FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
CTSH
Cognizant
FUNDAMENTAL RATING
FUNDAMENTAL SCORE
77 / 100
Summary
Cognizant reported $662M in net income in the most recent quarter, a large sequential increase of 141.6% QoQ (quarter-over-quarter) that runs against its multi-year trend. Revenue compounded at 2.8% a year (CAGR, or compound annual growth rate) over three years while net income compounded at -0.9% a year, and the latest annual results show revenue up 7.0% YoY (year-over-year) with net income down 0.4%. Assets cover liabilities 3.64 times, providing a substantial solvency margin. The Altman Z-score is 6.36, comfortably above the safe threshold of 2.99 for the Z (1968) variant. The Piotroski F-Score of 7 on a 0 to 9 quality scale indicates strong earnings-quality signals. The next earnings report must show whether quarterly net income improvement sustains into higher annual net income or proves to be a one-quarter rebound.
Revenue — Annual Comparison
Net Income — Annual Comparison
Quarterly Detail Charts
Quarterly Revenue
Quarterly Net Income
Piotroski F-Score Breakdown
7/9 · Neutral
Profitability — Net income positive this fiscal year
Pass
Return on Assets — Return on Assets improved year-over-year
Fail
Cash flow positive — Cash from operations positive this fiscal year
Pass
Earnings quality — Cash from operations exceeds net income
Pass
Leverage down — Long-term debt / total assets improved
Pass
Liquidity up — Current ratio improved year-over-year
Pass
No share dilution — Share count did not increase year-over-year
Pass
Margin up — Gross margin expanded year-over-year
N/A
Asset efficiency — Asset turnover improved year-over-year
Pass
Data Source
This dashboard applies a modified 9-signal Piotroski F-Score (Piotroski, 2000) and Altman Z-Score models. Fundamental filing data is sourced from the SEC's EDGAR XBRL database (primary), with API Ninjas as backup for freshly-filed 10-Ks not yet in SEC. Live price, market cap, and EPS display use Tiingo end-of-day data. This page is informational analysis, not investment advice. See Financial Disclaimer.
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Formula & Methodology
Trend inputAnnual revenue and net income year-over-year direction contributes 20% of the score.
Piotroski inputModified 9-test Piotroski F-Score (Quality) contributes 40% of the score.
Altman inputAltman Z-Score (Distress) contributes 40% of the score.
Rating ruleFormula: Trend (20%) + Piotroski F-Score (40%) + Altman Z-Score (40%). Trend blends annual revenue and net income year-over-year direction. Piotroski is the modified 9-test variant (7 classic + 2 cash-flow tests). Altman uses the 1968 Z-Score with Safe/Grey/Distress zones. Combined blend uses ±0.45 thresholds: Bullish at +0.45 or higher, Bearish at -0.45 or lower, Neutral in between. Missing sub-signals count as Neutral (0) and weights are not re-normalized — a company with fewer available signals must earn its rating from stronger reads on the remaining pillars.