[10-Q] COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP Quarterly Earnings Report
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Q3 2025 results. Revenue rose to $5,415 million from $5,044 million a year ago, and operating income increased to $866 million. Net income fell to $274 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, primarily due to a one-time, non-cash income tax expense tied to U.S. legislation that lifted capitalization of R&E costs, pushing the effective tax rate to 69.1%.
Year to date, revenue reached $15,775 million and net income was $1,582 million. Operating cash flow strengthened to $2,025 million for the nine months, supporting $1,040 million of share repurchases and $459 million in dividends. Cash and cash equivalents were $2,341 million, and long-term debt declined to $551 million. Remaining performance obligations totaled $6,218 million, with about 35% expected to convert to revenue within one year.
The company recorded a $62 million gain on a Q1 sale of an office complex in India and ended Q3 with 483 million Class A shares outstanding.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) ha riportato i risultati del terzo trimestre 2025. Le entrate sono salite a 5.415 milioni di dollari rispetto ai 5.044 milioni dell'anno precedente, e l'utile operativo è aumentato a 866 milioni. L'utile netto è sceso a 274 milioni, ovvero 0,56 dollari per azione diluita, principalmente a causa di una voce fiscale una tantum non monetaria legata alla legislazione statunitense che ha aumentato la capitalizzazione dei costi di Ricerca e Sviluppo, spingendo l'aliquota fiscale effettiva al 69,1%.
Da inizio anno, le entrate hanno raggiunto 15.775 milioni e l'utile netto è stato di 1.582 milioni. Il flusso di cassa operativo ha rafforzato a 2.025 milioni per i nove mesi, sostenendo riacquisti di azioni per 1.040 milioni e dividendi per 459 milioni. Le disponibilità liquide e equivalenti ammontavano a 2.341 milioni, e il debito a lungo termine è sceso a 551 milioni. Le obbligazioni di performance rimanenti ammontavano a 6.218 milioni, con circa il 35% previsto per diventare ricavi entro un anno.
L'azienda ha registrato un guadagno di 62 milioni di dollari dalla vendita nel primo trimestre di un complesso uffici in India e ha chiuso il terzo trimestre con 483 milioni di azioni ordinarie in circolazione.
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions reportó resultados del tercer trimestre 2025. Los ingresos aumentaron a 5.415 millones de dólares desde 5.044 millones hace un año, y el ingreso operativo aumentó a 866 millones. El ingreso neto cayó a 274 millones, o 0,56 dólares por acción diluida, principalmente debido a un gasto fiscal único no monetario relacionado con la legislación estadounidense que elevó la capitalización de costos de I+D, llevando la tasa fiscal efectiva al 69,1%.
Hasta la fecha, los ingresos alcanzaron 15.775 millones y el ingreso neto fue de 1.582 millones. El flujo de efectivo operativo se fortaleció a 2.025 millones para los nueve meses, respaldando recompras de acciones por 1.040 millones y dividendos por 459 millones. Efectivo y equivalentes sumaron 2.341 millones, y la deuda a largo plazo disminuyó a 551 millones. Las obligaciones de rendimiento pendientes totalizaron 6.218 millones, con aproximadamente un 35% que se espera convertir en ingresos dentro de un año.
La empresa registró una ganancia de 62 millones de dólares por la venta en el primer trimestre de un complejo de oficinas en India y terminó el tercer trimestre con 483 millones de acciones Clase A en circulación.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 2025년 3분기 실적 발표. 매출은 작년 50.44억 달러에서 54.15억 달러로 증가했고, 영업이익은 8.66억 달러로 증가했습니다. 순이익은 2.74억 달러로 감소했고, 희석 주당순이익은 0.56달러로 집계되었습니다. 이는 미국 법안으로 인해 연구 및 개발 비용의 자본화가 확대되면서 발생한 1회성 비현금 법인세 비용 때문이며, 실효세율은 69.1%로 상승했습니다.
연간 누적 매출은 157.75억 달러에 이르렀고 순이익은 15.82억 달러였습니다. 영업 현금 흐름은 20.25억 달러로 강화되었고, 9개월 동안 주당 1.04십억 달러의 자사주 매입과 4.59억 달러의 배당금을 지원했습니다. 현금 및 현금성 자산은 23.41억 달러였고, 장기 부채는 5.51억 달러로 감소했습니다. 남은 성과 의무는 62.18억 달러로, 약 35%가 1년 이내에 매출로 전환될 것으로 예상됩니다.
회사 측은 1분기 인도에서 매각한 사무용 단지로 6,200만 달러의 이익을 기록했고, 3분기 말에는 4억8300만 주의 Class A 주식이 유통 중이었습니다.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) a publié les résultats du T3 2025. Le chiffre d'affaires est passé à 5 415 millions de dollars contre 5 044 millions il y a un an, et le résultat opérationnel a augmenté à 866 millions de dollars. Le résultat net a chuté à 274 millions de dollars, soit 0,56 dollar par action diluée, principalement en raison d'une dépense fiscale unique et non monétaire liée à une législation américaine qui a renforcé la capitalisation des coûts de R&D, portant le taux d'imposition effectif à 69,1 %.
Depuis le début de l'année, le chiffre d'affaires s'est élevé à 15 775 millions et le résultat net à 1 582 millions. Le flux de trésorerie opérationnel s'est renforcé à 2 025 millions pour les neuf mois, soutenant des rachats d'actions pour 1 040 millions et des dividendes pour 459 millions. Les liquidités et équivalents s'élevaient à 2 341 millions, et la dette à long terme a diminué à 551 millions. Les obligations de performance restantes totalisaient 6 218 millions, avec environ 35 % qui devraient se convertir en revenus dans l'année.
L'entreprise a enregistré un gain de 62 millions de dollars lié à la vente au premier trimestre d'un complexe de bureaux en Inde et a terminé le T3 avec 483 millions d'actions Class A en circulation.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) meldete die Ergebnisse für das Q3 2025. Der Umsatz stieg auf 5.415 Millionen USD gegenüber 5.044 Millionen USD vor einem Jahr, und das Betriebsergebnis erhöhte sich auf 866 Millionen USD. Nettogewinn fiel auf 274 Millionen USD bzw. 0,56 USD pro verwässerter Aktie, hauptsächlich aufgrund einer einmaligen, nicht zahlungswirksamen Einkommensteuerbelastung im Zusammenhang mit der US-Gesetzgebung, die die Aktivierung von F & E-Kosten erhöhen ließ und den effektiven Steuersatz auf 69,1 % ansteigen ließ.
Jahresbilanzseitig belief sich der Umsatz auf 15.775 Millionen USD und der Nettogewinn betrug 1.582 Millionen USD. Der operative Cashflow verstärkte sich auf 2.025 Millionen USD für neun Monate, was Aktienrückkäufe in Höhe von 1.040 Millionen USD und Dividenden in Höhe von 459 Millionen USD unterstützte. Liquide Mittel betrugen 2.341 Millionen USD, und langfristige Verbindlichkeiten reduzierten sich auf 551 Millionen USD. Restliche Leistungsobliegenheiten beliefen sich auf 6.218 Millionen USD, wobei etwa 35 % voraussichtlich innerhalb eines Jahres in Umsatz umgewandelt werden.
Das Unternehmen verzeichnete einen Gewinn von 62 Millionen USD aus dem Verkauf eines Bürokomplexes in Indien im ersten Quartal und beendete das Q3 mit 483 Millionen Class-A-Aktien im Umlauf.
أعلنت Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) عن نتائج الربع الثالث 2025. ارتفع الإيراد إلى 5,415 مليون دولار من 5,044 مليون دولار قبل عام، وزاد الدخل التشغيلي إلى 866 مليون دولار. تراجع صافي الدخل إلى 274 مليون دولار، أو 0.56 دولار لكل سهم مخفف، ويرجع ذلك أساساً إلى مصروف ضريبي واحد غير نقدي مرتبط بالتشريعات الأمريكية التي رفعت رأس مال تكاليف البحث والتطوير، مما رفع معدل الضريبة الفعلي إلى 69.1٪.
حتى تاريخ اليوم، بلغ الإيراد السنوي 15,775 مليون والدخل الصافي 1,582 مليون. تدفق نقدي تشغيلي قوي إلى 2,025 مليون خلال التسعة أشهر، وهو ما دعم إعادة شراء الأسهم بمقدار 1,040 مليون ودفع توزيعات بقيمة 459 مليون. النقد وما يعادله بلغ 2,341 مليون، وتراجع الدين طويل الأجل إلى 551 مليون. الالتزامات التعاقدية المتبقية بلغت 6,218 مليون، مع توقع تحويل نحو 35% منها إلى إيرادات خلال سنة واحدة.
سجّلت الشركة ربحاً قدره 62 مليون دولار من بيع في الربع الأول لمجمع مكتبي في الهند وانتهت الربع الثالث بـ 483 مليون سهم من فئة Class A قيد التداول.
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Solid revenue and cash flow; EPS hit by one-time tax.
Cognizant posted higher Q3 revenue at
Through nine months, operating cash flow of
Contract visibility appears steady with remaining performance obligations of
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) ha riportato i risultati del terzo trimestre 2025. Le entrate sono salite a 5.415 milioni di dollari rispetto ai 5.044 milioni dell'anno precedente, e l'utile operativo è aumentato a 866 milioni. L'utile netto è sceso a 274 milioni, ovvero 0,56 dollari per azione diluita, principalmente a causa di una voce fiscale una tantum non monetaria legata alla legislazione statunitense che ha aumentato la capitalizzazione dei costi di Ricerca e Sviluppo, spingendo l'aliquota fiscale effettiva al 69,1%.
Da inizio anno, le entrate hanno raggiunto 15.775 milioni e l'utile netto è stato di 1.582 milioni. Il flusso di cassa operativo ha rafforzato a 2.025 milioni per i nove mesi, sostenendo riacquisti di azioni per 1.040 milioni e dividendi per 459 milioni. Le disponibilità liquide e equivalenti ammontavano a 2.341 milioni, e il debito a lungo termine è sceso a 551 milioni. Le obbligazioni di performance rimanenti ammontavano a 6.218 milioni, con circa il 35% previsto per diventare ricavi entro un anno.
L'azienda ha registrato un guadagno di 62 milioni di dollari dalla vendita nel primo trimestre di un complesso uffici in India e ha chiuso il terzo trimestre con 483 milioni di azioni ordinarie in circolazione.
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions reportó resultados del tercer trimestre 2025. Los ingresos aumentaron a 5.415 millones de dólares desde 5.044 millones hace un año, y el ingreso operativo aumentó a 866 millones. El ingreso neto cayó a 274 millones, o 0,56 dólares por acción diluida, principalmente debido a un gasto fiscal único no monetario relacionado con la legislación estadounidense que elevó la capitalización de costos de I+D, llevando la tasa fiscal efectiva al 69,1%.
Hasta la fecha, los ingresos alcanzaron 15.775 millones y el ingreso neto fue de 1.582 millones. El flujo de efectivo operativo se fortaleció a 2.025 millones para los nueve meses, respaldando recompras de acciones por 1.040 millones y dividendos por 459 millones. Efectivo y equivalentes sumaron 2.341 millones, y la deuda a largo plazo disminuyó a 551 millones. Las obligaciones de rendimiento pendientes totalizaron 6.218 millones, con aproximadamente un 35% que se espera convertir en ingresos dentro de un año.
La empresa registró una ganancia de 62 millones de dólares por la venta en el primer trimestre de un complejo de oficinas en India y terminó el tercer trimestre con 483 millones de acciones Clase A en circulación.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 2025년 3분기 실적 발표. 매출은 작년 50.44억 달러에서 54.15억 달러로 증가했고, 영업이익은 8.66억 달러로 증가했습니다. 순이익은 2.74억 달러로 감소했고, 희석 주당순이익은 0.56달러로 집계되었습니다. 이는 미국 법안으로 인해 연구 및 개발 비용의 자본화가 확대되면서 발생한 1회성 비현금 법인세 비용 때문이며, 실효세율은 69.1%로 상승했습니다.
연간 누적 매출은 157.75억 달러에 이르렀고 순이익은 15.82억 달러였습니다. 영업 현금 흐름은 20.25억 달러로 강화되었고, 9개월 동안 주당 1.04십억 달러의 자사주 매입과 4.59억 달러의 배당금을 지원했습니다. 현금 및 현금성 자산은 23.41억 달러였고, 장기 부채는 5.51억 달러로 감소했습니다. 남은 성과 의무는 62.18억 달러로, 약 35%가 1년 이내에 매출로 전환될 것으로 예상됩니다.
회사 측은 1분기 인도에서 매각한 사무용 단지로 6,200만 달러의 이익을 기록했고, 3분기 말에는 4억8300만 주의 Class A 주식이 유통 중이었습니다.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) a publié les résultats du T3 2025. Le chiffre d'affaires est passé à 5 415 millions de dollars contre 5 044 millions il y a un an, et le résultat opérationnel a augmenté à 866 millions de dollars. Le résultat net a chuté à 274 millions de dollars, soit 0,56 dollar par action diluée, principalement en raison d'une dépense fiscale unique et non monétaire liée à une législation américaine qui a renforcé la capitalisation des coûts de R&D, portant le taux d'imposition effectif à 69,1 %.
Depuis le début de l'année, le chiffre d'affaires s'est élevé à 15 775 millions et le résultat net à 1 582 millions. Le flux de trésorerie opérationnel s'est renforcé à 2 025 millions pour les neuf mois, soutenant des rachats d'actions pour 1 040 millions et des dividendes pour 459 millions. Les liquidités et équivalents s'élevaient à 2 341 millions, et la dette à long terme a diminué à 551 millions. Les obligations de performance restantes totalisaient 6 218 millions, avec environ 35 % qui devraient se convertir en revenus dans l'année.
L'entreprise a enregistré un gain de 62 millions de dollars lié à la vente au premier trimestre d'un complexe de bureaux en Inde et a terminé le T3 avec 483 millions d'actions Class A en circulation.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) meldete die Ergebnisse für das Q3 2025. Der Umsatz stieg auf 5.415 Millionen USD gegenüber 5.044 Millionen USD vor einem Jahr, und das Betriebsergebnis erhöhte sich auf 866 Millionen USD. Nettogewinn fiel auf 274 Millionen USD bzw. 0,56 USD pro verwässerter Aktie, hauptsächlich aufgrund einer einmaligen, nicht zahlungswirksamen Einkommensteuerbelastung im Zusammenhang mit der US-Gesetzgebung, die die Aktivierung von F & E-Kosten erhöhen ließ und den effektiven Steuersatz auf 69,1 % ansteigen ließ.
Jahresbilanzseitig belief sich der Umsatz auf 15.775 Millionen USD und der Nettogewinn betrug 1.582 Millionen USD. Der operative Cashflow verstärkte sich auf 2.025 Millionen USD für neun Monate, was Aktienrückkäufe in Höhe von 1.040 Millionen USD und Dividenden in Höhe von 459 Millionen USD unterstützte. Liquide Mittel betrugen 2.341 Millionen USD, und langfristige Verbindlichkeiten reduzierten sich auf 551 Millionen USD. Restliche Leistungsobliegenheiten beliefen sich auf 6.218 Millionen USD, wobei etwa 35 % voraussichtlich innerhalb eines Jahres in Umsatz umgewandelt werden.
Das Unternehmen verzeichnete einen Gewinn von 62 Millionen USD aus dem Verkauf eines Bürokomplexes in Indien im ersten Quartal und beendete das Q3 mit 483 Millionen Class-A-Aktien im Umlauf.
أعلنت Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) عن نتائج الربع الثالث 2025. ارتفع الإيراد إلى 5,415 مليون دولار من 5,044 مليون دولار قبل عام، وزاد الدخل التشغيلي إلى 866 مليون دولار. تراجع صافي الدخل إلى 274 مليون دولار، أو 0.56 دولار لكل سهم مخفف، ويرجع ذلك أساساً إلى مصروف ضريبي واحد غير نقدي مرتبط بالتشريعات الأمريكية التي رفعت رأس مال تكاليف البحث والتطوير، مما رفع معدل الضريبة الفعلي إلى 69.1٪.
حتى تاريخ اليوم، بلغ الإيراد السنوي 15,775 مليون والدخل الصافي 1,582 مليون. تدفق نقدي تشغيلي قوي إلى 2,025 مليون خلال التسعة أشهر، وهو ما دعم إعادة شراء الأسهم بمقدار 1,040 مليون ودفع توزيعات بقيمة 459 مليون. النقد وما يعادله بلغ 2,341 مليون، وتراجع الدين طويل الأجل إلى 551 مليون. الالتزامات التعاقدية المتبقية بلغت 6,218 مليون، مع توقع تحويل نحو 35% منها إلى إيرادات خلال سنة واحدة.
سجّلت الشركة ربحاً قدره 62 مليون دولار من بيع في الربع الأول لمجمع مكتبي في الهند وانتهت الربع الثالث بـ 483 مليون سهم من فئة Class A قيد التداول.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) 报告了2025年第三季度业绩。 收入同比上升至54.15亿美元，上一年为50.44亿美元，营业利润增至8.66亿美元。净利润下降至2.74亿美元，或每摊薄后每股0.56美元，主要由于与美国立法相关的一次性、非现金所得税支出，该立法提高了研发成本的资本化，使实际税率上升至69.1%。
截至本年累计，收入达到157.75亿美元，净利润为15.82亿美元。九个月的经营现金流增强至20.25亿美元，支持回购股票10.4亿美元和派发股息4.59亿美元。现金及现金等价物为23.41亿美元，长期债务下降至5.51亿美元。尚存的履约义务总额为62.18亿美元，约35%预计在一年内转化为收入。
公司在第一季度因在印度出售一处办公综合体而实现6200万美元的收益，并在第三季度末以4.83亿股Class A普通股在外流通结束。
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||||||
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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GLOSSARY | 1 | |||||||
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS | 2 | |||||||
| PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 4 | ||||||
| Item 1. | Financial Statements | 4 | ||||||
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 4 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 5 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 6 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, June 30, 2025 and 2024 and September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 7 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 | 9 | |||||||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 10 | |||||||
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 25 | ||||||
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 40 | ||||||
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 40 | ||||||
| PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | 41 | ||||||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 41 | ||||||
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 41 | ||||||
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 41 | ||||||
| Item 5. | Other Information | 42 | ||||||
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 43 | ||||||
SIGNATURES | 44 | |||||||
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GLOSSARY
| Defined Term | Definition | ||||
10b5-1 Plan | Trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act | ||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | Adjusted diluted earnings per share | ||||
AI | Artificial intelligence | ||||
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification | ||||
| CC | Constant Currency | ||||
| CE | Continental Europe | ||||
| CITA | Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) in India | ||||
| CMT | Communications, Media and Technology | ||||
CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker | ||||
| Credit Agreement | Credit agreement with a commercial bank syndicate dated April 18, 2024, as amended | ||||
| CTS India | Our principal operating subsidiary in India | ||||
| DSO | Days Sales Outstanding | ||||
| DTSA | Defend Trade Secrets Act | ||||
| EPS | Earnings per share | ||||
ESG | Environmental, social and corporate governance | ||||
| EU | European Union | ||||
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | ||||
| FS | Financial Services | ||||
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America | ||||
GenAI | Generative artificial intelligence | ||||
| HS | Health Sciences | ||||
| High Court | Madras, India High Court | ||||
| India Defined Contribution Obligation | Certain statutory defined contribution obligations of employees and employers in India | ||||
IP | Intellectual property | ||||
ITAT | Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in India | ||||
| ITD | Indian Income Tax Department | ||||
| NA | North America | ||||
NextGen program | Our 2023-2024 program to simplify our operating model, optimize corporate functions and consolidate and realign office space | ||||
Ninth Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||||
OBBBA | One Big Beautiful Bill Act | ||||
| P&R | Products & Resources | ||||
R&E | Research and experimental | ||||
Recently completed acquisitions | Acquisitions that were completed in the 12 months preceding the beginning of the reporting period (in order to identify the impact of such acquisitions for the first twelve months of ownership) | ||||
| RoW | Rest of World | ||||
| SCI | Supreme Court of India | ||||
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||
| Second Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | ||||
| SG&A | Selling, general and administrative | ||||
| Syntel | Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Ltd. | ||||
| Term Loan | Unsecured term loan under the Credit Agreement | ||||
Title VII | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. | ||||
| TriZetto | The TriZetto Group, Inc., now known as Cognizant Technology Software Group, Inc. | ||||
| UK | United Kingdom | ||||
| USDC-CDCA | United States District Court for the Central District of California | ||||
| USDC-NJ | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | ||||
USDC-SDNY | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | ||||
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| Forward Looking Statements | ||||||||||||||
The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act) that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “should” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. From time to time, we or our representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements, orally or in writing.
Such forward-looking statements may be included in various filings made by us with the SEC, in press releases or in oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. These forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding our anticipated future revenues, operating margin, earnings, capital expenditures, impacts to our business, financial results and financial condition as a result of the competitive marketplace for talent and future attrition trends, anticipated effective income tax rate and income tax expense, liquidity, financing strategy, access to capital, capital return strategy, investment strategies, cost management, plans and objectives, investment in our business, potential acquisitions, industry trends, client behaviors and trends, the outcome of and costs associated with regulatory and litigation matters, the appropriateness of the accrual related to the India Defined Contribution Obligation, matters related to the Belcan acquisition and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Actual results, performance, achievements and outcomes could differ materially from the results expressed in, or anticipated or implied by, these forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including:
•economic and geopolitical conditions globally, in particular in the markets in which our clients and operations are concentrated;
•intense and evolving competition and significant technological advances that our service offerings must keep pace with in the rapidly changing markets we compete in;
•our ability to successfully use AI-based technologies in our client offerings and our own internal operations and the impact AI-based technologies may have on the demand for our services or our ability to obtain favorable pricing or other terms for our services;
•our ability to attract, train and retain skilled employees, including highly skilled technical personnel and personnel with experience in key AI and digital areas and senior management to lead our business globally, at an acceptable cost;
•unexpected terminations of client contracts on short notice or reduced spending by clients;
•our ability to meet specified service levels or milestones required by certain of our contracts;
•our ability to achieve our profitability goals and maintain our capital return strategy;
•challenges related to growing our business organically as well as inorganically through acquisitions, and our ability to achieve our targeted growth rates;
•risks related to our NextGen program and the ultimate benefits of such program;
•legal, reputation and financial risks if we fail to protect client and/or our data from security breaches and/or cyber attacks;
•fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, or the failure of our hedging strategies to mitigate such fluctuations;
•the impact of future pandemics, epidemics or other outbreaks of disease, on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition;
•the impact of climate change on our business;
•our ability to meet ESG expectations and ambitions;
•the effectiveness of our risk management, business continuity and disaster recovery plans and the potential that our global delivery capabilities could be impacted;
•restrictions on visas, in particular in the United States, UK and EU, or immigration more generally or increased costs of such visas or the wages we are required to pay employees on visas, which may affect our ability to compete for and provide services to our clients;
•risks related to anti-outsourcing legislation, if adopted, and negative perceptions associated with offshore outsourcing, both of which could impair our ability to serve our clients;
•risks and costs related to complying with numerous and evolving legal and regulatory requirements and client expectations in the many jurisdictions in which we operate;
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•actual and potential changes in tax laws, or in their interpretation or enforcement, failure by us to adapt our corporate structure and intercompany arrangements, or adverse outcomes of tax audits, investigations or proceedings;
•potential exposure to litigation and legal claims in the conduct of our business;
•risks related to infringement upon the IP rights of others or having our IP rights infringed upon; and
•the other risks described herein, as well as the factors set forth in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in the reports we file with the SEC, including this report in the section titled “Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Unaudited)
| (in millions, except par values) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term investments | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Short-term debt | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, noncurrent | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | |||||||||||
Class A common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown separately below) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Gain) on sale of property and equipment | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in millions) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains and losses on defined benefit plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data) | Class A Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2025 | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data) | Class A Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2024 | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2024 | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued, stock-based compensation plans | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued, acquisition related | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared, $ | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in millions) | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment | ( | ||||||||||
Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired: | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, current | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current and noncurrent assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred revenues, current and noncurrent | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other current and noncurrent liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from maturity of held-to-maturity investment securities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of other investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from maturity or sale of other investments | |||||||||||
| Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under stock-based compensation plans | |||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
Repayment of Term Loan borrowings and earnout and finance lease obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings under the revolving credit facility | |||||||||||
Repayment of notes outstanding under the revolving credit facility | ( | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents beginning of year | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
| Note 1 — Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||||||||
The terms “Cognizant,” “we,” “our,” “us” and “the Company” refer to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. We have prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein in accordance with GAAP and the Exchange Act. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements (and notes thereto) included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. In our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included and all adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected to occur for the entire year.
Sale of Property and Equipment
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we sold an office complex in India for proceeds of $70 million and recorded a gain on the transaction of $62 million, which was reported in "(Gain) on sale of property and equipment" on our unaudited consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2024, the physical assets held for sale related to this office complex were reported in "Other current assets" as disclosed in Note 6 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the ended December 31, 2024.
New Accounting Pronouncements
| Date Issued and Topic | Effective Date | Description | Impact | ||||||||
December 2023 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures | Annual period starting in 2025 Prospective basis | The standard requires enhanced income tax disclosures primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. | We are currently preparing to implement the new disclosure requirements in our 2025 annual financial statements. | ||||||||
November 2024 Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) | Annual period starting in 2027 and interim periods starting in 2028 Prospective basis | The standard is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring that public business entities disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. | We are currently evaluating the impact on our disclosures. | ||||||||
July 2025 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets | Annual reporting periods starting in 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods Prospective basis | The standard is intended to simplify the measurement of credit losses for accounts receivable and contract assets by providing a practical expedient that allows an entity to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. | We are currently evaluating the impact of applying the practical expedient. | ||||||||
September 2025 Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software | Annual reporting periods starting in 2028, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods Prospective basis | The standard is intended to modernize the internal-use software guidance, making it easier to apply to various software development methods. | We are currently evaluating the impact on our internal use software capitalization policy. | ||||||||
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| Note 2 — Revenues and Trade Accounts Receivable | ||||||||||||||
Disaggregation of Revenues
The tables below present disaggregated revenues from contracts with clients by client location, service line and contract type for each of our reportable business segments. We believe this disaggregation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected by industry, market and other economic factors. Our consulting and technology services include consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance services as well as software solutions and related services while our outsourcing services include application maintenance, infrastructure and security as well as business process services. Revenues are attributed to geographic regions based upon client location, which is the client's billing address. Substantially all revenues in the North America region relate to clients in the United States.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geography: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe - Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service line: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consulting and technology services | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outsourcing services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of contract: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time and materials | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed-price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction or volume-based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geography: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe - Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service line: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consulting and technology services | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outsourcing services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of contract: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time and materials | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed-price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction or volume-based | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Costs to Fulfill
The following table shows significant movements in the capitalized costs to fulfill for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Costs capitalized | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization expense | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Impairment charge | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Costs to obtain contracts were immaterial for the periods disclosed.
Contract Balances
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Revenues recognized during the period but not billed | ||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified to trade accounts receivable | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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The table below shows significant movements in the deferred revenue balances (current and noncurrent) for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Amounts billed but not recognized as revenues | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues recognized related to the beginning balance of deferred revenue | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Amounts acquired in business combinations | ||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Revenues recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 for performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods were immaterial.
Remaining Performance Obligations
As of September 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $6,218 million, of which approximately 35 % is expected to be recognized as revenues within 1 year, approximately 60 % is expected to be recognized as revenues within 2 years and approximately 95 % is expected to be recognized as revenues within 5 years. Disclosure is not required for performance obligations that meet any of the following criteria:
(1)contracts with a duration of one year or less as determined under ASC Topic 606: "Revenue from Contracts with Customers,"
(2)contracts for which we recognize revenues based on the right to invoice for services performed,
(3)variable consideration allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation or to a wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer a distinct good or service that forms part of a single performance obligation in accordance with ASC 606-10-25-14(b), for which the criteria in ASC 606-10-32-40 have been met, or
(4)variable consideration in the form of a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of intellectual property.
Many of our performance obligations meet one or more of these exemptions and therefore are not included in the remaining performance obligation amount disclosed above.
Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Credit loss expense (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Write-offs charged against the allowance | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(1)Reported in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Note 3 — Restructuring Charges | ||||||||||||||
At the end of 2024, we completed our NextGen program. NextGen charges for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $33 million and included $29 million of employee separation costs and $4 million of facility exit costs. NextGen charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $85 million and included $55 million of employee separation costs, $29 million of facility exit costs and $1 million of third party and other costs. We did not incur any costs related to the NextGen program during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
The costs related to our NextGen program are reported in "Restructuring charges" in our consolidated statements of operations. We do not allocate these charges to individual segments in internal management reports used by the CODM. Accordingly, such expenses are separately disclosed in our segment reporting as “unallocated costs.” See Note 11.
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Changes in our accrued employee separation costs related to the NextGen program included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in our unaudited consolidated statements of financial position are presented in the table below for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Employee separation costs accrued | ||||||||||||||
| Payments made | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Note 4 — Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities were as follows:
| (in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Customer volume and other incentives | |||||||||||
Liabilities related to the resale of third-party products | |||||||||||
| Professional fees | |||||||||||
| Income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
Note 5 — Debt | ||||||||||||||
We have a Credit Agreement providing for a $650 million Term Loan and a $1,850 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which are each due to mature in October 2027. During the third quarter of 2024, we borrowed $600 million under our revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition of Belcan. We repaid $300 million during the fourth quarter of 2024 and the remaining $300 million during the first quarter of 2025.
The Credit Agreement requires interest to be paid, at our option, at either the Term Benchmark, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the ABR Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus, in each case, an Applicable Margin (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Initially, the Applicable Margin is 0.875 % with respect to Term Benchmark loans and RFR loans and 0.00 % with respect to ABR loans. Subsequently, the Applicable Margin with respect to Term Benchmark loans and RFR loans will be determined quarterly and may range from 0.75 % to 1.125 %, depending on our public debt ratings or, if we have not received public debt ratings, from 0.875 % to 1.125 %, depending on our Leverage Ratio, which is the ratio of indebtedness for borrowed money to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Since the issuance of the Term Loan, the Term Loan has been a Term Benchmark loan. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants as well as a financial covenant. We were in compliance with all debt covenants and representations of the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2025.
Short-term Debt
As of each of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $33
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Long-term Debt
The following table summarizes the long-term debt balances as of:
| (in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Notes outstanding under revolving credit facility | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Term Loan | |||||||||||
| Less: | |||||||||||
Current maturities - Term Loan | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Unamortized deferred financing costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | $ | $ | |||||||||
The carrying value of our debt approximated its fair value as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Note 6 — Income Taxes | ||||||||||||||
Our effective income tax rates were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
In July 2025, the OBBBA was enacted in the United States, which, among other provisions, repealed the requirement to capitalize U.S. R&E costs. As a result, we do not believe it is more likely than not that we will realize our deferred tax asset of $390 million related to R&E costs capitalized outside the United States. These amounts would have otherwise been available to offset certain future U.S. taxes on our non-U.S. earnings, which, as a result of this repeal, we no longer project to be applicable to us. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million, which increased our effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, benefited from discrete items, which decreased our effective income tax rate in those periods. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized a $40 million deferred tax asset related to foreign tax credits. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized a discrete benefit related to U.S. state income taxes.
We are involved in two separate ongoing disputes with the ITD in connection with previously disclosed share repurchase transactions undertaken by CTS India in 2013 and 2016 to repurchase shares from its shareholders (non-Indian Cognizant entities) valued at $523 million and $2.8 billion, respectively.
The 2016 transaction was undertaken pursuant to a plan approved by the High Court in Chennai, India, and resulted in the payment of $135 million in Indian income taxes - an amount we believe includes all the applicable taxes owed for this transaction under Indian law. In March 2018, the ITD asserted that it is owed an additional 33 billion Indian rupees ($372 million at the September 30, 2025 exchange rate) on the 2016 transaction. We deposited 5 billion Indian rupees, representing 15 % of the disputed tax amount related to the 2016 transaction, with the ITD. Additionally, certain time deposits of CTS India were placed under lien in favor of the ITD, representing the remainder of the disputed tax amount.
In April 2020, we received a formal assessment from the ITD on the 2016 transaction, which is consistent with the ITD's previous assertions. Our appeal was ruled unfavorably by the CITA in March 2022 and by the ITAT in September 2023. We filed an appeal against the order of the ITAT with the High Court. On January 8, 2024, the SCI ruled that, in order to proceed with the appeal, we must deposit 30 billion Indian rupees, representing the time deposits of CTS India under lien, on the condition that, if CTS India prevails at the High Court, the amount deposited will be returned to CTS India, along with interest accrued, within four weeks of the judgment. We made the required deposit in January 2024 and the case is pending before the High Court.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the deposit with the ITD was $389 million and $403 million, respectively, presented in "Other noncurrent assets."
The dispute in relation to the 2013 share repurchase transaction is also in litigation. At this time, the ITD has not made specific demands with regards to the 2013 transaction.
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We continue to believe we have paid all applicable taxes owed on both the 2016 and the 2013 transactions and we continue to defend our positions with respect to both matters. Accordingly, we have not recorded any reserves for these matters as of September 30, 2025.
Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||
In the normal course of business, we use foreign exchange forward and option contracts to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk. Derivatives may give rise to credit risk from the possible non-performance by counterparties. Credit risk is limited to the fair value of those contracts that are favorable to us. We have limited our credit risk by limiting the amount of credit exposure with any one financial institution and conducting ongoing evaluation of the creditworthiness of the financial institutions with which we do business. In addition, all the assets and liabilities related to the foreign exchange derivative contracts set forth in the table below are subject to master netting arrangements, such as the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, with each individual counterparty. These master netting arrangements generally provide for net settlement of all outstanding contracts with the counterparty in the case of an event of default or a termination event. We have presented all the assets and liabilities related to the foreign exchange derivative contracts, as applicable, on a gross basis, with no offsets, in our unaudited consolidated statements of financial position. There is no financial collateral (including cash collateral) posted or received by us related to the foreign exchange derivative contracts.
The following table provides information on the location and fair values of derivative financial instruments included in our unaudited consolidated statements of financial position as of:
| (in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designation of Derivatives | Location on Statement of Financial Position | Assets | Liabilities | Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward and option contracts – Designated as cash flow hedging instruments | Other current assets | $ | $ | — | $ | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts – Not designated as hedging instruments | Other current assets | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash Flow Hedges
We have entered and continue to enter into a series of foreign exchange derivative contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges of Indian rupee denominated payments in India. These contracts are intended to partially offset the impact of movement of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar on future operating costs and are scheduled to mature each month during the remainder of 2025, 2026 and the first nine months of 2027. The changes in fair value of these contracts are initially reported in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in our unaudited consolidated statements of financial position and are subsequently reclassified to earnings within "Cost of revenues" and "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations in the same period that the forecasted Indian rupee denominated payments are recorded in earnings. As of September 30, 2025, we estimate $40 million, net of tax, of net losses related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges reported in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in our unaudited consolidated statements of financial position is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.
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The notional value of the outstanding contracts by year of maturity was as follows:
| (in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 2026 | |||||||||||
| 2027 | |||||||||||
Total notional value of contracts outstanding | $ | $ | |||||||||
The activity related to the change in net unrealized gains and losses on the cash flow hedges included in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in our unaudited consolidated statements of stockholders' equity is presented in Note 9.
Other Derivatives
We use foreign exchange forward contracts to provide an economic hedge against balance sheet exposures to certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries. We entered into foreign exchange forward contracts that are scheduled to mature in the fourth quarter of 2025. Realized gains or losses and changes in the estimated fair value of these derivative financial instruments are recorded in the caption "Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
Additional information related to the outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments was as follows:
| (in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notional | Fair Value | Notional | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contracts outstanding | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
The following table provides information on the location and amounts of realized and unrealized pre-tax gains and losses on the other derivative financial instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30:
Location of Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments | Amount of Net Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts – Not designated as hedging instruments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The related cash flow impacts of all the derivative activities are reflected as cash flows from operating activities.
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Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||
We measure our cash equivalents, certain investments, contingent consideration liabilities and foreign exchange forward and option contracts at fair value. Fair value is the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is based on inputs to valuation techniques that are used to measure fair value that are either observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect a reporting entity’s pricing based upon their own market assumptions.
The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:
•Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
•Level 2 – Inputs are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs which are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
•Level 3 – Inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable.
The following table summarizes the financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2025:
| (in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity investment security | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other current assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange forward contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The following table summarizes the financial assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024:
| (in millions) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity investment security | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other current assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange forward contracts | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we made $30 million of payments related to Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities, which reduced the balance of these liabilities to zero . For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we did not have any Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities.
We measure the fair value of money market funds based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and measure the fair value of our equity investment security based on the published daily net asset value at which investors can freely subscribe to or redeem from the fund. The carrying value of the time deposits approximated fair value as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
We estimate the fair value of each foreign exchange forward contract by using a present value of expected cash flows model. This model calculates the difference between the current market forward price and the contracted forward price for each foreign exchange forward contract and applies the difference in the rates to each outstanding contract. The market forward rates include a discount and credit risk factor.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no transfers among Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 financial assets and liabilities.
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Note 9 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||
Changes in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" by component were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025:
| Three Months | Nine Months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Before Tax Amount | Tax Effect | Net of Tax Amount | Before Tax Amount | Tax Effect | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (losses) arising during the period | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassifications of net losses to: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SG&A expenses | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on defined benefit plans: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of loss on defined benefit plans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" by component were as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:
| Three Months | Nine Months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | Before Tax Amount | Tax Effect | Net of Tax Amount | Before Tax Amount | Tax Effect | Net of Tax Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassifications of net gains to: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SG&A expenses | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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We are involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We accrue a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible but not probable, we do not record a liability, but instead disclose the nature and the amount of the claim, and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can be made. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. While we do not expect that the ultimate resolution of any existing claims and proceedings (other than the specific matters described below, if decided adversely), individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, an unfavorable outcome in some or all of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on results of operations or cash flows for a particular period. This assessment is based on our current understanding of relevant facts and circumstances. As such, our view of these matters is subject to inherent uncertainties and may change in the future.
On January 15, 2015, Syntel sued TriZetto and Cognizant in the USDC-SDNY. Syntel’s complaint alleged breach of contract against TriZetto, and tortious interference and misappropriation of trade secrets against Cognizant and TriZetto, stemming from Cognizant’s hiring of certain former Syntel employees. Cognizant and TriZetto countersued on March 23, 2015, for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference, based on Syntel’s misuse of TriZetto confidential information and abandonment of contractual obligations. Cognizant and TriZetto subsequently added federal DTSA and copyright infringement claims for Syntel’s misuse of TriZetto’s proprietary technology. The parties’ claims were narrowed by the court and the case was tried before a jury, which on October 27, 2020 returned a verdict in favor of Cognizant in the amount of $855 million, including $570 million in punitive damages. On April 20, 2021, the USDC-SDNY issued a post-trial order that, among other things, affirmed the jury’s award of $285 million in actual damages, but reduced the award of punitive damages from $570 million to $285 million, thereby reducing the overall damages award from $855 million to $570 570 million award that had been based on avoided development costs under the DTSA, and it remanded the case to the USDC-SDNY for further evaluation of damages. On June 23, 2023, the Second Circuit issued its mandate returning the case to the USDC-SDNY. On March 13, 2024, the USDC-SDNY issued a ruling that vacated the alternate compensatory damages awards that were within the scope of the Second Circuit’s remand and awarded TriZetto and Cognizant approximately $15 million in attorney’s fees. On October 23, 2024, the USDC-SDNY granted TriZetto and Cognizant’s motion for a new trial on the amount of compensatory damages owed to TriZetto and Cognizant. On June 24, 2025, the parties proceeded to trial, and on June 30, 2025, the jury returned a verdict in favor of TriZetto and Cognizant, awarding $70 million in compensatory damages. Entry of judgment remains pending. Thereafter, we expect Syntel to appeal and thus we will not record any gain in our financial statements until it becomes realizable.
On February 28, 2019, a ruling of the SCI interpreting the India Defined Contribution Obligation altered historical understandings of the obligation, extending it to cover additional portions of the employee’s income. As a result, the ongoing contributions of our affected employees and the Company were required to be increased. In the first quarter of 2019, we accrued $117 million with respect to prior periods, assuming retroactive application of the SCI’s ruling, in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in our unaudited consolidated statement of operations. There is significant uncertainty as to how the liability should be calculated as it is impacted by multiple variables, including the period of assessment, the application with respect to certain current and former employees and whether interest and penalties may be assessed. Since the ruling, a variety of trade associations and industry groups have advocated to the Indian government, highlighting the harm to the information technology sector, other industries and job growth in India that would result from a retroactive application of the ruling. It is possible the Indian government will review the matter and there is a substantial question as to whether the Indian government will apply the SCI’s ruling on a retroactive basis. As such, the ultimate amount of our obligation may be materially different from the amount accrued.
On October 31, 2016, November 15, 2016 and November 18, 2016, three putative shareholder derivative complaints were filed in New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen County, naming us, all of our then current directors and certain of our current and former officers at that time as defendants. These actions were consolidated in an order dated January 24, 2017. The complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, mismanagement, and/or insider selling by defendants. On April 26, 2017, the New Jersey Superior Court deferred further proceedings by dismissing the consolidated putative shareholder derivative litigation without prejudice but permitting the parties to file a motion to vacate the dismissal in the future.
On February 22, 2017, April 7, 2017, May 10, 2017 and March 11, 2019, four additional putative shareholder derivative complaints were filed in the USDC-NJ, naming us and certain of our current and former directors and officers at that time as
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defendants. These actions were consolidated in an order dated May 14, 2019. On August 3, 2020, lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint. The consolidated amended complaint asserts claims similar to those in the previously-filed putative shareholder derivative actions. On February 14, 2022, we and certain of our current and former directors and officers moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. On September 27, 2022, the USDC-NJ granted those motions and dismissed the consolidated amended complaint in its entirety with prejudice. Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal on October 27, 2022. On May 3, 2024, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the consolidated amended complaint.
On June 1, 2021, an eighth putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the USDC-NJ, naming us and certain of our current and former directors and officers at that time as defendants. The complaint asserts claims similar to those in the previously-filed putative shareholder derivative actions. On March 31, 2022, we and certain of our current and former directors and officers moved to dismiss the complaint. On November 30, 2022, the USDC-NJ denied without prejudice those motions. The USDC-NJ ordered the parties to conduct limited discovery related to the issue of whether our board of directors wrongfully refused the plaintiff’s earlier litigation demand and, after the conclusion of such limited discovery, to file targeted motions for summary judgment on the issue of wrongful refusal. On July 25, 2025, we reached an agreement in principle to settle this lawsuit. The settlement, which is subject to the approval of our board of directors and the individual defendants, is still being finalized. The amount of the settlement is expected to be immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
We have indemnification and expense advancement obligations pursuant to our bylaws and indemnification agreements with respect to certain current and former members of senior management and the Company’s board of directors. In connection with the matters that were the subject of our previously disclosed internal investigation, the United States Department of Justice and SEC investigations and the related litigation, we have received requests under such indemnification agreements and our bylaws to provide funds for legal fees and other expenses. There are no amounts remaining available to us under applicable insurance policies for our ongoing indemnification and advancement obligations with respect to certain of our current and former officers and directors or incremental legal fees and other expenses related to the above matters.
See Note 6 for information relating to the ITD Dispute.
On September 18, 2017, three former employees filed suit against Cognizant in the USDC-CDCA, alleging that they and similarly situated employees suffered disparate treatment on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Plaintiffs subsequently amended their complaint three times, adding a fourth former employee plaintiff and claims for both disparate treatment and disparate impact on the basis of race and national origin under Title VII and disparate treatment and disparate impact on the basis of race and national origin under Title VII. Plaintiffs filed the operative Third Amended Complaint-Corrected on January 19, 2021. Cognizant filed its answer on January 29, 2021.
On May 13, 2022, plaintiffs filed a motion requesting that the USDC-CDCA certify the case as a class action for two putative classes of plaintiffs consisting of: (1) all individuals who are not of South Asian race or Indian national origin who applied to Cognizant in the U.S. and were not hired since September 2013 (the “hiring class”); and (2) all individuals who are not of South Asian race or Indian national origin who have been terminated in the U.S. since September 2013 (the “terminations class”). Cognizant opposed. On October 27, 2022, the court denied certification for the hiring class and the terminations class. However, the court granted certification for a sub-set of the terminations class limited to approximately 2,300 former employees whose employment had been terminated from the “bench,” a designation for employees who are not allocated to an active project. On November 10, 2022, Cognizant filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit requesting permission to appeal the class certification order as to the bench terminations class. The Ninth Circuit denied the petition on January 26, 2023.
From June 13, 2023 to June 26, 2023, the USDC-CDCA held a class action jury trial on the first phase of plaintiffs’ Section 1981 claim and Title VII disparate treatment claim. The questions presented were whether Cognizant engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against non-South Asian and non-Indian employees with respect to bench terminations, and if so, whether punitive damages are available for class members who prevail on their claims. The jury deadlocked, and the court declared a mistrial.
The case proceeded to a retrial on September 24, 2024, and on October 4, 2024, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs. The case will now proceed to the second phase to determine individualized liability and damages, if any, for each class member. As a result of the verdict, each non-South Asian and non-Indian class member who pursues claims in the second phase will be entitled to a rebuttable presumption that all termination decisions were discriminatory and to the possibility of recovering punitive damages if they prevail. The USDC-CDCA will also consider plaintiffs’ claim that Cognizant policies had a disparate impact on non-South Asian and non-Indian employees. We believe that class certification was improper, and that the second phase of the case will confirm that individualized issues should have precluded class certification. Cognizant will continue to vigorously defend itself in the second phase of this case and to pursue all available appellate arguments concerning class certification and the September 24, 2024 trial at the appropriate time. Because we cannot predict the number of individual
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plaintiffs who will proceed to the second phase, or the outcome of those cases, and in view of the appellate arguments regarding class certification, we are unable to reasonably estimate a possible loss or range of loss. We have not recorded any accruals related to this matter.
Many of our engagements involve projects that are critical to the operations of our clients’ business and provide benefits that are difficult to quantify. Any failure in a client’s systems or our failure to meet our contractual obligations to our clients, including any breach involving a client’s confidential information or sensitive data, or our obligations under applicable laws or regulations could result in a claim for substantial damages against us, regardless of our responsibility for such failure. Although we attempt to contractually limit our liability for damages arising from negligent acts, errors, mistakes, or omissions in rendering our services, there can be no assurance that the limitations of liability set forth in our contracts will be enforceable in all instances or will otherwise protect us from liability for damages. Although we have general liability insurance coverage, including coverage for errors or omissions, we retain a significant portion of risk through our insurance deductibles and there can be no assurance that such coverage will cover all types of claims, continue to be available on reasonable terms or will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims, or that the insurer will not disclaim coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed or are not covered by our insurance coverage or changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows for a particular period.
Note 11 — Segment Information | ||||||||||||||
Our chief executive officer is our chief operating decision maker. Our CODM regularly reviews the performance of our business by four industry-based operating segments, which are our four reportable business segments: Health Sciences, Financial Services, Products and Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology.
We have an industry-led go-to-market strategy, with client partners, account executives and client relationship managers aligned to the specific industries they serve. Our CODM is regularly provided segment revenues and operating profit, including budget‑to‑actual variances in segment revenue, to formulate industry-focused strategic priorities, allocate financial resources, set targets and key performance indicators, and evaluate the results of such strategies. These strategic priorities, targets and key performance indicators are translated and applied to each client account, rolling up to respective industry-based operating segments. Our hiring and deployment plans are devised according to the strategic priorities and targets set for the client accounts.
Revenue from a client is directly identified with the operating segment with which the client is most closely aligned. Generally, operating expenses for each operating segment have similar characteristics and are subject to the same factors, pressures and challenges. However, the economic environment and its effects on industries served by the operating segments may affect revenues and operating expenses to differing degrees. Segment operating profit is the income from operations before unallocated costs.
In the first quarter of 2025, we made certain changes to the internal measurement of segment operating profit for the purpose of evaluating segment performance and resource allocation. The primary reason for the change was to reflect a more complete cost of delivery. Specifically, segment operating profit now includes an allocation of certain corporate costs, which were previously included in "unallocated costs." We have reported 2025 segment operating profits using the new allocation methodology and have recast the 2024 results to conform to the new methodology.
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Our CODM is not regularly provided with segment expenses. A portion of depreciation and amortization expense, certain corporate costs, the impact of the settlements of the cash flow hedges, the gain on the sale of property and equipment and expenses related to our NextGen program are not allocated to individual segments. Accordingly, such expenses are excluded from segment operating profit and are included below as “unallocated costs” and adjusted against our total income from operations.
We do not disclose assets by segment as a significant portion of the assets is used interchangeably among the segments and our CODM is not provided such information.
Information by reportable segment were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Segment operating profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (in millions) | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | HS | FS | P&R | CMT | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Segment operating profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income from operations | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other segment items for each reportable segment primarily include employee compensation and benefits, subcontractor costs, costs of third-party products and services related to revenue and project-related travel.
Geographic Area Information
Long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows:
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Long-lived Assets: (1) | |||||||||||
North America(2) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Europe | |||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1)Long-lived assets include property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.
(2)Substantially all relates to the United States.
(3)Substantially all relates to India.
Note 12 — Subsequent Events | ||||||||||||||
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| Executive Summary | ||||||||||||||
Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, engineering modern businesses and delivering strategic outcomes for our clients. We help clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in today's fast-changing world, where AI is beginning to reshape organizations in every field. We provide industry expertise and close client collaboration, combining critical perspective with a flexible engagement style. We tailor our services and solutions to specific industries with an integrated global delivery model that employs client service and delivery teams based at client locations and dedicated global and regional delivery centers. Our collaborative services include digital services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure and security as well as business process services and automation. Digital, AI-enhanced services continue to be an important part of our portfolio, aligning with our clients' focus on becoming data-enabled, customer-centric and differentiated businesses.
Q3 2025 Financial Results1
| Revenue | ||
| Income from Operations | ||
| Operating Margin | ||
| Diluted EPS | ||
| GAAP | Adjusted1 | |||||||
| GAAP | Adjusted1 | |||||||
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Revenue up $371 million or 7.4% from Q3 2024; an increase of 6.5% in constant currency1 | Income from Operations up $128 million or 17.3% from Q3 2024 Adjusted Income from Operations1 up $95 million or 12.3% from Q3 2024 | Operating margin up 140 bps from Q3 2024 Adjusted Operating Margin1 up 70 bps from Q3 2024 | Diluted EPS down $0.61 or 52.1% from Q3 2024 Adjusted Diluted EPS1 up $0.14 or 11.2% from Q3 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, revenues increased by $371 million as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, representing growth of 7.4%, or 6.5% on a constant currency1 basis. Revenue growth was broad-based, led by North America. Additionally, our recently completed acquisition of Belcan contributed approximately 250 basis points to revenue growth.
Our GAAP operating margin and Adjusted Operating Margin1 were both 16.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as there were no adjustments for unusual items to report in our calculation of Adjusted Operating Margin for that period. Our GAAP operating margin and Adjusted Operating Margin were 14.6% and 15.3%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Our operating margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was positively impacted by net savings generated from our NextGen program, operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements, partially offset by the dilutive impact of the recently completed acquisition of Belcan. In addition, our GAAP operating margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by NextGen charges, which were excluded from our Adjusted Operating Margin.
1 Adjusted Income from Operations, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted EPS and constant currency revenue growth are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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As a global professional services company, we compete on the basis of the knowledge, experience, insights, skills and talent of our employees and the value they can provide to our clients. We closely monitor attrition trends focusing on the metric that we believe is most relevant to our business. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2025, our Voluntary Attrition - Tech Services was 14.5% as compared to 14.6% for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024. We finished the third quarter of 2025 with approximately 349,800 employees as compared to 340,100 employees at the end of the third quarter of 2024.
In July 2025, the OBBBA was enacted in the United States, which, among other provisions, repealed the requirement to capitalize U.S. R&E costs. As a result, we do not believe it is more likely than not that we will realize our deferred tax asset of $390 million related to R&E costs capitalized outside the United States. These amounts would have otherwise been available to offset certain future U.S. taxes on our non-U.S. earnings, which, as a result of this repeal, we no longer project to be applicable to us. Therefore, in the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million. This impacted our GAAP diluted EPS by $0.80, which is added back for the calculation of Adjusted EPS. Other than this impact, we do not expect the OBBBA to significantly impact our effective income tax rate. Additionally, as a result of this repeal, our cash taxes during the third quarter of 2025 were reduced by approximately $150 million as compared to our initial cash tax projections prior to the repeal. An additional reduction of $50 million in cash taxes as compared to our initial cash tax projections prior to the repeal is expected during the fourth quarter of 2025. These assessments are based upon our current interpretation of the OBBBA, which may change as a result of future clarifications or guidance.
Business Outlook
We continue to expect our clients' focus to be on their transformation into AI-ready, technology-driven, data-enabled, customer-centric and differentiated businesses. To support this transformation and drive greater business resiliency, clients have demanded and may increasingly demand services and solutions that deliver productivity and cost savings. We believe clients will continue to contend with industry-specific changes driven by evolving digital technologies, uncertainty in the regulatory environment, industry consolidation and convergence as well as international trade policies, including tariffs, and other macroeconomic and geopolitical factors. This includes the uncertainty related to the global economy, which has affected and may continue to affect their demand for our services and discretionary work.
We increasingly use AI-based technologies, including GenAI, in our client offerings and our own internal operations. AI technologies and services are part of a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market. We plan to continue to make significant investments in our AI capabilities to meet the needs of our clients and harness AI's value in a flexible, secure, scalable and responsible way. As AI-based technologies or other forms of automation evolve, demand for some services that we currently perform for our clients may be reduced, and our ability to obtain favorable pricing or other terms for some of our services may be diminished.
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| Results of Operations | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial data for the three months ended September 30:
| % of | % of | Increase / Decrease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share data) | 2025 | Revenues | 2024 | Revenues | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 5,415 | 100.0 | $ | 5,044 | 100.0 | $ | 371 | 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues(a) | 3,581 | 66.1 | 3,311 | 65.6 | 270 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses(a) | 833 | 15.4 | 833 | 16.5 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | — | — | 33 | 0.7 | (33) | (100.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 135 | 2.5 | 129 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations and operating margin | 866 | 16.0 | 738 | 14.6 | 128 | 17.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 21 | 10 | 11 | 110.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 887 | 16.4 | 748 | 14.8 | 139 | 18.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (613) | (170) | (443) | 260.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | — | 4 | (4) | (100.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 274 | 5.1 | $ | 582 | 11.5 | $ | (308) | (52.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS | $ | 0.56 | $ | 1.17 | $ | (0.61) | (52.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Information2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin | $ | 866 | 16.0 | $ | 771 | 15.3 | $ | 95 | 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | 1.39 | $ | 1.25 | $ | 0.14 | 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense.2
2 Adjusted Income from Operations, Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Diluted EPS are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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Revenues - Reportable Business Segments and Geographic Markets | ||
Revenues of $5,415 million across our business segments and geographies were as follows for the three months ended September 30, 2025:
Q3 2025 as compared to Q3 2024 | Increase | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | $ | % | CC %3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Health Sciences | 90 | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | 92 | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Products and Resources | 155 | 12.6 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CMT | 34 | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 371 | 7.4 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in millions) | $ | % | CC %3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 293 | 7.8 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 21 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental Europe | 54 | 11.1 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe - Total | 75 | 7.8 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of World | 3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 371 | 7.4 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue growth was driven by the following factors:3
• Revenue growth across all geographies was driven by our Financial Services and Health Sciences segments, which were positively impacted by the ramp up of several recently won large deals. Revenue growth within our Communications, Media and Technology segment was driven by clients in the North America region;
• Our acquisition of Belcan contributed approximately 250 basis points of growth to overall revenue growth, including approximately 900 basis points of growth to our Products and Resources segment, primarily in North America and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom. The remaining growth in our Products and Resources segment was driven by the resale of third-party products, primarily in North America, in connection with our integrated offerings strategy.
3 Constant currency revenue growth is not a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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Cost of Revenues (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Expense) | ||
| é | $270M | ||||||||||
| é | 0.5% as a % of revenues | ||||||||||
| ¡ | % of Revenues | ||||||||||
Our cost of revenues consists primarily of salaries, incentive-based compensation, stock-based compensation expense, employee benefits, project-related immigration and travel for technical personnel, subcontracting and costs of third-party products and services relating to revenues. The increase, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily driven by the impact of the resale of third-party products in connection with our integrated offerings strategy and the dilutive impact of the recently completed acquisition of Belcan, partially offset by operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements.
SG&A Expenses (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Expense) | ||
SG&A expenses consist primarily of salaries, incentive-based compensation, stock-based compensation expense, employee benefits, immigration, travel, marketing, communications, management, finance, administrative and occupancy costs. The decrease, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily driven by net savings generated from our NextGen program.
Flat YoY | |||||||||||
| ê | 1.1% as a % of revenues | ||||||||||
| ¡ | % of Revenues | ||||||||||
Depreciation and Amortization Expense | ||
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 4.7% and decreased 0.1% as a percentage of revenues during the third quarter of 2025 as compared to the third quarter of 2024. The increase was driven by amortization expense from intangible assets related to our recently completed acquisition of Belcan.
Operating Margin and Adjusted Operating Margin4 - Overall | ||
Our GAAP and Adjusted Operating Margins4 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, were positively impacted by net savings generated from our NextGen program, operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements, partially offset by the dilutive impact of the recently completed acquisition of Belcan. In addition, our GAAP operating margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was negatively impacted by NextGen charges, which were excluded from our Adjusted Operating Margin.
A predominant portion of our costs in India are denominated in the Indian rupee, representing approximately 23% of our global operating costs during the three months ended September 30, 2025. These costs are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which have an impact on our results of operations. We enter into foreign exchange derivative contracts to hedge certain Indian rupee denominated payments in India. These hedges are intended to mitigate the volatility of the changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Indian rupee. Net of the impact of the hedges, the depreciation of the Indian rupee positively impacted our operating margin for the three months ended September 30, 2025 by 40 basis points as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Excluding the impact of applicable designated cash flow hedges, the depreciation of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar positively impacted our operating margin by 70 basis points during the three months ended September 30, 2025. Each additional 1.0% change in exchange rate between the Indian rupee and the U.S. dollar will have the effect of moving our operating margin by 18 basis points (excluding the impact of the hedges). The settlement of our cash flow hedges had a negative impact of 20 basis points on our operating margin during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a positive impact of 10 basis points during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
4 Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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Segment Operating Profit | ||
In the first quarter of 2025, we made certain changes to the internal measurement of segment operating profit for the purpose of evaluating segment performance and resource allocation. The primary reason for the change was to reflect a more complete cost of delivery. Specifically, segment operating profit now includes an allocation of corporate costs, which were previously included in "unallocated costs." We have reported 2025 segment operating profits using the new allocation methodology and have recast the 2024 results to conform to the new methodology.
Segment operating profit and operating margin percentage were as follows:
| Segment operating profit | % | Segment operating margin | |||||||||||||||
In the third quarter of 2025, segment operating margins across all our segments were positively impacted by net savings generated from our NextGen program, operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements. Health Sciences segment operating profit in the third quarter of 2025 was positively impacted by reduced resales of third-party products in connection with our integrated offerings strategy. Financial Services segment operating profit in the third quarter of 2025 was negatively impacted by higher costs typical to the initial phases of several recently won large deals. Products and Resources segment operating profit in the third quarter of 2025 was negatively impacted by the dilutive impact of the Belcan acquisition and by resales of third-party products in connection with our integrated offerings strategy.
Total segment operating profit and operating margin were as follows for the three months ended September 30:
| (Dollars in millions) | 2025 | % of Revenues | 2024 | % of Revenues | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total segment operating profit | $ | 882 | 16.3 | $ | 807 | 16.0 | $ | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: unallocated costs | 16 | 0.3 | 69 | 1.4 | (53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 866 | 16.0 | $ | 738 | 14.6 | $ | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The decrease in unallocated costs for three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by the absence of NextGen charges in 2025.
Other Income (Expense), Net | ||
The following table sets forth total other income (expense), net for the three months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ Decrease | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange (losses) | $ | (1) | $ | (22) | $ | 21 | |||||||||||
| Gains on foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments | 5 | 14 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net | 4 | (8) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 25 | 31 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (8) | (14) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Other, net | — | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | $ | 21 | $ | 10 | $ | 11 | |||||||||||
The foreign currency exchange losses were attributed to the remeasurement of net monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies of our subsidiaries. The gains on foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments related to the realized and unrealized gains and losses on contracts entered into to offset our foreign currency exposures. As of September 30, 2025, the notional value of our undesignated hedges was $770 million. Interest income declined for the three months ended September 30, 2025, primarily driven by lower yields as compared
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to the three months ended September 30, 2024. Higher interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2024 was driven by the borrowing of $600 million under our revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition of Belcan in that period. The borrowing was subsequently repaid in the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025.
Provision for Income Taxes | ||
| é | $443M | ||||||||||
¡ Effective Income Tax Rate é 46.4% | |||||||||||
The effective income tax rate for Q3 2025 was negatively impacted by the one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA. The effective income tax rate for Q3 2024 reflects the benefit of the recognition of a $40 million deferred tax asset related to foreign tax credits.
Net Income | ||
The decrease in net income was primarily driven by the one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA, partially offset by an increase in income from operations.
| ê | $308M | |||||||
¡ ê 6.4% of Revenues | ||||||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Portions of our disclosure include non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures set forth below should be carefully evaluated.
Our non-GAAP financial measures Adjusted Operating Margin and Adjusted Income from Operations exclude unusual items, such as the gain on sale of property and equipment in the first quarter of 2025 and NextGen charges in 2024. Our non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted Diluted EPS excludes unusual items, such as the one-time income tax expense related to the enactment of the OBBBA, the gain on sale of property and equipment and NextGen charges, and net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses and the tax impact of all the applicable adjustments. For further detail on the one-time income tax expense related to the enactment of the OBBBA, the gain on sale of property and equipment and NextGen charges, see Note 6, Note 1 and Note 3, respectively, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements. The income tax impact of each item excluded from Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated by applying the statutory rate and local tax regulations in the jurisdiction in which the item was incurred. Constant currency revenue growth is defined as revenues for a given period restated at the comparative period’s foreign currency exchange rates measured against the comparative period's reported revenues.
We believe providing investors with an operating view consistent with how we manage the Company provides enhanced transparency into our operating results. For internal management reporting and budgeting purposes, we use various GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making, to evaluate period-to-period comparisons, to determine portions of the compensation for executive officers and for making comparisons of our operating results to those of our competitors. We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude certain costs, read in conjunction with our reported GAAP results and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure, as applicable, can provide useful supplemental information to our management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.
A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures versus financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is that non-GAAP financial measures may exclude costs that are recurring such as net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than us, thereby limiting the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as a comparative tool. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP financial measures to allow investors to evaluate such non-GAAP financial measures.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure for the three months ended September 30:
| 2025 | % of Revenues | 2024 | % of Revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP income from operations and operating margin | $ | 866 | 16.0 | $ | 738 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
NextGen charges(1) | — | — | 33 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin | $ | 866 | 16.0 | $ | 771 | 15.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 0.56 | $ | 1.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Effect of above adjustments, pre-tax | — | 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating foreign currency exchange (gains) losses, pre-tax (2) | (0.01) | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of above adjustments(3) | 0.04 | (0.01) | |||||||||||||||||||||
One-time income tax expense related to the enactment of the OBBBA (4) | 0.80 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | 1.39 | $ | 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Consists of employee separation, facility exit and other costs incurred in connection with the NextGen program. See Note 3 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
(2)Non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses, inclusive of gains and losses on related foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, are reported in "Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(3)Presented below are the tax impacts of our non-GAAP adjustments to pre-tax income:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP income tax benefit (expense) related to: | |||||||||||
| NextGen charges | $ | — | $ | 8 | |||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains and losses | (15) | (3) | |||||||||
The effective tax rate related to non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses varies depending on the jurisdictions in which such income and expenses are generated and the statutory rates applicable in those jurisdictions. As such, the income tax effect of non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses shown in the above table may not appear proportionate to the net pre-tax foreign currency exchange gains and losses reported in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(4)In the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA. See Note 6 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial data for the nine months ended September 30:
| % of | % of | Increase / Decrease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share data) | 2025 | Revenues | 2024 | Revenues | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 15,775 | 100.0 | $ | 14,654 | 100.0 | $ | 1,121 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues(a) | 10,457 | 66.3 | 9,661 | 65.9 | 796 | 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses(a) | 2,434 | 15.4 | 2,379 | 16.2 | 55 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | — | — | 85 | 0.6 | (85) | (100.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 410 | 2.6 | 388 | 2.6 | 22 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Gain) on sale of property and equipment | (62) | (0.4) | — | — | (62) | NA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations and operating margin | 2,536 | 16.1 | 2,141 | 14.6 | 395 | 18.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 65 | 57 | 8 | 14.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 2,601 | 16.5 | 2,198 | 15.0 | 403 | 18.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (1,023) | (514) | (509) | 99.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | 4 | 10 | (6) | (60.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,582 | 10.0 | $ | 1,694 | 11.6 | $ | (112) | (6.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 3.22 | $ | 3.41 | $ | (0.19) | (5.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Information5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Income From Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin | $ | 2,474 | 15.7 | $ | 2,226 | 15.2 | $ | 248 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | 3.93 | $ | 3.55 | $ | 0.38 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense.
NA Not Applicable
| Revenues | ||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenues increased by $1,121 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, representing growth of 7.6%, or 7.3% on a constant currency basis5. Revenue growth was broad-based, led by North America. Our recently completed acquisitions contributed approximately 350 basis points to revenue growth.
5 Adjusted Income from Operations, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Diluted EPS and constant currency revenue growth are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
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Revenues - Reportable Business Segments and Geographic Markets | ||
Revenues of $15,775 million across our business segments and geographies were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
YTD 2025 as compared to YTD 2024 | Increase | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | $ | % | CC %6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Health Sciences | 335 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | 269 | 6.2 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Products and Resources | 480 | 13.8 | 13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| CMT | 37 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,121 | 7.6 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||
YTD 2025 as compared to YTD 2024 | Increase | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | $ | % | CC %6 | |||||||||||||||||
| North America | $ | 918 | 8.4 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 60 | 4.3 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Continental Europe | 114 | 7.9 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Europe - Total | 174 | 6.2 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rest of World | 29 | 3.0 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 1,121 | 7.6 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue growth was driven by the following factors:6
•Revenue growth across all geographies was driven by our Financial Services and Health Sciences segments, which were positively impacted by the ramp up of several recently won large deals. Revenue growth within our Communications, Media and Technology segment was driven by clients in the North America region;
•Recently completed acquisitions contributed 350 basis points of growth to the overall revenue growth, including approximately 1,300 basis points of growth to our Products and Resources segment, primarily in North America and to a lesser extent the United Kingdom.
6 Constant currency revenue growth is not a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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Cost of Revenues (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Expense) | ||
| é | $796M | ||||||||||
| é | 0.4% as a % of revenues | ||||||||||
| ¡ | % of Revenues | ||||||||||
Our cost of revenues consists primarily of salaries, incentive-based compensation, stock-based compensation expense, employee benefits, project-related immigration and travel for technical personnel, subcontracting and costs of third-party products and services relating to revenues. The increase, as a percentage of revenues, was driven by increased compensation costs and the dilutive impact of the recently completed acquisition of Belcan, partially offset by operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements.
SG&A Expenses (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization Expense) | ||
SG&A expenses consist primarily of salaries, incentive-based compensation, stock-based compensation expense, employee benefits, immigration, travel, marketing, communications, management, finance, administrative and occupancy costs. The decrease, as a percentage of revenues, was primarily driven by net savings generated from our NextGen program.
| é | $55M | ||||||||||
| ê | 0.8% as a % of revenues | ||||||||||
| ¡ | % of Revenues | ||||||||||
Depreciation and Amortization Expense | ||
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by 5.7%, but remained flat as a percentage of revenues, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the 2024 period. The increase was driven by amortization expense from intangible assets related to our recently completed acquisitions.
Gain on Sale of Property and Equipment | ||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we realized a gain of $62 million on the sale of an office complex in India. For further detail see Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Operating Margin and Adjusted Operating Margin7- Overall | ||
The increase in our 2025 GAAP operating margin and Adjusted Operating Margin7 was primarily driven by net savings generated from our NextGen program, operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements, partially offset by the increased compensation costs and the dilutive impact of the recently completed acquisition of Belcan. In addition, our GAAP operating margin for 2025 was positively impacted by 40 basis points, or $62 million, from the gain on sale of property and equipment, and our GAAP operating margin for 2024 was negatively impacted by NextGen charges, both of which were excluded from our Adjusted Operating Margin.
Net of the impact of applicable designated cash flow hedges, the depreciation of the Indian rupee positively impacted our operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 by 45 basis points as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Excluding the impact of such hedges, the depreciation of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar positively impacted our operating margin by 65 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The settlement of our cash flow hedges had a negative impact of 10 basis points on our operating margin during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to a positive impact of 10 basis points during the 2024 period.
7 Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin are not measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, as applicable.
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Segment Operating Profit | ||
In the first quarter of 2025, we made certain changes to the internal measurement of segment operating profit for the purpose of evaluating segment performance and resource allocation. The primary reason for the change was to reflect a more complete cost of delivery. Specifically, segment operating profit now includes an allocation of corporate costs, which were previously included in "unallocated costs." We have reported 2025 segment operating profits using the new allocation methodology and have recast the 2024 results to conform to the new methodology.
Segment operating profit and operating margin percentage were as follows:
| Segment operating profit | % | Segment operating margin | |||||||||||||||
In 2025, segment operating margins across all our segments were positively impacted by net savings generated from our NextGen program, operational efficiencies and the beneficial impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements, partially offset by increased compensation costs. In 2025, segment operating profit in the Products and Resources segment was negatively impacted by the dilutive impact of the Belcan acquisition and by resales of third-party products in connection with our integrated offerings strategy.
Total segment operating profit and margin were as follows for the nine months ended September 30:
| (Dollars in millions) | 2025 | % of Revenues | 2024 | % of Revenues | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total segment operating profit | $ | 2,598 | 16.5 | $ | 2,298 | 15.7 | $ | 300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: unallocated costs | 62 | 0.4 | 157 | 1.1 | (95) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 2,536 | 16.1 | $ | 2,141 | 14.6 | $ | 395 | |||||||||||||||||||||
The decrease in unallocated costs for nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to September 30, 2024 was driven by the 2025 gain on sale of property and equipment and the absence of NextGen charges, partially offset by higher amortization of intangible assets and certain corporate costs.
Other Income (Expense), Net | ||
The following table sets forth total other income (expense), net for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | Increase/ Decrease | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains (losses) | $ | 16 | $ | (43) | $ | 59 | |||||||||||
| (Losses) gains on foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments | (3) | 42 | (45) | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net | 13 | (1) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 78 | 91 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (29) | (35) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Other, net | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | $ | 65 | $ | 57 | $ | 8 | |||||||||||
The foreign currency exchange gains and losses were attributed to the remeasurement of net monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies of our subsidiaries. The gains and losses on foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments related to the realized and unrealized gains and losses on contracts entered into to offset our foreign currency exposures. Interest income declined in 2025 as compared to 2024, driven
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by a mix of lower invested balances and lower yields. Higher interest expense during 2024 was driven by the borrowing of $600 million under our revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition of Belcan during the third quarter of 2024. The borrowing was subsequently repaid in the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025.
Provision for Income Taxes | ||
| é | $509M | ||||||||||
¡ Effective Income Tax Rate é 15.9% | |||||||||||
The effective income tax rate for Q3 2025 was negatively impacted by the one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA. The effective income tax rate for 2024 reflects the benefits of the recognition of a $40 million deferred tax asset related to foreign tax credits as well as discrete items related to U.S. state income taxes.
Net Income | ||
The decrease in net income was primarily driven by the one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA, partially offset by an increase in income from operations, including the $62 million gain on sale of property and equipment.
| ê | $112M | |||||||
¡ ê 1.6% of Revenues | ||||||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
See “Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 – Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for additional information about our use of non-GAAP financial measures.
The following table presents a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure for the nine months ended September 30:
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | 2025 | % of Revenues | 2024 | % of Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP income from operations and operating margin | $ | 2,536 | 16.1 | $ | 2,141 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
(Gain) on sale of property and equipment(1) | (62) | (0.4) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
NextGen charges (2) | — | — | 85 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Income from Operations and Adjusted Operating Margin | $ | 2,474 | 15.7 | $ | 2,226 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 3.22 | $ | 3.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Effect of above adjustments, pre-tax | (0.13) | 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-operating foreign currency exchange (gains) losses, pre-tax (3) | (0.03) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of above adjustments (4) | 0.08 | (0.03) | |||||||||||||||||||||
One-time income tax expense related to the enactment of the OBBBA (5) | 0.79 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | $ | 3.93 | $ | 3.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we realized a gain of $62 million on the sale of an office complex in India. See Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
(2)Consists of employee separation, facility exit and other costs incurred in connection with the NextGen program. See Note 3 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
(3)Non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses, inclusive of gains and losses on related foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, are reported in "Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net" in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
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(4)Presented below are the tax impacts of each of our non-GAAP adjustments to pre-tax income:
| (in millions) | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP income tax benefit (expense) related to: | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment | $ | (9) | $ | — | |||||||
| NextGen charges | — | 21 | |||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange gains and losses | (25) | (3) | |||||||||
The effective tax rate related to non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses varies depending on the jurisdictions in which such income and expenses are generated and the statutory rates applicable in those jurisdictions. As such, the income tax effect of non-operating foreign currency exchange gains and losses shown in the above table may not appear proportionate to the net pre-tax foreign currency exchange gains and losses reported in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(5)In the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million related to the enactment of the OBBBA. See Note 6 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
| Liquidity and Capital Resources | ||||||||||||||
Our cash generated from operations has historically been the primary source of liquidity to fund operations and investments to grow our business. As of September 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2,354 million and available capacity under our credit facility of $1.85 billion.
The following table provides a summary of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30:
| (in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | Increase / Decrease | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 2,025 | $ | 1,204 | $ | 821 | ||||||||||||||
| Investing activities | (155) | (1,567) | 1,412 | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing activities | (1,785) | (313) | (1,472) | |||||||||||||||||
Operating activities
The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily driven by the increase in net income, excluding the one-time, non-cash income tax expense of $390 million we recorded as a result of the enactment of the OBBBA, as well as the $360 million payment we made in January 2024 in relation to our dispute with the ITD (see Note 6 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements), which reduced cash from operating activities in 2024.
We monitor turnover, aging and the collection of accounts receivable by client. Our DSO calculation includes receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, and contract assets, reduced by the uncollected portion of deferred revenue. Our DSO was 82 days as of September 30, 2025, an increase of 4 days from 78 days as of December 31, 2024. Our DSO was 81 days as of September 30, 2024, an increase of 4 days from 77 days as of December 31, 2023.
Investing activities
The decrease in cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was driven by payments for business acquisitions in 2024 and the proceeds from the sale of an office complex in India in 2025, partially offset by net maturities of investments in 2024.
Financing activities
The increase in cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily driven by increased repurchases of common stock during 2025, and the repayment of the outstanding balance under the revolving credit facility in 2025 in contrast to borrowing under the revolving credit facility to finance the Belcan acquisition in 2024.
We have a Credit Agreement providing for a $650 million Term Loan and a $1,850 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which are each due to mature in October 2027. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we repaid the $300 million balance that was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, and had no outstanding balance as of
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September 30, 2025. We are required under the Credit Agreement to make scheduled quarterly principal payments on the Term Loan. We believe that we currently meet all conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement to borrow thereunder, and we are not aware of any conditions that would prevent us from borrowing part or all of the remaining available capacity under the revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2025 and through the date of this filing. See Note 5 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the OBBBA was enacted in the United States, which, among other provisions, repealed the requirement to capitalize U.S. R&E costs. As a result of this repeal, our cash taxes during the third quarter of 2025 were reduced by approximately $150 million as compared to our initial cash tax projections prior to the repeal. An additional reduction of $50 million in cash taxes as compared to our initial cash tax projections prior to the repeal is expected during the fourth quarter of 2025. See Note 6 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Capital Allocation
| Acquisitions | |||||
| Share Repurchases | |||||
| Dividend payments | |||||
We review our capital allocation on an ongoing basis, considering our financial performance and liquidity position, investments required to execute our strategic plans and initiatives, acquisition opportunities, the economic outlook, regulatory changes and other relevant factors. As these factors may change over time, the actual amounts expended on stock repurchase activity, dividends, and acquisitions, if any, during any particular period cannot be predicted and may fluctuate from time to time.
Other Liquidity and Capital Resources Information
We seek to ensure that our cash is available to us in the locations in which it is needed. As part of our ongoing liquidity assessments, we regularly monitor the mix of our domestic and international cash flows and cash balances. We evaluate on an ongoing basis what portion of the non-U.S. cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments is needed locally to execute our strategic plans and what amount is available for repatriation back to the United States.
We expect operating cash flows, cash and short-term investment balances, together with the available capacity under our revolving credit facilities, to be sufficient to meet our operating requirements, including purchase commitments, tax payments and servicing our debt for the next twelve months. The ability to expand and grow our business in accordance with current plans, make acquisitions, meet long-term capital requirements beyond a twelve-month period and execute our capital return plan will depend on many factors, including the rate, if any, at which cash flow increases, our ability and willingness to pay for acquisitions with capital stock and the availability of public and private debt, including the ability to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing debt, and equity financing. We cannot be certain that additional financing, if required, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to us, if at all.
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||||||||
See Note 10 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Critical Accounting Estimates | ||||||||||||||
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and liabilities, including the recoverability of tangible and intangible assets, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates. The most significant estimates relate to the recognition of revenue, including the application of the cost-to-cost method of measuring progress to completion for certain fixed-price contracts, income taxes, business combinations and valuation of goodwill and other long-lived assets. We base our estimates on historical experience, current trends and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual amounts may differ from the estimates used in the preparation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| Recently Adopted and New Accounting Pronouncements | ||||||||||||||
See Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. | |||||||||||
There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2025.
| Item 4. Controls and Procedures. | |||||||||||
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2025. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
| Item 1. Legal Proceedings | ||||||||||||||
See Note 10 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | ||||||||||||||
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 12, 2025.
| Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | ||||||||||||||
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our stock repurchase program was initially adopted in 2017 and, as amended from time to time, including most recently in March 2025, has authorized the repurchase of up to $13.5 billion, excluding fees and expenses, of our Class A common stock through open market purchases, including under 10b5-1 Plans in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date and had a remaining balance of $2,243 million as of September 30, 2025. The timing of repurchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased are determined by management, in its discretion, or pursuant to a 10b5-1 Plan, and depend upon market conditions and other factors.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we repurchased $450 million of our Class A common stock under our stock repurchase program as follows:
| Month | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025 | 643,440 | $ | 77.71 | 643,440 | $ | 2,643 | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025 | 2,831,812 | 70.12 | 2,831,812 | 2,445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025 | 2,864,442 | 70.32 | 2,864,442 | 2,243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6,339,694 | $ | 70.98 | 6,339,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The aggregate purchase price and weighted average price per share does not include the excise tax on net stock repurchases. The excise tax was immaterial for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we also purchased shares in connection with our stock-based compensation plans, whereby shares of our common stock were tendered by employees for payment of applicable statutory tax withholdings. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, such repurchases totaled 0.2 million shares at an aggregate cost of $12 million.
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| Item 5. Other Information | ||||||||||||||
(c) Trading Plans
No director or Section 16 officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements (in each case, as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K) during the three months ended September 30, 2025, except as follows:
Name | Title | Action | Date of adoption/termination | Scheduled expiration date1 | Aggregate number of securities to be purchased/sold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) The trading plan may also expire on such earlier date as all transactions under the trading plan are completed.
(2) The trading plan permits the sale of up to the net shares of common stock to be issued to Ms. Kerdman after the satisfaction of applicable taxes following the vesting and settlement of 3,641 RSUs.
Each of the trading arrangements listed in the above table is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1.
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Item 6. Exhibits | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | Exhibit Description | Form | File No. | Exhibit | Date | Filed or Furnished Herewith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 4, 2024 | 8-K | 000-24429 | 3.1 | 6/7/2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws, as adopted on September 14, 2018 | 8-K | 000-24429 | 3.1 | 9/20/2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350 | Furnished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.2 | Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350 | Furnished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | Filed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 29, 2025 | By: | /s/ RAVI KUMAR S | |||||||||||||||||
| Ravi Kumar S, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 29, 2025 | By: | /s/ JATIN DALAL | |||||||||||||||||
Jatin Dalal, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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