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How Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation stacks up
CTSH · against 130 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
81/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #54 of 131 · scores higher than 58% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score24 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including CTSH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 81?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 18.1% vs peer median 6.8%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 78% of peers. Operating margin: 15.9% vs peer median 6.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 87% of peers. Return on assets: 10.7% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CTSH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CTSH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 124 reported | 18.1% | 15.9% | 61% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 132 reported | 15.9% | 15.2% | 53% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 128 reported | 10.7% | 6.8% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 124 reported | 14.9% | 18.5% | 37% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 132 reported | 33.4% | 45.5% | 30% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CTSH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 4 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 4 | 888.4B TWD (≈$27.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 52 | 51.9B USD | 82 | 63 | |
| 52 | 1.59T INR (≈$19.0B) | 82 | 67 | |
| 54 | 983.8B TWD (≈$30.5B) | 81 | 65 | |
| 54 | 26.7B USD | 81 | 57 | |
| 54 | 28.8B USD | 81 | 70 | |
| 57 | 16.8B USD | 80 | 66 | |
| 58 | 139.7B CNY (≈$19.6B) | 79 | 59 | |
| 59 | 72.9B CAD (≈$53.2B) | 78 | 51 | |
| 59 | 15.0B USD | 78 | 51 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score