Ravi Kumar is Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH). The company reported total compensation of $21,532,448 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $15,824,498 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $4,394,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $13,950 |
| Total | $21,532,448 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001308179-26-000290.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,300,000 | $0 | $15,824,498 | $0 | $4,394,000 | $0 | $13,950 | $21,532,448 |
| FY2024 | CEO | $1,199,990 | $0 | $13,012,147 | $0 | $2,575,920 | $0 | $13,650 | $16,801,707 |
| FY2023 | Current CEO | $966,036 | $750,000 | $20,252,245 | $0 | $585,224 | $0 | $9,900 | $22,563,405 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $22,983,096 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,450,648 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 50th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 4 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp compensation brief.
Ravi Kumar's compensation sits inside Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) compensation brief