H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
ILRank #FEIN 36-4340266
Entity B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricChicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Microsoft Corporation
Total filings46672,912▲
Certified %81.12%94.30%▲
Denied %0.64%0.15%▲
Withdrawn %4.08%0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %14.16%4.85%
Rank—#5
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateILWA

Outcomes — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 81.1%, Cert-withdrawn 14.2%, Withdrawn 4.1%, Denied 0.6%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified81.1%
Cert-withdrawn14.2%
Withdrawn4.1%
Denied0.6%
Certified81.1%
Cert-withdrawn14.2%
Withdrawn4.1%
Denied0.6%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201013
FY201118
FY201216
FY201330
FY201445
FY201544
FY201648
FY201763
FY201832
FY201961
FY20204
FY20219
FY202212
FY20232
FY202411
FY20256
FY202652
Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118

Top 5 occupations — Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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