H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NJRank #FEIN 22-1261880

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Total filings128,852▲994
Certified %96.13%▲84.31%
Denied %0.28%0.10%▲
Withdrawn %2.23%2.52%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%13.08%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2012–FY2026
Worksite stateTXNJ

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 84.3%, Cert-withdrawn 13.1%, Withdrawn 2.5%, Denied 0.1%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified84.3%
Cert-withdrawn13.1%
Withdrawn2.5%
Denied0.1%
Certified84.3%
Cert-withdrawn13.1%
Withdrawn2.5%
Denied0.1%

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
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20100
FY20110
FY20123
FY201354
FY201447
FY201573
FY201651
FY201762
FY201882
FY2019119
FY202011
FY20219
FY20222
FY202328
FY2024160
FY2025167
FY2026126

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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