- Prev close
- $59.38
- Day range
- $58.35 – $61.01
CTSH slipped 1.2% in a session where the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 was flat, so the move looks more stock-specific than market-wide; the underlying picture is mixed, with 5.6% revenue growth and 15.9% operating margin offset by -5.4% EPS growth.
CTSH
COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A
As of Sep 22, 2026
58/100
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CTSH closed down 1.2% even though the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.2% and the S&P 500 was flat, so the session does not look like a broad market explanation. The intraday path was also weak: it opened at $61.01, traded as high as $61.01, then sold off to a low of $58.35 and finished at $58.68, which points to stock-specific pressure rather than a steady index-driven drift.
Volatility check
This looks like ordinary-to-moderate volatility rather than a clear fundamental break, because the core operating picture is still intact: revenue is up 1.2% YoY on a TTM basis, the latest quarter was up 1.2% YoY, and operating margin is 15.9%. The offset is EPS at -5.4% YoY and a PEG of 1.23 — price/earnings to growth, a way to relate valuation to growth, though here it is not meaningful because earnings growth is negative — which means the valuation is not cheap on a growth-adjusted basis and can amplify moves in either direction. The PE is 11.9 and forward PE is 8.9, with beta at 0.86, so the stock is not especially high-beta, but the negative EPS trend keeps this from reading as a cleanly reassuring move.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot anchor a specific report date. The facts also do not include analyst consensus revenue or EPS estimates, so I cannot state expected growth or margin targets from the available set. What the market is likely to focus on, given the current data, is whether revenue growth can stay above the TTM 5.6% pace, whether the latest-quarter 4.5% growth can reaccelerate, and whether operating margin at 15.9% can hold while EPS remains at -5.4% YoY. The stale event notes suggest recent attention has centered on AI messaging, leadership changes, and capital return plans, but there is no reliable prior-earnings reaction data in the facts.
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