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Total assets reported in FY2025.
Total liabilities reported in FY2025.
Shareholders' equity reported in FY2025.
Equity as a share of the latest capital base.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions’ balance sheet shows a generally steady expansion over the five-year period, with total assets rising from $17.9 billion in 2021 to $20.7 billion in 2025. The strongest asset growth came after 2022, with assets increasing each year through 2025, suggesting continued cash generation, reinvestment, or acquisitions/working-capital build. This gradual upward trend is consistent with a mature IT services company that tends to maintain a relatively asset-light balance sheet compared with industrial businesses. Liabilities have declined overall from $5.9 billion in 2021 to $5.7 billion in 2025, despite a small increase in 2023–2025 after reaching a low in 2022. Stockholders’ equity increased steadily from $12.0 billion to $15.0 billion, reflecting the combination of asset growth and controlled liabilities. As a result, the company’s equity base strengthened meaningfully over the period, improving its financial flexibility. In the context of the technology services industry, this is a healthy profile: Cognizant appears conservatively financed, with modest leverage and a growing capital base, which typically supports resilience through cyclical demand shifts.
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