---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001058290-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTSH"
cik: "0001058290"
company_name: "COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:32:43.628917+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cognizant reports Q1 revenue $5.4B (+5.8% YoY), adj. EPS $1.40 (+13.8%), raises margin outlook

## Summary
- Revenue $5.4B, up 5.8% YoY (3.9% CC); GAAP EPS $1.39 (+3.7%), adj. EPS $1.40 (+13.8%).
- Trailing 12-month bookings $29.6B (+11%); Q1 bookings up 21% with 7 large deals signed.
- FY 2026 constant-currency revenue guidance unchanged at 4.0%-6.5%; adj. op. margin guidance raised to 16.0%-16.2%, expansion of 20-40 bps.
- Q1 operating cash flow $274M, free cash flow $198M; returned $603M via dividends ($159M) and buybacks ($444M).
- Employees 357,600, +6K QoQ; voluntary tech attrition 12.3%; Financial Services led segment growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001058290-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTSH
- cik: 0001058290
- company_name: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/0001058290-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/ctsh-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $5.4 billion, EPS $1.39. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $5.4 billion
  - EPS: $1.39
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue of $5.4 billion increased 5.8% year-over-year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/0001058290-26-000015-index.htm

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