Accenturevs.Cognizant
ACN vs CTSH · both in IT consultants & integrators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Help enterprises adopt and scale AI in practice.
Accenture is about 4.3× larger than Cognizant by market cap; Cognizant trades at the lower P/E (11.7 vs 14.3); year to date, Cognizant leads (−25.1% vs −30.5%).
Side by side
| ACN | CTSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $111B | $26.1B |
| Price | $186.93 | $63.06 |
| Today | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| Return YTD | −30.5% | −25.1% |
| Return 1Y | −28.0% | −14.1% |
| P/E | 14.3 | 11.7 |
| P/S | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| P/B | 3.5 | 1.8 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
AccentureACN
When a large company decides to roll out AI or move to the cloud, Accenture is usually among the firms hired to do the work. No IT consultancy is bigger.
Full ACN profile →CognizantCTSH
Runs IT operations for clients under outsourcing contracts; the AI and digital transformation side of the business is growing.
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