solutions15.0%
CDWCDW4.6%
FISFidelity National Information Services27.6%
JKHYJack Henry & Associates19.8%
EPAMEPAM Systems7.2%
ACNAccenture11.3%
DOCSDoximity25.5%
IBMInternational Business Machines16.0%
Peer median15.0%

Where Cognizant Technology Solutions ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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