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Cognizant Technology Solutions vs Verisign: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Cognizant Technology Solutions brought in $21.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Verisign $1.7B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +7.0% at Cognizant Technology Solutions and +6.4% at Verisign on the year before, so Cognizant Technology Solutions grew faster. Cognizant Technology Solutions kept 10.6% of its revenue as net profit, Verisign 49.8%. Free cash flow was $2.6B at Cognizant Technology Solutions and $1.1B at Verisign.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

CTSHVRSN
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$21.1B$1.7B
Revenue growth+7.0%+6.4%
Net income$2.2B$825.7M
Net margin10.6%49.8%
Free cash flow$2.6B$1.1B
Free cash flow margin12.3%64.5%
Earnings per share (diluted)$4.56n/a
Cash$1.9B$307.9M
Debt$543Mn/a
Price to earnings12.6n/a
Market value$25.8B$25.9B
Dividend yield2.16%0.80%
Rank by revenue in sector#35 of 530 · Technology#166 of 530 · Technology

Over the years

Revenue
CTSH FY2018: $16.1BCTSH FY2019: $16.8BCTSH FY2020: $16.7BCTSH FY2021: $18.5BCTSH FY2022: $19.4BCTSH FY2023: $19.4BCTSH FY2024: $19.7BCTSH FY2025: $21.1BVRSN FY2018: $1.2BVRSN FY2019: $1.2BVRSN FY2020: $1.3BVRSN FY2021: $1.3BVRSN FY2022: $1.4BVRSN FY2023: $1.5BVRSN FY2024: $1.6BVRSN FY2025: $1.7BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CTSH $21.1BVRSN $1.7B
Net income
CTSH FY2018: $2.1BCTSH FY2019: $1.8BCTSH FY2020: $1.4BCTSH FY2021: $2.1BCTSH FY2022: $2.3BCTSH FY2023: $2.1BCTSH FY2024: $2.2BCTSH FY2025: $2.2BVRSN FY2018: $582.5MVRSN FY2019: $612.3MVRSN FY2020: $814.9MVRSN FY2021: $784.8MVRSN FY2022: $673.8MVRSN FY2023: $817.6MVRSN FY2024: $785.7MVRSN FY2025: $825.7MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CTSH $2.2BVRSN $825.7M
Net margin
CTSH FY2018: 13.0%CTSH FY2019: 11.0%CTSH FY2020: 8.4%CTSH FY2021: 11.5%CTSH FY2022: 11.8%CTSH FY2023: 11.0%CTSH FY2024: 11.3%CTSH FY2025: 10.6%VRSN FY2018: 47.9%VRSN FY2019: 49.7%VRSN FY2020: 64.4%VRSN FY2021: 59.1%VRSN FY2022: 47.3%VRSN FY2023: 54.8%VRSN FY2024: 50.4%VRSN FY2025: 49.8%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CTSH 10.6%VRSN 49.8%
Revenue growth
CTSH FY2019: +4.1%CTSH FY2020: -0.8%CTSH FY2021: +11.1%CTSH FY2022: +5.0%CTSH FY2023: -0.4%CTSH FY2024: +2.0%CTSH FY2025: +7.0%VRSN FY2019: +1.4%VRSN FY2020: +2.7%VRSN FY2021: +4.9%VRSN FY2022: +7.3%VRSN FY2023: +4.8%VRSN FY2024: +4.3%VRSN FY2025: +6.4%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CTSH +7.0%VRSN +6.4%
Free cash flow
CTSH FY2018: $2.2BCTSH FY2019: $2.1BCTSH FY2020: $2.9BCTSH FY2021: $2.2BCTSH FY2022: $2.2BCTSH FY2023: $2BCTSH FY2024: $1.8BCTSH FY2025: $2.6BVRSN FY2018: $660.8MVRSN FY2019: $713.6MVRSN FY2020: $686.8MVRSN FY2021: $754.2MVRSN FY2022: $803.7MVRSN FY2023: $808MVRSN FY2024: $874.5MVRSN FY2025: $1.1BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CTSH $2.6BVRSN $1.1B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Cognizant Technology Solutions and Verisign

Which is bigger by revenue, Cognizant Technology Solutions or Verisign?

Cognizant Technology Solutions is bigger by revenue: $21.1B in fiscal 2025, against $1.7B for Verisign in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Cognizant Technology Solutions or Verisign?

Cognizant Technology Solutions had a net margin of 10.6% in fiscal 2025; Verisign had 49.8% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Cognizant Technology Solutions or Verisign?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +7.0% at Cognizant Technology Solutions and +6.4% at Verisign.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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