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 4.1× larger than Cognizant by market cap; Cognizant trades at the lower P/E (9.1 vs 10.6).
Side by side
| ACN | CTSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $82.8B | $20.3B |
| Price | $135.23 | $42.57 |
| Today | −2.8% | −1.9% |
| Return YTD | −49.6% | −48.7% |
| Return 1Y | −53.1% | −44.5% |
| P/E | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| P/S | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| P/B | 2.6 | 1.3 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
AccentureACN
The world’s largest IT consultancy — helps enterprises implement AI, cloud and digital transformation at scale.
Full ACN profile →CognizantCTSH
Global IT consulting and outsourcing firm with a growing AI and digital transformation business.
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