Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (CTSH)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $27.4B, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A's free cash flow of $2.6B (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about -3% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is slower than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from CTSH's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.5B | $19.4B | $19.4B | $19.7B | $21.1B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.2B |
| Free cash flow | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.6B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.05 | $4.41 | $4.21 | $4.51 | $4.56 |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 15.3% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 16.1% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2025.
Superinvestors who own CTSH
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 6 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Pzena Pzena Investment Management |
Added | $1.0B | 3.0% | Q2 2026 |
| Dodge & Cox Dodge & Cox |
Added | $563M | 0.30% | Q2 2026 |
| Donald Yacktman Yacktman Asset Management |
Added | $122M | 1.5% | Q2 2026 |
| Charles Brandes Brandes Investment Partners, LP |
Trimmed | $99M | 0.69% | Q2 2026 |
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Trimmed | $46M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $10M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. |
0 | $60.37 | — |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. |
0 | $60.37 | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $61.06 | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $61.06 | — |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $65.18 | — |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $65.18 | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $76.84 | — |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $76.84 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $82.45 | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Ro Khanna |
0 | $82.45 | — |
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Questions
What growth does Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A's stock price imply?
At a market value of $27.4B, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A would need its free cash flow to grow about -3% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 8% a year.
Are Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A insiders buying the stock?
10 open-market insider purchases of CTSH in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A?
6 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold CTSH in their latest 13F, including Richard Pzena, Dodge & Cox, Donald Yacktman.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.