Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

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.

Summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp and Ernst & Young U.S. LLP are both major H-1B sponsors operating since 2010. Cognizant, based in Texas, leads on total filings with 125,757 applications through 2026, while Ernst & Young (New Jersey) filed 68,387 over the same period—roughly 84% fewer applications.

Ernst & Young edges ahead on certification rate at 97.11% versus Cognizant's 96.07%, a narrow but consistent difference. On denial rates, Cognizant performs better with 0.28% of applications denied compared to Ernst & Young's 0.86%, suggesting stricter case selection or preparation at Cognizant. Both companies maintain high approval rates and have been active H-1B sponsors for over 15 years.

Cognizant vs Ernst & Young H-1B
H-1B filings comparison
Cognizant H-1B applications
Ernst & Young H-1B sponsor
H-1B approval rates

Entity A

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155

Entity B

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

NJRank #7FEIN 34-6565596

Key metrics

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

Metric	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Total filings	128,852▲	69,996
Certified %	96.13%	96.98%▲
Denied %	0.28%▲	0.84%
Withdrawn %	2.23%	1.12%
Cert-withdrawn %	1.36%	1.07%
Rank	#2▲	#7
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	TX	NJ

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	96.1%
Cert-withdrawn	1.4%
Withdrawn	2.2%
Denied	0.3%

Certified96.1%

Cert-withdrawn1.4%

Withdrawn2.2%

Denied0.3%

Outcomes — Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	97.0%
Cert-withdrawn	1.1%
Withdrawn	1.1%
Denied	0.8%

Certified97.0%

Cert-withdrawn1.1%

Withdrawn1.1%

Denied0.8%

Yearly filing volume

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

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	1,476
FY2011	2,735
FY2012	1,772
FY2013	1,557
FY2014	2,189
FY2015	3,112
FY2016	4,612
FY2017	2,384
FY2018	12,460
FY2019	25,569
FY2020	3,117
FY2021	10,079
FY2022	13,705
FY2023	15,729
FY2024	11,437
FY2025	11,140
FY2026	5,779

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	624
FY2011	1,217
FY2012	2,300
FY2013	2,090
FY2014	3,809
FY2015	3,982
FY2016	5,234
FY2017	6,089
FY2018	7,002
FY2019	8,915
FY2020	47
FY2021	16
FY2022	38
FY2023	2,724
FY2024	10,047
FY2025	10,375
FY2026	5,487

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

115-1299Computer Occupations, All Other67,010
215-1252Software Developers37,162
315-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers5,216
413-1111Management Analysts4,066
515-1211Computer Systems Analysts3,085

Top 5 occupations — Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

113-2011Accountants and Auditors20,813
215-1212Information Security Analysts17,941
315-1211Computer Systems Analysts4,862
415-1242Database Administrators4,475
515-1252Software Developers4,334

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