Filing excerpt
Our DSO was 88 days as of June 30, 2026, an increase of 7 days from 81 days as of December 31, 2025.
sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1058290/000105829026000031/ctsh-20260630.htmRead the full source
Cognizant10-Q: Cash flow concern
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) increased by 7 days to 88, signaling slower cash collection.
What happened
The increase in DSO indicates a deterioration in the order-to-cash cycle, tying up working capital and creating pressure on the finance department to improve collections processes and accounts receivable management.
Source
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- CFO changeCFO Jatin Dalal adopts 10b5-1 trading plan to sell up to 12,000 shares.CFO change
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- 10-Q: Cash flow concern
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- Fiscal year end
- 06/30
- Filed
- Jul 29, 2026
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From the Signal API recordDetails
- CIK
- 1058290
- Accession number
- 0001058290-26-000031
- Metric named
- DSO increased by 7 days
- Timeframe
- Current quarter
- Filing year
- 2026
- Fiscal year
- 0
- Why it matters
- Treasury/cash management needs
- Signal category
- Financial
Extraction
- Confidence
- High
- Relevance
- 80%
- Sentiment
- Negative
- Detected
- Aug 4, 2026
- signal_type
sec-10q- signal_subtype
cashFlowConcern
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