---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058290-26-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTSH"
cik: "0001058290"
company_name: "COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:47:48.138286+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognizant Q4 rev $5.3B (+4.9% YoY) beats guidance; FY25 adj EPS $5.28; 2026 guide rev growth 4.0-6.5%

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $5.3B (+4.9% YoY, +3.8% CC); FY revenue $21.1B (+7.0% YoY, +6.4% CC), exceeding full-year guidance.
- FY adjusted diluted EPS $5.28 (+11% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $4.56 (includes $0.80 one-time non-cash tax charge).
- FY adjusted operating margin 15.8% (+50 bps); FY GAAP operating margin 16.1% (+140 bps).
- Trailing 12-month bookings $28.4B (+5% YoY); 28 large deals signed in 2025, with large deal TCV growth ~50%.
- 2026 outlook: CC revenue growth 4.0-6.5%; adj. op. margin 15.9-16.1%; dividend +6.5% to $0.33/share; plans $1.6B shareholder return.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058290-26-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTSH
- cik: 0001058290
- company_name: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000003/0001058290-26-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000003/ctsh-20260204.htm

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