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
Aug 25, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Aug 27, 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
0001194455-26-000013
Filed / recorded
Aug 27, 2026, 8:11 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
Sandra S Wijnberg
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Aug 25, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
24.3352
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
4,674.576
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Reflects deferred stock units received pursuant to dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously outstanding deferred stock units. Each deferred stock unit represents a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
The deferred stock units are fully vested. The Reporting Person has elected, pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), to defer settlement of such deferred stock units until the first to occur of (1) a change in control, (2) the death or permanent disability of the Reporting Person, or (3) the first July 1 following the date of the Reporting Person's termination of service (other than due to death or permanent disability).
