Cognizant Dividend
Cognizant Dividend history 8 years & estimates 2025 to 2026
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Dividend Analysis of the Cognizant Stock
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Criteria / Value
Criteria
Value
|
Grade | |
|---|---|---|
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Current dividend yield
1.50%
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0/3 | |
|
Dividend Yield 10Y
1.08%
|
1/3 | |
|
Payout 3Y
25.26%
|
3/3 | |
|
Continuity 10Y
8 Years
|
2/3 | |
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Growth 5Y
8.45%
|
2/3 | |
| No top scorer |
Total: 8/15
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When does Cognizant pay a dividend?
The Cognizant stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Cognizant stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from Cognizant are distributed via February, May, August and November.
| Year | Dividend | Ex-day & Payday |
Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Dividend per Share | Ex-Day | Payday | Payment frequency |
| 2024 |
$0.3
$0.3
|
Nov 19 2024
Nov 19 2024
Nov 27 2024
Nov 19 24
Nov 27 24 |
Nov 27 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.3
$0.3
|
Aug 20 2024
Aug 20 2024
Aug 28 2024
Aug 20 24
Aug 28 24 |
Aug 28 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.3
$0.3
|
May 17 2024
May 17 2024
May 29 2024
May 17 24
May 29 24 |
May 29 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2024 |
$0.3
$0.3
|
Feb 16 2024
Feb 16 2024
Feb 28 2024
Feb 16 24
Feb 28 24 |
Feb 28 2024 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.29
$0.29
|
Nov 20 2023
Nov 20 2023
Nov 30 2023
Nov 20 23
Nov 30 23 |
Nov 30 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.29
$0.29
|
Aug 18 2023
Aug 18 2023
Aug 29 2023
Aug 18 23
Aug 29 23 |
Aug 29 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.29
$0.29
|
May 18 2023
May 18 2023
May 30 2023
May 18 23
May 30 23 |
May 30 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2023 |
$0.29
$0.29
|
Feb 16 2023
Feb 16 2023
Feb 28 2023
Feb 16 23
Feb 28 23 |
Feb 28 2023 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2022 |
$0.27
$0.27
|
Nov 17 2022
Nov 17 2022
Nov 29 2022
Nov 17 22
Nov 29 22 |
Nov 29 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
| 2022 |
$0.27
$0.27
|
Aug 18 2022
Aug 18 2022
Aug 30 2022
Aug 18 22
Aug 30 22 |
Aug 30 2022 |
quarterly
quarterly
|
How much dividend does Cognizant pay?
Cognizant most recently paid a dividend of $0.30. Cognizant paid a Dividend of $1.20 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of $79.89 at Dec 26 2024, the current dividend yield is 1.50% (calculation: $1.20 / $79.89 = 1.50%). No special dividend was paid.
What is the Cognizant Dividend Yield and payout ratio?
The average Cognizant dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.50% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.08%.
The payout ratio of Cognizant in relation to the last financial year is 27.55%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 25.26%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).
| Metric | Cognizant |
|---|---|
| Current dividend yield | 1.50% |
| Dividend Yield 5Y | 1.50% |
| Dividend Yield 10Y | 1.08% |
| Payout 1Y | 27.55% |
| Payout 3Y | 25.26% |
Is the Cognizant dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth
Is the Cognizant dividend safe?
Cognizant has been paying a dividend for 8 years and has not lowered the dividend for 8 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 5-times.
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 3.45%. The average Cognizant Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45%.
| Metric | Cognizant |
|---|---|
| Increased | 5 Years |
| Continuity | 8 Years |
| Paid | 8 Years |
| Growth 1Y | 3.45% |
| Growth 5Y | 8.45% |
Continuity
Cognizant has been paying a dividend for 8 years and has not lowered the dividend for 8 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 5-times.
Dividend Growth
The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 3.45%. The average Cognizant Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45%.
Cognizant Stock Forecast 2024
On the stock exchange, the Cognizant stock (ISIN: US1924461023) is not traded as a top scorer in December 2024 according to the dividend strategy.
The stock price of Cognizant 5.77% has risen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Cognizant stock price in real time at the top of the page.
Cognizant (symbol: CTSH) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 17.67 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.04 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Cognizant stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 17.60 according to P/E ratio and 2.01 according to P/S.
| Metric | Cognizant |
|---|---|
| Dividend Score | 8/15 |
| Performance 2024 |
5.77%
|
| P/E TTM | 17.67 |
| P/S TTM | 2.04 |
| P/E forward | 17.60 |
| P/S forward | 2.01 |
Cognizant (symbol: CTSH) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 17.67 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.04 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Cognizant stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 17.60 according to P/E ratio and 2.01 according to P/S.
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