Jatin Dalal compensation by year
Cognizant Technology Solutions Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $60,096 | $750,000 | $825,000 |
| Bonus | $150,000 | $150,000 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,077,457 | $7,742,990 | $4,848,082 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $18,203 | $804,975 | $1,394,250 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $47,958 | $664,034 | $13,950 |
| Total | $3,353,714 | $10,111,999 | $7,081,282 |
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 | 52,088 | $4,323,304 | — |
| PSU | 47,144 | $3,912,952 | — |
| RSU | 28,521 | $2,367,243 | — |
| RSU | 16,615 | $1,379,045 | — |
| RSU | 9,822 | $815,226 | — |
| RSU | 4,865 | $403,795 | — |
| RSU | 2,167 | $179,861 | — |
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
25 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 | — | 1,846 | $0.00 | 11,077 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 1,846 | — | 50,901 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 648 | $0.00 | 2,596 |
| 2026-09-15 | Tax withholding | — | 1,347 | $64.10 | 50,202 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 648 | — | 51,549 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 1,529 | — | 52,559 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 1,964 | $0.00 | 3,929 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 1,964 | — | 48,075 |
The 8 most recent of 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,650,000 | $4,054,218 | $35,291 | $5,739,509 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $1,650,000 | $4,054,218 | $35,291 | $5,739,509 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $3,300,000 | $7,745,311 | $35,291 | $11,080,602 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $3,300,000 | $7,745,311 | $35,291 | $11,080,602 |
| Disability | — | $7,745,311 | $0 | $8,570,311 |
| Retirement | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | — | $7,745,311 | $0 | $8,570,311 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 · this page | 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 | President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group | $3,865,878 |
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