Balu Ganesh Ayyar compensation by year
Cognizant Technology Solutions Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $732,941 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,767,627 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,355,941 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $9,369 |
| Total | $3,865,878 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001308179-26-000290, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 21,660 | $1,797,780 | — |
| PSU | 20,356 | $1,689,548 | — |
| RSU | 7,771 | $644,993 | — |
| RSU | 7,634 | $633,622 | — |
| RSU | 4,513 | $374,579 | — |
| RSU | 1,005 | $83,415 | — |
| RSU | 63 | $5,229 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
12 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 17, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 849 | $0.00 | 5,089 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 849 | — | 115,079 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 1,155 | $0.00 | 11,550 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 1,155 | — | 114,230 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 903 | $0.00 | 1,805 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 903 | — | 113,075 |
| 2026-06-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 848 | — | 112,172 |
| 2026-06-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 848 | $0.00 | 5,938 |
The 8 most recent of 12 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Cognizant Technology Solutions discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $1,465,882 | $1,314,886 | $0 | $2,780,768 |
| Death | — | $2,867,235 | $0 | $3,600,176 |
| Retirement | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,465,882 | $1,314,886 | $0 | $2,780,768 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,931,763 | $2,867,235 | $0 | $5,798,998 |
| Disability | — | $2,867,235 | $0 | $3,600,176 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $2,931,763 | $2,867,235 | $0 | $5,798,998 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Cognizant Technology Solutions’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi Kumar | Chief Executive Officer | $21,532,448 |
| Jatin Dalal | Chief Financial Officer | $7,081,282 |
| Surya Gummadi | President – Americas | $5,632,649 |
| John Kim | Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | $5,597,335 |
| Balu Ganesh Ayyar · this page | President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group | $3,865,878 |
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