Does CTSH pay a dividend?

Yes. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.21% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.

How much does CTSH pay in dividends?

$1.28 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CTSH ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 18, 2026, with payment on August 25, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

CTSH Dividend

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

NASDAQTechnologyStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.21%
Annual dividend: $1.28
Payout ratio: 0.28
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $58.60
Market cap: $26.4B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 18, 2026Pay date: August 25, 2026Amount: $0.3300

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is CTSH a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.21% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.28 means roughly 28% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 9 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

CTSH dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2017 to 2025.

Peak $1.24 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 38 dividend payments for CTSH, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 18, 2026	August 25, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
May 18, 2026	May 27, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
February 18, 2026	February 26, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
November 18, 2025	November 26, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 18, 2025	August 26, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 19, 2025	May 28, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
February 18, 2025	February 26, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 19, 2024	November 27, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 20, 2024	August 28, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 17, 2024	May 29, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 16, 2024	February 28, 2024	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 20, 2023	November 30, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
August 18, 2023	August 29, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
May 18, 2023	May 30, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
February 16, 2023	February 28, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
November 17, 2022	November 29, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 18, 2022	August 30, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 19, 2022	May 31, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
February 17, 2022	March 1, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 18, 2021	November 30, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
August 19, 2021	August 31, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 19, 2021	May 28, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
February 17, 2021	February 26, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 18, 2020	November 30, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
August 20, 2020	August 31, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
May 19, 2020	May 29, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
February 14, 2020	February 28, 2020	$0.2200	Quarterly
November 18, 2019	November 29, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 21, 2019	August 30, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 21, 2019	May 31, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 20, 2019	February 28, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 19, 2018	November 30, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 21, 2018	August 31, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 21, 2018	May 31, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 21, 2018	February 28, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 17, 2017	November 30, 2017	$0.1500	Quarterly
August 18, 2017	August 31, 2017	$0.1500	Quarterly
May 18, 2017	May 31, 2017	$0.1500	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CTSH pay a dividend?: Yes. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.21% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.
How much does CTSH pay in dividends?: $1.28 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CTSH ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 18, 2026, with payment on August 25, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.