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Cognizant10-Q: Layoffs

Cognizant to spend $200-270M on severance as part of 'Project Leap' workforce reduction.

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SEC EDGARApr 29, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Cognizant 10-Q

Filing excerpt

...we expect to record total costs of $230 million to $320 million consisting of $200 million to $270 million of employee severance and other personnel related costs...

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10-Q: Layoffs

What this signalsCuts often push teams toward cost and efficiency tools.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
Apr 29, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$270M (Upper estimate for employee severance and other personnel costs)

Details

CIK
1058290
Accession number
0001058290-26-000016
Timeframe
Next quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Efficiency tools to do more with less
Signal category
Workforce

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 5, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
layoffs

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