Latest headcount
351,600
YoY change
+4.4%
Headcount CAGR
+22.7%
Revenue / employee
$60K
Employee count history for Cognizant
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,400 |
| 1999 | 2,000 |
| 2000 | 631 |
| 2001 | 3,470 |
| 2002 | 3,470 |
| 2003 | 8,500 |
| 2004 | 14,000 |
| 2005 | 24,300 |
| 2006 | 38,800 |
| 2007 | 55,400 |
| 2008 | 61,700 |
| 2009 | 78,400 |
| 2010 | 104,000 |
| 2011 | 137,700 |
| 2012 | 124,100 |
| 2013 | 133,000 |
| 2014 | 211,500 |
| 2015 | 221,700 |
| 2016 | 260,200 |
| 2017 | 260,000 |
| 2018 | 281,600 |
| 2019 | 292,500 |
| 2020 | 289,500 |
| 2021 | 330,600 |
| 2022 | 355,300 |
| 2023 | 347,700 |
| 2024 | 336,800 |
| 2025 | 351,600 |
Revenue per employee for Cognizant
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $41.9K |
| 1999 | $44.5K |
| 2000 | $217K |
| 2001 | $51.2K |
| 2002 | $66K |
| 2003 | $43.3K |
| 2004 | $41.9K |
| 2005 | $36.5K |
| 2006 | $36.7K |
| 2007 | $38.5K |
| 2008 | $45.6K |
| 2009 | $41.8K |
| 2010 | $44.2K |
| 2011 | $44.5K |
| 2012 | $59.2K |
| 2013 | $66.5K |
| 2014 | $48.5K |
| 2015 | $56K |
| 2016 | $51.8K |
| 2017 | $57K |
| 2018 | $57.3K |
| 2019 | $57.4K |
| 2020 | $57.5K |
| 2021 | $56K |
| 2022 | $54.7K |
| 2023 | $55.7K |
| 2024 | $58.6K |
| 2025 | $60K |
Earnings per employee for Cognizant
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | $4.29K |
| 1999 | $5.6K |
| 2000 | $28K |
| 2001 | $6.39K |
| 2002 | $9.96K |
| 2003 | $6.75K |
| 2004 | $7.16K |
| 2005 | $6.84K |
| 2006 | $6K |
| 2007 | $6.32K |
| 2008 | $6.98K |
| 2009 | $6.82K |
| 2010 | $7.05K |
| 2011 | $6.42K |
| 2012 | $8.47K |
| 2013 | $9.24K |
| 2014 | $6.81K |
| 2015 | $7.32K |
| 2016 | $5.97K |
| 2017 | $5.78K |
| 2018 | $7.46K |
| 2019 | $6.3K |
| 2020 | $4.81K |
| 2021 | $6.46K |
| 2022 | $6.45K |
| 2023 | $6.11K |
| 2024 | $6.65K |
| 2025 | $6.34K |
Employee count history for Cognizant (CTSH)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2025351,600+4.4%
- 2024336,800-3.1%
- 2023347,700-2.1%
- 2022355,300+7.5%
- 2021330,600+14.2%
- 2020289,500-1.0%
- 2019292,500+3.9%
- 2018281,600+8.3%
- 2017260,000-0.1%
- 2016260,200+17.4%
- 2015221,700+4.8%
- 2014211,500+59.0%
- 2013133,000+7.2%
- 2012124,100-9.9%
- 2011137,700+32.4%
- 2010104,000+32.7%
- 200978,400+27.1%
- 200861,700+11.4%
- 200755,400+42.8%
- 200638,800+59.7%
- 200524,300+73.6%
- 200414,000+64.7%
- 20038,500+145.0%
- 20023,4700.0%
- 20013,470+449.9%
- 2000631-68.5%
- 19992,000+42.9%
- 19981,400—
About Cognizant's employee count
Cognizant (CTSH) employed 351,600 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +14,800 (+4.4%) from 336,800 a year earlier.
Across the 1998–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,400 to 351,600 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +22.7% per year.
Cognizant generated about $60K of revenue and $6.34K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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