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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Competitiveness

A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.

Peer Data As of Q1 2026
Competitors Tracked
22
Publicly traded peers
Peer Group Market Share
2.74 %
vs 3.27 % a year ago
Revenue Growth Y/Y
5.83 %
Peers: 26.87 %
Net Margin
12.23 %
Peers: 6.05 %

Key Findings: Cognizant Technology Solutions vs Its Competitors

  • TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 21,406M vs 710,925M combined for tracked competitors (2.9% combined share).
  • Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+8.0%) for its tracked peer group.
  • Growth: Cognizant Technology Solutions generated 5.8% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2026, vs 26.9% for its tracked competitors combined.
  • Profitability: Its 12.2% net margin compares with 6.1% for the peer group.
  • Scale: Cognizant Technology Solutions ranks #6 of 165 companies by market capitalization in the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry, holding 4.3% of industry market cap.
  • Peer revenue share: Cognizant Technology Solutions accounted for 2.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 3.3% a year earlier.
  • Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.06M compares with $0.29M for the peer group (0.2x).

Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).

CTSH Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026

Cognizant Technology Solutions reported revenue growth of 5.83 % year on year in Q1 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 26.87 %.

With a net margin of 12.23 %, Cognizant Technology Solutions achieved higher profitability than its competitors (6.05 %).

Cognizant Technology Solutions generated 2.74 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 3.27 % a year earlier.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026

Revenue growth, year on year

Cognizant Technology Solutions +5.8 %
Competitors combined +26.9 %

Net income growth, year on year

Cognizant Technology Solutions -0.2 %
Competitors combined +97.1 %

Net margin

Cognizant Technology Solutions +12.2 %
Competitors combined +6.1 %

Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months

Cognizant Technology Solutions +1.1 %
Competitors combined +8.0 %

TTM net margin

Cognizant Technology Solutions +10.4 %
Competitors combined +5.1 %

TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.

Competitor Financial Benchmarking - TTM Commercial

TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cognizant Technology Solutions and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.

Entity TTM Revenue Latest Q ×4 Rev Run-rate vs TTM TTM Net Income TTM Net Margin
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitors combined $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
High-Confidence Competitors (18) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar-Size Competitors (10) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar Growth & Profitability (5) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitor Financial Benchmarking

TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Cognizant Technology Solutions's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

For context: the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry grew revenue 1.3% year over year, combined, vs 5.8% for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions's share of combined industry revenue moved from 3.70% to 3.86%, a gain of 0.16 percentage points.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Competitor Quality Breadth

Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).

Entity Profitable Expanding Above Industry Growth Distressed
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Yes Yes Yes No
Competitors combined (21) 86% 75% 60% 24%
High-Confidence Competitors (26) 75% 65% 48% 44%
Similar-Size Competitors (10) 90% 90% 70% 33%
Similar Growth & Profitability (8) 100.00 % (8 of 8) 100.00 % (8 of 8) 62.50 % (5 of 8) 50.00 % (4 of 8)

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.

Market Share of the Peer Group, Q1 2026

2.7%market share
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions2.7%
  • Competitors combined97.3%

Share of combined quarterly revenue of Cognizant Technology Solutions and its 22 tracked competitors.

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CTSH Stock Performance relative to its Competitors

CTSH Competitors (weighted) Percent change over the selected range

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Share Price Performance vs Peer Groups

Trailing 12-month total share price return, and the share of each group that outperformed the U.S.A. 500 over the same period. Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC.
9.1%beat U.S.A. 500
Competitors Combined
(2 of 22)
21.7%beat U.S.A. 500
High-Confidence
(5 of 23)
0%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar-Size
(0 of 10)
0%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar Growth & Profitability
(0 of 5)
Entity TTM Share Price Return
(group: median)
vs U.S.A. 500
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation -16.00 % Underperformed
Competitors combined (22) 40.4% 63.2%
High-Confidence Competitors (23) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar-Size Competitors (10) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar Growth & Profitability (5) 40.4% 63.2%
Peer Group Share Price Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cognizant Technology Solutions's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation). Outperformance is trailing-12-month total return vs the U.S.A. 500 over the same window, not risk-adjusted.

CTSH Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors

CTSH High-Confidence Competitors (equal-weighted, 28) Percent change over the selected range

CTSH Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors

CTSH Similar-Size Competitors (equal-weighted, 10) Percent change over the selected range

CTSH Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors

CTSH Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors (equal-weighted, 8) Percent change over the selected range

5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months

#CompetitorTTM Share Price Returnvs U.S.A. 500
1 Wns holdings Limited 282.9% Outperformed
2 Mckesson Corporation 282.9% Outperformed
3 Hp inc 282.9% Outperformed
4 Palantir Technologies Inc 282.9% Outperformed
5 Innodata inc 282.9% Outperformed
Best-Performing Competitor Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cognizant Technology Solutions's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers

The company operates in a highly competitive market characterized by numerous participants and rapid changes. Its competitors include systems integration firms, contract programming companies, application software companies, cloud computing service providers, traditional consulting firms, professional services groups of computer equipment companies, infrastructure management companies, outsourcing companies, boutique digital companies, and clients' in-house technology resources such as Global Capability Centers (GCCs). The company's direct competitors specifically named are Accenture, Atos, Capgemini, CGI, Deloitte Digital, DXC Technology, EPAM Systems, Genpact, HCL Technologies, IBM Consulting, Infosys Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro. Additionally, the company faces competition from numerous smaller local companies across various geographic markets.

Publicly Traded Peers of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees
Company Market Cap Revenues Income Employees
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 27,069.75 21,406.00 2,229.00 351,600
Palantir Technologies Inc 481,578.75 6,156.87 3,030.72 4,429
International Business Machines Corporation 210,356.66 69,096.00 10,725.00 305,300
Accenture Plc 107,402.58 73,100.60 7,794.87 779,000
Mckesson Corporation 102,069.77 410,983.00 5,300.00 51,000
Infosys Limited 43,343.54 20,158.00 3,316.00 259,619
SUBTOTAL 1,067,464.77 734,447.90 38,490.47 2,842,781
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Sources: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Competitors Named by the Company

Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.
Competitor Basis Confidence Active Sources
Concentrix Corporation Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Genpact Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Wipro Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Accenture Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
DXC Technology Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Infosys Technologies Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Endava Plc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
EPAM Systems Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Innodata inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Deloitte Digital Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
IBM Consulting Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Duck Creek Technologies Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Mastech Digital Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Perficient Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Ci and t Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Capgemini Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Iqvia Holdings Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Nexscient Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Wns holdings Limited Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Aeries Technology Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Amdocs Limited Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Micromet, Inc. Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Stagwell Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Conduent Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
CGI Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
HCL Technologies Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Paltalk Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Alight Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Atos Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Tata Consultancy Services Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Insight Enterprises Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Telus International cda Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Veradigm Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Quantum Computing Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Competitor Evidence Detail

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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Business Segment Mix vs Peers

Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).
Company Largest Segment 2nd Segment 3rd Segment
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Health Sciences 29.57 % Financial services 29.49 % Products and Resources 24.90 %
Palantir Technologies Inc Government Operating 51.15 % Commercial Operating 48.85 % -
International Business Machines Corporation Software 45.22 % Consulting 31.04 % Infrastructure 22.35 %
Accenture Plc Americas 49.30 % EMEA 36.41 % Asia Pacific 14.29 %
Mckesson Corporation North American Pharmaceutical 83.45 % Oncology and Multispecialty 12.00 % Medical-Surgical Solutions 2.85 %
Hp inc Commercial PS 53.74 % Supplies 19.11 % Consumer PS 17.14 %

Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).

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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Productivity vs Peers Comparison

Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $
CompanyMarket CapRevenue / EmployeeIncome / Employee
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 27,070 60,882 6,340
Palantir Technologies Inc 481,579 1,390,126 684,290
International Business Machines Corporation 210,357 226,322 35,129
Accenture Plc 107,403 93,839 10,006
Mckesson Corporation 102,070 8,058,490 103,922
Infosys Limited 43,344 77,645 12,773
PEERS TOTAL 1,040,395 286,226 14,556
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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers

Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.
Company Largest Market 2nd Market 3rd Market
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation North America 74.59 % Europe, excluding United Kingdom 9.91 % United Kingdom 9.19 %
International Business Machines Corporation Americas 49.04 % EMEA 32.82 % Asia Pacific 18.13 %
Hp inc Americas 40.65 % EMEA 34.50 % Asia Pacific 24.85 %
Leidos Holdings Inc United States 91.54 % Non-US 7.99 % -
Epam Systems Inc United States 50.84 % Other Countries 20.73 % United Kingdom 11.32 %
Exlservice Holdings Inc North America 82.23 % The United Kingdom and Europe 15.10 % Rest of World 2.72 %

Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Position in Industry Market Structure

Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 148 companies in Cognizant Technology Solutions's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.

Cognizant Technology Solutions ranks #6 of 148 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 4.34 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 548, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).

Rank Company Market Cap Industry Share
1 Automatic Data Processing Inc 105,584 16.92 %
2 Workday Inc 46,454 7.44 %
3 Infosys Limited 43,344 6.94 %
4 Zscaler Inc 31,946 5.12 %
5 Reddit Inc 1,234 5.2%
6 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 27,070 4.34 %
7 Verisign Inc 1,234 5.2%
8 Verisk Analytics Inc 1,234 5.2%
9 Toast Inc 1,234 5.2%
10 Wipro Limited 1,234 5.2%
Full Industry Market Structure

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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance

Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.
Rank Company Market Cap TTM Return 3M Momentum Beta Sharpe (1Y)
1 Automatic Data Processing Inc 105,584 -9.43 % 8.00 % 0.43 -0.33
2 Workday Inc 46,454 -23.85 % 36.53 % 0.83 -0.28
3 Infosys Limited 43,344 -36.73 % -6.23 % 0.67 -1.05
4 Zscaler Inc 31,946 -31.45 % 33.37 % 1.36 -0.27
5 Reddit Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
6 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 27,070 -16.03 % 33.32 % 0.70 -0.29
7 Verisign Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
8 Verisk Analytics Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
9 Toast Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
10 Wipro Limited 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
11 Leidos Holdings Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
Full Same-Size Peer Performance

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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Profitability & Cost Structure

Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (203 companies). See the full Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry profitability benchmarks.
Metric Company Industry Difference
Gross Margin 33.51 % 51.85 % (avg) -18.3 pp
Operating Margin 15.79 % industry median +13.1 pp
EBITDA Margin 18.82 % 2.97 % (avg) +15.8 pp
Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) 1.34 % 5.21 % (avg) -3.9 pp

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Valuation vs Competitive Position

Valuation multiples vs the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry average (203 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry valuation benchmarks.
Metric Company Industry Average Difference
P/E 13.8x 27.6x -13.9x
EV / EBITDA 7.2x 16.4x -9.3x
P/B 2.0x 4.0x -2.0x
Return on Equity 14.79 % industry aggregate -0.49 %
Return on Invested Capital 10.41 % 1.95 % (avg) 8.46 %

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory

Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.
Metric 20182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue Growth 8.88 %4.08 %-0.78 %10.12 %5.31 %-0.39 %1.98 %6.95 %
Operating Margin 17.37 %14.62 %12.70 %14.57 %15.28 %13.89 %14.65 %16.06 %
Return on Invested Capital 11.84 %10.26 %8.09 %10.33 %10.98 %9.44 %9.46 %10.47 %
P/E 18.7x18.9x30.6x20.8x13.5x17.2x17.5x17.7x

Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Strategic Group Map

Every company in Cognizant Technology Solutions's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Cognizant Technology Solutions is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.

Revenue Growth (TTM, %)Operating Margin (%)CLGXLNWOSPNIGTEUPWKCognizant Technology SolutionsGACNCERN

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's BCG Growth-Share Matrix

Relative market share (vs Cognizant Technology Solutions's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.

Question Mark Star Dog Cash Cow Relative Market Share (vs largest competitor) Industry Revenue Growth (%) Cognizant Technology Solutions

Cognizant Technology Solutions falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.26x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.4% (median, trailing 12 months).

Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)

Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.
Force Assessment Basis
Competitive Rivalry High Industry HHI of 548 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above)
Barriers to Entry Lower than typical for the industry Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.34 % vs industry average 5.21 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above)
Supplier Power Not covered on this page See Cognizant Technology Solutions's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data
Buyer Power Not covered on this page See Cognizant Technology Solutions's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data
Threat of Substitutes - No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated

Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength

A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.

High Strength
Medium Strength
Low Strength
High Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Invest / Grow
Selective
Medium Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Selective
Harvest
Low Attractiveness
Selective
Harvest Cognizant Technology Solutions
Harvest / Divest

Cognizant Technology Solutions falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's SWOT

Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.

Strengths

  • Operating margin 13.1 points above the industry median.

Weaknesses

  • Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
  • Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.26x).

Opportunities

  • Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (13.8x vs 27.6x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.

Threats

No rule matched.

Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison

Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months
CompanyQuick RatioWorking CapitalDebt / EquityAsset Turnover
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 0.55 2.28 0.04 1.05
Palantir Technologies Inc 1.40 6.94 - 0.63
International Business Machines Corporation 0.29 0.87 3.47 0.46
Accenture Plc 0.51 1.38 0.16 1.10
Mckesson Corporation 0.07 0.88 - 4.98
Infosys Limited 0.42 1.98 0.03 1.23
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers

Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodRevenue Y/YRevenue Q/QIncome Y/YIncome Q/Q
Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationQ1 2026+5.8 %+1.5 %-0.2 %+2.2 %
Palantir Technologies Inc Q2 2026+93.0 %+18.6 %+224.4 %+21.6 %
International Business Machines CorporationQ2 2026+1.1 %+7.8 %-1.3 %+78.0 %
Accenture PlcQ2 2026+5.6 %+3.7 %+6.3 %+28.0 %
Mckesson CorporationQ2 2026+7.7 %+9.4 %+24.2 %-44.4 %
Infosys LimitedQ1 2026+4.6 %+4.6 %+4.9 %+4.9 %
PEERS TOTAL+6.2 %+6.6 %+8.9 %+11.1 %
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures

Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodCosts Y/YCosts Q/QCapex Y/YCapex Q/Q
Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationQ1 2026+7.1 %+2.9 %-1.3 %-1.3 %
Palantir Technologies Inc Q2 2026+54.6 %+38.1 %+90.6 %+96.6 %
International Business Machines CorporationQ2 2026+3.6 %+4.1 %+9.0 %-1.3 %
Accenture PlcQ2 2026+5.7 %0.0 %+10.1 %-
Mckesson CorporationQ2 2026+7.6 %+10.2 %-19.6 %-
Infosys LimitedQ1 2026+4.4 %+4.4 %--
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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Returns and Turnover vs Peers

ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover
CompanyROAROIROEReceivables TurnoverInventory Turnover
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation10.94%12.82%14.79%4.80-
Palantir Technologies Inc 31.17%34.61%37.17%4.99-
International Business Machines Corporation7.07%7.03%33.43%10.5619.83
Accenture Plc11.69%18.04%24.02%20.90-
Mckesson Corporation6.43%35.05%-14.6515.90
Infosys Limited20.16%30.31%33.70%5.43-
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Cognizant Technology Solutions's Valuation vs Peers

P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book
CompanyP/EPrice / SalesPEGP/CFPrice / Book
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation12.361.266.97-1.80
Palantir Technologies Inc 160.2478.220.39433.0348.72
International Business Machines Corporation19.553.040.21-6.09
Accenture Plc13.951.474.12201.263.25
Mckesson Corporation23.010.250.5139.67-
Infosys Limited13.842.15-15.154.40
PEERS AVERAGE27.731.45399.098.09
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.