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Arphra AIPlain-English read on Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation’s valuationCapital return
A buyback story, not a dividend one
Dividend yield — on a — payout, with buybacks adding ~5.72%. Total shareholder yield ≈ 5.72%. Source dividends · key_metrics_ttm.
Dividend yield
—
fwd · $0.33 quarterly
Payout ratio
—
of trailing EPS
Buyback yield
5.72%
repurchases / mkt cap
5Y div CAGR
-12%
per-year
Dividend history
· dividendsRecent payments
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
- FY26$0.33quarterlyMay 18, 2026
- FY26$0.33quarterlyFeb 18, 2026
- FY25$0.31quarterlyNov 18, 2025
- FY25$0.31quarterlyAug 18, 2025
- FY25$0.31quarterlyMay 19, 2025
- FY25$0.31quarterlyFeb 18, 2025
- FY24$0.30quarterlyNov 19, 2024
- FY24$0.30quarterlyAug 20, 2024
Most recent · declared
DeclarationApr 29, 2026
Ex-dividendMay 18, 2026
RecordMay 18, 2026
PayableMay 27, 2026
Amount$0.33 / sh
Identifiers
TickerCTSH-US
Exchange—
CurrencyUSD
FrequencyQuarterly
Disclaimer
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Yield · TTM
—
Payout ratio
—
Of net income
Trailing 12mo
$1.28
Per share
Dividend CAGR · 4y
-11.58%
Streak
10 yrs
Achiever
Frequency
Quarterly
Inferred from cadence
TTM dividend / share
DB · dividends$0.15 → $1.59+960.0%May 2017May 2026
Latest dividend
Amount$0.3300
Adjusted$0.3300
Ex-dateMay 18, 2026
Record dateMay 18, 2026
Payment dateMay 27, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Annual totals
| Year | Total / share | YoY | Histogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.66 | -46.77% | |
| 2025 | $1.24 | +3.33% | |
| 2024 | $1.20 | +3.45% | |
| 2023 | $1.16 | +7.41% | |
| 2022 | $1.08 | +12.50% | |
| 2021 | $0.96 | +9.09% | |
| 2020 | $0.88 | +10.00% | |
| 2019 | $0.80 | — |
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adj. | Record date | Payment date | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | $0.3300 | $0.3300 | May 18, 2026 | May 27, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $0.3300 | $0.3300 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 26, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 | Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 | Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 26, 2025 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 | May 19, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.3100 | $0.3100 | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Nov 19, 2024 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Aug 20, 2024 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 | Aug 20, 2024 | Aug 28, 2024 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 | May 20, 2024 | May 29, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Feb 16, 2024 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 | Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $0.2900 | $0.2900 | Nov 21, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2023 | $0.2900 | $0.2900 | Aug 21, 2023 | Aug 29, 2023 | Quarterly |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.2900 | $0.2900 | May 19, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Feb 16, 2023 | $0.2900 | $0.2900 | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $0.2700 | $0.2700 | Nov 18, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2022 | $0.2700 | $0.2700 | Aug 19, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.2700 | $0.2700 | May 20, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Feb 17, 2022 | $0.2700 | $0.2700 | Feb 18, 2022 | Mar 01, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2021 | $0.2400 | $0.2400 | Nov 19, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Aug 19, 2021 | $0.2400 | $0.2400 | Aug 20, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2021 | $0.2400 | $0.2400 | May 20, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Feb 17, 2021 | $0.2400 | $0.2400 | Feb 18, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2020 | $0.2200 | $0.2200 | Nov 19, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Aug 20, 2020 | $0.2200 | $0.2200 | Aug 21, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2020 | $0.2200 | $0.2200 | May 20, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Feb 14, 2020 | $0.2200 | $0.2200 | Feb 18, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2019 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Aug 21, 2019 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Aug 22, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Quarterly |
| May 21, 2019 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | May 22, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Feb 20, 2019 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Feb 21, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Nov 20, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Aug 21, 2018 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Aug 22, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Quarterly |
| May 21, 2018 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | May 22, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Feb 21, 2018 | $0.2000 | $0.2000 | Feb 22, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2017 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 | Nov 20, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2017 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 | Aug 22, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | Quarterly |
| May 18, 2017 | $0.1500 | $0.1500 | May 22, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Quarterly |
5 stock splits on file — see the Corp actions tab.