Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs IBM India Private Limited

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 IBM India Private Limited are two major H-1B sponsors. Cognizant, based in Texas, filed 125,757 H-1B applications between 2010 and 2026, achieving a 96.07% certification rate and a 0.28% denial rate. IBM India, based in North Carolina, filed 48,627 applications over the same period through 2024, with an 80.9% certification rate and a 1.03% denial rate.

Cognizant leads significantly on filing volume—nearly 2.6 times more applications—and maintains a substantially higher certification rate and lower denial rate. IBM India's smaller filing count reflects a narrower H-1B recruitment footprint, though both companies have sponsored workers consistently since 2010. The certification difference suggests Cognizant's applications face fewer labor market or compliance challenges relative to IBM India's submissions.

Cognizant vs IBM India H-1B
H-1B sponsor comparison
Cognizant H-1B filings
IBM India H-1B filings
H-1B certification rates

Entity A

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155

Entity B

IBM India Private Limited

NCRank #11FEIN 52-2061430

Key metrics

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

Metric	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	IBM India Private Limited
Total filings	128,852▲	48,970
Certified %	96.13%▲	80.92%
Denied %	0.28%▲	1.02%
Withdrawn %	2.23%	11.88%
Cert-withdrawn %	1.36%	6.18%
Rank	#2▲	#11
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2024
Worksite state	TX	NC

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Cert-withdrawn	1.4%
Withdrawn	2.2%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 — IBM India Private Limited

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	80.9%
Cert-withdrawn	6.2%
Withdrawn	11.9%
Denied	1.0%

Certified80.9%

Cert-withdrawn6.2%

Withdrawn11.9%

Denied1.0%

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

IBM India Private Limited

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	1,554
FY2011	1,044
FY2012	4,024
FY2013	3,456
FY2014	5,232
FY2015	10,259
FY2016	9,594
FY2017	8,554
FY2018	3,082
FY2019	2,120
FY2020	27
FY2021	21
FY2022	0
FY2023	2
FY2024	1
FY2025	0
FY2026	0

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 — IBM India Private Limited

115-1252Software Developers20,098
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts6,002
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,217
415-1251Computer Programmers3,926
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3,778

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