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Conduent (CNDT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $2.01 | Market Cap: $315.6 Mil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services

Conduent (CNDT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $2.01
Market Cap: $315.6 Mil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Fintech & Digital Payments, Automation & Robotics, and Cloud Computing. Themes include Digital Payments, Show more.
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -85%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -123%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -85 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -2.8%
1   Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 144%
2   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -12%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -7.7%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -5.0%
3   Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -2.3%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.2%
4   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -38%
0 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Fintech & Digital Payments, Automation & Robotics, and Cloud Computing. Themes include Digital Payments, Show more.
1 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -85%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -123%
2 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -85 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -2.8%
3 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 144%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -12%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -7.7%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -5.0%
5 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -2.3%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.2%
6 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -38%

Valuation, Metrics & Events

CNDT Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

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1. Significant Stock Plummet on Q3 2025 Earnings Miss: Conduent's stock experienced a substantial decline following the report of its third-quarter 2025 financial results on November 7, 2025. The company's revenue of $767 million notably fell short of analyst expectations of $810.2 million, leading to a pre-market stock drop of approximately 16.7%.

2. Lowered Full-Year 2025 Revenue Guidance: Alongside the Q3 revenue miss, Conduent also lowered its adjusted revenue guidance for the full year 2025 to a range of $3.05 billion to $3.10 billion, down from a prior range of $3.10 billion to $3.20 billion, which contributed to negative investor sentiment.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CNDT Return-23%11%-24%-10%11%-53%-70%
Peers Return20%20%-13%19%13%28%116%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CNDT Win Rate42%67%50%50%42%50% 
Peers Win Rate61%64%47%61%67%60% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
CNDT Max Drawdown-75%-3%-37%-39%-18%-56% 
Peers Max Drawdown-38%-11%-26%-5%-8%-17% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: CTSH, CACI, SNX, BAO, GBH. See CNDT Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/3/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventCNDTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-70.3%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven236.4%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-75.2%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven302.6%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven350 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-77.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven336.6%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days120 days

Compare to CTSH, CACI, SNX, BAO, GBH


In The Past

Conduent's stock fell -70.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 6/8/2021. A -70.3% loss requires a 236.4% gain to breakeven.

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About Conduent (CNDT)

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Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to CNDT. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
0.9%0.9%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
0.8%0.8%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.3%3.3%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
5.1%5.1%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
4.0%4.0%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
0.9%0.9%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
0.8%0.8%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.3%3.3%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
5.1%5.1%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
4.0%4.0%0.0%

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Financials

CNDTCTSHCACISNXBAOGBHMedian
NameConduent Cognizan.CACI Int.TD SynnexBAO Gigabit  
Mkt Price2.0079.24592.88154.01--116.62
Mkt Cap0.338.513.012.6--12.8
Rev LTM3,07220,8578,85960,974--14,858
Op Inc LTM-853,2747971,346--1,071
FCF LTM-1302,651612480--546
FCF 3Y Avg-932,089420844--632
CFO LTM-712,945683633--658
CFO 3Y Avg-72,3944861,000--743

Growth & Margins

CNDTCTSHCACISNXBAOGBHMedian
NameConduent Cognizan.CACI Int.TD SynnexBAO Gigabit  
Rev Chg LTM-12.5%7.4%12.6%6.9%--7.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-7.7%2.6%11.9%-0.3%--1.1%
Rev Chg Q-5.0%7.4%11.2%6.6%--7.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-1.3%1.8%2.7%1.6%--1.7%
Op Mgn LTM-2.8%15.7%9.0%2.2%--5.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg0.2%15.2%8.7%2.2%--5.5%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%--0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM-2.3%14.1%7.7%1.0%--4.4%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-0.3%12.0%6.0%1.7%--3.9%
FCF/Rev LTM-4.2%12.7%6.9%0.8%--3.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-2.8%10.4%5.2%1.4%--3.3%

Valuation

CNDTCTSHCACISNXBAOGBHMedian
NameConduent Cognizan.CACI Int.TD SynnexBAO Gigabit  
Mkt Cap0.338.513.012.6--12.8
P/S0.11.61.20.2--0.7
P/EBIT-2.79.613.810.0--9.8
P/E-3.015.321.717.3--16.3
P/CFO-6.211.116.121.1--13.6
Total Yield-33.9%7.0%4.6%6.1%--5.3%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.5%0.0%0.3%--0.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-16.8%6.1%4.2%8.4%--5.1%
D/E2.00.00.30.3--0.3
Net D/E1.4-0.00.30.3--0.3

Returns

CNDTCTSHCACISNXBAOGBHMedian
NameConduent Cognizan.CACI Int.TD SynnexBAO Gigabit  
1M Rtn-15.3%9.4%5.1%0.5%--2.8%
3M Rtn-28.8%10.8%26.3%4.4%--7.6%
6M Rtn-19.4%0.3%39.4%26.5%--13.4%
12M Rtn-51.0%0.7%30.6%27.5%--14.1%
3Y Rtn-52.3%33.4%87.9%58.2%--45.8%
1M Excs Rtn-15.2%9.5%5.1%0.5%--2.8%
3M Excs Rtn-33.7%6.0%23.5%-1.8%--2.1%
6M Excs Rtn-34.1%-14.5%24.7%11.8%---1.4%
12M Excs Rtn-59.9%-13.5%15.4%17.6%--0.9%
3Y Excs Rtn-122.7%-34.3%19.4%-12.4%---23.3%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Commercial1,6681,9922,0172,1632,385
Government1,0941,1501,3071,2811,263
Transportation558709746719781
Divestitures402770  
Other income (expenses), net 0  38
Unallocated Costs 0   
Total3,7223,8584,1404,1634,467


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Government284294409372279
Divestitures profit103    
Commercial3612495150270
Amortization of acquired intangible assets-7-13-135-239-246
Transportation-749728269
Unallocated Costs-304-293-372-348-345
Divestitures 232  
Other income (expenses), net 0190
Total1051631022627


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity3,888,331
Short Interest: % Change Since 103120259.5%
Average Daily Volume1,648,681
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.36
Basic Shares Quantity157,004,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251107202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024219202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241106202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024807202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024502202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023221202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231101202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023802202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023503202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022222202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221101202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022802202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021223202210-K 12/31/2021