CTSH
StockCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is 30.7% off its high, 537 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 186 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
And it's not just the price: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's P/S Severity Score is 10.7 — historically low valuation vs its own history.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-30.7%
Days in Drawdown
537
Avg Max Drawdown
6.8%
Avg Length
50
Drawdown Severity Score™
5.5
CTSH - Price & High Water Mark
CTSH - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 22, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within CTSH's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 2% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 3% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $61.87, which represents a 30.7% decline from its all-time high of $89.26. This drawdown has persisted for 537 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 6.8% in depth, with an average duration of 50 days. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has gone through 186 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was 71.4%, beginning in 2000. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1145 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation currently stands at 5.49. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 186 tracked pullbacks (65 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-02 | Ongoing | 537 days | -30.7% | $89.26 | $61.87 | n/a |
| 2022-03-23 | 2025-02-13 | 1059 days | -43.8% | $87.55 | $49.23 | $88.15 |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-22 | 2 days | -0.4% | $86.23 | $85.92 | $87.55 |
| 2022-02-10 | 2022-03-18 | 36 days | -7.4% | $85.94 | $79.58 | $86.23 |
| 2022-01-05 | 2022-02-09 | 36 days | -10.5% | $85.69 | $76.66 | $85.94 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-04 | 6 days | -1.0% | $83.97 | $83.16 | $85.69 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-21 | 2 days | -2.3% | $79.50 | $77.71 | $79.86 |
| 2021-12-13 | 2021-12-15 | 3 days | -0.3% | $76.95 | $76.75 | $77.70 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2021-12-10 | 19 days | -6.3% | $76.85 | $72.04 | $76.95 |
| 2021-11-15 | 2021-11-19 | 5 days | -1.2% | $76.61 | $75.69 | $76.85 |
| 2021-05-04 | 2021-11-12 | 193 days | -18.9% | $76.32 | $61.91 | $76.61 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2021-05-03 | 1145 days | -49.8% | $75.88 | $38.12 | $76.32 |
| 2018-03-12 | 2018-03-15 | 4 days | -1.3% | $75.77 | $74.81 | $75.88 |
| 2018-03-08 | 2018-03-09 | 2 days | -0.0% | $74.47 | $74.44 | $75.77 |
| 2018-02-27 | 2018-03-06 | 8 days | -2.8% | $74.22 | $72.14 | $74.31 |
| 2018-02-22 | 2018-02-23 | 2 days | -0.2% | $73.17 | $73.00 | $73.82 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-02-20 | 5 days | -0.5% | $72.61 | $72.23 | $72.76 |
| 2018-01-25 | 2018-02-14 | 21 days | -6.6% | $70.00 | $65.40 | $71.22 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2018-01-17 | 78 days | -6.9% | $67.39 | $62.75 | $67.67 |
| 2017-10-23 | 2017-10-27 | 5 days | -0.7% | $66.61 | $66.12 | $67.14 |
| 2017-10-16 | 2017-10-20 | 5 days | -0.6% | $66.24 | $65.85 | $66.61 |
| 2017-10-11 | 2017-10-12 | 2 days | -0.5% | $65.90 | $65.54 | $65.98 |
| 2017-10-09 | 2017-10-10 | 2 days | -0.2% | $65.72 | $65.59 | $65.90 |
| 2017-09-13 | 2017-10-05 | 23 days | -1.7% | $64.87 | $63.78 | $65.19 |
| 2017-08-17 | 2017-09-11 | 26 days | -3.3% | $64.03 | $61.91 | $64.28 |
| 2017-08-15 | 2017-08-16 | 2 days | -0.2% | $63.84 | $63.69 | $64.03 |
| 2017-08-07 | 2017-08-14 | 8 days | -2.2% | $63.25 | $61.84 | $63.84 |
| 2017-07-27 | 2017-08-04 | 9 days | -2.2% | $62.25 | $60.89 | $63.25 |
| 2017-07-24 | 2017-07-26 | 3 days | -0.0% | $62.19 | $62.17 | $62.25 |
| 2015-10-29 | 2017-07-20 | 631 days | -31.6% | $61.85 | $42.30 | $62.17 |
| 2015-10-26 | 2015-10-28 | 3 days | -0.8% | $61.02 | $60.52 | $61.85 |
| 2015-08-11 | 2015-10-23 | 74 days | -13.8% | $60.68 | $52.29 | $61.02 |
| 2015-08-06 | 2015-08-07 | 2 days | -0.4% | $59.70 | $59.47 | $59.95 |
| 2015-06-04 | 2015-08-05 | 63 days | -10.2% | $58.25 | $52.33 | $59.70 |
| 2015-05-20 | 2015-06-01 | 13 days | -1.9% | $57.65 | $56.58 | $57.98 |
| 2015-03-20 | 2015-05-18 | 60 days | -8.9% | $56.96 | $51.90 | $57.40 |
| 2015-02-23 | 2015-03-18 | 23 days | -3.8% | $55.90 | $53.77 | $56.55 |
| 2015-02-13 | 2015-02-18 | 6 days | -0.1% | $53.44 | $53.36 | $54.16 |
| 2015-02-05 | 2015-02-10 | 6 days | -0.8% | $51.31 | $50.92 | $51.77 |
| 2015-01-23 | 2015-02-04 | 13 days | -3.6% | $49.81 | $47.99 | $51.31 |
| 2015-01-21 | 2015-01-22 | 2 days | -0.6% | $49.29 | $49.01 | $49.81 |
| 2014-12-03 | 2015-01-16 | 45 days | -7.4% | $48.31 | $44.75 | $48.80 |
| 2014-11-25 | 2014-11-28 | 4 days | -0.8% | $47.63 | $47.25 | $47.87 |
| 2014-11-11 | 2014-11-24 | 14 days | -3.5% | $47.56 | $45.89 | $47.63 |
| 2014-03-10 | 2014-11-07 | 243 days | -19.2% | $47.53 | $38.40 | $47.54 |
| 2014-02-25 | 2014-03-04 | 8 days | -1.3% | $46.21 | $45.61 | $46.68 |
| 2014-01-16 | 2014-02-21 | 37 days | -8.1% | $44.78 | $41.16 | $45.54 |
| 2014-01-02 | 2014-01-15 | 14 days | -3.1% | $44.76 | $43.38 | $44.78 |
| 2013-12-27 | 2013-12-30 | 4 days | -0.3% | $44.08 | $43.95 | $44.37 |
| 2013-12-09 | 2013-12-18 | 10 days | -3.1% | $42.64 | $41.33 | $42.81 |
| 2013-11-29 | 2013-12-06 | 8 days | -1.1% | $41.85 | $41.38 | $42.64 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2013-09-18 | 871 days | -34.3% | $36.75 | $24.14 | $37.05 |
| 2007-02-08 | 2010-01-13 | 1071 days | -69.1% | $21.03 | $6.51 | $21.62 |
| 2006-05-08 | 2006-08-03 | 88 days | -15.8% | $15.30 | $12.88 | $15.58 |
| 2005-03-07 | 2005-06-15 | 100 days | -17.9% | $10.78 | $8.85 | $10.79 |
| 2004-12-29 | 2005-02-10 | 44 days | -16.2% | $9.48 | $7.95 | $9.55 |
| 2004-01-26 | 2004-09-09 | 227 days | -28.1% | $6.28 | $4.51 | $6.41 |
| 2003-12-03 | 2004-01-05 | 34 days | -15.2% | $5.36 | $4.55 | $5.58 |
| 2002-12-24 | 2003-07-02 | 190 days | -30.7% | $2.79 | $1.94 | $2.88 |
| 2000-03-29 | 2002-11-04 | 951 days | -71.4% | $2.58 | $0.74 | $2.59 |
| 2000-03-10 | 2000-03-24 | 15 days | -25.3% | $2.42 | $1.81 | $2.46 |
| 2000-02-14 | 2000-03-09 | 25 days | -17.0% | $2.40 | $1.99 | $2.42 |
| 1999-12-23 | 2000-02-08 | 48 days | -35.7% | $2.16 | $1.39 | $2.28 |
| 1999-02-26 | 1999-10-20 | 236 days | -55.2% | $0.84 | $0.37 | $0.86 |
| 1998-11-03 | 1998-12-01 | 29 days | -17.4% | $0.42 | $0.35 | $0.45 |
| 1998-08-19 | 1998-10-26 | 69 days | -51.3% | $0.35 | $0.17 | $0.38 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) is trading at $61.87 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 30.7% below its high of $89.26. The drawdown has lasted 537 days. Severity score: 5.5 (Strong).
CTSH Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$61.87
High-water mark
$89.26
Current drawdown
-30.7%
Days in drawdown
537
This CTSH page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation drawdowns.
What History Says About CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation has dropped 30%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 627 days with an average max drop of -47.3%.
The current drawdown of -30.7% has lasted 537 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2000 to Nov 2002 | -71.4% | 951 days |
| Feb 2007 to Jan 2010 | -69.1% | 1071 days |
| Feb 1999 to Oct 1999 | -55.2% | 236 days |
| Aug 1998 to Oct 1998 | -51.3% | 69 days |
| Mar 2018 to May 2021 | -49.8% | 1145 days |
| Mar 2022 to Feb 2025 | -43.8% | 1059 days |
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