On May 18, 2026, the company announced an increase in its equity buyback plan. The company increased its authorization by $2,000 million, thereby bringing the total authorization $15,500 million.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is one of the world's leading service providers in information technology. The group's activity is organized primarily around 2 areas:
- design and integration of solutions and systems: design and management of technical infrastructures, development of Internet solutions (portals, commerce sites, etc.), integration of ERP solutions, deploying decision-making applications. Moreover, the group offers technological consulting services;
- maintenance services.
Net sales break down by market as follows: health care (30.1%), financial services (29.2%), communication/media/technology (15.7%), and other (25%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (74.8%), the United Kingdom (9.1%), Continental Europe (9.9%), and other (6.2%).
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