Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
$28.20B- Market cap
- $29.54B
- Debt
- +$576.00M
- Cash
- −$1.91B
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 1.34x · EV / EBITDA 7.45x
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Decision snapshot: CTSH stock price at discount vs BKH $62.33 current versus $83.90 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BKH's multiple
Implied fair value · at CTSH's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CTSH FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · BKH FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Nine fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 1.34x · EV / EBITDA 7.45x
Capital structure 54% equity / 46% debt · EV / Revenue 4.37x · EV / EBITDA 13.78x
CTSH carries the larger enterprise value at $28.20B against $10.10B; CTSH trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.34x vs 4.37x); CTSH on the lower EV / EBITDA (7.45x vs 13.78x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Black Hills Corporation · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.04x
1.23x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-0.35x
6.16x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.91B
$182.80M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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