CTSH's Growth Comparisons in I. Quarter 2026
Cognizant Technology Solutions's Revenue slowed to the 5.83% year on year, improvement in the first quarter 2026 to 5.41 billions, underperforming the 13.25% rise in the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry and 26.04% Revenue increase in the Technology sector. Although both, the Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry and the Technology sector posted higher gains than 10.9% overall market increase, Cognizant Technology Solutions was trailing overall market in the first quarter.
Comparing the company's Revenue to the fourth quarter results, sales were higher by 1.5% . On the yearly basis, average annual sales growth for Cognizant Technology Solutions is 4.86%, while S & P 500's including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 earnings, average annual sales growth is 10.59% over the past five years.
| Segment Name |
Y / Y |
Sequential |
| Time-and-materials |
|
-1.07 % |
- |
| Fixed-price |
|
13.03 % |
- |
| Transaction or volume-based |
|
1.7 % |
- |
| North America |
|
5.14 % |
- |
| United Kingdom |
|
11.38 % |
- |
| Europe excluding United Kingdom |
|
7.51 % |
- |
| Europe |
|
9.37 % |
- |
| Rest of World |
|
3.54 % |
- |
| Consulting And Technology Services |
|
8.21 % |
- |
| Outsourcing Services |
|
1.75 % |
- |
| Healthcare Segment |
|
0.51 % |
- |
| Healthcare Time-and-materials |
|
-1.46 % |
- |
| Healthcare Fixed-price |
|
1.9 % |
- |
| Healthcare Transaction or volume-based |
|
0 % |
- |
| Healthcare North America |
|
-1.43 % |
- |
| Healthcare United Kingdom |
|
16.33 % |
- |
| Healthcare Europe excluding United Kingdom |
|
5 % |
- |
| Healthcare Europe |
|
7.66 % |
- |
| Healthcare Rest of World |
|
34.38 % |
- |
| Healthcare Consulting And Technology Services |
|
4.94 % |
- |
| Healthcare Outsourcing Services |
|
-4.99 % |
- |
| Financial Services |
|
12.45 % |
- |
| Financial Services Time-and-materials |
|
2.09 % |
- |
| Financial Services Fixed-price |
|
24.12 % |
- |
| Financial Services Transaction or volume-based |
|
19.15 % |
- |
| Financial Services North America |
|
12.75 % |
- |
| Financial Services United Kingdom |
|
11.76 % |
- |
| Financial Services Europe excluding United Kingdom |
|
12.93 % |
- |
| Financial Services Europe |
|
12.33 % |
- |
| Financial Services Rest of World |
|
10.08 % |
- |
| Financial Services Consulting And Technology Services |
|
16.18 % |
- |
| Financial Services Outsourcing Services |
|
3.85 % |
- |
| Products and Resources |
|
3.36 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Time-and-materials |
|
-5.94 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Fixed-price |
|
12.46 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Transaction or volume-based |
|
-3.41 % |
- |
| Products and Resources North America |
|
0.55 % |
- |
| Products and Resources United Kingdom |
|
19.71 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Europe excluding United Kingdom |
|
5.23 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Europe |
|
12.07 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Rest of World |
|
3.9 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Consulting And Technology Services |
|
1.58 % |
- |
| Products and Resources Outsourcing Services |
|
7.42 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology |
|
8.08 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Time-and-materials |
|
0 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Fixed-price |
|
18.86 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Transaction or volume-based |
|
5.56 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology North America |
|
13.86 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology United Kingdom |
|
-0.85 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Europe excluding United Kingdom |
|
6.06 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Europe |
|
0.66 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Rest of World |
|
-18.07 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Consulting And Technology Services |
|
9.58 % |
- |
| Communications Media and Technology Outsourcing Services |
|
6.2 % |
- |
| Total |
|
5.83 % |
- |
Cognizant Technology Solutions managed to grow EPS by 3.73% year on year, in the first quarter 2026 to $1.39, while Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry fell by -13.22%, Technology sector soar 82.79%. Slow first quarter 2026 income per share, in Cloud Computing & Data Analytics industry and Technology sector, were portrayed in the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation results which underperformed overall market.
Comparing company's EPS to the fourth quarter results, income per share were higher by 4.51% . On the yearly basis, average annual income per share growth for Cognizant Technology Solutions is 12.15%, while S & P 500's including only the businesses with the first quarter 2026 Results, average annual income per share growth is 22.96% over the past five years.