Ravi Kumar compensation by year
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $966,036 | $1,199,990 | $1,300,000 |
| Bonus | $750,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $20,252,245 | $13,012,147 | $15,824,498 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $585,224 | $2,575,920 | $4,394,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $9,900 | $13,650 | $13,950 |
| Total | $22,563,405 | $16,801,707 | $21,532,448 |
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.
How this page was built: the COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP filed document, accession 0001308179-26-000290. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 217,936 | $18,088,688 | — |
| PSU | 191,130 | $15,863,790 | — |
| PSU | 115,205 | $9,562,015 | — |
| RSU | 63,093 | $5,236,719 | — |
| RSU | 53,886 | $4,472,538 | — |
| RSU | 26,546 | $2,203,318 | — |
| RSU | 5,777 | $479,491 | — |
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
16 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 17, 2026)current to 2026-11-05 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 5,987 | — | 135,550 |
| 2026-09-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 5,987 | $0.00 | 35,924 |
| 2026-09-15 | Tax withholding | — | 3,231 | $64.10 | 132,319 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 9,783 | $0.00 | 97,831 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 5,309 | — | 127,967 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion | — | 9,783 | — | 137,750 |
| 2026-09-01 | Tax withholding | — | 8,187 | $64.58 | 129,563 |
| 2026-09-01 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 5,309 | $0.00 | 10,619 |
The 8 most recent of 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $7,800,000 | $25,972,277 | $35,291 | $33,807,568 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $3,900,000 | $9,466,565 | $35,291 | $13,401,856 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $7,800,000 | $25,972,277 | $35,291 | $33,807,568 |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $3,900,000 | $9,466,565 | $35,291 | $13,401,856 |
| Death | $2,600,000 | $25,972,277 | $0 | $28,572,277 |
| Disability | $2,600,000 | $25,972,277 | $0 | $28,572,277 |
| Retirement | $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 · this page | 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 | President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group | $3,865,878 |
Board service
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $230,000 in equity. As stated in COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS's FY2025 proxy.
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