Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Feb 26, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Mar 2, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001558398-26-000004
Filed / recorded
Mar 2, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
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Data quality
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Issuer
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
Issuer CIK
1058290
Ticker
CTSH
Reporting person
Leo S. Jr. Mackay
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Restricted Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Feb 26, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
23.724
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
4,694.4798
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Reflects deferred restricted stock units received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously outstanding deferred restricted stock units. Each deferred restricted stock unit represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
The deferred restricted stock units are fully vested and will be settled upon the Reporting Person's termination of service from the Board.