Cognizant (CTSH) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Cognizant
CTSH
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.1% | 21.1% | 4.8% | 10.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +7.4% | +1.2% | 8.2% | 3.8% | +10.5% | 3.7% | 8.0% | +1.1% | 7.2% | +8.7% | +7.1% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | +2.1% | +2.9% | 7.3% | 10.4% | +1.1% | +2.8% | +11.3% | +3.2% | 0.8% | 3.3% | +8.3% | 4.5% |
| 2023 | +16.7% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | +5.1% | +4.5% | +1.2% | +8.9% | 5.4% | 4.8% | +9.6% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.1% | +4.1% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 9.7% | +0.7% | 6.7% | 9.1% | +8.4% | +0.4% | 8.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | 5.4% | +6.3% | +2.9% | 10.7% | 3.2% | +6.2% | +4.1% | 2.7% | +5.2% | +0.2% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 23.7% | +24.9% | 8.3% | +7.2% | +20.3% | 1.8% | +3.8% | +2.9% | +9.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | +9.8% | +2.1% | +2.1% | +0.7% | 14.8% | +2.3% | +2.8% | 5.4% | 1.8% | +1.1% | +5.5% | 3.3% |
| 2018 | +9.8% | +5.4% | 1.8% | +1.6% | 7.7% | +4.8% | +3.2% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 10.5% | +3.5% | 10.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +12.7% | +0.4% | +1.2% | +11.3% | 0.8% | +4.4% | +2.3% | +2.5% | +4.3% | 4.3% | 1.7% |
| 2016 | +5.5% | 10.0% | +10.0% | 6.9% | +5.3% | 6.8% | +0.4% | 0.1% | 16.9% | +7.6% | +7.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | +2.8% | +15.5% | 0.2% | 6.2% | +10.6% | 5.6% | +3.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | +8.8% | 5.2% | 7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +7.4% | 2.7% | 5.3% | +1.4% | +0.6% | +0.3% | 6.8% | 2.1% | +9.1% | +10.5% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | +5.8% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 15.4% | 0.2% | 3.1% | +15.6% | +1.2% | +12.0% | +5.9% | +8.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | +11.6% | 1.1% | +8.5% | 4.7% | 20.6% | +3.0% | 5.4% | +13.2% | +8.7% | 4.7% | +0.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.4% | +5.9% | +1.8% | 8.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 1.2% | +16.0% | 7.4% | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +10.2% | +5.9% | +0.3% | 2.1% | +0.0% | +9.0% | +5.6% | +11.9% | +1.1% | 0.3% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | +3.8% | 1.8% | +12.9% | +19.2% | +1.7% | +5.9% | +10.9% | +17.8% | +10.9% | 0.1% | +13.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +8.3% | 4.6% | +11.9% | +9.3% | 7.8% | 13.6% | +4.4% | 22.1% | 15.9% | +0.0% | 5.9% |
| 2007 | +10.5% | +5.7% | 2.1% | +1.3% | 12.1% | 4.6% | +8.0% | 9.2% | +8.6% | +3.9% | 25.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | +4.1% | +10.0% | +3.3% | +6.9% | 7.3% | +14.2% | 2.8% | +6.8% | +5.8% | +1.7% | +8.4% | 5.4% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +24.8% | 2.2% | 9.1% | +14.4% | 1.9% | +4.1% | 7.2% | +2.4% | 5.6% | +10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | +18.5% | 12.7% | 4.2% | 4.4% | +6.9% | +9.8% | +8.6% | 0.5% | +11.2% | +11.4% | +12.1% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +16.7% | 4.3% | 19.8% | +15.2% | +18.0% | +26.4% | +12.9% | +4.7% | +24.4% | +1.0% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | 3.0% | +17.6% | +12.3% | +3.5% | +10.6% | +8.6% | 1.9% | +0.0% | +15.2% | +7.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | +36.1% | 14.9% | 28.6% | +40.9% | 3.2% | +4.0% | +3.8% | 4.3% | 46.9% | +26.3% | +12.5% | +29.1% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +43.9% | +14.5% | 26.6% | +22.6% | 40.8% | +23.8% | +4.0% | 8.9% | +5.6% | 9.9% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | +28.0% | +10.6% | 35.5% | 19.1% | +12.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% | 10.2% | +31.1% | +45.3% | +30.3% | +82.7% |
| 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | +20.6% | +32.6% | 25.0% | +29.2% | +44.0% | 3.1% | +40.5% |
| Avg | +2.2% | +3.8% | 1.5% | 1.0% | +1.1% | +0.7% | +6.2% | 0.2% | +0.6% | +7.6% | +4.0% | +6.8% |
| Median | +2.4% | +2.5% | 1.0% | 2.9% | +1.4% | +1.5% | +4.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | +5.4% | +6.3% | +2.5% |
| Win % | 54% | 61% | 43% | 46% | 56% | 57% | 82% | 46% | 46% | 75% | 71% | 57% |
2026
Jan1.1%
Feb21.1%
Mar4.8%
Apr10.8%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+7.4%
Feb+1.2%
Mar8.2%
Apr3.8%
May+10.5%
Jun3.7%
Jul8.0%
Aug+1.1%
Sep7.2%
Oct+8.7%
Nov+7.1%
Dec+6.8%
2024
Jan+2.1%
Feb+2.9%
Mar7.3%
Apr10.4%
May+1.1%
Jun+2.8%
Jul+11.3%
Aug+3.2%
Sep0.8%
Oct3.3%
Nov+8.3%
Dec4.5%
2023
Jan+16.7%
Feb5.8%
Mar2.7%
Apr2.0%
May+5.1%
Jun+4.5%
Jul+1.2%
Aug+8.9%
Sep5.4%
Oct4.8%
Nov+9.6%
Dec+7.3%
2022
Jan3.7%
Feb+1.1%
Mar+4.1%
Apr9.8%
May7.3%
Jun9.7%
Jul+0.7%
Aug6.7%
Sep9.1%
Oct+8.4%
Nov+0.4%
Dec8.1%
2021
Jan4.9%
Feb5.4%
Mar+6.3%
Apr+2.9%
May10.7%
Jun3.2%
Jul+6.2%
Aug+4.1%
Sep2.7%
Oct+5.2%
Nov+0.2%
Dec+13.8%
2020
Jan1.0%
Feb0.4%
Mar23.7%
Apr+24.9%
May8.3%
Jun+7.2%
Jul+20.3%
Aug1.8%
Sep+3.8%
Oct+2.9%
Nov+9.7%
Dec+4.9%
2019
Jan+9.8%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+2.1%
Apr+0.7%
May14.8%
Jun+2.3%
Jul+2.8%
Aug5.4%
Sep1.8%
Oct+1.1%
Nov+5.5%
Dec3.3%
2018
Jan+9.8%
Feb+5.4%
Mar1.8%
Apr+1.6%
May7.7%
Jun+4.8%
Jul+3.2%
Aug3.5%
Sep1.6%
Oct10.5%
Nov+3.5%
Dec10.9%
2017
Jan6.2%
Feb+12.7%
Mar+0.4%
Apr+1.2%
May+11.3%
Jun0.8%
Jul+4.4%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+2.5%
Oct+4.3%
Nov4.3%
Dec1.7%
2016
Jan+5.5%
Feb10.0%
Mar+10.0%
Apr6.9%
May+5.3%
Jun6.8%
Jul+0.4%
Aug0.1%
Sep16.9%
Oct+7.6%
Nov+7.3%
Dec+1.7%
2015
Jan+2.8%
Feb+15.5%
Mar0.2%
Apr6.2%
May+10.6%
Jun5.6%
Jul+3.3%
Aug0.3%
Sep0.5%
Oct+8.8%
Nov5.2%
Dec7.1%
2014
Jan4.0%
Feb+7.4%
Mar2.7%
Apr5.3%
May+1.4%
Jun+0.6%
Jul+0.3%
Aug6.8%
Sep2.1%
Oct+9.1%
Nov+10.5%
Dec2.5%
2013
Jan+5.8%
Feb1.8%
Mar0.2%
Apr15.4%
May0.2%
Jun3.1%
Jul+15.6%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+12.0%
Oct+5.9%
Nov+8.0%
Dec+7.5%
2012
Jan+11.6%
Feb1.1%
Mar+8.5%
Apr4.7%
May20.6%
Jun+3.0%
Jul5.4%
Aug+13.2%
Sep+8.7%
Oct4.7%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+9.9%
2011
Jan0.4%
Feb+5.4%
Mar+5.9%
Apr+1.8%
May8.3%
Jun3.5%
Jul4.7%
Aug9.2%
Sep1.2%
Oct+16.0%
Nov7.4%
Dec4.5%
2010
Jan3.7%
Feb+10.2%
Mar+5.9%
Apr+0.3%
May2.1%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+9.0%
Aug+5.6%
Sep+11.9%
Oct+1.1%
Nov0.3%
Dec+12.8%
2009
Jan+3.8%
Feb1.8%
Mar+12.9%
Apr+19.2%
May+1.7%
Jun+5.9%
Jul+10.9%
Aug+17.8%
Sep+10.9%
Oct0.1%
Nov+13.7%
Dec+3.3%
2008
Jan17.8%
Feb+8.3%
Mar4.6%
Apr+11.9%
May+9.3%
Jun7.8%
Jul13.6%
Aug+4.4%
Sep22.1%
Oct15.9%
Nov+0.0%
Dec5.9%
2007
Jan+10.5%
Feb+5.7%
Mar2.1%
Apr+1.3%
May12.1%
Jun4.6%
Jul+8.0%
Aug9.2%
Sep+8.6%
Oct+3.9%
Nov25.0%
Dec+9.1%
2006
Jan+4.1%
Feb+10.0%
Mar+3.3%
Apr+6.9%
May7.3%
Jun+14.2%
Jul2.8%
Aug+6.8%
Sep+5.8%
Oct+1.7%
Nov+8.4%
Dec5.4%
2005
Jan10.5%
Feb+24.8%
Mar2.2%
Apr9.1%
May+14.4%
Jun1.9%
Jul+4.1%
Aug7.2%
Sep+2.4%
Oct5.6%
Nov+10.5%
Dec+3.5%
2004
Jan+18.5%
Feb12.7%
Mar4.2%
Apr4.4%
May+6.9%
Jun+9.8%
Jul+8.6%
Aug0.5%
Sep+11.2%
Oct+11.4%
Nov+12.1%
Dec+10.9%
2003
Jan16.9%
Feb+16.7%
Mar4.3%
Apr19.8%
May+15.2%
Jun+18.0%
Jul+26.4%
Aug+12.9%
Sep+4.7%
Oct+24.4%
Nov+1.0%
Dec0.2%
2002
Jan10.6%
Feb3.0%
Mar+17.6%
Apr+12.3%
May+3.5%
Jun+10.6%
Jul+8.6%
Aug1.9%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+15.2%
Nov+7.8%
Dec+1.5%
2001
Jan+36.1%
Feb14.9%
Mar28.6%
Apr+40.9%
May3.2%
Jun+4.0%
Jul+3.8%
Aug4.3%
Sep46.9%
Oct+26.3%
Nov+12.5%
Dec+29.1%
2000
Jan30.8%
Feb+43.9%
Mar+14.5%
Apr26.6%
May+22.6%
Jun40.8%
Jul+23.8%
Aug+4.0%
Sep8.9%
Oct+5.6%
Nov9.9%
Dec2.2%
1999
Jan+28.0%
Feb+10.6%
Mar35.5%
Apr19.1%
May+12.0%
Jun+3.7%
Jul+3.1%
Aug10.2%
Sep+31.1%
Oct+45.3%
Nov+30.3%
Dec+82.7%
1998
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun+20.6%
Jul+32.6%
Aug25.0%
Sep+29.2%
Oct+44.0%
Nov3.1%
Dec+40.5%
Avg
Jan+2.2%
Feb+3.8%
Mar1.5%
Apr1.0%
May+1.1%
Jun+0.7%
Jul+6.2%
Aug0.2%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+7.6%
Nov+4.0%
Dec+6.8%
Median
Jan+2.4%
Feb+2.5%
Mar1.0%
Apr2.9%
May+1.4%
Jun+1.5%
Jul+4.0%
Aug0.2%
Sep0.3%
Oct+5.4%
Nov+6.3%
Dec+2.5%
Win %
Jan54%
Feb61%
Mar43%
Apr46%
May56%
Jun57%
Jul82%
Aug46%
Sep46%
Oct75%
Nov71%
Dec57%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, October is the best performing month for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with an average return of +7.57%.
What is the worst performing month for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, March is the worst performing month for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with an average return of 1.48%.
What is the best performing quarter for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with an average return of +22.72%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, Q2 is the worst performing quarter for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with an average return of +0.42%.
What is the best performing year for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, 1999 is the best performing year for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with a return of +260.05%.
What is the worst performing year for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Cognizant (CTSH) stock with a return of 46.76%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, July has the highest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock — positive in 82% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, March has the lowest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock — positive in 43% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock — positive in 79% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock?
- Historically, Q2 has the lowest win rate for Cognizant (CTSH) stock — positive in 45% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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