Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
CTSH 6.5Price and target zones价格与目标区间
Near the buy zone接近买入区间
What the company does公司做什么
Cognizant is an IT-services company. Companies hire it to build and maintain their software and run their back office, using large teams based mostly in India and other lower-cost countries. About a third of its work is for healthcare.Cognizant是一家IT服务公司。企业雇用它来搭建和维护自己的软件、运行后台业务,主要靠一支大部分位于印度和其他低成本国家的团队。它约三分之一的工作是为医疗行业做的。
Earns from营收来源 multi-year contracts for software work and business-process operation, billed largely by headcount.软件工作和业务流程运营的多年期合同,收费主要按人头计。
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a professional services company, provides consulting and technology, and outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Financial Services; Health Sciences; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology. The company provides services including artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services and solutions, consulting, application development, systems integration, quality engineering and assurance, engineering research and development, application maintenance, infrastructure, security, and business process services and automation. It also offers AI-led automation, which includes advisory, and process and IT automation solutions designed to simplify and accelerate automation adoption; business process outsourcing services, which help deliver business outcomes including revenue growth, increased customer and employee satisfaction, and cost savings; and Cognizant Moment, a digital experience service that uses AI to reimagine customer experiences and engineer strategies aimed at driving growth. In addition, the company develops, licenses, implements, and supports proprietary and third-party software products and platforms; and develops industry-specific products and services. It offers solution to healthcare providers and payers, life sciences companies, banking, capital markets, payments and insurance companies, manufacturers, automakers, retailers, consumer goods, travel and hospitality, communications, media and entertainment, education, information services, and technology companies, as well as businesses providing logistics, energy, and utility services. The company has a strategic partnership with Uniphore Technologies Inc. for the development of AI solutions that combine small language models and AI agents. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Revenue breakdown营收构成 share of revenue营收占比
Cognizant builds and runs the software that health insurers and drug makers use to process claims, manage care, and support clinical operations. Its own platform, TriZetto, handles claims processing for a large share of US health insurers, which locks clients in because switching claims systems is costly and risky. This makes Health Sciences Cognizant's largest and stickiest business.Cognizant为健康保险公司和制药企业开发和运维软件,用于处理理赔、管理医疗服务和支持临床运营。其自有平台TriZetto为美国大部分健康保险公司处理理赔业务,客户一旦使用便难以更换理赔系统,因为更换成本高、风险大,这形成了较强的客户黏性。这使Health Sciences成为Cognizant规模最大、客户黏性最强的业务板块。
Cognizant provides software development and back-office operations for banks and insurance companies, including work on core banking systems, claims handling, and compliance processing. Demand tracks how much financial institutions spend on technology modernization and regulatory compliance. It is Cognizant's second-largest segment and grew faster than any other segment in 2025.Cognizant为银行和保险公司提供软件开发和后台运营服务,涵盖核心银行系统、理赔处理和合规流程等工作。需求高低取决于金融机构在技术现代化和监管合规方面的支出规模。这是Cognizant第二大业务板块,在2025年的增速在所有板块中最快。
Cognizant serves manufacturers, retailers, energy companies, and travel firms, building and running the software these industries use for supply chains, e-commerce, and day-to-day operations. Growth here follows capital spending cycles in industrial and consumer sectors, which move with the broader economy. It grew only modestly in 2025 as clients held back technology budgets.Cognizant为制造业、零售业、能源和旅游企业提供服务,开发和运维这些行业用于供应链管理、电子商务和日常运营的软件。该板块的增长取决于工业和消费行业的资本支出周期,与整体经济走势相关。2025年由于客户压缩技术预算,该板块仅实现小幅增长。
Cognizant works with telecom carriers, media companies, and technology firms, mainly on network operations support and back-office software. It is Cognizant's smallest segment, and revenue stayed roughly flat in 2025 as telecom clients cut costs. It is also the segment most exposed to further pressure, since carriers are aggressively automating the kind of routine support work Cognizant provides.Cognizant与电信运营商、媒体公司和科技企业合作,主要提供网络运营支持和后台软件服务。这是Cognizant规模最小的业务板块,2025年由于电信客户削减开支,营收基本持平。该板块也最容易受到进一步冲击,因为运营商正在大力推行自动化,而这正是Cognizant所提供的常规支持工作类型。
Company facts公司资料
- Founded成立时间
- 1988
- Headquarters总部
- Teaneck, New Jersey
- Employees员工人数
- 356,700
- Industry行业
- Information Technology Services
- Country国家
- United States
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- Earnings 7/29. 8.1x fwd, 2.81% yield (~2x 5yr avg), 12.7% FCF yield, near-zero debt, $2B buyback. Down on sector-wide AI-disruption repricing — but GM −220bps and ROIC −340bps over 3yrs confirm real moat erosion; Project Leap cutting 12-15k jobs. FV $45-60 (Graham ~$57). Ran +17% out of zone on reassessment, not a fix. Add $35-38 on weakness
👀 ⚠️ 7/29 财报。 ** 8.1x 前瞻,2.81% 股息率(~2x 5 年均值),12.7% 自由现金流收益率,近乎零负债,$2B 回购。 因全行业 AI-颠覆重新定价而下跌——但 3 年内毛利率 −220bps、ROIC −340bps 证实护城河确有侵蚀**;Project Leap 裁员 12-15k 人。 FV $45-60(格雷厄姆 ~$57)。 因重新评估而非基本面改善上涨 +17% 脱离区间。 逢弱加仓 $35-38。
Historical results历史业绩 past fiscal years — these values do not change过去财年——这些数值不会变动
Profit margins利润率 the share of revenue that stays as profit营收中留存为利润的比例
of every $1 of revenue每 $1 营收中的占比
- Return on equity净资产收益率
- 15%
- Revenue growth营收增长
- +4%
- Dividend yield股息率
- 2.30%
Competitors竞争对手
Why customers stay客户为什么留下
Owning TriZetto is the real strength — that software is embedded in US health insurers and creates a switching cost beyond pure labour. But the weakness is significant: Cognizant is about a third of Accenture's size, more dependent on low-cost labour, and much of its work is the repetitive kind that AI can automate.拥有TriZetto才是真正的强项——那套软件嵌在美国的医疗保险公司里,形成了超越单纯人力的转换成本。但弱点很明显:Cognizant大约只有Accenture的三分之一大,更依赖低成本人力,而且它很多工作属于AI能够自动化的那种重复性工作。
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