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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+11.3%29 Jul 2026Max
  2. 2−10.5%18 Jun 2026Very High
  3. 3−10.1%3 Feb 2026Max
  4. 4+9.8%18 May 2026Max
  5. 5−7.2%12 Feb 2026High

Every day, by size of move

264 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max62.3%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate93.4%
  • Low9435.6%
  • Very Low15056.8%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+21.8%Week of27 Jul 2026Max
  2. 2−16.5%Week of31 Oct 2022Moderate
  3. 3−16.2%Week of15 Jun 2026Moderate
  4. 4−13.7%Week of9 Feb 2026Low
  5. 5+12.7%Week of18 May 2026High

Every week, by size of move

301 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max62.0%
  • Very High20.7%
  • High31.0%
  • Moderate175.6%
  • Low8026.6%
  • Very Low19364.1%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+42.9%Jul 2026Max
  2. 2−30.5%Jun 2026Max
  3. 3−25.0%Nov 2007Max
  4. 4+24.9%Apr 2020Low
  5. 5−23.7%Mar 2020Very High

Every month, by size of move

251 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max41.6%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High41.6%
  • Moderate52.0%
  • Low7329.1%
  • Very Low16364.9%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, CTSH rose most often in July (17 of 22) and fell most often in September (13 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
29 Oct 2026 Beat$1.49 vs $1.46 expected −5.8%
29 Jul 2026 Missed$1.37 vs $1.38 expected +11.3%
29 Apr 2026 Beat$1.40 vs $1.33 expected −0.8%
4 Feb 2026 Beat$1.35 vs $1.32 expected +3.0%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, CTSH moves about 1.3% up or down. That is livelier than 6 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Cognizant Technology Solutions, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01ChartMill6 hours agoCOGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A (NASDAQ:CTSH): A Dividend Quality Pick for Investors
  2. 02GuruFocus17 hours agoA Look at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) After 4.1% Gain -- GF Value $87.18 vs Price $65.11
  3. 03MarketWatch21 hours agoCognizant Technology Solutions Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
  4. 04MarketBeat23 hours agoCognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) Stock Gets Price Target Reduction from Morgan Stanley
  5. 05Moomoo1 day agoCognizant Tech Solutions Price Target Raised to $55.00/Share From $47.00 by RBC Capital
  6. 06MarketBeat1 day agoCognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) Given New $55.00 Price Target at Royal Bank Of Canada