COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (CTSH) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.86%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.86% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. $185.00M ÷ $21.41B × 100 ≈ 0.86% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 21.41B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 185.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 3.38B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $21.41B | $185.00M | $3.38B | (m) | (m) | 0.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $21.11B | $181.00M | $3.39B | (m) | (m) | 0.86% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $20.86B | $178.00M | $3.29B | (m) | (m) | 0.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $20.49B | $175.00M | $3.16B | (m) | (m) | 0.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $20.09B | $175.00M | $3.05B | (m) | (m) | 0.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $19.74B | $175.00M | $2.89B | (m) | (m) | 0.89% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $19.41B | $177.00M | $2.87B | $46.00M | (m) | 0.91% | 62.28× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $19.27B | $180.00M | $2.81B | $43.00M | (m) | 0.93% | 65.42× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $19.30B | $174.00M | $2.68B | $43.00M | (m) | 0.90% | 62.37× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $19.35B | $176.00M | $2.69B | $41.00M | (m) | 0.91% | 65.59× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $19.43B | $191.00M | $2.65B | $38.00M | (m) | 0.98% | 69.76× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $19.39B | $202.00M | $2.76B | $33.00M | (m) | 1.04% | 83.73× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $19.41B | $249.00M | $2.95B | $26.00M | (m) | 1.28% | 113.31× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $19.43B | $261.00M | $2.97B | $19.00M | (m) | 1.34% | 156.21× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $19.37B | $255.00M | $3.01B | $13.00M | (m) | 1.32% | 231.85× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $19.25B | $262.00M | $2.94B | $10.00M | (m) | 1.36% | 294.50× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $18.93B | $240.00M | $2.88B | $9.00M | (m) | 1.27% | 320.11× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $18.51B | $246.00M | $2.83B | $9.00M | (m) | 1.33% | 314.00× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $17.91B | $248.00M | $2.56B | $10.00M | (m) | 1.38% | 255.90× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $17.41B | $241.00M | $2.43B | $13.00M | (m) | 1.38% | 187.15× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $16.83B | $239.00M | $2.20B | $20.00M | (m) | 1.42% | 110.20× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $16.65B | $232.00M | $2.11B | $24.00M | (m) | 1.39% | 88.08× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $16.75B | $223.00M | $2.27B | $27.00M | (m) | 1.33% | 84.26× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $16.76B | $217.00M | $2.34B | $28.00M | (m) | 1.29% | 83.61× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $16.90B | $206.00M | $2.49B | $25.00M | (m) | 1.22% | 99.72× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $16.78B | $217.00M | $2.45B | $26.00M | (m) | 1.29% | 94.35× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $16.63B | $240.00M | $2.52B | $28.00M | (m) | 1.44% | 90.00× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $16.46B | $257.00M | $2.60B | $27.00M | (m) | 1.56% | 96.15× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $16.32B | $274.00M | $2.65B | $28.00M | (m) | 1.68% | 94.54× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $16.13B | $267.00M | $2.80B | $27.00M | (m) | 1.66% | 103.74× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $15.82B | $259.00M | $2.77B | $24.00M | (m) | 1.64% | 115.21× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $15.51B | $242.00M | $2.67B | $24.00M | (m) | 1.56% | 111.17× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $15.18B | $226.00M | $2.60B | $23.00M | (m) | 1.49% | 113.22× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $14.81B | $221.00M | $2.48B | $23.00M | (m) | 1.49% | 107.87× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $14.44B | $213.00M | $2.38B | $22.00M | (m) | 1.47% | 108.41× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $14.13B | $210.00M | $2.32B | $21.00M | (m) | 1.49% | 110.48× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $13.83B | $217.00M | $2.31B | $20.00M | (m) | 1.57% | 115.25× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $13.49B | $217.00M | $2.29B | $19.00M | (m) | 1.61% | 120.47× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $13.26B | $215.80M | $2.28B | $18.90M | (m) | 1.63% | 120.72× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $12.99B | $212.50M | $2.24B | $18.30M | (m) | 1.64% | 122.46× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $12.71B | $199.70M | $2.20B | $17.80M | (m) | 1.57% | 123.35× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | $12.42B | $192.00M | $2.14B | $17.70M | (m) | 1.55% | 121.02× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $11.93B | $175.82M | $2.07B | $15.57M | (m) | 1.47% | 132.84× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $11.32B | $160.63M | $1.98B | $11.57M | (m) | 1.42% | 171.39× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $10.75B | $144.82M | $1.93B | $7.47M | (m) | 1.35% | 257.79× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | $10.26B | $134.82M | $1.88B | $2.47M | (m) | 1.31% | 763.73× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $9.88B | $133.07M | $1.85B | (m) | (m) | 1.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $9.60B | $128.82M | $1.83B | (m) | (m) | 1.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $9.24B | $125.52M | $1.77B | (m) | (m) | 1.36% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $8.84B | $118.80M | $1.68B | (m) | (m) | 1.34% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $8.44B | $113.80M | $1.59B | (m) | (m) | 1.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $8.02B | $109.03M | $1.50B | (m) | (m) | 1.36% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $7.66B | $105.07M | $1.41B | (m) | (m) | 1.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $7.35B | $107.36M | $1.36B | (m) | (m) | 1.46% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $7.06B | $105.90M | $1.31B | (m) | (m) | 1.50% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $6.77B | $108.14M | $1.25B | (m) | (m) | 1.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $6.46B | $105.55M | $1.19B | (m) | (m) | 1.63% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $6.12B | $90.23M | $1.14B | (m) | (m) | 1.47% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | $5.77B | $79.18M | $1.07B | (m) | (m) | 1.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | $5.38B | $68.79M | $1.01B | (m) | (m) | 1.28% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | $5.00B | $59.10M | $944.20M | (m) | (m) | 1.18% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $4.59B | $56.98M | $861.85M | (m) | (m) | 1.24% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | $4.18B | $54.85M | $784.14M | (m) | (m) | 1.31% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | $3.82B | $52.60M | $717.62M | (m) | (m) | 1.38% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | $3.49B | $47.00M | $663.38M | (m) | (m) | 1.35% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $3.28B | $44.82M | $618.49M | (m) | (m) | 1.37% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $2.82B | $43.90M | $516.67M | (m) | (m) | 1.56% | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | $2.14B | $35.92M | $381.52M | (m) | (m) | 1.68% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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