What is CTSH's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 16.3× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Cognizant (CTSH) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

CTSH's P/E of 15.1x is lower than 63% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

CTSH year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	18.9×	70%
Dec 30, 2024	16.9×	38%
Dec 25, 2023	18.4×	53%
Dec 26, 2022	12.7×	1%
Dec 27, 2021	25.1×	66%
Dec 28, 2020	30.4×	86%
Dec 30, 2019	16.6×	2%
Dec 31, 2018	26.0×	67%
Dec 25, 2017	21.9×	18%
Dec 26, 2016	22.0×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
ACNAccenture	17.7×	12%
IBMIBM	22.3×	31%
ITGartner	19.8×	20%
AAPLApple	39.5×	96%

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What is CTSH's current P/E?: CTSH's P/E of 15.1x is lower than 63% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is CTSH's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 16.3× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.