Cognizant Technology Solutions's latest cash dividend of $0.31 per share was issued to shareholders on record before May 19, 2025. The dividend distribution stands at $1.22 per share annually, which comes to a dividend yield of 1.77%.
CTSH has a dividend yield of 1.77% which is higher than the Technology sector average but lower than the industry average. But in comparison with the Technology sector average of 1.7%, Cognizant Technology Solutions's dividend yield is only 4.1% higher. The historical 5-year average of CTSH's dividend yield is 1.5%, which is lower than the current one.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has been paying dividends for the last eight years. Our records show that CTSH has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has an increase of 3.4% since twelve months ago. And with the price of the stock down by 6% from a year ago, the dividend yield has an increase of 10%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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May 19, 2025 | $0.31 | 1.5% |
Feb 18, 2025 | $0.31 | 1.36% |
Nov 19, 2024 | $0.3 | 1.57% |
Aug 20, 2024 | $0.3 | 1.58% |
May 17, 2024 | $0.3 | 1.72% |
Feb 16, 2024 | $0.3 | 1.52% |
Nov 20, 2023 | $0.29 | 1.66% |
Aug 18, 2023 | $0.29 | 1.66% |
May 18, 2023 | $0.29 | 1.76% |
Feb 16, 2023 | $0.29 | 1.66% |
Nov 17, 2022 | $0.27 | 1.82% |
Aug 18, 2022 | $0.27 | 1.52% |
May 19, 2022 | $0.27 | 1.45% |
Feb 17, 2022 | $0.27 | 1.15% |
Nov 18, 2021 | $0.24 | 1.18% |
Aug 19, 2021 | $0.24 | 1.24% |
May 19, 2021 | $0.24 | 1.3% |
Feb 17, 2021 | $0.24 | 1.18% |
Nov 18, 2020 | $0.22 | 1.18% |
Aug 20, 2020 | $0.22 | 1.3% |
May 19, 2020 | $0.22 | 1.63% |
Feb 14, 2020 | $0.22 | 1.2% |
Nov 18, 2019 | $0.2 | 1.26% |
Aug 21, 2019 | $0.2 | 1.29% |
May 21, 2019 | $0.2 | 1.31% |
Feb 20, 2019 | $0.2 | 1.11% |
Nov 19, 2018 | $0.2 | 1.16% |
Aug 21, 2018 | $0.2 | 1% |
May 21, 2018 | $0.2 | 0.92% |
Feb 21, 2018 | $0.2 | 0.79% |
Nov 17, 2017 | $0.15 | 0.62% |
Aug 18, 2017 | $0.15 | 0.43% |
May 18, 2017 | $0.15 | 0.23% |
CTSH has a payout ratio of 24.7% which is lower than the Technology sector and the industry average. If we compare it with the Technology sector average of 40.2%, Cognizant Technology Solutions's payout ratio is 39% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
HPQ Hp Inc | 4.51% | $1.14 | 43.8% |
IBM International Business Machines Corp | 2.67% | $6.69 | 106.2% |
ACN Accenture plc | 2.45% | $5.92 | 46.6% |
CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp | 1.77% | $1.22 | 24.7% |
Yes, Cognizant Technology Solutions has been paying dividends for the last eight years.
Cognizant Technology Solutions's last dividend ex-date was on May 19, 2025. The dividend amount was $0.31 per share.
CTSH has paid dividend of $1.22 per share in the last year.
The current dividend yield of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 1.77%.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a quarterly dividend frequency.
The dividend payout ratio of Cognizant Technology Solutions is 24.7%.
Cognizant Technology Solutions's dividend yield is in line with the Technology sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.