CTSH FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 189 in industry

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $21.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $45,138 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
NJ
Filing date
2026-04-17
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#12/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
477:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$21.5M
Median worker
$45,138

Answer first

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $21.5M ranks #151 of 1,423 complete filings; its 477:1 pay ratio ranks #110. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $45,138. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 12 of 189, 94th percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#151
$21.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#110
477:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
94th
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp ranks nationally

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$21,530,826 Top 11% higher than 89% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($21.5M) against pay ratio (477:1) for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5050846.59728406.81440596719083527.323761087.573.8:1190.2:1306.5:1422.8:1539.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 21530826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 477:1Cognizant Technology Solutions CorpCONDUENT Inc, CEO total pay: 6856567 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 463:1CONDUENT IncQualys, Inc., CEO total pay: 15951336 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 456:1Qualys, Inc.Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 21766355 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 501:1Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Kelly Services Inc, CEO total pay: 5901312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 512:1Kelly Services IncFidelity National Information Services, Inc., CEO total pay: 22910622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
477:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+99:1
from FY2024 378:1
CEO $ YoY
+28%
$21.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $19.7M - $34,225 575:1 -
2022 $18.0M -8.7% $31,450 571:1 -4:1
2023 $966K -95% $40,660 556:1 -15:1
2024 $16.8M +1641% $44,497 378:1 -178:1
2025 $21.5M +28% $45,138 477:1 +99:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1058290, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
477:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$21.5M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#12 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 ratio 477:1 ranks #12 of 189 Business Services filers (94th percentile). the CEO earned 477× the median employee ($45,138) in FY2025.

Median employee $45,138 (PAR-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 477 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$21.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

477:1

Outlier, top decile

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp in the higher Business Services third

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 ratio 477:1 ranks #12 of 189 Business Services filers (94th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's $21.5M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #151 and ratio rank #110 split - treat 477:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$21.5M
Median Employee Pay
$45,138
Pay Ratio
477:1
Filing Date
2026-04-17

Company Info

Ticker
CTSH
CIK
1058290
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7371
State
NJ
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1058290, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 ratio 477:1 ranks #12 of 189 Business Services filers (94th percentile).

Read with Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Lowes Companies Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.6M (Δ $51K heavier vs Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Targa Resources Corp. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.4M (Δ $88K lighter vs Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Stryker Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.4M (Δ $129K lighter vs Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Baker Hughes Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.3M (Δ $228K lighter vs Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
CONDUENT Inc (SIC 73 pole)

CONDUENT Inc stamps HIGH · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #151/#110

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 package sits #151 by CEO dollars and #110 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CIK 1058290), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.