H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Merkle Inc.

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
Merkle Inc.
MDRank #FEIN 52-2205299

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPMerkle Inc.
Total filings128,852▲768
Certified %96.13%▲87.37%
Denied %0.28%▲1.04%
Withdrawn %2.23%2.08%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%9.51%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXMD

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — Merkle Inc.

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 87.4%, Cert-withdrawn 9.5%, Withdrawn 2.1%, Denied 1.0%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified87.4%
Cert-withdrawn9.5%
Withdrawn2.1%
Denied1.0%
Certified87.4%
Cert-withdrawn9.5%
Withdrawn2.1%
Denied1.0%

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
Merkle Inc.
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201048
FY201168
FY201278
FY201358
FY201461
FY201558
FY201654
FY201744
FY201845
FY201941
FY20201
FY20219
FY202211
FY202347
FY202475
FY202556
FY202614

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Merkle Inc.

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Swap A: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
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Swap B: Merkle Inc.
INFOSYS LIMITEDTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLPMicrosoft Corporation
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