Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 38 recorded CTSH dividend payments, running from May 18, 2017 to August 18, 2026 — 10 calendar years. Together those payments total $9.56 per share. CTSH has most often paid quarterly.
CTSH has increased its payment rate for 6 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the CTSH payment rate compounded at +7.1% a year. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 10 years of recorded history, CTSH's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
CTSH dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.24 | 4 | $0.310 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $1.20 | 4 | $0.300 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.290 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | — |
| 2017 | $0.450 | 3 (timing) | $0.150 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CTSH's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CTSH dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| August 18, 2026 | $0.330 |
| May 18, 2026 | $0.330 |
| February 18, 2026 | $0.330 |
| November 18, 2025 | $0.310 |
| August 18, 2025 | $0.310 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.310 |
| February 18, 2025 | $0.310 |
| November 19, 2024 | $0.300 |
| August 20, 2024 | $0.300 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.300 |
| February 16, 2024 | $0.300 |
| November 20, 2023 | $0.290 |
| August 18, 2023 | $0.290 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.290 |
| February 16, 2023 | $0.290 |
| November 17, 2022 | $0.270 |
| August 18, 2022 | $0.270 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.270 |
| February 17, 2022 | $0.270 |
| November 18, 2021 | $0.240 |
| August 19, 2021 | $0.240 |
| May 19, 2021 | $0.240 |
| February 17, 2021 | $0.240 |
| November 18, 2020 | $0.220 |
| August 20, 2020 | $0.220 |
| May 19, 2020 | $0.220 |
| February 14, 2020 | $0.220 |
| November 18, 2019 | $0.200 |
| August 21, 2019 | $0.200 |
| May 21, 2019 | $0.200 |
| February 20, 2019 | $0.200 |
| November 19, 2018 | $0.200 |
| August 21, 2018 | $0.200 |
| May 21, 2018 | $0.200 |
| February 21, 2018 | $0.200 |
| November 17, 2017 | $0.150 |
| August 18, 2017 | $0.150 |
| May 18, 2017 | $0.150 |
CTSH dividend history questions
How many dividends has CTSH paid?
DivTrkr has 38 recorded CTSH dividend payments between May 18, 2017 and August 18, 2026, totalling $9.56 per share across 10 calendar years.
Has CTSH ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 10 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the CTSH dividend growing?
The CTSH payment rate compounded at +7.1% a year over the last five complete years.
How often does CTSH pay a dividend?
CTSH has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CTSH dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CTSH free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.