401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 33,944
- Participants Very large workforce
- 99th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $65,728
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Cognizant Technology Solutions · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services
$2.2B in assets, 33,944 participants
Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.2B in total assets and 33,944 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #21,503 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan covers 33,944 participants in New Jersey, 40x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- #21,503
- in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)
- -9.8%
- assets change YoY
- 22×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $241M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,231,059,931 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan is a mega filing (33,944 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 133924155 · Cognizant Technology Solutions PY 2022 · 401(k)
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan · $2.2B · 33,944 · 99th
- PHOTO $2.2B
- PHOTO 33,944
- PHOTO 99th
- PHOTO 401(k)
- PHOTO near The Kroger Co. Savings Plan
- PHOTO ind #21503
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.5B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | -$241M |
| Employer EIN | 133924155 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cognizant Technology Solutions)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Cognizant Technology Solutions plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $3.0B 36.42293381315717% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 33,944 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 1 | 74,792 | $2.7B |
| 2024 | 1 | 35,909 | $3.0B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $36.8B · 168,280
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $25.2B · 76,788
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $21.2B · 43,271
- Pfizer Savings Plan $17.8B · 27,796
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $12.4B · 52,975
Scale composition for Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.2B in end-of-year assets across 33,944 participants (0.018% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.036% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $65,728 per participant (48% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$241M.
This plan identity (EIN 133924155, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.2B to $3.0B (+36.4%) while covered participants moved from 33,944 to 35,909 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33,944 | $2.2B | This page |
| 2023 | 74,792 | $2.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 35,909 | $3.0B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:
- Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $3.0B, 35,909 participants)
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Kroger Co. Savings Plan in OH ($2.2B); by covered participants it is Panda Retirement Plan in CA (34,033 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.2B here).
- The Kroger Co. Savings Plan (OH) $2.2B · 209,608
- Discover Financial Services 401(k) Plan (IL) $2.2B · 16,052
- The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan (SC) $2.2B · 7,829
- Geisinger System Services 401(k) Savings Plan (PA) $2.2B · 21,755
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33,944 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Panda Retirement Plan (CA) 34,033 · 89 off
- Supply Chain Retirement Savings Plan (OH) 33,797 · 147 off
- Cbre 401(k) Plan (TX) 33,723 · 221 off
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan (AR) 34,174 · 230 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.