
Cognizant
A US-headquartered IT services and consulting company.
Cognizant provides information technology services and consulting to enterprise clients from a US headquarters.
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Cognizant is a US-headquartered information technology services and consulting company. Its global headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey, identified on the [company's official locations page](https://careers.Cognizant.com/us-en/locations/). Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker CTSH, as confirmed in its [quarterly results](https://investors.Cognizant.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Cognizant-Reports-Second-Quarter-2026-Results/default.aspx).
The [company's investor overview](https://investors.Cognizant.com/home/default.aspx) describes work spanning engineering, data, infrastructure and business processes for enterprise clients. Cognizant helps these organisations modernise existing technology and put artificial intelligence into their operations. Its services combine technical implementation with work on how clients run their businesses. The delivery model combines industry expertise with platforms, technology partnerships and work across international markets.
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