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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.

Cognizant Voluntary Attrition Tech Services (percent)
PeriodVoluntary attrition TTM
Q3 202612.6
Q2 202613
Q1 202612.3
Q4 202512.3
Q3 202512.6
Q2 202512.6
Q1 202512

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

Cognizant Days Sales Outstanding (days)
PeriodDSO
Q3 202689
Q2 202688
Q1 202684
Q4 202581
Q3 202582

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/).

Cognizant Large Deals Signed (count)
PeriodLarge deals
Q3 20263
Q2 20267
Q1 20267
Q4 202512
Q3 20256
Q2 20256
Q1 20254
Q4 202410
Q3 20246
Q1 20248

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

Cognizant Trailing Twelve Month Bookings (usd_billions)
PeriodTTM bookings
Q3 202628.7
Q2 202629.1
Q1 202629.6
Q4 202528.4
Q3 202527.5
Q2 202527.8
Q1 202526.7
Q4 202427.1
Q3 202426.2
Q2 202426.2
Q1 202425.9
Q4 202326.3
Q3 202326.9
Q2 202326.4
Q1 202325.6
Q4 202224.1
Q3 202223.1
Q2 202223.2
Q1 202223.4
Q4 202123.1
Q3 202121.7

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

Cognizant Blended Utilization Excluding Trainees (percent)
PeriodBlended utilization
Q3 202686
Q2 202685
Q1 202685
Q4 202583
Q3 202585
Q2 202585
Q1 202585
Q4 202482
Q3 202484
Q2 202483
Q1 202482
Q4 202381
Q3 202384
Q2 202384
Q1 202384

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

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