Latest period
466M
YoY change
-3.0%
5Y CAGR
-2.3%
Peak year (FY2011)
621M
Latest annual
482M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 482M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -3.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
| FY2025 | 482M | -3.0% | -15M | ||
| FY2024 | 497M | -1.6% | -8M | ||
| FY2023 | 505M | -2.7% | -14M | ||
| FY2022 | 519M | -1.7% | -9M | ||
| FY2021 | 528M | -2.4% | -13M | ||
| FY2020 | 541M | -3.4% | -19M | ||
| FY2019 | 560M | -4.1% | -24M | ||
| FY2018 | 584M | -1.8% | -11M | ||
| FY2017 | 595M | -2.5% | -15M | ||
| FY2016 | 610M | -0.5% | -3.3M | ||
| FY2015 | 613M | +0.1% | +811K | ||
| FY2014 | 612M | +0.5% | +2.83M | ||
| FY2013 | 610M | -0.3% | -2.06M | ||
| FY2012 | 612M | -1.4% | -8.98M | ||
| FY2011 | 621M | +0.4% | +2.43M | ||
| FY2010 | 618M | +2.7% | +16M | ||
| FY2009 | 602M | +0.7% | +4.35M | ||
| FY2008 | 598M | -1.5% | -9.31M | ||
| FY2007 | 607M | +0.8% | +4.94M | ||
| FY2006 | 602M | +2.5% | +14.7M | ||
| FY2005 | 588M | +3.0% | +17.4M | ||
| FY2004 | 570M | +5.0% | +27M | ||
| FY2003 | 543M | +6.6% | +33.7M | ||
| FY2002 | 510M | +4.2% | +20.6M | ||
| FY2001 | 489M | +0.6% | +2.76M | ||
| FY2000 | 486M | +4.3% | +20.2M | ||
| FY1999 | 466M | +2.4% | +10.9M | ||
| FY1998 | 455M | — | — |
- FY2025482M-3.0%
- FY2024497M-1.6%
- FY2023505M-2.7%
- FY2022519M-1.7%
- FY2021528M-2.4%
- FY2020541M-3.4%
- FY2019560M-4.1%
- FY2018584M-1.8%
- FY2017595M-2.5%
- FY2016610M-0.5%
- FY2015613M+0.1%
- FY2014612M+0.5%
- FY2013610M-0.3%
- FY2012612M-1.4%
- FY2011621M+0.4%
- FY2010618M+2.7%
- FY2009602M+0.7%
- FY2008598M-1.5%
- FY2007607M+0.8%
- FY2006602M+2.5%
- FY2005588M+3.0%
- FY2004570M+5.0%
- FY2003543M+6.6%
- FY2002510M+4.2%
- FY2001489M+0.6%
- FY2000486M+4.3%
- FY1999466M+2.4%
- FY1998455M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at Cognizant (CTSH)
According to Cognizant's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 466M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Cognizant (CTSH) reported diluted shares outstanding of 482M – edged down 3.0% year-over-year.
Cognizant diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -2.3%, with a net decline across the window.
Cognizant diluted shares outstanding declined from 621M in 2011 to 482M in 2025, a 22.3% drawdown.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 621M, reached in 2011; the historical low of 455M was recorded in 1998.
Cognizant Shares Outstanding by Year
Cognizant Shares Outstanding 2025: 482M
In 2025, Cognizant reported diluted shares outstanding of 482M, edged down 3.0% below 2024.
Cognizant Shares Outstanding 2024: 497M
Cognizant diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 497M, edged down 1.6% below 2023.
Cognizant Shares Outstanding 2023: 505M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for Cognizant came in at 505M, edged down 2.7% below 2022.
Cognizant Shares Outstanding 2022: 519M
Cognizant posted diluted shares outstanding of 519M in 2022, edged down 1.7% below 2021.
Cognizant Shares Outstanding 2021: 528M
Cognizant diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 528M.
See more financial history for Cognizant (CTSH).
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