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Cognizant Technology Solutions stock: balance sheet and debt

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$63.75Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 74 out of 100

Cognizant Technology Solutions has a debt to equity ratio of 0.1 and an interest coverage of 97.9x.

Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.1
Interest coverage
97.9x
Current ratio
2.34
Cash & equivalents
$1.91B
Total assets
$20.69B
Equity ratio
72.6%
Goodwill
$7.11B
Plus intangible assets of $1.42B
Net debt
−$339M
More cash than debt

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$1.33B$47.65M$27.19M81.0%−$648.16M
2007$1.84B$194.35M$148.79M79.9%−$670.43M
2008$2.37B$201.83M$154.04M82.8%−$762.58M
2009$3.34B$268.13M$192.37M79.5%−$1.4B
2010$4.58B$309.1M$223.96M78.2%−$2.23B
2011$5.51B$386.39M$288.77M71.8%−$2.43B
2012$6.52B$396.66M$309.19M74.4%−$2.86B
2013$8.21B$575.51M$444.24M74.7%−$3.75B
2014$11.72B$3.37B$2.41B66.0%−$2.14B
2015$13.07B$3.27B$2.4B71.0%−$3.66B
2016$14.26B$3.51B$2.55B75.2%−$4.29B
2017$15.22B$3.69B$2.7B70.1%−$4.18B
2018$15.91B$4.63B$3.48B71.8%−$3.77B
2019$16.2B$5.02B$3.98B68.0%−$1.74B
2020$16.92B$6.08B$5.03B64.0%−$966M
2021$17.85B$6.84B$5.62B67.2%−$1.08B
2022$17.85B$6.88B$5.71B69.0%−$967M
2023$18.48B$7.23B$6.09B71.6%−$1.32B
2024$19.97B$8.55B$6.95B72.2%−$740M
2025$20.69B$8.52B$7.11B72.6%−$339M

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$648.16M$1.07B$00
2007$670.43M$1.47B$00
2008$762.58M$1.97B$00
2009$1.4B$2.65B$00
2010$2.23B$3.58B$00
2011$2.43B$3.95B$00
2012$2.86B$4.85B$00
2013$3.75B$6.14B$00
2014$3.77B$7.74B$1.64B0.21
2015$4.95B$9.28B$1.29B0.14
2016$5.17B$10.73B$878M0.08
2017$5.06B$10.67B$873M0.08
2018$4.51B$11.42B$745M0.07
2019$3.42B$11.02B$1.69B0.15
2020$2.72B$10.84B$1.76B0.16
2021$2.72B$11.99B$1.64B0.14
2022$2.5B$12.31B$1.53B0.12
2023$2.64B$13.23B$1.32B0.1
2024$2.24B$14.41B$1.5B0.1
2025$1.91B$15.02B$1.58B0.1

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 15 Oct 2026)
  • Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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