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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
1W: +3.8% 1M: +20.9% 3M: +37.8% YTD: -14.3% 1Y: +2.4% 3Y: +9.9% 5Y: -6.0%
$66.24
-3.10 (-4.48%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±6.6%
$61 $66 $71 $75 $80
NASDAQ · Technology · Information Technology Services · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 79 · $31.2B mcap · 449M float · 2.01% daily turnover · Short 58% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 76% of companies Debt: 6.3% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.33 (down 99.5%), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $2.09B against a stock market value of $31.23B.
Distance to default 8.72 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $796.5M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 42.9%; Altman Z'' 7.11. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$2.9B +35.7% ▲
5Y CAGR: -2.7%
Capital Expenditures
$288M +3.0% ▲
5Y CAGR: -6.3%
Free Cash Flow
$2.6B +42.0% ▲
5Y CAGR: -2.2%
Dividends Paid
$610M -1.7% ▼
Buybacks
$1.4B -127.8% ▼
Net Change in Cash
$403M +173.7% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$2.1B$2.3B$2.1B$2.2B$2.2B
Depreciation & Amort.$574M$569M$519M$529M$550M
Stock-Based Comp.$0$0$0$0$181M
Change in Working Capital-$488M-$324M-$189M-$510M-$338M
Other Non-Cash Items$245M$306M$213M$220M-$67M
Operating Cash Flow$2.5B$2.6B$2.3B$2.1B$2.9B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$279M-$332M-$317M-$297M-$288M
Acquisitions (Net)-$970M-$339M-$409M-$1.6B$70M
Investment Purchases-$2.3B-$1.8B-$441M-$2M-$12M
Investment Sales$1.4B$2.4B$836M$268M-$12M
Other Investing$0$0$0$0$12M
Investing Cash Flow-$2.2B-$106M-$331M-$1.6B-$230M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$53M-$39M-$25M$227M-$342M
Stock Repurchased-$771M-$1.4B-$1.1B-$605M-$1.4B
Dividends Paid-$509M-$564M-$591M-$600M-$610M
Other Financing$0$0$0$0$0
Financing Cash Flow-$1.2B-$1.9B-$1.6B-$915M-$2.3B
Net Change in Cash-$888M$399M-$404M-$547M$403M
Cash End of Period$1.8B$2.2B$1.8B$1.2B$2.6B
Free Cash Flow$2.2B$2.2B$2.0B$1.8B$2.6B

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