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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cognizant (CTSH)

Cognizant Q4 revenue rises 4.9% to $5.3 billion; 2026 adjusted EPS guided to $5.56-$5.70

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Cognizant reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 4, 2026, with revenue and profit up year over year. The company also issued 2026 guidance, forecasting revenue of $22.14 billion to $22.66 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $5.56 to $5.70.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 revenue was $5.3 billion, up 4.9% year over year; Q4 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.34, up from $1.10.
  • Full-year 2025 revenue was $21.1 billion, up 7.0%; adjusted diluted EPS was $5.28, up 11%; GAAP diluted EPS was $4.56, up 1%, including a one-time non-cash income tax charge of $0.80.
  • 2026 guidance: revenue of $22.14 billion to $22.66 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $5.56 to $5.70.
  • The quarterly cash dividend was raised 6.5% to $0.33 per share, and the company expects to return $1.6 billion to shareholders in 2026.

The filing

CompanyCognizant (CTSH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 4, 2026, 6:32 AM ET
Accession number0001058290-26-000003

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 04, 2026.

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