TTM
32.1%
YoY change
−0.63pp
Trough year (2025)
33.7%
Peak year (2001)
48.9%
Latest annual
33.7%
Gross Margin history chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 33.7%
Gross Margin change chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: −0.63pp
Gross Margin history table for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 33.7% | -0.63pp | ||
| 2024 | 34.3% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2023 | 34.6% | -1.36pp | ||
| 2022 | 35.9% | -1.37pp | ||
| 2021 | 37.3% | +1.38pp | ||
| 2020 | 35.9% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2019 | 36.6% | -2.35pp | ||
| 2018 | 39.0% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2017 | 38.2% | -1.68pp | ||
| 2016 | 39.9% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2015 | 40.1% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2014 | 40.2% | -0.29pp | ||
| 2013 | 40.5% | -1.31pp | ||
| 2012 | 41.8% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2010 | 42.2% | -1.40pp | ||
| 2009 | 43.6% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2007 | 43.5% | -1.15pp | ||
| 2006 | 44.7% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2005 | 45.8% | +0.34pp | ||
| 2004 | 45.5% | -0.27pp | ||
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.68pp | ||
| 2002 | 46.4% | -2.46pp | ||
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.30pp | ||
| 2000 | 48.6% | +0.57pp | ||
| 1999 | 48.0% | +2.47pp | ||
| 1998 | 45.6% | — |
- 202533.7%-0.63pp
- 202434.3%-0.22pp
- 202334.6%-1.36pp
- 202235.9%-1.37pp
- 202137.3%+1.38pp
- 202035.9%-0.72pp
- 201936.6%-2.35pp
- 201839.0%+0.79pp
- 201738.2%-1.68pp
- 201639.9%-0.19pp
- 201540.1%-0.09pp
- 201440.2%-0.29pp
- 201340.5%-1.31pp
- 201241.8%-0.43pp
- 201142.2%-0.01pp
- 201042.2%-1.40pp
- 200943.6%-0.56pp
- 200844.2%+0.63pp
- 200743.5%-1.15pp
- 200644.7%-1.14pp
- 200545.8%+0.34pp
- 200445.5%-0.27pp
- 200345.8%-0.68pp
- 200246.4%-2.46pp
- 200148.9%+0.30pp
- 200048.6%+0.57pp
- 199948.0%+2.47pp
- 199845.6%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Cognizant (CTSH)
According to Cognizant's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 32.1%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Cognizant (CTSH) came in at 33.72% – contracted 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.
2001 marks the peak gross margin at 48.90%, with the historical low of 33.72% recorded in 2025.
Cognizant Gross Margin by Year
Cognizant Gross Margin 2025: 33.7%
2025's gross margin for Cognizant came in at 33.72%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Cognizant Gross Margin 2024: 34.3%
Cognizant posted gross margin of 34.34% in 2024, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2023.
Cognizant Gross Margin 2023: 34.6%
In 2023, Cognizant reported gross margin of 34.56%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2022.
Cognizant Gross Margin 2022: 35.9%
Cognizant gross margin in 2022 was 35.93%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2021.
Cognizant Gross Margin 2021: 37.3%
Cognizant gross margin in 2021 was 37.30%.
See more financial history for Cognizant (CTSH).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Cognizant (CTSH), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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