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NASDAQ Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) Halal?

PASS

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation · NASDAQ: CTSH · Technology

The short answer

Yes - Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) passes this Shariah stock screen on its Q2 2026 10-Q figures. The IT consulting and technology-services business discloses no haram segments. Interest-bearing debt of about $1,560M (short-term $33M plus long-term $1,527M at June 30, 2026) is about 5.36% of its ~$29.1B market cap (Sep 2026) - below the ~33% ceiling. Separately disclosed interest income of $18M in Q2 2026 is about 0.33% of $5,481M revenue (six months: $40M, ~0.37%) - far below the 5% ceiling. Competing positions: Zoya rates CTSH Shariah-compliant; Musaffa classifies it NOT HALAL (Oct 2026), with no specific ratio cited - reported here honestly.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a professional IT services company headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, providing consulting, technology, and outsourcing services to clients worldwide. Per its Q2 2026 10-Q, Cognizant serves clients across Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products & Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology, and in 2026 completed AI/cloud acquisitions including 3Cloud (January 1, 2026) and Astreya Partners (June 22, 2026). The 10-Q describes an IT-services business - application development, consulting, systems integration, and business process services - and discloses no alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult entertainment, conventional weapons manufacturing, or interest-based financial services operations. This is a factual business-activity screen, not a religious ruling - consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

Per Cognizant's Q2 2026 10-Q (quarter ended June 30, 2026; $ millions; unaudited), the balance sheet shows short-term debt of $33M and long-term debt of $1,527M (including $1,000M drawn under the revolving credit facility to fund the Astreya acquisition and share repurchases), for total interest-bearing debt of $1,560M. Operating lease liabilities ($145M current, $389M noncurrent) are excluded. Against a market cap of about $29.1B (verified September 4, 2026 via MarketBeat), debt-to-market-cap is about 5.36% - well under the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $1,038M plus short-term investments of $13M ($1,051M combined) are about 3.61% of market cap.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS

Cognizant's Q2 2026 10-Q separately discloses Interest income as its own line on the income statement: $18M for the three months ended June 30, 2026 against revenues of $5,481M (about 0.33%), and $40M for the six months ended June 30, 2026 against $10,894M of revenue (about 0.37%). Zoya's page cites the FY2025 annual report with interest income of $105M against $21,108M revenue (about 0.5%). Both figures are far below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, and interest income is not buried inside revenue - Gate 3 passes on the primary filing's own figures.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cognizant do?

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH), headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, is a professional IT services company providing consulting, technology, and outsourcing services to clients across Financial Services, Health Sciences, Products & Resources, and Communications, Media and Technology. Per its Q2 2026 10-Q, it is pursuing an AI-focused build strategy and in 2026 acquired 3Cloud and Astreya Partners for AI and cloud services. Q2 2026 revenue was $5,481 million.

Why does Cognizant pass this Shariah stock screen?

Cognizant passes all three gates on its own Q2 2026 10-Q figures. Business activity: IT consulting and technology services, with no alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adult entertainment, conventional weapons, or interest-based financial services operations disclosed. Debt: $1,560 million of interest-bearing debt (short-term $33M plus long-term $1,527M) is about 5.36% of its ~$29.1 billion market cap, below the ~33% ceiling. Interest income: $18 million in Q2 2026 is about 0.33% of revenue, far below the 5% ceiling. Note: Musaffa classifies CTSH as NOT HALAL (October 2026) while Zoya lists it as Shariah-compliant - positions reported here honestly; this page applies the screen directly from Cognizant's own filings.

What is Cognizant's interest-bearing debt ratio?

Per Cognizant's Q2 2026 10-Q (quarter ended June 30, 2026; $ millions; unaudited), short-term debt was $33 million and long-term debt was $1,527 million (including $1,000 million borrowed under the revolving credit facility to fund the Astreya acquisition and share repurchases), for total interest-bearing debt of $1,560 million. Operating lease liabilities ($145M current, $389M noncurrent) are excluded. Against a market cap of about $29.1 billion (verified September 4, 2026 via MarketBeat), debt divided by market cap is about 5.36%, well under the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $1,038 million plus short-term investments of $13 million ($1,051 million combined) are about 3.61% of market cap.

How much interest income does Cognizant earn?

Cognizant's Q2 2026 10-Q separately discloses Interest income as its own line on the income statement: $18 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 against revenues of $5,481 million (about 0.33%), and $40 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 against $10,894 million of revenue (about 0.37%). Zoya's page cites the FY2025 annual report with interest income of $105 million against $21,108 million revenue (about 0.5%). All of these are far below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling, and the gate is computed from the primary filing's own separately disclosed figures.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover Cognizant?

Zoya covers CTSH at zoya.finance/stocks/ctsh: it lists Cognizant as Shariah-compliant and therefore considered halal to invest in, based on its most recent financial reports; its data fields cite the FY2025 annual report (revenue $21,108,000,000, interest income $105,000,000, about 0.5% of the combined total). Musaffa covers CTSH at musaffa.com/stock/CTSH/ and classifies it as NOT HALAL as of October 2026 under its AAOIFI methodology; the page gives no specific ratio cited for that classification. No ShariaPortfolio screening page or rating for CTSH was found in a web search - reported as absent, not invented. This page applies the screen directly from Cognizant's own SEC filings and reports these positions honestly.

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Screened 2026-10-02 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.

Screened with our two-gate Shariah screening methodology (business-activity gate, then AAOIFI-style financial ratios).