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Cognizant stock buybacks
CTSH$1.6Bbought back in the 12 months to Mar 31, 2026
Cognizant bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.6% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '20 | $74M |
| Q3 '20 | $248M |
| Q4 '20 | $788M |
| Q1 '21 | $240M |
| Q2 '21 | $320M |
| Q3 '21 | $129M |
| Q4 '21 | $82M |
| Q1 '22 | $474M |
| Q2 '22 | $318M |
| Q3 '22 | $315M |
| Q4 '22 | $315M |
| Q1 '23 | $222M |
| Q2 '23 | $214M |
| Q3 '23 | $315M |
| Q4 '23 | $313M |
| Q1 '24 | $133M |
| Q2 '24 | $76M |
| Q3 '24 | $242M |
| Q4 '24 | $154M |
| Q1 '25 | $209M |
| Q2 '25 | $368M |
| Q3 '25 | $463M |
| Q4 '25 | $338M |
| Q1 '26 | $444M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '20 | 541.0M |
| Q3 '20 | 543.0M |
| Q4 '20 | 534.0M |
| Q1 '21 | 531.0M |
| Q2 '21 | 528.0M |
| Q3 '21 | 526.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 527.0M |
| Q1 '22 | 525.0M |
| Q2 '22 | 521.0M |
| Q3 '22 | 517.0M |
| Q4 '22 | 513.0M |
| Q1 '23 | 509.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 507.0M |
| Q3 '23 | 505.0M |
| Q4 '23 | 499.0M |
| Q1 '24 | 498.0M |
| Q2 '24 | 498.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 496.0M |
| Q4 '24 | 496.0M |
| Q1 '25 | 495.0M |
| Q2 '25 | 492.0M |
| Q3 '25 | 487.0M |
| Q4 '25 | 482.0M |
| Q1 '26 | 477.0M |
$444Mlast quarter (Q1 2026)
$1.4Bnet of stock compensation ($185M)
−3.6%diluted shares, 1 year
−9.6%diluted shares, 5 years
$614Mdividends, 12 months
65%of free cash flow ($2.5B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
473.9Mshares outstanding (Apr 24, 2026)
Cognizant’s 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026) isn’t in the SEC’s structured data yet, so figures here run through Mar 31, 2026. Read the new filing.
Share counts are adjusted for a stock split (2-for-1).
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Questions
- Does Cognizant buy back its stock?
- Cognizant bought back $1.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.6% from a year earlier.
- How much did Cognizant spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $1.4B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Cognizant's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −9.6% over five fiscal years and −3.6% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 29, 2026 · open on SEC.gov