Cognizant
S&P 500
Nasdaq 100
$60.00
+2.88%
Delayed · cached 15 min
Fair value analysis
CTSH
Cognizant
$60.00
Close used for this calculation
$79.40Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
72/100
Quality radar
Consensus fair value
$79.40
Below FV▲ +32.3% against the close used
Model range $28.32 – $105.56
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.
Price target range & 52-week position
Bear$28.32Fair value$79.40Bull$105.56
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $38.7352W high $86.70
The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.
Valuation summary
Trading below the consensus fair value
Cognizant closed at $60.00, 24.4% below the consensus fair value of $79.40 drawn from 9 valuation models.
Financial DNA score 72/100 — Strong. P/E of 13.2x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.
Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.
All valuation models
DCF Valuation
$89.73
+49.6%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=6.2%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$56.92
-5.1%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=4.56, BVPS=31.58 · outside Graham range (P/E 13.2, P/B 1.9) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$91.20
+52.0%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=4.56, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$28.32
-52.8%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=4.56, g=6.2%
EV/EBITDA
$105.56
+75.9%
(EBITDA × 13.1x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=3.94B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$34.81
-42.0%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=1.24, r=10%, g=6.2%
Book Value (P/B)
$69.47
+15.8%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=31.58, ROE=14.8%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$60.00
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 1.5% | Historical: 6.2%
Margin of Safety
$59.46
-0.9%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=79.28, MoS=25%
Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.
Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.