Side-by-side comparison

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP vs COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

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 (TX) and Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (NJ) are among the largest H-1B sponsors in the US. Cognizant has filed 125,757 H-1B applications since 2010, nearly double EY's 68,387 filings over the same period.

Cognizant achieves a 53.58% certification rate, meaningfully higher than EY's 38.2%. Both employers have near-zero denial rates (Cognizant 0%, EY 0.04%), indicating strong compliance with Labor Condition Application requirements. The gap in certification rate suggests Cognizant's applicants or roles align more closely with prevailing wage and labor market criteria.

Both companies have maintained H-1B sponsorship continuously from 2010 through 2026, reflecting their sustained reliance on specialty occupation workers.

Cognizant vs Ernst and Young H-1B
H-1B filings comparison
Cognizant H-1B certification rate
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Entity A

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

NJRank #7FEIN 34-6565596

Entity B

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

TXRank #3FEIN 13-3924155

Key metrics

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

Metric	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Total filings	68,387	125,757▲
Certified %	38.20%	53.58%▲
Denied %	0.04%	0.00%▲
Withdrawn %	1.06%	0.70%
Cert-withdrawn %	0.93%	0.31%
Rank	#7	#3▲
Active years	FY2010–FY2026	FY2010–FY2026
Worksite state	NJ	TX

Outcomes — Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	95.0%
Cert-withdrawn	2.3%
Withdrawn	2.6%
Denied	0.1%

Certified95.0%

Cert-withdrawn2.3%

Withdrawn2.6%

Denied0.1%

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.1%
Cert-withdrawn	0.6%
Withdrawn	1.3%

Certified98.1%

Cert-withdrawn0.6%

Withdrawn1.3%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	618
FY2011	1,217
FY2012	2,291
FY2013	2,084
FY2014	3,775
FY2015	3,974
FY2016	5,057
FY2017	6,056
FY2018	6,963
FY2019	8,841
FY2020	47
FY2021	16
FY2022	38
FY2023	2,724
FY2024	10,047
FY2025	10,375
FY2026	4,264

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	1,454
FY2011	2,735
FY2012	1,696
FY2013	1,543
FY2014	2,166
FY2015	3,105
FY2016	4,378
FY2017	2,373
FY2018	12,405
FY2019	25,248
FY2020	3,117
FY2021	10,079
FY2022	13,705
FY2023	15,729
FY2024	11,437
FY2025	11,140
FY2026	3,447

Top 5 occupations — Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

113-2011Accountants and Auditors20,488
215-1212Information Security Analysts17,611
315-1211Computer Systems Analysts4,786
415-1252Software Developers4,206
515-1242Database Administrators4,188

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

115-1299Computer Occupations, All Other64,954
215-1252Software Developers36,791
315-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4,849
413-1111Management Analysts3,993
515-1211Computer Systems Analysts3,070

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