Cognizant Technology Solutions annual dividends paid
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Dividends Paid Growth & History (CTSH)
Cognizant Technology Solutions paid $610.0M in dividends during fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Dividends paid | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $610.0M | $10.0M | +1.67% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $600.0M | $9.0M | +1.52% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $591.0M | $27.0M | +4.79% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $564.0M | $55.0M | +10.81% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $509.0M | $29.0M | +6.04% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $480.0M | $27.0M | +5.96% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $453.0M | −$15.0M | −3.21% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $468.0M | $203.0M | +76.60% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $265.0M | $265.0M | — |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $0 | $0 | — |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $0 | — | — |
Cognizant Technology Solutions quarterly dividends paid
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Dividends paid | Change | YoY change |
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| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $159.0M | $4.0M | +2.58% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $151.0M | $1.0M | +0.67% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $151.0M | $2.0M | +1.34% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $153.0M | $3.0M | +2.00% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $155.0M | $4.0M | +2.65% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $150.0M | $4.0M | +2.74% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $149.0M | $2.0M | +1.36% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $150.0M | $2.0M | +1.35% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $151.0M | $1.0M | +0.67% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $146.0M | $7.0M | +5.04% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $147.0M | $6.0M | +4.26% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $148.0M | $7.0M | +4.96% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $150.0M | $7.0M | +4.90% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $139.0M | $12.0M | +9.45% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $141.0M | $14.0M | +11.02% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $141.0M | $14.0M | +11.02% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $143.0M | $15.0M | +11.72% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $127.0M | $9.0M | +7.63% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $127.0M | $7.0M | +5.83% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $127.0M | $6.0M | +4.96% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $128.0M | $7.0M | +5.79% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $118.0M | $8.0M | +7.27% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $120.0M | $9.0M | +8.11% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $121.0M | $5.0M | +4.31% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $121.0M | $5.0M | +4.31% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $110.0M | −$6.0M | −5.17% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $111.0M | −$5.0M | −4.31% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $116.0M | −$2.0M | −1.69% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $116.0M | −$2.0M | −1.69% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $116.0M | $30.0M | +34.88% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $116.0M | $26.0M | +28.89% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $118.0M | $29.0M | +32.58% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $118.0M | $118.0M | — |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $86.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $90.0M | $90.0M | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $89.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $0 | — | — |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $0 | — | — |
Cognizant Technology Solutions dividends paid trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Cognizant Technology Solutions's dividends paid increased from $480.0M to $610.0M, a change of $130.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q1 2026, shows $159.0M.
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What dividends paid mean
Dividends paid are cash distributions made to shareholders. The history shows the company’s aggregate cash outflow for dividends, not the dividend per share, dividend yield, or the date an investor receives a payment.
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Reported cash dividends paid
TickerStat standardizes cash dividends paid to common or ordinary shareholders from official cash-flow filings. Reported zero-dividend periods remain zero and are not treated as missing data. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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