Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

BIT:1CTSH Stock Report

Market Cap: €24.9b

Cognizant Technology Solutions Valuation

Is 1CTSH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1CTSH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1CTSH (€54.13) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€112.07)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1CTSH is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1CTSH?

Key metric: As 1CTSH is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1CTSH. This is calculated by dividing 1CTSH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1CTSH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.2x
EarningsUS$2.23b
Market CapUS$29.33b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1CTSH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1CTSH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.6x
REY Reply
13x5.73%€3.4b
DGV Digital Value
15.6x19.43%€291.7m
RDF Redelfi
34.2x39.10%€122.0m
6701 NEC
23.5x11.68%JP¥5.5t
1CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions
13.2x9.18%€29.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1CTSH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the peer average (21.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1CTSH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European IT Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1CTSH 13.2xIndustry Avg. 18.8xNo. of Companies22PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1CTSH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the European IT industry average (18.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1CTSH's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1CTSH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.2x
Fair PE Ratio29.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1CTSH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1CTSH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€54.13
€76.12
+40.62%
9.85%€91.14€63.29n/a25
Feb ’27€68.79
€76.38
+11.03%
9.26%€89.42€66.02n/a25
Jan ’27€71.80
€73.52
+2.39%
9.54%€91.08€59.58n/a24
Dec ’26€67.18
€73.19
+8.95%
9.49%€88.83€60.37n/a23
Nov ’26€62.81
€73.59
+17.16%
8.93%€89.35€60.73n/a24
Oct ’26€56.55
€73.79
+30.48%
8.38%€87.78€63.92n/a22
Sep ’26€61.58
€73.92
+20.04%
8.75%€87.89€64.00n/a22
Aug ’26€60.89
€76.07
+24.93%
8.10%€88.95€64.77n/a23
Jul ’26€67.56
€74.05
+9.60%
6.88%€87.36€67.01n/a23
Jun ’26€70.95
€77.01
+8.55%
7.09%€90.88€69.70n/a23
May ’26€64.42
€76.54
+18.82%
7.17%€91.23€67.31n/a23
Apr ’26n/a
€82.56
0%
7.74%€95.47€74.15n/a23
Mar ’26n/a
€83.50
0%
9.28%€98.46€65.00n/a23
Feb ’26n/a
€81.75
0%
7.99%€96.47€68.49€68.7923
Jan ’26n/a
€81.68
0%
7.64%€96.19€72.14€71.8023
Dec ’25n/a
€79.32
0%
7.51%€94.38€70.79€67.1823
Nov ’25n/a
€77.00
0%
7.63%€92.28€69.21€62.8123
Oct ’25n/a
€74.36
0%
7.46%€84.92€63.24€56.5523
Sep ’25n/a
€73.49
0%
7.77%€85.05€63.34€61.5824
Aug ’25n/a
€73.14
0%
8.38%€87.11€64.87€60.8924
Jul ’25n/a
€71.48
0%
9.49%€87.54€60.53€67.5624
Jun ’25n/a
€71.17
0%
9.60%€86.59€59.88€70.9524
May ’25n/a
€72.95
0%
9.75%€87.92€59.86€64.4225
Apr ’25n/a
€73.66
0%
10.09%€87.51€60.52n/a26
Mar ’25n/a
€72.35
0%
11.29%€86.63€59.90n/a26
Feb ’25n/a
€70.38
0%
10.74%€86.79€60.01n/a26
€79.61
Fair Value
32.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
25
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/26 11:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/26 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is covered by 57 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ashwin MehtaAmbit Capital
James KelleherArgus Research Company
David KoningBaird