COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 29, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 29, 2026
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GLOSSARY
| Defined Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 10b5-1 Plan | Trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act |
| Adjusted Diluted EPS | Adjusted diluted earnings per share |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification |
| CC | Constant Currency |
| CE | Continental Europe |
| CITA | Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) in India |
| CMT | Communications, Media and Technology |
| CODM | Chief Operating Decision Maker |
| Credit Agreement | Credit agreement with a commercial bank syndicate dated April 18, 2024, as amended |
| CTS India | Our principal operating subsidiary in India |
| DSO | Days Sales Outstanding |
| DTSA | Defend Trade Secrets Act |
| EPS | Earnings per share |
| EU | European Union |
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended |
| FS | Financial Services |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America |
| GenAI | Generative artificial intelligence |
| HS | Health Sciences |
| High Court | Madras, India High Court |
| India Defined Contribution Obligation | Certain statutory defined contribution obligations of employees and employers in India |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| 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 |
| Ninth Circuit | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| P&R | Products & Resources |
| Project Leap | Program introduced in Q2 2026 aimed at streamlining operations and enhancing productivity through AI-led efficiencies. |
| 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) |
| RoW | Rest of World |
| 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 |
| Syntel | Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Ltd. |
| Term Loan | Unsecured term loan under the Credit Agreement |
| 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 | Includes all voluntary separations with the exception of employees in our Intuitive Operations and Automation practice and certain categories of negotiated separations |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions | 1 | March 31, 2026 Form 10-Q |
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