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Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs LINKEDIN 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
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
CARank #47FEIN 47-0912023

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPLINKEDIN CORPORATION
Total filings128,852▲8,615
Certified %96.13%▲90.16%
Denied %0.28%▲0.42%
Withdrawn %2.23%0.79%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%8.64%
Rank#2▲#47
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXCA

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — LINKEDIN CORPORATION

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 90.2%, Cert-withdrawn 8.6%, Withdrawn 0.8%, Denied 0.4%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified90.2%
Cert-withdrawn8.6%
Withdrawn0.8%
Denied0.4%
Certified90.2%
Cert-withdrawn8.6%
Withdrawn0.8%
Denied0.4%

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
LINKEDIN CORPORATION
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201060
FY2011102
FY2012196
FY2013254
FY2014379
FY2015549
FY2016697
FY2017843
FY2018894
FY20191,196
FY202010
FY20218
FY20225
FY2023310
FY20241,125
FY2025904
FY20261,083

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — LINKEDIN CORPORATION

Swap an entity
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Swap A: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
INFOSYS LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLPMicrosoft Corporation
Swap B: LINKEDIN CORPORATION
INFOSYS LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLPMicrosoft Corporation
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