COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 479 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.24 USD per share.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH) closed fiscal year 2025 with 479 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.24 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 16.0 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 17.9 %. The dividend per share was 1.24 USD, up 3.3 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 610 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 583M | 594M | 608M | 606M | 603M | 608M | 609M | 609M | 608M | 588M | 577M | 548M | 530M | 525M | 509M | 498M | 495M | 479M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 280M | 11.1M | 13.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 4.37M | 1.67M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 47.96 % | 1.87 % | 2.21 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.72 % | 0.27 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.67M | -2.85M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -0.40M | -1.00M | -20.0M | -11.0M | -29.0M | -18.0M | -5.00M | -16.0M | -11.0M | -3.00M | -16.0M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.28 % | -0.47 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.07 % | -0.16 % | -3.40 % | -1.91 % | -5.29 % | -3.40 % | -0.95 % | -3.14 % | -2.21 % | -0.61 % | -3.34 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 280M | 11.1M | 13.4M | -1.67M | -2.85M | 4.37M | 1.67M | -0.40M | -1.00M | -20.0M | -11.0M | -29.0M | -18.0M | -5.00M | -16.0M | -11.0M | -3.00M | -16.0M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 47.96 % | 1.87 % | 2.21 % | -0.28 % | -0.47 % | 0.72 % | 0.27 % | -0.07 % | -0.16 % | -3.40 % | -1.91 % | -5.29 % | -3.40 % | -0.95 % | -3.14 % | -2.21 % | -0.61 % | -3.34 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.24 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 17.62 % | 22.28 % | 24.59 % | 34.48 % | 23.82 % | 24.63 % | 27.80 % | 26.79 % | 27.35 % |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 265M | 468M | 453M | 480M | 509M | 564M | 591M | 600M | 610M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.63 % | 1.27 % | 1.29 % | 1.08 % | 1.08 % | 1.94 % | 1.53 % | 1.52 % | 1.45 % |
Figures in USD
