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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP (CTSH)

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Cash Flow Overview

Change in Cash
-$466M
Free Cash flow
$459M
Unit: Million (M) dollars
Positive Cash Flow Breakdown
    • Proceeds from borrowings under t...
    • Net income
    • Depreciation and amortization ex...
    • Others
Negative Cash Flow Breakdown
    • Repurchases of common stock
    • Payments for business combinatio...
    • Dividends paid
    • Others
Cash Flow
2026-06-30
2026-03-31
2025-12-31
2025-09-30
Net income
636
662
648
274
Depreciation and amortization expense
143
141
140
135
Deferred income taxes
8
111
-88
406
Stock-based compensation expense
53
46
44
47
(gain) on sale of property and equipment
0
0
0
0
Other
-20
6
2
-12
Trade accounts receivable, current
131
143
44
2
Other current and noncurrent assets
13
206
119
-61
Accounts payable
4
25
33
-6
Deferred revenues, current and noncurrent
-96
76
119
-54
Other current and noncurrent liabilities
-66
-432
127
354
Net cash provided by operating activities
558
274
858
1,227
Purchases of property and equipment
99
76
77
67
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
0
0
0
0
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
-
-
0
-
Proceeds from maturity of available-for-sale investment securities
-
-
0
-
Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities
-
-
0
-
Proceeds from maturity of held-to-maturity investment securities
-
-
0
0
Purchases of other investments
51
-
0
1
Proceeds from maturity or sale of other investments
51
-
2
2
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired
604
730
0
0
Net cash (used in) investing activities
-703
-806
-75
-66
Issuance of common stock under stock-based compensation plans
12
17
12
13
Repurchases of common stock
1,163
444
338
463
Repayment of term loan borrowings and earnout and finance leases obligations
-
-
42
-
Repayment of term loan borrowings and finance lease obligations
12
-21
-
11
Proceeds from borrowings under the revolving credit facility
1,000
-
0
0
Repayment of notes outstanding under the revolving credit facility
0
0
0
0
Dividends paid
157
159
151
151
Net cash (used in) financing activities
-320
-597
-487
-612
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
-1
-1
-3
-4
(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
-466
-1,130
293
545
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of year
1,504
2,634
1,980
1,980
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
1,038
1,504
2,634
2,341
Unit: Million (M) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS). Numbers labeled with * are estimated quarterly values.

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Cash Flow

Net income$636M (-1.40%↓ Y/Y)Depreciation andamortization expense$143M (2.88%↑ Y/Y)Stock-based compensationexpense$53M (10.42%↑ Y/Y)Other-$20M (-322.22%↓ Y/Y)Deferred income taxes$8M (117.78%↑ Y/Y)Accounts payable$4M (110.53%↑ Y/Y)Net cash provided byoperating activities$558M (40.20%↑ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$306M (decrease) in cash, cashequivalents and restricted...-$466M (-153.26%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$558M Proceeds from maturity orsale of other...$51M (5000.00%↑ Y/Y)Proceeds from borrowingsunder the revolving...$1,000M Issuance of common stockunder stock-based...$12M (-14.29%↓ Y/Y)Trade accountsreceivable, current$131M (-8.39%↓ Y/Y)Deferred revenues,current and noncurrent-$96M (-20.00%↓ Y/Y)Other current andnoncurrent liabilities-$66M (34.65%↑ Y/Y)Other current andnoncurrent assets$13M (-27.78%↓ Y/Y)Net cash (used in)investing activities-$703M (-757.32%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$51M Net cash (used in)financing activities-$320M (37.98%↑ Y/Y)Effect of exchange ratechanges on cash, cash...-$1M (-106.25%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$1,012M Payments for businesscombinations, net of cash...$604M Purchases of property andequipment$99M (47.76%↑ Y/Y)Purchases of otherinvestments$51M (218.75%↑ Y/Y)Repurchases of common stock$1,163M (216.03%↑ Y/Y)Dividends paid$157M (2.61%↑ Y/Y)Repayment of term loanborrowings and finance...$12M (33.33%↑ Y/Y)
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