Cognizant Net Debt from 2010 to 2026

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USD 74.50 8.41 10.14%

Cognizant Technology's Net Debt is increasing with stable movements from year to year. Net Debt is predicted to flatten to about -688 M. Net Debt is the total debt of Cognizant Technology Solutions minus its cash and cash equivalents. It represents the actual debt burden on the company after accounting for the liquid assets it holds. View All Fundamentals

Net Debt

First Reported

1998-06-30

Previous Quarter

-373 M

Current Value

-1.2 B

Quarterly Volatility

574.6 M

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Check Cognizant Technology financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among Cognizant Technology's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 654.5 M, Interest Expense of 65.2 M or Selling General Administrative of 3.9 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 2.11, Dividend Yield of 0.0104 or PTB Ratio of 2.89. Cognizant financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with Cognizant Technology Valuation or Volatility modules.

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The Net Debt trend for Cognizant Technology Solutions offers valuable insights into the company's financial trajectory and strategic direction. By examining multi-year patterns, investors can identify whether Cognizant Technology is strengthening or weakening its position, and how this metric correlates with broader market conditions and industry benchmarks.

Latest Cognizant Technology's Net Debt Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Net Debt of Cognizant Technology Solutions over the last few years. It is the total debt of a company minus its cash and cash equivalents. It represents the actual debt burden on the company after accounting for the liquid assets it holds. Cognizant Technology's Net Debt historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in Cognizant Technology's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.

Net Debt

10 Years Trend

Pretty Stable

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Net Debt

Timeline

Cognizant Net Debt Regression Statistics

	Arithmetic Mean	(883,699,765)
	Coefficient Of Variation	(60.85)
	Mean Deviation	402,398,927
	Median	(837,700,000)
	Standard Deviation	537,751,154
	Sample Variance	289176.3T
	Range	2.2B
	R-Value	0.24
	Mean Square Error	290826.9T
	R-Squared	0.06
	Significance	0.36
	Slope	25,457,456
	Total Sum of Squares	4626820.9T

Cognizant Net Debt History

	2026	-688 M
	2025	-655.2 M
	2024	-728 M
	2023	-1.3 B
	2022	-657 M
	2021	-150 M
	2020	-922 M

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Net Debt To E B I T D A

Cognizant Technology Net Debt component correlations

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Good Will	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Intangible Assets	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Short Term Debt	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Long Term Debt Total	Short Long Term Debt	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		1.0	0.19	0.99	0.93	0.99	0.94	0.97	0.65	0.96	0.66	0.55	0.98	-0.2	-0.5	0.64	0.75	-0.88	0.62	0.22	-0.91	-0.17	0.67	-0.78	-0.8
Total Stockholder Equity	1.0		0.16	1.0	0.91	1.0	0.94	0.94	0.65	0.96	0.64	0.52	0.98	-0.18	-0.49	0.67	0.73	-0.86	0.57	0.16	-0.89	-0.16	0.7	-0.74	-0.78
Net Debt	0.19	0.16		0.17	0.22	0.14	0.33	0.26	-0.11	0.39	0.08	0.05	0.18	-0.14	-0.66	-0.18	0.42	-0.23	0.5	0.34	-0.3	-0.21	0.2	-0.27	-0.23
Retained Earnings	0.99	1.0	0.17		0.91	1.0	0.94	0.94	0.63	0.96	0.62	0.5	0.98	-0.2	-0.5	0.65	0.72	-0.87	0.56	0.16	-0.9	-0.18	0.71	-0.75	-0.79
Accounts Payable	0.93	0.91	0.22	0.91		0.92	0.95	0.96	0.49	0.88	0.48	0.49	0.93	-0.43	-0.47	0.41	0.6	-0.89	0.62	0.47	-0.94	-0.29	0.65	-0.93	-0.88
Net Receivables	0.99	1.0	0.14	1.0	0.92		0.93	0.95	0.66	0.95	0.64	0.54	0.98	-0.19	-0.46	0.66	0.71	-0.88	0.58	0.19	-0.9	-0.16	0.69	-0.75	-0.79
Good Will	0.94	0.94	0.33	0.94	0.95	0.93		0.93	0.41	0.95	0.43	0.36	0.93	-0.47	-0.54	0.38	0.65	-0.85	0.57	0.29	-0.93	-0.32	0.78	-0.9	-0.91
Total Liab	0.97	0.94	0.26	0.94	0.96	0.95	0.93		0.64	0.93	0.66	0.6	0.95	-0.24	-0.5	0.55	0.76	-0.9	0.69	0.37	-0.91	-0.19	0.57	-0.82	-0.8
Total Current Assets	0.65	0.65	-0.11	0.63	0.49	0.66	0.41	0.64		0.56	0.94	0.81	0.62	0.43	-0.28	0.87	0.76	-0.6	0.56	0.08	-0.49	0.15	0.24	-0.21	-0.13
Intangible Assets	0.96	0.96	0.39	0.96	0.88	0.95	0.95	0.93	0.56		0.61	0.44	0.95	-0.21	-0.59	0.55	0.81	-0.82	0.64	0.17	-0.87	-0.18	0.71	-0.74	-0.78
Common Stock	0.66	0.64	0.08	0.62	0.48	0.64	0.43	0.66	0.94	0.61		0.77	0.62	0.45	-0.32	0.78	0.87	-0.52	0.64	0.08	-0.44	0.12	0.19	-0.19	-0.12
Property Plant Equipment	0.55	0.52	0.05	0.5	0.49	0.54	0.36	0.6	0.81	0.44	0.77		0.52	0.33	-0.13	0.62	0.57	-0.52	0.68	0.34	-0.43	0.03	0.08	-0.28	-0.17
Current Deferred Revenue	0.98	0.98	0.18	0.98	0.93	0.98	0.93	0.95	0.62	0.95	0.62	0.52		-0.21	-0.48	0.62	0.72	-0.86	0.59	0.29	-0.9	-0.07	0.67	-0.77	-0.79
Short Term Investments	-0.2	-0.18	-0.14	-0.2	-0.43	-0.19	-0.47	-0.24	0.43	-0.21	0.45	0.33	-0.21		0.04	0.53	0.16	0.23	0.04	-0.25	0.37	0.49	-0.52	0.71	0.71
Short Term Debt	-0.5	-0.49	-0.66	-0.5	-0.47	-0.46	-0.54	-0.5	-0.28	-0.59	-0.32	-0.13	-0.48	0.04		-0.35	-0.58	0.64	-0.44	-0.3	0.66	0.02	-0.32	0.43	0.37
Net Tangible Assets	0.64	0.67	-0.18	0.65	0.41	0.66	0.38	0.55	0.87	0.55	0.78	0.62	0.62	0.53	-0.35		0.62	-0.58	0.34	-0.09	-0.48	0.25	0.21	-0.11	-0.14
Long Term Debt	0.75	0.73	0.42	0.72	0.6	0.71	0.65	0.76	0.76	0.81	0.87	0.57	0.72	0.16	-0.58	0.62		-0.6	0.68	0.09	-0.59	-0.01	0.43	-0.4	-0.36
Capital Surpluse	-0.88	-0.86	-0.23	-0.87	-0.89	-0.88	-0.85	-0.9	-0.6	-0.82	-0.52	-0.52	-0.86	0.23	0.64	-0.58	-0.6		-0.59	-0.4	0.96	0.13	-0.53	0.78	0.73
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.62	0.57	0.5	0.56	0.62	0.58	0.57	0.69	0.56	0.64	0.64	0.68	0.59	0.04	-0.44	0.34	0.68	-0.59		0.53	-0.58	0.0	0.29	-0.46	-0.33
Long Term Investments	0.22	0.16	0.34	0.16	0.47	0.19	0.29	0.37	0.08	0.17	0.08	0.34	0.29	-0.25	-0.3	-0.09	0.09	-0.4	0.53		-0.43	-0.04	-0.03	-0.5	-0.29
Long Term Debt Total	-0.91	-0.89	-0.3	-0.9	-0.94	-0.9	-0.93	-0.91	-0.49	-0.87	-0.44	-0.43	-0.9	0.37	0.66	-0.48	-0.59	0.96	-0.58	-0.43		0.16	-0.67	0.87	0.85
Short Long Term Debt	-0.17	-0.16	-0.21	-0.18	-0.29	-0.16	-0.32	-0.19	0.15	-0.18	0.12	0.03	-0.07	0.49	0.02	0.25	-0.01	0.13	0.0	-0.04	0.16		-0.33	0.45	0.39
Net Invested Capital	0.67	0.7	0.2	0.71	0.65	0.69	0.78	0.57	0.24	0.71	0.19	0.08	0.67	-0.52	-0.32	0.21	0.43	-0.53	0.29	-0.03	-0.67	-0.33		-0.66	-0.72
Net Working Capital	-0.78	-0.74	-0.27	-0.75	-0.93	-0.75	-0.9	-0.82	-0.21	-0.74	-0.19	-0.28	-0.77	0.71	0.43	-0.11	-0.4	0.78	-0.46	-0.5	0.87	0.45	-0.66		0.94
Capital Stock	-0.8	-0.78	-0.23	-0.79	-0.88	-0.79	-0.91	-0.8	-0.13	-0.78	-0.12	-0.17	-0.79	0.71	0.37	-0.14	-0.36	0.73	-0.33	-0.29	0.85	0.39	-0.72	0.94

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Investors use fundamental indicators, such as Cognizant Technology's Net Debt, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Cognizant Technology's investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. Understanding these patterns can help investors make the right trading decisions.

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Net Debt	-655.2 M	-688 M
Net Debt To EBITDA	(0.21)	(0.19)

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.52)

Dividend Share

1.24

Earnings Share

4.32

Revenue Per Share

42.435

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.074

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Cognizant Net Debt from 2010 to 2026

Latest Cognizant Technology's Net Debt Growth Pattern

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