Latest period
$1.09B
YoY change
+4.8%
5Y CAGR
-2.2%
Peak year (2020)
$1.76B
Latest annual
$1.57B
Total Debt history chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: $1.57B
Total Debt growth chart for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: +4.8%
Total Debt history table for Cognizant (CTSH) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.57B | +4.8% | +$72.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.50B | +14.3% | +$188.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.31B | -14.3% | −$219.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.53B | -6.6% | −$108.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.64B | -6.6% | −$116.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.76B | +4.3% | +$73.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.69B | +126.2% | +$940.00M | ||
| 2018 | $745.00M | -14.7% | −$128.00M | ||
| 2017 | $873.00M | -0.6% | −$5.00M | ||
| 2016 | $878.00M | -31.8% | −$409.50M | ||
| 2015 | $1.29B | -21.4% | −$350.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.64B | — | +$1.64B | ||
| 2013 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2012 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2011 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2010 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2009 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2008 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2007 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2006 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2005 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2004 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2003 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2002 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2001 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 2000 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1999 | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | ||
| 1998 | $0.00 | — | — |
- 2025$1.57B+4.8%
- 2024$1.50B+14.3%
- 2023$1.31B-14.3%
- 2022$1.53B-6.6%
- 2021$1.64B-6.6%
- 2020$1.76B+4.3%
- 2019$1.69B+126.2%
- 2018$745.00M-14.7%
- 2017$873.00M-0.6%
- 2016$878.00M-31.8%
- 2015$1.29B-21.4%
- 2014$1.64B—
- 2013$0.00—
- 2012$0.00—
- 2011$0.00—
- 2010$0.00—
- 2009$0.00—
- 2008$0.00—
- 2007$0.00—
- 2006$0.00—
- 2005$0.00—
- 2004$0.00—
- 2003$0.00—
- 2002$0.00—
- 2001$0.00—
- 2000$0.00—
- 1999$0.00—
- 1998$0.00—
Total Debt values are taken from Cognizant's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Cognizant (CTSH)
According to Cognizant's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $1.09B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Cognizant (CTSH) most recent annual total debt stands at $1.57B (2025) – edged up 4.8% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Cognizant total debt delivered a -2.2% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
$1.76B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2020, against a low of $0.00 during 1998.
Cognizant Total Debt by Year
Cognizant Total Debt 2025: $1.57B
Cognizant total debt in 2025 was $1.57B, edged up 4.8% from 2024.
Cognizant Total Debt 2024: $1.50B
2024's total debt for Cognizant came in at $1.50B, grew 14.3% from 2023.
Cognizant Total Debt 2023: $1.31B
Cognizant posted total debt of $1.31B in 2023, declined 14.3% below 2022.
Cognizant Total Debt 2022: $1.53B
In 2022, Cognizant reported total debt of $1.53B, declined 6.6% below 2021.
Cognizant Total Debt 2021: $1.64B
Cognizant total debt in 2021 was $1.64B.
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