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Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs MERRILL LYNCH

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
MERRILL LYNCH
NCRank #179FEIN 13-5674085

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPMERRILL LYNCH
Total filings128,852▲2,865
Certified %96.13%▲91.55%
Denied %0.28%▲1.19%
Withdrawn %2.23%0.84%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%6.42%
Rank#2▲#179
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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — MERRILL LYNCH

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 91.5%, Cert-withdrawn 6.4%, Withdrawn 0.8%, Denied 1.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified91.5%
Cert-withdrawn6.4%
Withdrawn0.8%
Denied1.2%
Certified91.5%
Cert-withdrawn6.4%
Withdrawn0.8%
Denied1.2%

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
MERRILL LYNCH
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010215
FY2011389
FY2012229
FY2013336
FY2014249
FY2015202
FY2016254
FY2017264
FY2018218
FY2019306
FY202022
FY202111
FY20228
FY202341
FY202440
FY202548
FY202633

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — MERRILL LYNCH

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