COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 12, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 12, 2026
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GLOSSARY
| Defined Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 10b5-1 Plan | Trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act |
| 2009 Incentive Plan | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan |
| 2017 Incentive Plan | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan |
| 2023 Incentive Plan | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2023 Incentive Award Plan |
| 2026 Proxy Statement | Definitive proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | Adjusted diluted earnings per share |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| APA | Advance Pricing Agreement |
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification |
| CC | Constant Currency |
| CE | Continental Europe |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CITA | Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) in India |
| CLO | Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary |
| CMT | Communications, Media and Technology |
| CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| Credit Agreement | Credit agreement with a commercial bank syndicate dated April 18, 2024, as amended |
| CSO | Chief Security Officer |
| CTS India | Our principal operating subsidiary in India |
| DSO | Days Sales Outstanding |
| DTSA | Defend Trade Secrets Act |
| EPS | Earnings Per Share |
| ENS | The National Security Scheme |
| EU | European Union |
| EU AI Act | European Union Artificial Intelligence Act |
| EVP | Executive Vice President |
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
| FS | Financial Services |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America |
| GCCs | Global Capability Centers |
| GenAI | Generative Artificial Intelligence |
| High Court | Madras, India High Court |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HS | Health Sciences |
| India Defined Contribution Obligation | Certain statutory defined contribution obligations of employees and employers in India |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISO | An international standard for information security management |
| Defined Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITAT | Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in India |
| ITD | Indian Income Tax Department |
| Labor Code | Labor law reforms implemented by the Government of India effective November 21, 2025, including the Code on Social Security, 2020. |
| NA | North America |
| Nasscom | National Association of Software and Services Companies |
| NextGen program | Our 2023-2024 program to simplify our operating model, optimize corporate functions and consolidate and realign office space |
| Ninth Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| OBBBA | One Big Beautiful Bill Act |
| PSU | Performance Stock Units |
| Purchase Plan | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended |
| P&R | Products and Resources |
| R&E | Research and experimental |
| Recently completed acquisitions | Acquisitions that were completed in the 12 months preceding the beginning of the reporting period (in order to identify the impact of such acquisitions for the first twelve months of ownership) |
| ROU | Right of Use |
| RoW | Rest of World |
| RSU | Restricted Stock Units |
| SCI | Supreme Court of India |
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Second Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| SG&A | Selling, general and administrative |
| SVP | Senior Vice President |
| Syntel | Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Ltd. |
| Tax Reform Act | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |
| Term Loan | Unsecured term loan under the Credit Agreement |
| Third Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Title VII | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C § 2000e et seq. |
| TriZetto | The TriZetto Group, Inc., now known as Cognizant Technology Software Group, Inc. |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USDC-CDCA | United States District Court for the Central District of California |
| USDC-NJ | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
| USDC-SDNY | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Voluntary Attrition - Tech Services | Attrition metric that includes all voluntary separations with the exception of employees in our Intuitive Operations and Automation practice |
| VP | Vice President |
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