# Cognizant Technology (CTSH) — Earnings CTSH · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ctsh/earnings ## Most recent quarter | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Fiscal period | Q2 2026 | | Period end | Jun 30, 2026 | | EPS actual | $1.37 | | EPS estimate | $1.38 | | EPS surprise | −0.48% | | Revenue surprise | +0.02% | | Revenue | $5.5B | | Revenue estimate | $5.5B | | Reported | Jul 29, 2026 | | SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000031/ctsh-20260630.htm) | | Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/b215e096-87ca-694e-722f-d4595aa62595.html) | Cognizant reported Q2 2026 results on July 29, 2026. Earnings per share were $1.37, just below the $1.38 estimate, a miss of 0.48%. Revenue was $5.5 billion, in line with the consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 4.6% from $1.31 and revenue rose about 6% from $5.2 billion. Annual EPS rose each year in the table, from $4.40 in 2022 to $4.55 in 2023, $4.75 in 2024 and $5.28 in 2025, up 20%. The first half of 2026 adds up to $2.77, about 9% more than the same period a year earlier. Quarterly revenue reached a high of $5.5 billion in the latest quarter. Q1 2026 holds the EPS high in the table at $1.40, and Q4 2022 the low at $1.01. Over the last 20 quarters, Cognizant topped the EPS estimate 18 times. The only misses were Q4 2022, at 1.37% below, and the latest quarter. Cognizant reported Q3 results between October 27 and November 2 in each of the past five years. That points to late October or early November 2026 for the next report. It will show whether the year-over-year growth in EPS and revenue continues into the second half of 2026. ## Earnings history | Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Q2 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | $1.38 | $1.37 | -0.48% | $5.5B | $5.5B | | Q1 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 | $1.33 | $1.40 | 5.05% | $5.4B | $5.4B | | Q4 2025 | Feb 4, 2026 | $1.32 | $1.35 | 2.13% | $5.3B | $5.3B | | Q3 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.39 | 6.72% | $5.3B | $5.4B | | Q2 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | $1.26 | $1.31 | 3.94% | $5.2B | $5.2B | | Q1 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.23 | 2.53% | $5.1B | $5.1B | | Q4 2024 | Feb 5, 2025 | $1.12 | $1.21 | 7.72% | $5.1B | $5.1B | | Q3 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | $1.15 | $1.25 | 8.87% | $5.0B | $5.0B | | Q2 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | $1.12 | $1.17 | 4.65% | $4.8B | $4.8B | | Q1 2024 | May 1, 2024 | $1.11 | $1.12 | 1.03% | $4.7B | $4.8B | | Q4 2023 | Feb 6, 2024 | $1.04 | $1.18 | 13.80% | $4.8B | $4.8B | | Q3 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | $1.11 | $1.16 | 4.97% | $4.9B | $4.9B | | Q2 2023 | Aug 2, 2023 | $0.99 | $1.10 | 11.38% | $4.8B | $4.9B | | Q1 2023 | May 3, 2023 | $1.05 | $1.11 | 6.16% | $4.7B | $4.8B | | Q4 2022 | Feb 2, 2023 | $1.02 | $1.01 | -1.37% | $4.8B | $4.8B | | Q3 2022 | Nov 2, 2022 | $1.16 | $1.17 | 0.97% | $5.0B | $4.9B | | Q2 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 | $1.10 | $1.14 | 3.18% | $4.9B | $4.9B | | Q1 2022 | May 4, 2022 | $1.05 | $1.08 | 3.16% | $4.8B | $4.8B | | Q4 2021 | Feb 2, 2022 | $1.04 | $1.10 | 5.79% | $4.8B | $4.8B | | Q3 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 | $1.05 | $1.06 | 1.20% | $4.7B | $4.7B | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### When did Cognizant Technology (CTSH) last report earnings? Cognizant Technology last reported on Jul 29, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026. ### Did CTSH beat earnings estimates? No. Cognizant Technology reported EPS of $1.37 for Q2 2026 against a $1.38 estimate — a 0.48% miss. ### How much revenue did CTSH report last quarter? Cognizant Technology reported $5.5B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $5.5B. ## Similar Stocks - [GOOGL](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/googl) — Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock - [ACN](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/acn) — Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares (Ireland) - [EPAM](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/epam) — EPAM Systems, Inc. Common Stock - [DOX](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/dox) — Amdocs Limited - Ordinary Shares - [GIB](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/gib) — CGI Inc. Common Stock - [SSNC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ssnc) — SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. - Common Stock - [GLOB](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/glob) — Globant S.A. 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