Looking ahead, Cognizant plans to hire over 20,000 freshers in 2026 and entered a definitive agreement to purchase Astreya for about $600 million to boost its AI game.
It's sticking with its full-year revenue target (up to $22.64 billion), with financial services driving most of the growth, up 10% year over year.
For Q2, it expects revenues between $5.45 and $5.52 billion as it keeps expanding across sectors.