TTM
18.7%
YoY change
+1.86pp
Trough year (2020)
16.1%
Peak year (2002)
23.9%
Latest annual
19.8%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 19.8%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: +1.86pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 19.8% | +1.86pp | ||
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.43pp | ||
| 2023 | 17.5% | -1.07pp | ||
| 2022 | 18.6% | +0.13pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.4% | +2.34pp | ||
| 2020 | 16.1% | -2.35pp | ||
| 2019 | 18.4% | -2.16pp | ||
| 2018 | 20.6% | -0.47pp | ||
| 2017 | 21.1% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2016 | 20.4% | +0.20pp | ||
| 2015 | 20.2% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2014 | 20.8% | -0.21pp | ||
| 2013 | 21.0% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2012 | 21.0% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2011 | 20.6% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2010 | 21.2% | -0.42pp | ||
| 2009 | 21.6% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2008 | 21.0% | +0.61pp | ||
| 2007 | 20.4% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2006 | 20.6% | -1.89pp | ||
| 2005 | 22.5% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2004 | 22.9% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2003 | 23.4% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2002 | 23.9% | +0.27pp | ||
| 2001 | 23.6% | +1.26pp | ||
| 2000 | 22.4% | +0.31pp | ||
| 1999 | 22.0% | +2.93pp | ||
| 1998 | 19.1% | — |
- 202519.8%+1.86pp
- 202417.9%+0.43pp
- 202317.5%-1.07pp
- 202218.6%+0.13pp
- 202118.4%+2.34pp
- 202016.1%-2.35pp
- 201918.4%-2.16pp
- 201820.6%-0.47pp
- 201721.1%+0.65pp
- 201620.4%+0.20pp
- 201520.2%-0.57pp
- 201420.8%-0.21pp
- 201321.0%-0.01pp
- 201221.0%+0.42pp
- 201120.6%-0.57pp
- 201021.2%-0.42pp
- 200921.6%+0.59pp
- 200821.0%+0.61pp
- 200720.4%-0.19pp
- 200620.6%-1.89pp
- 200522.5%-0.39pp
- 200422.9%-0.57pp
- 200323.4%-0.46pp
- 200223.9%+0.27pp
- 200123.6%+1.26pp
- 200022.4%+0.31pp
- 199922.0%+2.93pp
- 199819.1%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Cognizant's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Cognizant (CTSH)
According to Cognizant's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 18.7%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Cognizant (CTSH) EBITDA margin is 19.77% – expanded 1.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual EBITDA margin of 23.89% was reported in 2002. The lowest in the available history was 16.09% in 2020.
Cognizant EBITDA Margin by Year
Cognizant EBITDA Margin 2025: 19.8%
Cognizant EBITDA margin in 2025 was 19.77%, expanded 1.9 percentage points from 2024.
Cognizant EBITDA Margin 2024: 17.9%
2024's EBITDA margin for Cognizant came in at 17.91%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2023.
Cognizant EBITDA Margin 2023: 17.5%
Cognizant posted EBITDA margin of 17.48% in 2023, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2022.
Cognizant EBITDA Margin 2022: 18.6%
In 2022, Cognizant reported EBITDA margin of 18.55%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2021.
Cognizant EBITDA Margin 2021: 18.4%
Cognizant EBITDA margin in 2021 was 18.43%.
See more financial history for Cognizant (CTSH).
Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Technology peers of Cognizant (CTSH), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 76.0% | |
| 76.0% | |
| 63.9% | |
| 63.1% | |
| 55.3% | |
| 38.6% | |
| 35.5% | |
| 21.6% |
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