- Prev close
- $66.54
- Day range
- $63.69 – $65.11
- Next earnings
- in 87 days
CTSH’s 2026-11-02 close was flat, with the broader market softer at S&P 500 -0.5% and Nasdaq 100 -1.4%; the move looks routine rather than stock-specific, and the business backdrop remains steady with 5.0% revenue growth and 15.7% operating margin.
CTSH
COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A
As of Nov 3, 2026
72/100
Looks healthyHealth ScoreMove driver
CTSH’s 2026-11-02 close was -0.0%, while the S&P 500 fell -0.5% and the Nasdaq 100 fell -1.4%; that makes the session essentially market-neutral for the stock. The peer tape was mixed — IBM -2.1%, IT +2.8%, QNT -7.9%, and EPAM +2.3% — so there is no clean sector-wide selloff or rally to explain a meaningful move. The primary read is stock-specific stability rather than a distinct catalyst, with the day range of $64.17 to $66.325 showing normal intraday trading around a flat finish.
Volatility read
This looks like ordinary volatility, not a deterioration signal. The core numbers are intact: revenue is up 0.0% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was up 0.0% YoY, and EPS is up 0.0% YoY TTM, while gross margin is 33.4%, operating margin is 15.7%, and net margin is 11.8%. Valuation is not cheap but not stretched either at a PE of 11.5, forward PE of 10.5, and PEG of 1.48 — PEG is the P/E divided by growth, so it gauges what investors pay per point of growth, and here growth is positive. Beta is 0.85, which fits the relatively muted move profile. Put together, a flat session against a softer index tape is well within normal noise for a steady compounder rather than a sign of fundamental stress.
Earnings outlook
The next earnings date is not available this period, so there is no dated preview to anchor. The most useful consensus-style context in the facts is the analyst distribution: 6 strong-positive, 12 positive, 18 neutral, 0 negative, and 0 strong-negative, which points to a broadly balanced third-party view rather than an extreme bullish or bearish setup. The market will typically focus on whether revenue can keep growing from 5.0% TTM and 4.6% in the latest quarter, whether EPS can sustain the 27.3% TTM pace, and whether margins stay near 33.4% gross and 15.7% operating. There is no prior earnings-reaction history in the facts, so I won't infer one.
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