CTSHShares · US-listed

Cognizant Technology Solutions

6 yrs of growth
2.0%
dividend yield · $1.30 in the last 12 months · price $63.80
Forward yield
2.2%
$1.37 declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
17 Nov 2026
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+7.1%
a year, compound · 10y –
Payments a year
4
paid every year for 9 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Jan
Mar
Apr
Jun
Jul
Sep
Oct
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price $63.80
$0.000$0.500$1.00$1.502017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)$0.990
2025$1.24
2024$1.20
2023$1.16
2022$1.08
2021$0.960
2020$0.880
2019$0.800
2018$0.800
2017$0.450

Coming up

  • 17
    Nov
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 8 days · paid around 8 Dec
    Forecast · high
    $0.328
  • 17
    Feb
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 100 days · paid around 10 Mar
    Forecast · high
    $0.349
  • 17
    May
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 189 days · paid around 7 Jun
    Forecast · high
    $0.349
  • 17
    Aug
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 281 days · paid around 7 Sept
    Forecast · high
    $0.349

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend declaration from this company in our records yet: we read the press releases it files with the SEC (8-K), and not every company files them.

Dividend history

38 payments since 2017
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
18 Aug 2026$0.330
18 May 2026$0.330
18 Feb 2026$0.330
18 Nov 2025$0.310
18 Aug 2025$0.310
19 May 2025$0.310
18 Feb 2025$0.310
19 Nov 2024$0.300
20 Aug 2024$0.300
17 May 2024$0.300
16 Feb 2024$0.300
20 Nov 2023$0.290
All 38 payments
18 Aug 2023$0.290
18 May 2023$0.290
16 Feb 2023$0.290
17 Nov 2022$0.270
18 Aug 2022$0.270
19 May 2022$0.270
17 Feb 2022$0.270
18 Nov 2021$0.240
19 Aug 2021$0.240
19 May 2021$0.240
17 Feb 2021$0.240
18 Nov 2020$0.220
20 Aug 2020$0.220
19 May 2020$0.220
14 Feb 2020$0.220
18 Nov 2019$0.200
21 Aug 2019$0.200
21 May 2019$0.200
20 Feb 2019$0.200
19 Nov 2018$0.200
21 Aug 2018$0.200
21 May 2018$0.200
21 Feb 2018$0.200
17 Nov 2017$0.150
18 Aug 2017$0.150
18 May 2017$0.150

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.