83/100B64.735
USD
-1.83
(-2.74%)
Pre Open
Fair value88.79Plus-27%46Price 64.74142
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 1.50Revenue estimate 5.55B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 1.50Revenue estimate 5.55B
Cognizant Technology Solutions cash flow statement 1998–2026What is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities.
Cognizant Technology Solutions's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 2.36B USD: operating cash flow of 2.69B USD less 331.00M USD of capital spending. That is 10.8% of its revenue and 5.04 a share.
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Click a line's chart icon in the table to add it to the chart; hover over it for a quick look.
| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Sept 2026 | FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | FY2016 31 Dec 2016 | FY2015 31 Dec 2015 | FY2014 31 Dec 2014 | FY2013 31 Dec 2013 | FY2012 31 Dec 2012 | FY2011 31 Dec 2011 | FY2010 31 Dec 2010 | FY2009 31 Dec 2009 | FY2008 31 Dec 2008 | FY2007 31 Dec 2007 | FY2006 31 Dec 2006 | FY2005 31 Dec 2005 | FY2004 31 Dec 2004 | FY2003 31 Dec 2003 | FY2002 31 Dec 2002 | FY2001 31 Dec 2001 | FY2000 31 Dec 2000 | FY1999 31 Dec 1999 | FY1998 31 Dec 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net income | 2.57B | 2.23B | 2.24B | 2.13B | 2.29B | 2.14B | 1.39B | 1.84B | 2.10B | 1.50B | 1.55B | 1.62B | 1.44B | 1.23B | 1.05B | 883.62M | 733.54M | 534.96M | 430.85M | 350.13M | 232.80M | 166.27M | 100.24M | 57.37M | 34.56M | 22.16M | 17.68M | 11.20M | 6.00M |
Depreciation and amortization | 573.00M | 550.00M | 542.00M | 555.00M | 569.00M | 574.00M | 559.00M | 526.00M | 498.00M | 443.00M | 379.00M | 330.00M | 208.00M | 179.90M | 156.59M | 124.18M | 110.17M | 89.37M | 74.80M | 53.92M | 34.16M | 21.40M | 16.45M | 11.94M | 7.84M | 6.37M | 4.51M | 3.00M | 2.20M |
Stock-based compensation | 123.00M | 181.00M | 175.00M | 176.00M | 261.00M | 246.00M | 232.00M | 217.00M | 267.00M | 221.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 107.36M | 90.23M | 56.98M | 13.26M | 26.91M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Change in working capital | 280.00M | -338.00M | -510.00M | -189.00M | -324.00M | -488.00M | 813.00M | 101.00M | -407.00M | 186.00M | -471.00M | 108.00M | -221.00M | -40.87M | 16.08M | -225.75M | -10.57M | 64.07M | -108.88M | -82.00M | -45.56M | -31.90M | -4.36M | -13.23M | 1.65M | -12.66M | -141.00K | 200.00K | 1.50M |
Change in receivables | -110.00M | -366.00M | -49.00M | -43.00M | -238.00M | -407.00M | 264.00M | 37.00M | -365.00M | -249.00M | -330.00M | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | 43.00M | -2.00M | -23.00M | -23.00M | -11.00M | -35.00M | 109.00M | 8.00M | -4.00M | 16.00M | 6.00M | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | 347.00M | 30.00M | -438.00M | -123.00M | -75.00M | -46.00M | 440.00M | 56.00M | -38.00M | 419.00M | -147.00M | ||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | -776.00M | -67.00M | 32.00M | 1.00M | 45.00M | -1.00M | 119.00M | 119.00M | 125.00M | -71.00M | 251.00M | 217.00M | 146.31M | 144.36M | -40.80M | 11.48M | -73.57M | -2.75M | 11.06M | -2.79M | 33.76M | 51.33M | 37.33M | 24.41M | 12.62M | 8.43M | 1.83M | -100.00K | 200.00K |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 2.69B | 2.88B | 2.12B | 2.33B | 2.57B | 2.50B | 3.30B | 2.50B | 2.59B | 2.41B | 1.62B | 2.15B | 1.47B | 1.42B | 1.17B | 875.15M | 764.65M | 672.33M | 429.71M | 344.32M | 252.88M | 159.76M | 127.33M | 79.86M | 56.68M | 32.08M | 30.22M | 18.60M | 13.40M |
Operating cash flow growth | -8.52% | +35.73% | -8.84% | -9.27% | +2.93% | -24.37% | +32.01% | -3.59% | +7.69% | +48.49% | -24.72% | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -331.00M | -288.00M | -297.00M | -317.00M | -332.00M | -279.00M | -398.00M | -392.00M | -377.00M | -284.00M | -300.00M | -272.80M | -212.20M | -261.63M | -334.47M | -288.22M | -185.51M | -76.64M | -169.41M | -182.47M | -104.73M | -71.77M | -46.58M | -29.99M | -22.27M | -14.95M | -10.65M | -5.90M | -3.70M |
Acquisitions | — | 70.00M | -1.62B | -409.00M | -339.00M | -970.00M | -1.12B | -617.00M | -1.11B | -216.00M | 0.00 | -1.70M | -2.69B | -193.81M | -59.89M | -82.80M | -33.86M | -68.61M | -20.96M | -146.82M | -14.77M | -19.81M | -1.50M | -7.82M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Purchases of investments | — | -12.00M | -2.00M | -441.00M | -1.82B | -2.29B | -733.00M | -1.51B | -3.51B | -4.73B | -5.17B | -3.00B | -2.50B | -1.85B | -1.43B | -1.34B | -934.19M | -348.21M | -135.20M | -968.67M | -488.16M | -625.79M | -175.33M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Sales and maturities of investments | — | -12.00M | 268.00M | 836.00M | 2.38B | 1.38B | 1.02B | 4.11B | 3.37B | 4.64B | 4.84B | 1.91B | 2.24B | 1.57B | 1.25B | 859.40M | 706.67M | 98.70M | 270.56M | 1.02B | 335.33M | 512.83M | 110.71M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other investing | — | 12.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -334.00M | -300.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -13.20M | 0.00 | -1.96M | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Investing cash flow | -1.69B | -230.00M | -1.65B | -331.00M | -106.00M | -2.16B | -1.24B | 1.59B | -1.63B | -582.00M | -963.00M | -1.37B | -3.16B | -730.76M | -570.05M | -850.28M | -446.89M | -394.76M | -55.01M | -277.34M | -272.34M | -204.55M | -112.69M | -37.81M | -35.46M | -14.95M | -12.61M | -5.90M | -3.70M |
Debt issued (repaid) | 956.00M | -342.00M | 227.00M | -25.00M | -39.00M | -53.00M | -50.00M | -28.00M | -145.00M | -20.00M | -407.00M | -353.00M | 1.63B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.75M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -8.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.60M |
Shares issued | 24.00M | 58.00M | 63.00M | 71.00M | 86.00M | 130.00M | 142.00M | 159.00M | 181.00M | 189.00M | 176.00M | 131.00M | 101.40M | 117.56M | 129.48M | 79.55M | 107.08M | 61.65M | 54.88M | 67.10M | 51.40M | 47.45M | 36.77M | 24.74M | 20.04M | 5.99M | 1.76M | 1.60M | 23.30M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -2.22B | -1.38B | -605.00M | -1.06B | -1.42B | -771.00M | -1.62B | -2.25B | -1.26B | -1.89B | -512.00M | -460.00M | -248.32M | -179.00M | -520.85M | -374.15M | -59.00M | -16.26M | -27.84M | -105.36M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -800.00K |
Dividends paid | -616.00M | -610.00M | -600.00M | -591.00M | -564.00M | -509.00M | -480.00M | -453.00M | -468.00M | -265.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other financing | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.00M | 34.00M | 23.60M | 30.58M | 48.37M | 39.14M | 71.92M | 31.56M | 16.99M | 42.27M | 33.25M | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.96M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00K | 0.00 | 200.00K |
Financing cash flow | -1.82B | -2.27B | -915.00M | -1.61B | -1.94B | -1.20B | -2.01B | -2.57B | -1.69B | -1.99B | -719.00M | -648.10M | 1.50B | -30.87M | -342.99M | -255.46M | 120.00M | 76.95M | 44.03M | 4.01M | 82.90M | 47.45M | 36.77M | 21.78M | 20.04M | 5.98M | 1.76M | 1.60M | 16.10M |
Net change in cash | -826.00M | 403.00M | -547.00M | -404.00M | 399.00M | -888.00M | 35.00M | 1.48B | -764.00M | -109.00M | -91.00M | 114.90M | -202.91M | 951.62M | -24.61M | -187.27M | 372.34M | 381.07M | 380.02M | 73.91M | 69.00M | 196.94M | 0.00 | 68.01M | 41.23M | 23.00M | 19.34M | 14.20M | 25.80M |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 2.36B | 2.60B | 1.83B | 2.01B | 2.24B | 2.22B | 2.90B | 2.11B | 2.22B | 2.12B | 1.32B | 1.88B | 1.26B | 1.16B | 838.12M | 586.93M | 579.14M | 595.69M | 260.30M | 161.85M | 148.14M | 87.99M | 80.75M | 49.87M | 34.41M | 17.13M | 19.57M | 12.70M | 9.70M |
Free cash flow growth | -10.86% | +42.04% | -9.24% | -9.97% | +0.90% | -23.61% | +37.68% | -4.88% | +4.33% | +60.71% | -29.75% | ||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 10.79% | 12.29% | 9.26% | 10.40% | 11.51% | 11.97% | 17.42% | 12.55% | 13.74% | 14.33% | 9.79% | ||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 5.04 | 5.38 | 3.68 | 3.99 | 4.31 | 4.20 | 5.36 | 3.76 | 3.79 | 3.57 | 2.17 | 3.07 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 1.37 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Free cash flow per share growth | -6.30% | +46.46% | -7.78% | -7.48% | +2.65% | -21.73% | +42.52% | -0.80% | +6.30% | +64.76% | -29.37% | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest paid | — | — | 53.00M | 40.00M | 15.00M | 7.00M | 25.00M | 25.00M | 21.00M | 21.00M | 16.00M | 14.00M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income taxes paid | — | 0.00 | 1.12B | 1.25B | 813.00M | 625.00M | 745.00M | 870.00M | 597.00M | 587.00M | 845.00M | 579.00M | 559.00M | 481.00M | 402.10M | 248.23M | 127.13M | 120.54M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Quarter | Q3 FY2026 30 Sept 2026 | Q2 FY2026 30 Jun 2026 | Q1 FY2026 31 Mar 2026 | Q4 FY2025 31 Dec 2025 | Q3 FY2025 30 Sept 2025 | Q2 FY2025 30 Jun 2025 | Q1 FY2025 31 Mar 2025 | Q4 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 | Q3 FY2024 30 Sept 2024 | Q2 FY2024 30 Jun 2024 | Q1 FY2024 31 Mar 2024 | Q4 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 | Q3 FY2023 30 Sept 2023 | Q2 FY2023 30 Jun 2023 | Q1 FY2023 31 Mar 2023 | Q4 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 | Q3 FY2022 30 Sept 2022 | Q2 FY2022 30 Jun 2022 | Q1 FY2022 31 Mar 2022 | Q4 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 | Q3 FY2021 30 Sept 2021 | Q2 FY2021 30 Jun 2021 | Q1 FY2021 31 Mar 2021 | Q4 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 | Q3 FY2020 30 Sept 2020 | Q2 FY2020 30 Jun 2020 | Q1 FY2020 31 Mar 2020 | Q4 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 | Q3 FY2019 30 Sept 2019 | Q2 FY2019 30 Jun 2019 | Q1 FY2019 31 Mar 2019 | Q4 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 | Q3 FY2018 30 Sept 2018 | Q2 FY2018 30 Jun 2018 | Q1 FY2018 31 Mar 2018 | Q4 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 | Q3 FY2017 30 Sept 2017 | Q2 FY2017 30 Jun 2017 | Q1 FY2017 31 Mar 2017 | Q4 FY2016 31 Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net income | 627.00M | 636.00M | 662.00M | 648.00M | 274.00M | 645.00M | 663.00M | 546.00M | 582.00M | 566.00M | 546.00M | 558.00M | 525.00M | 463.00M | 580.00M | 521.00M | 629.00M | 577.00M | 563.00M | 576.00M | 544.00M | 512.00M | 505.00M | 316.00M | 348.00M | 361.00M | 367.00M | 395.00M | 497.00M | 509.00M | 441.00M | 648.00M | 477.00M | 456.00M | 520.00M | -18.00M | 495.00M | 470.00M | 557.00M | 416.00M |
Depreciation and amortization | 149.00M | 143.00M | 141.00M | 140.00M | 135.00M | 139.00M | 136.00M | 143.00M | 133.00M | 133.00M | 133.00M | 136.00M | 146.00M | 131.00M | 132.00M | 141.00M | 141.00M | 144.00M | 143.00M | 144.00M | 144.00M | 145.00M | 141.00M | 148.00M | 138.00M | 137.00M | 136.00M | 133.00M | 127.00M | 133.00M | 133.00M | 120.00M | 127.00M | 123.00M | 117.00M | 122.00M | 114.00M | 103.00M | 104.00M | 100.60M |
Stock-based compensation | 50.00M | -17.00M | 46.00M | 44.00M | 47.00M | 48.00M | 42.00M | 0.00 | 44.00M | 48.00M | 42.00M | 43.00M | 47.00M | 0.00 | 44.00M | 58.00M | 58.00M | 89.00M | 56.00M | 52.00M | 65.00M | 67.00M | 62.00M | 0.00 | 58.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 52.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Change in working capital | 164.00M | 705.00M | -705.00M | 116.00M | 353.00M | -380.00M | -427.00M | 334.00M | 173.00M | -385.00M | -632.00M | 108.00M | 256.00M | -515.00M | -38.00M | 163.00M | 228.00M | -162.00M | -553.00M | 172.00M | 167.00M | -178.00M | -649.00M | 474.00M | 78.00M | 447.00M | -186.00M | 388.00M | -1.00M | 36.00M | -322.00M | -31.00M | 97.00M | -138.00M | -335.00M | 536.00M | 157.00M | -106.00M | -401.00M | 43.60M |
Change in receivables | -66.00M | 143.00M | -143.00M | -44.00M | -2.00M | -143.00M | -177.00M | 117.00M | -45.00M | -160.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in inventory | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in payables | 10.00M | -25.00M | 25.00M | 33.00M | -6.00M | -38.00M | 9.00M | 6.00M | 5.00M | 13.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in other working capital | 220.00M | 587.00M | -587.00M | 127.00M | 361.00M | -199.00M | -259.00M | 211.00M | 213.00M | -238.00M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-cash items | 5.00M | -798.00M | 19.00M | -2.00M | 12.00M | -9.00M | -68.00M | 50.00M | -8.00M | -1.00M | 32.00M | -56.00M | 28.00M | 54.00M | 27.00M | -36.00M | 30.00M | 24.00M | 27.00M | 0.00 | 1.00M | -2.00M | 0.00 | 66.00M | -80.00M | 108.00M | 199.00M | 125.00M | 65.00M | 35.00M | 59.00M | 3.00M | 166.00M | 150.00M | 84.00M | 26.00M | 61.00M | 55.00M | 8.00M | 85.20M |
Operating cash flowWhat is a cash flow statement? The cash flow statement shows the cash that came into a company and went out over a period, split into operating, investing and financing activities. | 1.00B | 558.00M | 274.00M | 858.00M | 1.23B | 398.00M | 400.00M | 920.00M | 847.00M | 262.00M | 95.00M | 737.00M | 828.00M | 36.00M | 729.00M | 702.00M | 1.03B | 528.00M | 306.00M | 825.00M | 948.00M | 541.00M | 181.00M | 898.00M | 925.00M | 979.00M | 497.00M | 938.00M | 717.00M | 575.00M | 269.00M | 702.00M | 862.00M | 640.00M | 388.00M | 836.00M | 773.00M | 521.00M | 277.00M | 598.60M |
Operating cash flow growth | -18.17% | +40.20% | -31.50% | -6.74% | +44.86% | +51.91% | +321.05% | +24.83% | +2.29% | +627.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditure | -79.00M | -99.00M | -76.00M | -77.00M | -67.00M | -67.00M | -77.00M | -83.00M | -56.00M | -79.00M | -79.00M | -78.00M | -73.00M | -68.00M | -98.00M | -90.00M | -79.00M | -43.00M | -120.00M | -65.00M | -51.00M | -75.00M | -88.00M | -89.00M | -104.00M | -93.00M | -112.00M | -93.00M | -97.00M | -96.00M | -106.00M | -96.00M | -94.00M | -91.00M | -96.00M | -80.00M | -78.00M | -60.00M | -66.00M | -87.20M |
Acquisitions | 21.00M | -604.00M | -730.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 70.00M | 0.00 | -1.19B | 0.00 | -421.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -409.00M | -367.00M | 9.00M | 0.00 | 19.00M | -255.00M | -57.00M | -348.00M | -310.00M | -54.00M | -580.00M | -403.00M | -86.00M | -239.00M | -146.00M | -35.00M | -197.00M | -632.00M | -1.00M | -477.00M | -1.00M | -144.00M | -66.00M | 0.00 | -6.00M | 0.00 |
Purchases of investments | -50.00M | -51.00M | 0.00 | 5.00M | -1.00M | -16.00M | 0.00 | -1.00M | 0.00 | -1.00M | 0.00 | 20.00M | -259.00M | -173.00M | -29.00M | -287.00M | -729.00M | -681.00M | -120.00M | -541.00M | -916.00M | -604.00M | -232.00M | -85.00M | -182.00M | -210.00M | -256.00M | -293.00M | -167.00M | -681.00M | -368.00M | -578.00M | -1.29B | -1.09B | -553.00M | -1.19B | -1.04B | -913.00M | -1.58B | -953.50M |
Sales and maturities of investments | 0.00 | 51.00M | 0.00 | -15.00M | 2.00M | 1.00M | 0.00 | 5.00M | 0.00 | 1.00M | 262.00M | 226.00M | 133.00M | 156.00M | 321.00M | 666.00M | 542.00M | 253.00M | 921.00M | 363.00M | 617.00M | 306.00M | 92.00M | 179.00M | 208.00M | 447.00M | 182.00M | 250.00M | 750.00M | 2.08B | 1.03B | 756.00M | 1.11B | 1.07B | 423.00M | 1.25B | 1.06B | 584.00M | 1.75B | 1.10B |
Other investing | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -149.00M |
Investing cash flow | -108.00M | -703.00M | -806.00M | -75.00M | -66.00M | -82.00M | -7.00M | -79.00M | -1.25B | -79.00M | -238.00M | 168.00M | -199.00M | -85.00M | -215.00M | -78.00M | -257.00M | -471.00M | 700.00M | -498.00M | -407.00M | -721.00M | -538.00M | -49.00M | -658.00M | -259.00M | -272.00M | -375.00M | 340.00M | 1.27B | 356.00M | -550.00M | -266.00M | -584.00M | -227.00M | -160.00M | -124.00M | -389.00M | 91.00M | -90.30M |
Debt issued (repaid) | -11.00M | 988.00M | -11.00M | -10.00M | -11.00M | -9.00M | -312.00M | -312.00M | 589.00M | -10.00M | -40.00M | -10.00M | -4.00M | -10.00M | -1.00M | 8.00M | -21.00M | -12.00M | -14.00M | -13.00M | -12.00M | -13.00M | -15.00M | -1.75B | -12.00M | -12.00M | 1.73B | -12.00M | -7.00M | -7.00M | -2.00M | 19.00M | -25.00M | -25.00M | -114.00M | 42.00M | -170.00M | -221.00M | 329.00M | -16.00M |
Shares issued | 12.00M | -17.00M | 17.00M | 12.00M | 13.00M | 14.00M | 19.00M | 14.00M | 14.00M | 15.00M | 20.00M | 14.00M | 16.00M | 18.00M | 23.00M | 15.00M | 19.00M | 21.00M | 31.00M | 26.00M | 29.00M | 32.00M | 43.00M | 33.00M | 33.00M | 36.00M | 40.00M | 32.00M | 37.00M | 40.00M | 50.00M | 39.00M | 40.00M | 42.00M | 60.00M | 43.00M | 42.00M | 43.00M | 61.00M | 41.40M |
Share buybacksWhat are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company. | -270.00M | -1.16B | -444.00M | -338.00M | -463.00M | -368.00M | -209.00M | -154.00M | -242.00M | -76.00M | -133.00M | -313.00M | -315.00M | -214.00M | -222.00M | -315.00M | -315.00M | -318.00M | -474.00M | -82.00M | -129.00M | -320.00M | -240.00M | -788.00M | -248.00M | -74.00M | -511.00M | -163.00M | -259.00M | -1.05B | -771.00M | -267.00M | -45.00M | -633.00M | -316.00M | -332.00M | -13.00M | -30.00M | -1.51B | -19.80M |
Dividends paid | -149.00M | -157.00M | -159.00M | -151.00M | -151.00M | -153.00M | -155.00M | -150.00M | -149.00M | -150.00M | -151.00M | -146.00M | -147.00M | -148.00M | -150.00M | -139.00M | -141.00M | -141.00M | -143.00M | -127.00M | -127.00M | -127.00M | -128.00M | -118.00M | -120.00M | -121.00M | -121.00M | -110.00M | -111.00M | -116.00M | -116.00M | -116.00M | -116.00M | -118.00M | -118.00M | -86.00M | -90.00M | -89.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Other financing | 0.00 | 29.00M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00M |
Financing cash flow | -418.00M | -320.00M | -597.00M | -487.00M | -612.00M | -516.00M | -657.00M | -602.00M | 212.00M | -221.00M | -304.00M | -455.00M | -450.00M | -354.00M | -350.00M | -431.00M | -458.00M | -450.00M | -600.00M | -196.00M | -239.00M | -428.00M | -340.00M | -2.63B | -347.00M | -171.00M | 1.14B | -253.00M | -340.00M | -1.14B | -839.00M | -325.00M | -146.00M | -734.00M | -488.00M | -333.00M | -231.00M | -297.00M | -1.12B | 10.60M |
Net change in cash | 477.00M | -466.00M | -1.13B | 293.00M | 103.00M | 364.00M | -54.00M | -330.00M | -350.00M | 159.00M | -26.00M | -417.00M | 149.00M | -403.00M | 267.00M | 149.00M | 274.00M | -424.00M | 400.00M | 128.00M | 296.00M | -605.00M | -707.00M | -1.76B | 14.00M | 536.00M | 1.24B | 302.00M | 683.00M | 710.00M | -211.00M | -178.00M | 438.00M | -698.00M | -326.00M | 1.93B | 1.58B | 1.16B | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Free cash flowWhat is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks. | 925.00M | 459.00M | 198.00M | 781.00M | 1.16B | 331.00M | 323.00M | 837.00M | 791.00M | 183.00M | 16.00M | 659.00M | 755.00M | -32.00M | 631.00M | 612.00M | 953.00M | 485.00M | 186.00M | 760.00M | 897.00M | 466.00M | 93.00M | 809.00M | 821.00M | 886.00M | 385.00M | 845.00M | 620.00M | 479.00M | 163.00M | 606.00M | 768.00M | 549.00M | 292.00M | 756.00M | 695.00M | 461.00M | 211.00M | 511.40M |
Free cash flow growth | -20.26% | +38.67% | -38.70% | -6.69% | +46.65% | +80.87% | +1,918.75% | +27.01% | +4.77% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow margin | 16.33% | 8.37% | 3.66% | 14.64% | 21.42% | 6.31% | 6.31% | 16.47% | 15.68% | 3.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow per share | 2.06 | 0.99 | 0.42 | 1.62 | 2.38 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 1.68 | 1.59 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 1.32 | 1.50 | -0.06 | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.84 | 0.93 | 0.35 | 1.44 | 1.71 | 0.88 | 0.18 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.64 | 0.71 | 1.54 | 1.13 | 0.85 | 0.28 | 1.05 | 1.32 | 0.94 | 0.50 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 0.78 | 0.35 | 0.84 |
Free cash flow per share growth | -13.70% | +46.41% | -36.39% | -3.79% | +49.36% | +83.08% | +1,930.98% | +28.03% | +6.67% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Income taxes paid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
Common questions about Cognizant Technology Solutions's cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep