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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

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CIK 1058290 · SEC filings only

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24 dividend record entries

Dividend record — shown as history, not graded

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Dividend record

24 declarations · 7 raised · 15 held · 0 cut · held 18 quarters

  1. RAISED$0.3300/shperiod ended 2026-03-31Filing ↗
  2. HELD$0.3100/shperiod ended 2025-09-30Filing ↗
  3. HELD$0.3100/shperiod ended 2025-06-30Filing ↗
  4. RAISED$0.3100/shperiod ended 2025-03-31Filing ↗
  5. HELD$0.3000/shperiod ended 2024-09-30Filing ↗
  6. HELD$0.3000/shperiod ended 2024-06-30Filing ↗
  7. RAISED$0.3000/shperiod ended 2024-03-31Filing ↗
  8. HELD$0.2900/shperiod ended 2023-09-30Filing ↗
  9. HELD$0.2900/shperiod ended 2023-06-30Filing ↗
  10. RAISED$0.2900/shperiod ended 2023-03-31Filing ↗
  11. HELD$0.2700/shperiod ended 2022-09-30Filing ↗
  12. HELD$0.2700/shperiod ended 2022-06-30Filing ↗
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Not yet gradedBuyback record
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1 resolved promise

Sector median (Technology): A+ across 6 graded companies

Not enough resolved promises to grade

1 of the 4 resolved buyback promises needed to publish a reliability grade. Here's what we're tracking — we never show a grade we can't back with receipts.

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Credibility timeline

UNRESOLVABLE · May 7, 2012PARTIAL · Nov 7, 2016
20122016
Timeline as a list
  • May 7, 2012UNRESOLVABLEbringing the total authorization under the current repurchase program to $1 billion
  • Nov 7, 2016PARTIALexpanded the program to $2.0 billion
1 resolved buyback promise · 1 not graded (no comparable reported figure) · resolver resolver-v3 · score score-v1. Every verdict links to its source filing. Full methodology →
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29 resolved promises

Sector median (Technology): A+ across 41 graded companies

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Guidance by basis

14 of 43 guidance figures that were graded or dropped for basis could not be graded on the same basis (33%). Guidance marked “not judged” is in neither number.

Guidance typeSaidGradedDroppedOther
Revenue · basis not stated4118023
EPS · GAAP3211021
EPS · non-GAAPcannot be graded3801424
EPS · basis not statedcannot be graded2002

Said counts every revenue and EPS guidance figure on record. Dropped counts figures whose period was reported but which have no comparable GAAP actual in SEC XBRL. Other covers open, superseded, withdrawn and otherwise unresolved figures. The coverage note below counts every figure shown but not graded, including figures whose period has not been reported, so it can be larger.

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Guidance shown, not graded (40)

We show what was said — with its source filing — but never score it. The line under each statement says why.

  1. eps guidance fy · Nov 5, 2014
    Full-year non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.57.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  2. eps guidance q · Nov 5, 2014
    Fourth quarter non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $0.63.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  3. eps guidance fy · Aug 6, 2014
    Fiscal 2014 non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.54.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  4. eps guidance q · Aug 6, 2014
    Third quarter 2014 non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $0.63.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  5. eps guidance q · Feb 5, 2014
    First quarter 2014 diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis is expected to be $1.18 (prior to impact of upcoming stock split).
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  6. eps guidance fy · Feb 5, 2014
    Full year 2014 diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis expected to be at least $5.02 (prior to impact of upcoming stock split).
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  7. eps guidance fy · Aug 6, 2013
    and $4.32 on a non-GAAP basis.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  8. eps guidance q · Aug 6, 2013
    and $1.09 on a non-GAAP basis.
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  9. eps guidance q · Aug 6, 2012
    $0.92 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  10. eps guidance fy · Aug 6, 2012
    $3.64 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  11. eps guidance fy · May 7, 2012
    $3.62 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  12. eps guidance q · May 7, 2012
    $0.87 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  13. eps guidance fy · Nov 2, 2011
    $3.05 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  14. eps guidance q · Nov 2, 2011
    $0.82 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  15. eps guidance q · May 3, 2011
    $0.70 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  16. eps guidance fy · May 3, 2011
    $2.91 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  17. eps guidance q · Nov 1, 2010
    $0.68 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  18. eps guidance fy · Nov 1, 2010
    at least $2.50 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  19. eps guidance fy · May 4, 2010
    at least $2.26 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  20. eps guidance q · May 4, 2010
    $0.55 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  21. eps guidance q · Nov 3, 2009
    $0.49 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  22. eps guidance fy · Nov 3, 2009
    $1.88 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  23. eps guidance q · Aug 4, 2009
    $0.44 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  24. eps guidance fy · Aug 4, 2009
    at least $1.80 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  25. eps guidance fy · Feb 13, 2009
    at least $1.72 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  26. eps guidance q · Feb 13, 2009
    $0.41 to $0.42 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  27. eps guidance q · Jul 31, 2008
    $0.41 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  28. eps guidance fy · Jul 31, 2008
    $1.61 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  29. eps guidance fy · Feb 7, 2008
    at least $1.67 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  30. eps guidance q · Feb 7, 2008
    $0.36 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  31. eps guidance fy · Aug 1, 2007
    and at least $2.40 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  32. eps guidance q · Aug 1, 2007
    and $0.62 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  33. eps guidance fy · May 2, 2007
    at least $2.34 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  34. eps guidance q · May 2, 2007
    $0.56 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  35. eps guidance q · Nov 2, 2006
    and $0.47 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  36. eps guidance fy · Nov 2, 2006
    Fiscal 2006 diluted EPS expected to be $1.68 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  37. eps guidance q · May 3, 2006
    $0.36 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  38. eps guidance fy · May 3, 2006
    Fiscal 2006 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.52 on a non-GAAP basis
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  39. eps guidance q · Oct 31, 2005
    Fourth quarter 2005 expected diluted EPS of $0.29
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗
  40. eps guidance fy · Oct 31, 2005
    Fiscal 2005 diluted EPS of $1.03
    Unverifiable — company guides non-GAAP; no comparable GAAP actual exists in XBRL.Filing ↗

Open promises (25) · 19 superseded

Open · revenue guidance q

Fourth quarter 2005 revenue anticipated to be at least $252 million

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2005 revenue anticipated to be at least $881 million

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Second quarter 2006 diluted EPS expected to be approximately $0.33 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Second quarter 2006 revenue anticipated to be at least $317 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2006 diluted EPS expected to be $1.51 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on file$1.5100receipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Fourth quarter 2006 diluted EPS expected to be $0.42 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on file$0.4200receipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Fourth quarter 2006 revenue anticipated to be at least $405 million

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2006 revenue now anticipated to be at least $1.405 billion

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Second quarter 2007 revenue anticipated to be at least $500 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Second quarter 2007 diluted EPS expected to be $0.51 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Third quarter 2007 diluted EPS expected to be $0.56 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Third quarter 2007 revenue anticipated to be at least $550 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2007 diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.20 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2007 revenue now anticipated to grow more than 48% to at least $2.11 billion.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

First quarter 2008 diluted EPS is expected to be $0.32 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

First quarter 2008 revenue anticipated to be at least $640 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Third quarter 2008 diluted EPS expected to be $0.37 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

Third quarter 2008 revenue anticipated to be at least $723 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2008 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.44 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2008 revenue is anticipated to be at least $2.81 billion.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · revenue guidance q

First quarter 2009 revenue anticipated to be at least $735 million.

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

First quarter 2009 diluted EPS is expected to be $0.37 to $0.38 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Fourth quarter 2009 diluted EPS expected to be $0.45 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Fourth quarter 2010 diluted EPS expected to be $0.64 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Open · eps guidance q

Fourth quarter 2011 diluted EPS expected to be $0.76 on a GAAP basis

unresolved — no outcome on filereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2009 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.54 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2011 diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.72 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2006 revenue now anticipated to be at least $1.3 billion.

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2008 revenue expected to be at least $2.95 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2009 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.66 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2012 revenue expected to be at least $7.34 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2010 diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.10 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2010 revenue expected to be at least $4.1 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Full year 2014 revenue expected to be at least $10.3 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2009 revenue expected to be at least $3.14 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2011 revenue expected to be at least $5.925 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2007 revenue now anticipated to be at least $2.07 billion.

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2014 revenue expected to be up at least 14% compared to 2013.

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

up at least 25% compared to 2009

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2007 diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.13 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2012 diluted EPS expected to be at least $3.36 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · revenue guidance fy

Fiscal 2009 revenue expected to be at least $3.1 billion

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2006 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.37 on a GAAP basis.

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)
Superseded · eps guidance fy

Fiscal 2008 diluted EPS expected to be at least $1.50 on a GAAP basis

revised by a later guidancereceipt (opens in a new tab)

Credibility timeline

IN LINE · Nov 8, 2012ABOVE · Nov 8, 2012IN LINE · Feb 26, 2013IN LINE · Feb 26, 2013ABOVE · Nov 6, 2013IN LINE · Nov 6, 2013IN LINE · Feb 25, 2014IN LINE · Feb 25, 2014IN LINE · May 8, 2014ABOVE · Nov 6, 2014ABOVE · Feb 27, 2015ABOVE · Feb 27, 2015
20122015
Timeline as a list
  • Nov 8, 2012IN LINEThird quarter 2012 revenue anticipated to be at least $1.875 billion.
  • Nov 8, 2012ABOVEThird quarter 2012 diluted EPS expected to be $0.86 on a GAAP basis
  • Feb 26, 2013IN LINEFiscal 2012 revenue expected to be at least $7.34 billion
  • Feb 26, 2013IN LINEFiscal 2012 diluted EPS expected to be at least $3.38 on a GAAP basis
  • Nov 6, 2013ABOVEThird quarter 2013 diluted EPS expected to be $1.00 on a GAAP basis
  • Nov 6, 2013IN LINEThird quarter 2013 revenue anticipated to be at least $2.25 billion.
  • Feb 25, 2014IN LINEFiscal 2013 revenue expected to be at least $8.74 billion
  • Feb 25, 2014IN LINEFiscal 2013 diluted EPS expected to be at least $3.96 on a GAAP basis
  • May 8, 2014IN LINEFirst quarter 2014 revenue anticipated to be at least $2.42 billion.
  • Nov 6, 2014ABOVEThird quarter 2014 revenue expected to be between $2.55 billion and $2.58 billion.
  • Feb 27, 2015ABOVEFull-year revenue expected to be between $10.13 billion and $10.16 billion.
  • Feb 27, 2015ABOVEFourth quarter revenue expected to be between $2.61 billion and $2.64 billion.
29 resolved guidance promises · 40 not graded (no comparable reported figure) · resolver resolver-v5 · score score-v1. Every verdict links to its source filing. Full methodology →