401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.7B
Total assets Very large vs avg
74,792
Participants Very large workforce
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,654
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#20,272
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+22.9%
assets growth YoY
28×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$2,741,407,191 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 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 (74,792 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 133924155 · Cognizant Technology Solutions PY 2023 · 401(k)

Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan · $2.7B · 74,792 · 99th

  • IND $2.7B
  • IND 74,792
  • IND 99th
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan
  • IND ind #20272

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

Discover Financial Services 401(k) PlanDiscover Financial Services …$2.8BCognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings PlanCognizant Technology Solutio…$2.7BThe Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings PlanThe Estee Lauder Companies 4…$2.7BBlack & Veatch Retirement ProgramBlack & Veatch Retirement Pr…$2.7BSwagelok Retirement Savings PlanSwagelok Retirement Savings …$2.7B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.7B
Net Income$510M
Employer EIN133924155
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING 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
$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $2.23B $3.04B ▲ +36.3%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000200000 01020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.741407191 · Participants: 74792Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan in NY ($2.7B); by covered participants it is Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (74,647 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.7B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (74,792 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 22.9% during 2023, from $2.2B to $2.7B. Reported net income was $510M.
How have Cognizant Technology Solutions plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cognizant Technology Solutions's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.4%, from $2.2B to $3.0B.
Where does Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Estee Lauder Companies 401(k) Savings Plan in NY ($2.7B, 12,114 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cognizant Technology Solutions 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tesla, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (74,647 participants, $1.9B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133924155.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.