Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 10.14 as of 2026-09-10T20:00:01.000Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-10T02:53:34.390Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. A quote earlier than this retrieval cannot support current forward valuation.
Quote observation: 2026-09-10T20:00:01.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: de7ab1521dd8996a498174d2ef70a9119a8b7117db368a0ead6e3a963edac8b8
Forward PE Ratio (10.14) = Close Price ($58.32) / Consensus Forward EPS ($5.75)
FORWARD PE RATIO
10.14
SECTOR MEDIAN · TECHNOLOGY
23.03
median of 142 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-55.97%
vs the sector median at left
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Market Cap
$26.27B
Forward PE Ratio
10.14
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) | $26.27B | 10.14 |
| VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN)vs › | $26.11B | 29.51 |
| Zscaler, Inc. (ZS)vs › | $26.44B | 33.54 |
| Fiserv, Inc. (FISV)vs › | $26.09B | 6.75 |
| Corpay, Inc. (CPAY)vs › | $26.70B | 14.92 |
| Qnity Electronics, Inc. (Q)vs › | $25.82B | 27.09 |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON)vs › | $27.32B | 21.94 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS)vs › | $25.22B | 23.72 |
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (TDY)vs › | $27.65B | 24.13 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM)vs › | $27.99B | 15.53 |
Trailing P/E
12.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
10.1
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $5.75 implies +23.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $4.65.
At today's $58.32 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $5.75 | $5.46 – $5.82 | 18 | 10.1x |
| 2027-12-31 | $6.31 | $6.19 – $6.53 | 19 | 9.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $6.98 | $6.78 – $7.38 | 14 | 8.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
