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Cognizant Technology Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)

CTSH · Teaneck, NJ · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 3, 2026
349 figures on this page: 343 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Ravi Kumar was paid $21,532,448 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $16,801,707 reported for fiscal 2024, Kumar's total was 28.2% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 477:1, against median employee compensation of $45,138. The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Accenture plc, Capgemini SE, CGI Inc., DXC Technology Company and EPAM Systems, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ravi Kumar
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 2, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Ravi Kumar: $16,801,707 → $21,532,448 (28.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.9% → 93.2% (0.7 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 378:1 → 477:1 (26.2% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cognizant Technology Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Ravi Kumar was paid $21,532,448 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $16,801,707 reported for fiscal 2024, Kumar's total was 28.2% higher.
What was Cognizant Technology Solutions' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 93.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cognizant Technology Solutions' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Accenture plc, Capgemini SE, CGI Inc., DXC Technology Company and EPAM Systems, Inc., among others.
What is Cognizant Technology Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 477:1, against median employee compensation of $45,138.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Humphries
Former CEO
Departed during or after this year
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Jan Siegmund
CFO
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Surya Gummadi
EVP & President, Americas
◇◇◇———◇◇
Gregory Hyttenrauch
Former EVP & President, Americas
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Ganesh Ayyar
EVP & President, Intuitive Operations and Automation
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ursula Morgenstern
Former President, Global Growth Markets
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
John Kim
EVP, General Counsel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ravi Kumar
Current CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jan Siegmund
Former CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Becky Schmitt
Former Chief People Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Surya Gummadi
EVP & President, Americas
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Humphries
Former CEO
Departed during or after this year
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John Kim
EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jatin Dalal
Current CFO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ganesh Ayyar
EVP and President, Intuitive Operations and Automation and Industry Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ravi Kumar
CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jatin Dalal
CFO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Kim
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Surya Gummadi
President, Americas
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ganesh Ayyar
President, Intuitive Operations and Automation and Industry Solutions
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ravi Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jatin Dalal
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Surya Gummadi
President – Americas
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Kim
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Balu Ganesh Ayyar
President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Balu Ganesh AyyarPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Balu Ganesh AyyarRSU◇——◇——◇
Jatin DalalRSU◇——◇——◇
Jatin DalalRSU◇——◇——◇
Jatin DalalPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John KimRSU◇——◇——◇
John KimPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ravi KumarPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ravi KumarRSU◇——◇——◇
Surya GummadiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Surya GummadiRSU◇——◇——◇
Surya GummadiRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Balu Ganesh AyyarRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
Surya GummadiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jatin DalalRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
John KimRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ravi KumarRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Jatin Dalal
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Surya Gummadi
President – Americas · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Ravi Kumar
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Balu Ganesh Ayyar
Executive Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steve Rohleder
Board chair
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Leo S. Mackay, Jr
◇◇————◇
Archana Deskus
◇◇————◇
Sandra S. Wijnberg
◇◇————◇
John M. Dineen
◇◇————◇
Zein Abdalla
◇◇————◇
Joseph M. Velli
◇◇————◇
Eric Branderiz
◇◇————◇
Michael Patsalos-Fox
◇◇————◇
Bram Schot
◇◇————◇
Vinita Bali
◇◇————◇
Karima Silvent
◇◇————◇
Ravi Kumar served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Capgemini SE CAP.PA
  • CGI Inc. GIB
  • DXC Technology Company DXC
  • EPAM Systems, Inc. EPAM
  • Genpact Limited G
  • HCL Technologies Limited symbol not shown
  • Infosys Limited INFY
  • Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. symbol not shown
  • Wipro Limited WIT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 4, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 6, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 1, 2021=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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349 figures on this page: 343 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
343 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001058290-26-000022
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-26-000290
    2025 Grants of plan-based awards table · 2025 Non-employee director compensation structure · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director compensation · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001058290-25-000228
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001359948-25-000472
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Executive compensation tables
  5. 0001058290-24-000198
  6. 0001308179-24-000541
    2023 Summary compensation table
  7. 0001058290-23-000230
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001308179-23-000721
    2022 Summary compensation table
  9. 0001058290-22-000201
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001058290-21-000147
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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