Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.49
- Estimate
- $1.46
- Surprise
- +1.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $5.66B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) beat the $1.46 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.49 — a modest 1.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Coverage in the report window
- Cognizant Launches OpenAI Frontier Capability Group — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-30
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CTSH Sell at 5.7/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.8% surprise compares with a +2.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $62.52
- Stop
- $58.14
The stock trades at 13.4× trailing but 9.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CTSH at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Information Technology Services
- Market cap
- $29.57B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.4
- 52-week range
- $37.08–$87.03
- Off 52-week high
- 28.2%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 1.22×
- Score today
- 5.7/10