Cognizant vs Kyndryl
Cognizant reported revenue of $21.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Kyndryl's $15.1 billion in fiscal 2026. Cognizant's revenue grew 7.0% in its latest year, and Kyndryl's grew 0.2%. Free cash flow was $2.6 billion at Cognizant and $340 million at Kyndryl. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and March 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Cognizant | Kyndryl | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $21.1B | $15.1B |
| Revenue growth | 7.0% | 0.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.9% | −4.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 21.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.1% | — |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 1.3% |
| Free cash flow | $2.6B | $340M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.3% | 2.2% |
| Return on capital | 16.1% | 7.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.3x | 1.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.0B | $304M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.6% | −2.2% |
| Last close | $69.34 | $14.68 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.1× | 39.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $209,768, sold $6.3 million | sold $177,248 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 8 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cognizant and Kyndryl pages.