401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $2.7B
- Total assets
- 74,792
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $36,654
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Cognizant Technology Solutions · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services
$2.7B in assets, 74,792 participants
Cognizant Technology Solutions's Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reported $2.7B in total assets and 74,792 participants in its 2023 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #20,272 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in New Jersey
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan covers 74,792 participants in New Jersey, 89x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- $2.7B
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 74,792
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $36,654
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$241M in the plan year 2022 filing to $510M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 33,944 in the plan year 2022 filing to 74,792 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2.2B in the plan year 2022 filing to $2.7B in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs New Jersey filers
In New Jersey, the average filing covers about 844 participants across 4,145 plans. Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reports 74,792 participants - 89x that state average ($2.7B EOY assets).
New Jersey filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.2B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.7B |
| Net Income | $510M |
| Employer EIN | 133924155 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Cognizant Technology Solutions)
| 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.
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
- JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan $44.6B · 176,610
- Verizon Savings Plan for Management Employees $27.8B · 78,072
- Johnson and Johnson Savings Plan $22.2B · 41,291
- Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan $15.5B · 59,346
- Merck US Savings Plan $13.4B · 26,850
Scale composition for Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan reports $2.7B in end-of-year assets across 74,792 participants (0.022% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.080% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $36,654 per participant (27% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $510M.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 74,792 | $2.7B | This page |
| 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)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan by total assets, not by location.
- The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan (NY) $2.7B · 12,114
- Black & Veatch Retirement Program (KS) $2.7B · 6,890
- Swagelok Retirement Savings Plan (OH) $2.7B · 5,086
- Discover Financial Services 401(k) Plan (IL) $2.8B · 19,535
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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- Cognizant Technology Solutions's sponsor-wide assets have grown 36.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans