KPI data tables
Cognizant operating metrics behind the KPI charts, newest period first (up to 24 periods per chart). Periods use each company's own fiscal labels where the source does; each table names its source.
| Period | Voluntary attrition TTM |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 13 |
| Q1 2026 | 12.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 12.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 12.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 12.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 12 |
Source: Cognizant Form 8-K Exhibit 99.3 Trailing 12-Month Voluntary Attrition - Tech Services under the Q1 2026 recast (excludes certain negotiated separations). Later filing wins. Pre-recast prints are not mixed in. 2026-04-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/exhibit9933312026.htm; 2026-07-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000030/exhibit9936302026.htm; 2026-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000039/exhibit9939302026.htm
| Period | DSO |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 89 |
| Q2 2026 | 88 |
| Q1 2026 | 84 |
| Q4 2025 | 81 |
| Q3 2025 | 82 |
Source: Cognizant Form 10-Q and Form 10-K. Q3 2025: 82 days (Form 10-Q ended 30 Sep 2025, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000341/ctsh-20250930.htm). Q4 2025: 81 days (Form 10-K for 2025, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000008/ctsh-20251231.htm). Q1 2026: 84 days (Form 10-Q ended 31 Mar 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000016/ctsh-20260331.htm). Q2 2026: 88 days, against 83 days at 30 Jun 2025 (Form 10-Q ended 30 Jun 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000031/ctsh-20260630.htm). Q3 2026: 89 days (Form 10-Q ended 30 Sep 2026, Acc 0001058290-26-000041, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000041/ctsh-20260930.htm; it also prints 82 days at 30 Sep 2025 and 81 days at 31 Dec 2025, matching our rows). Management attributed the Q2 2026 rise to business mix rather than collections on the Q2 2026 earnings call (https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/cognizant-ctsh-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/).
| Period | Large deals |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | 6 |
| Q2 2025 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 10 |
| Q3 2024 | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | 8 |
Source: Cognizant Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1 current-quarter large-deal count (TCV $100 million or greater). Flow metric: quarterly count only, not year-to-date or full-year totals. Later filing wins. 2024-05-01 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000115/exhibit9913312024.htm; 2024-10-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000325/exhibit9919302024.htm; 2025-02-05 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000007/exhibit99112312024.htm; 2025-04-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000124/exhibit9913312025.htm; 2025-07-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000266/exhibit9916302025.htm; 2025-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000338/exhibit9919302025.htm; 2026-02-04 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000003/exhibit99112312025.htm; 2026-04-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/exhibit9913312026.htm; 2026-07-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000030/exhibit9916302026.htm; 2026-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000039/exhibit9919302026.htm
| Period | TTM bookings |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28.7 |
| Q2 2026 | 29.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 29.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 28.4 |
| Q3 2025 | 27.5 |
| Q2 2025 | 27.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 26.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 27.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 26.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 26.2 |
| Q1 2024 | 25.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 26.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 26.9 |
| Q2 2023 | 26.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 25.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 24.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 23.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 23.2 |
| Q1 2022 | 23.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 23.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 21.7 |
Source: Cognizant Form 8-K Exhibit 99.3 Trailing Twelve Month Bookings charts (USD billions). Printed TTM each quarter, not converted to quarterly flow. Later filing wins. Q4 2021 bookings definition change: series starts at the restated Q3 2021 TTM print. 2022-05-04 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829022000111/exhibit99333122.htm; 2022-07-27 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829022000238/exhibit99363022.htm; 2022-11-02 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829022000320/exhibit9939302022.htm; 2023-02-02 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829023000019/exhibit99312312022.htm; 2023-05-03 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829023000132/exhibit9933312023.htm; 2023-08-02 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829023000255/exhibit9936302023.htm; 2023-11-01 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829023000329/exhibit9939302023.htm; 2024-02-06 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000013/exhibit993123123.htm; 2024-05-01 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000115/exhibit993033124.htm; 2024-07-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000241/exhibit9936302024.htm; 2024-10-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000325/exhibit9939302024.htm; 2025-02-05 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000007/exhibit99312312024.htm; 2025-04-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000124/exhibit9933312025.htm; 2025-07-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000266/exhibit9936302025.htm; 2025-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000338/exhibit9939302025.htm; 2026-02-04 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000003/exhibit99312312025.htm; 2026-04-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/exhibit9933312026.htm; 2026-07-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000030/exhibit9936302026.htm; 2026-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000039/exhibit9939302026.htm
| Period | Blended utilization |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 86 |
| Q2 2026 | 85 |
| Q1 2026 | 85 |
| Q4 2025 | 83 |
| Q3 2025 | 85 |
| Q2 2025 | 85 |
| Q1 2025 | 85 |
| Q4 2024 | 82 |
| Q3 2024 | 84 |
| Q2 2024 | 83 |
| Q1 2024 | 82 |
| Q4 2023 | 81 |
| Q3 2023 | 84 |
| Q2 2023 | 84 |
| Q1 2023 | 84 |
Source: Cognizant Form 8-K Exhibit 99.3 Additional Employee Metrics, Blended Utilization Excluding Trainees (period-end %). Later filing wins. Blended metric introduced Q1 2024 with recast of Q1–Q4 2023; not the prior offshore/onsite split. 2024-05-01 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000115/exhibit993033124.htm; 2024-07-31 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000241/exhibit9936302024.htm; 2024-10-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829024000325/exhibit9939302024.htm; 2025-02-05 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000007/exhibit99312312024.htm; 2025-04-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000124/exhibit9933312025.htm; 2025-07-30 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000266/exhibit9936302025.htm; 2025-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829025000338/exhibit9939302025.htm; 2026-02-04 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000003/exhibit99312312025.htm; 2026-04-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000015/exhibit9933312026.htm; 2026-07-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000030/exhibit9936302026.htm; 2026-10-29 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000039/exhibit9939302026.htm