H1B Report
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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs IBM 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
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155
Entity B
IBM Corporation
NCRank #16FEIN 13-0871985

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPIBM Corporation
Total filings128,852▲34,614
Certified %96.13%▲79.51%
Denied %0.28%▲0.84%
Withdrawn %2.23%10.20%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%9.45%
Rank#2▲#16
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXNC

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%

Outcomes — IBM Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 79.5%, Cert-withdrawn 9.4%, Withdrawn 10.2%, Denied 0.8%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified79.5%
Cert-withdrawn9.4%
Withdrawn10.2%
Denied0.8%
Certified79.5%
Cert-withdrawn9.4%
Withdrawn10.2%
Denied0.8%

Yearly filing volume

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

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,476
FY20112,735
FY20121,772
FY20131,557
FY20142,189
FY20153,112
FY20164,612
FY20172,384
FY201812,460
FY201925,569
FY20203,117
FY202110,079
FY202213,705
FY202315,729
FY202411,437
FY202511,140
FY20265,779
IBM Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,190
FY20111,757
FY20121,790
FY20132,077
FY20142,347
FY20152,280
FY20162,438
FY20172,449
FY20184,961
FY20194,858
FY202083
FY202132
FY202265
FY2023369
FY20243,622
FY20253,095
FY20261,201

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — IBM Corporation

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Swap A: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
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