QuarterlyIQ Insights · CTSH
Price
Price, valuation, and the composite score on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Price
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
What it's worth (estimated)
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $52.94. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
By method
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mgmt guidance | 12M | $181.48 | 31.8 | 5.70 | Mgmt | 48 |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $207.85 | 25.6 | 8.05 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $171.52 | 33.1 | 5.18 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $173.52 | 31.8 | 5.45 | TTM | 48 |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $380.36 | 8.7 | 43.91 | TTM | 48 |
| PEG | 12M | $87.82 | 16.1 | 5.45 | TTM | 48 |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $81.25 | 14.9 | 5.45 | TTM | 48 |
| triangulated | 12M | $179.84 | 31.8 | 5.65 | Triangulated | 48 |
| Mgmt guidance | 3Y | $229.58 | 31.8 | 7.21 | Mgmt(prov.) | 42 |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $158.02 | 33.1 | 4.77 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | 42 |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $219.51 | 31.8 | 6.89 | Analyst | 42 |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $472.67 | 8.7 | 54.56 | Analyst | 42 |
| PEG | 3Y | $111.10 | 16.1 | 6.89 | Analyst | 42 |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $102.79 | 14.9 | 6.89 | Analyst | 42 |
| Mgmt guidance | 5Y | $268.53 | 31.8 | 8.43 | Mgmt(prov.) | 62 |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $149.61 | 33.1 | 4.52 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | 62 |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $256.76 | 31.8 | 8.06 | Analyst | 62 |
| PEG | 5Y | $129.95 | 16.1 | 8.06 | Analyst | 62 |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $120.23 | 14.9 | 8.06 | Analyst | 62 |
Composite score history
Daily snapshots of the composite. Zero is the dotted line. Above it leans positive.
P/E history
Monthly trailing P/E with quartile reference lines.
Composite score history currently shows a rolling 60-day window. We're extending it back through full coverage and adding a “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay (what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.