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Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
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A consensus fair price across 14 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $43.94. As of 2026-07-08. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $44 CTSH trades at 8.1× p/e, below its 11× p/e peer median. Our $67 fair value sits well above the price. It's a high-confidence read. Analysts target $44–$88. Not investment advice.
$44.00 – $88.00 (median $68.00) · 13 analysts · as of 2026-06-23
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $5.58/sh owner earnings.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
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 | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $68.00 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $119.02 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $122.10 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $14.10 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M | $62.24 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 12M | $65.43 | 11.5 | 5.70 | Mgmt | high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $77.97 | 9.3 | 8.24 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $46.26 | 8.9 | 5.18 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $62.56 | 11.5 | 5.45 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $43.94 | 1.0 | 44.88 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M | $48.37 | 8.9 | 5.45 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $46.66 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $75.58 | 13.9 | 5.45 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $64.60 | 11.5 | 5.63 | Triangulated | high |
| Mgmt guidance | 3Y | $84.42 | 11.5 | 7.35 | Mgmt(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $42.62 | 8.9 | 4.77 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $76.11 | 11.5 | 6.63 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $51.60 | 1.0 | 52.70 | guidance | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $58.85 | 8.9 | 6.63 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $91.95 | 13.9 | 6.63 | Analyst | medium |
| Mgmt guidance | 5Y | $100.04 | 11.5 | 8.72 | Mgmt(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $40.36 | 8.9 | 4.52 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $83.15 | 11.5 | 7.24 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $56.38 | 1.0 | 57.58 | guidance | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $64.30 | 8.9 | 7.24 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $100.46 | 13.9 | 7.24 | Analyst | high |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — 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.
