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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A

CTSH · Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A · IT

Up next day
8/12
67%
Fell despite growth
3/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±2.2%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.8%
avg over 12 beats
Biggest single move
+7.8%
'23.6 · largest reaction

How this stock reacts to earnings

Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions

Good results usually push the stock up
Up the next day 8 of 12 beats (67%)
Tends to keep drifting the same way for days
Day-one direction continued · 67% of last 12
vs IT sector avg (177 peers)
This
+0.8%
Sector
+0.8%
Avg next-day reaction

Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?

How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move

This stock mostly moves with the reported earnings number
Moved opposite to results 4 of last 12 times (33%)
4xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
0xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures

Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter

Oct 28Before open
'26.7 expectedEst. EPS $1.46
Quarter ended 3/2026
Reported 2026-04-29
Next-day move
-3.3%
After 5 days -6.2%
vs Consensus$1.33$1.40+5.0% beat
Beat by +5.0% but stock -3.3%
EPS
$1.40
YoY +14%
Revenue
$5.4B
YoY +6%
Next-Q guidance
N/A
Price around earnings
Fell despite growthvs market -4.3%p-34% dip before

Earnings trend · last 12 quarters

EPS$1.40YoY +14%
'23.6'26.3
Revenue$5.4BYoY +6%
'23.6'26.3

Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters

UpDown
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
1x8%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
7x58%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
1x8%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
3x25%
← Weak earningsStrong earnings →

Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 7 of 12q (58%)

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