Annual Dividend (TTM)
$1.5700
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
2.41%
Last ex-date: Feb 18, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
33.93%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
74.44%
Year-over-year change

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.3300
Last Ex-DateFeb 18, 2026
Last Payment DateFeb 26, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)74.44%
3-Year CAGR-34.23%
5-Year CAGR-19.23%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)33.93%
5-Year Average$1.0020
10-Year Average$0.8900
First PaymentMay 18, 2017

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Feb 18, 2026Feb 18, 2026Feb 26, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.3300Quarterly
Nov 18, 2025Nov 18, 2025Nov 26, 2025Oct 29, 2025$0.3100Quarterly
Aug 18, 2025Aug 18, 2025Aug 26, 2025Jul 30, 2025$0.3100Quarterly
May 19, 2025May 19, 2025May 28, 2025Apr 30, 2025$0.3100Quarterly
Feb 18, 2025Feb 18, 2025Feb 26, 2025Feb 5, 2025$0.3100Quarterly
Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 2024Nov 27, 2024Oct 30, 2024$0.3000Quarterly
Aug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024Aug 28, 2024Jul 31, 2024$0.3000Quarterly
May 17, 2024May 20, 2024May 29, 2024May 1, 2024$0.3000Quarterly
Feb 16, 2024Feb 20, 2024Feb 28, 2024Feb 6, 2024$0.3000Quarterly
Nov 20, 2023Nov 21, 2023Nov 30, 2023Nov 1, 2023$0.2900Quarterly
Aug 18, 2023Aug 21, 2023Aug 29, 2023Aug 2, 2023$0.2900Quarterly
May 18, 2023May 19, 2023May 30, 2023May 3, 2023$0.2900Quarterly
Feb 16, 2023Feb 17, 2023Feb 28, 2023Feb 2, 2023$0.2900Quarterly
Nov 17, 2022Nov 18, 2022Nov 29, 2022Nov 2, 2022$0.2700Quarterly
Aug 18, 2022Aug 19, 2022Aug 30, 2022Jul 26, 2022$0.2700Quarterly
May 19, 2022May 20, 2022May 31, 2022May 4, 2022$0.2700Quarterly
Feb 17, 2022Feb 18, 2022Mar 1, 2022Feb 2, 2022$0.2700Quarterly
Nov 18, 2021Nov 19, 2021Nov 30, 2021Oct 27, 2021$0.2400Quarterly
Aug 19, 2021Aug 20, 2021Aug 31, 2021Jul 28, 2021$0.2400Quarterly
May 19, 2021May 20, 2021May 28, 2021May 5, 2021$0.2400Quarterly
Feb 17, 2021Feb 18, 2021Feb 26, 2021Feb 3, 2021$0.2400Quarterly
Nov 18, 2020Nov 19, 2020Nov 30, 2020Oct 28, 2020$0.2200Quarterly
Aug 20, 2020-Aug 31, 2020Jul 29, 2020$0.2200Quarterly
May 19, 2020-May 29, 2020May 7, 2020$0.2200Quarterly
Feb 14, 2020-Feb 28, 2020Feb 5, 2020$0.2200Quarterly
Nov 18, 2019-Nov 29, 2019Oct 30, 2019$0.2000Quarterly
Aug 21, 2019-Aug 30, 2019Jul 31, 2019$0.2000Quarterly
May 21, 2019-May 31, 2019May 2, 2019$0.2000Quarterly
Feb 20, 2019-Feb 28, 2019Feb 4, 2019$0.2000Quarterly
Nov 19, 2018-Nov 30, 2018Oct 29, 2018$0.2000Quarterly
Aug 21, 2018-Aug 31, 2018Aug 2, 2018$0.2000Quarterly
May 21, 2018-May 31, 2018May 7, 2018$0.2000Quarterly
Feb 21, 2018-Feb 28, 2018Feb 7, 2018$0.2000Quarterly
Nov 17, 2017-Nov 30, 2017Nov 1, 2017$0.1500Quarterly
Aug 18, 2017-Aug 31, 2017Aug 3, 2017$0.1500Quarterly
May 18, 2017-May 31, 2017May 5, 2017$0.1500Quarterly