CTSH

Nasdaq

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

Information Technology, IT Consulting & Other Services

$57.67

close 7 Aug 2026

-16.60%

52-week change

$27.34B

market cap

$37.08

$87.03

52-week range

Expected price

$68.16 – $83.30

Current price

$57.67

Signal

Could be undervalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)12.51x

P/S (TTM)1.28x

P/B1.81x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)6.71x

FCF yield (TTM)9.04%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)11.16

Context

P/E, own 5-year average16.57x

P/E, sector median37.34x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$76.05*

Indicated dividend yield2.29%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)10.05x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)9.13x

Forward PEG1.00*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (28 analysts)$5.74

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)10.07%

Revenue growth (FY2026)5.15%

Street view

Price target (mean)$63.94*

Target upside10.88%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)13 / 16 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)4 / 4

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 29 Apr 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR -2.20%10Y CAGR +3.09%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$57.67

Cash & equivalents$1.50B

Total debt$568.00M

Shares outstanding474.00M

Result

DCF price per share$69.42

Current price$57.67

Margin of safety+20.38%

PV of years 1–10$14.90B

PV of terminal value$17.07B

Equity value$32.91B

Market-implied growth-4.70%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$2.42B	$2.36B	$2.31B	$2.26B	$2.21B	$2.16B	$2.11B	$2.07B	$2.02B	$1.98B	$36.85B
PV	$2.24B	$2.03B	$1.83B	$1.66B	$1.50B	$1.36B	$1.23B	$1.12B	$1.01B	$915.90M	$17.07B

period to 31 Mar 2026, filed 29 Apr 2026, close 7 Aug 2026