TTM
15.7%
YoY change
+2.07pp
Trough year (2020)
12.7%
Peak year (2005)
20.1%
Latest annual
16.7%
Operating Margin history chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 16.7%
Operating Margin change chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: +2.07pp
Operating Margin history table for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 16.7% | +2.07pp | ||
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.38pp | ||
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.01pp | ||
| 2021 | 15.3% | +2.57pp | ||
| 2020 | 12.7% | -1.92pp | ||
| 2019 | 14.6% | -2.75pp | ||
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.62pp | ||
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.28pp | ||
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.11pp | ||
| 2014 | 18.4% | -0.61pp | ||
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.44pp | ||
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.03pp | ||
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2010 | 18.8% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2009 | 18.9% | +0.52pp | ||
| 2008 | 18.3% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2007 | 17.9% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2006 | 18.2% | -1.87pp | ||
| 2005 | 20.1% | +0.00pp | ||
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2003 | 19.6% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2002 | 19.7% | -0.31pp | ||
| 2001 | 20.0% | +0.97pp | ||
| 2000 | 19.1% | +0.39pp | ||
| 1999 | 18.7% | +3.31pp | ||
| 1998 | 15.4% | — |
- 202516.7%+2.07pp
- 202414.7%+0.76pp
- 202313.9%-1.38pp
- 202215.3%+0.01pp
- 202115.3%+2.57pp
- 202012.7%-1.92pp
- 201914.6%-2.75pp
- 201817.4%+0.62pp
- 201716.8%-0.22pp
- 201617.0%-0.28pp
- 201517.3%-1.11pp
- 201418.4%-0.61pp
- 201319.0%+0.44pp
- 201218.5%-0.03pp
- 201118.6%-0.20pp
- 201018.8%-0.10pp
- 200918.9%+0.52pp
- 200818.3%+0.48pp
- 200717.9%-0.32pp
- 200618.2%-1.87pp
- 200520.1%+0.00pp
- 200420.0%+0.41pp
- 200319.6%-0.09pp
- 200219.7%-0.31pp
- 200120.0%+0.97pp
- 200019.1%+0.39pp
- 199918.7%+3.31pp
- 199815.4%—
Operating 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 Operating Margin at Cognizant (CTSH)
According to Cognizant's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 15.7%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual operating margin for Cognizant (CTSH) came in at 16.72% – expanded 2.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual operating margin stands at 20.05%, reached in 2005; the historical low of 12.70% was recorded in 2020.
Cognizant Operating Margin by Year
Cognizant Operating Margin 2025: 16.7%
Cognizant posted operating margin of 16.72% in 2025, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2024.
Cognizant Operating Margin 2024: 14.7%
In 2024, Cognizant reported operating margin of 14.65%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2023.
Cognizant Operating Margin 2023: 13.9%
Cognizant operating margin in 2023 was 13.89%, contracted 1.4 percentage points from 2022.
Cognizant Operating Margin 2022: 15.3%
2022's operating margin for Cognizant came in at 15.28%, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2021.
Cognizant Operating Margin 2021: 15.3%
Cognizant operating margin in 2021 was 15.27%.
See more financial history for Cognizant (CTSH).
Sector peers by Operating Margin
Technology peers of Cognizant (CTSH), ranked by their latest operating margin
| 64.0% | |
| 53.2% | |
| 48.5% | |
| 46.8% | |
| 43.7% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.6% | |
| 11.7% |
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