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Cognizant Technology Solutions (MEX:CTSH) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 496 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cognizant Technology Solutions Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Cognizant Technology Solutions's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 496 Mil.

Cognizant Technology Solutions's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Jun. 2024 (497 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (496 Mil). It means Cognizant Technology Solutions bought back shares from Jun. 2024 to Sep. 2024 .

Cognizant Technology Solutions's annual shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (509 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (498 Mil). It means Cognizant Technology Solutions bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Cognizant Technology Solutions Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cognizant Technology Solutions Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Cognizant Technology Solutions Annual Data
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Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Shares Outstanding (EOP) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 501.00 498.00 497.00 497.00 496.00

Competitive Comparison of Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cognizant Technology Solutions's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Cognizant Technology Solutions Shares Outstanding (EOP) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that end of period. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.


Cognizant Technology Solutions  (MEX:CTSH) Shares Outstanding (EOP) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Cognizant Technology Solutions Business Description

Address
300 Frank West Burr Boulevard, Suite 36, 6th Floor, Teaneck, NJ, USA, 07666
Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world's largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company's headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.