Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

CTSH Services-Computer Programming Services · Nasdaq

Market statistics

Annualised volatility 40.7%
Beta vs SPY 0.26
Market correlation 0.082
Rate sensitivity 0.05
Volatility sensitivity -0.11
Traded per day $443.0M

Measured from daily returns over the past year. That is not the same estimator as the beta quoted on most finance sites, which is usually five years of monthly returns, and in a market where single stocks move on their own news the daily figure comes out materially lower. Over this window the average large-cap correlation to the index is far below its long-run level: a low number here is a statement about the last twelve months, not a claim that the security is uncorrelated with the market in general.

As filed with the SEC twelve months to 2025-12-31 · balance sheet 2026-03-31

Revenue $21.11B
Operating income $3.39B
Net income $2.23B
Diluted EPS $4.56
Total assets $20.50B
Total liabilities $5.43B
Shareholders’ equity $15.07B
Cash & equivalents $1.50B
Shares outstanding 474.0M

Short selling — three different measurements

Shares short 35.6M
Days to cover 3.5
Change vs prior -20.6%
Short share of volume 57.1%
Largest fail balance 357,218
Dates with a fail balance 22

These measure different things and are routinely confused. Shares short is an outstanding position, reported twice monthly (settlement 2026-08-14). Short share of volume counts sell-side transactions flagged short each day, most of which is market-maker hedging closed the same session — the market-wide median is around half. Fail balances are shares that did not settle on time; the SEC states these are cumulative balances whose age cannot be determined, and they are not evidence of naked short selling.

Ownership

Institutions reporting a position 976
Reported value $26.93B

Largest reported holdersamong the managers stored here

ManagerReported valueShares
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC $1.24B 20,262,362
Invesco Ltd. $1.11B 18,091,755
Dodge & Cox $875.6M 14,272,907
FIL Ltd $412.9M 6,730,323
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP $399.9M 6,518,915
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC $210.8M 3,435,502
BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. $170.2M 2,774,192
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $158.4M 2,582,274

On the public record

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