Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH) insider buying and selling: 1 purchase, 35 sales
237 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation insiders between 2025-09-02 and 2026-10-05 (15-month history): 1 open-market purchase and 35 sales, plus 201 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $669k by Dalal Jatin P on 2026-08-03.
Cognizant Technology Solutions insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions insiders filed 1 purchase worth $210k and 34 sales worth $6.3M on the open market. The net balance is on the sell side: $6.1M more sold than bought.
The biggest buyer was Rohleder Stephen J (Director): $210k in 1 purchase, the only buyer. The biggest seller was Patsalos-Fox Michael (Director): $2.1M in 7 sales, out of 6 different sellers.
The largest trade of the period was a sale of $669k on Aug 3, 2026, by Dalal Jatin P (Chief Financial Officer), under a 10b5-1 plan. Form 4 on sec.gov (0001999642-26-000014).
All 34 sales carry the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4: scheduled months ahead.
The last three months show 0 purchases and 6 sales, against 1 and 4 in the three before. The latest purchase is from Jun 10, 2026; the latest sale from Sep 30, 2026.
Against its sector (Technology, 85 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 22 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Cognizant Technology Solutions has more sales than 56 of the other 84, ranks 69 of 85 by net dollars sold, and 32 of the 85 have at least one purchase, Cognizant Technology Solutions included.
The 20 most important trades
The only open-market purchase first, then the rest, each type from largest to smallest. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
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| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-12 | Rohleder Stephen J | Director | $210k | P — Open-market purchase | SEC |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | Dalal Jatin P | Chief Financial Officer | $669k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 1, 2026. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $55.16 to $57.18, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-15 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $585k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $83.04 to $84.09, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2026-01-02 | 2026-01-06 | Gummadi Surya | President - Americas | $570k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 27, 2025. F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $80.67 to $83.19 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | Gummadi Surya | President - Americas | $545k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF5 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 27, 2025. F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $77.36 to $78.38 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-01 | Gummadi Surya | President - Americas | $540k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 27, 2025. F2 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $76.72 to $77.29 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025-09-02 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $505k | S — Open-market sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-16 | Kim John Sunshin | CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary | $418k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 12, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $83.16 to $83.94, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-24 | 2025-12-29 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $341k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F3 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.05 to $85.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-31 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $256k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $84.94 to $85.75, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-29 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $255k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $84.86 to $85.41, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-17 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $252k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $83.38 to $84.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-19 | 2025-12-23 | Singisetti Ravi Kumar | Chief Executive Officer | $251k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 15, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.00 to $85.10, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-04 | 2025-12-08 | Singisetti Ravi Kumar | Chief Executive Officer | $250k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 15, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $80.00 to $80.04, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2026-01-05 | 2026-01-07 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $246k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $81.15 to $82.71, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2025-12-04 | 2025-12-08 | Kim John Sunshin | CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary | $200k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 3, 2024. | SEC |
| 2025-10-29 | 2025-11-03 | Kim John Sunshin | CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary | $188k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 3, 2024. | SEC |
| 2026-01-07 | 2026-01-09 | Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | $168k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 11, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $83.91 to $84.62, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-04 | Kim John Sunshin | CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary | $158k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 4, 2026. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $63.05 to $63.74, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | Gummadi Surya | President - Americas | $144k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 27, 2025. F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $82.49 to $83.37 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company"), any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
Across the Form 4 filings submitted between Sep 2, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation open-market activity adds up to 1 purchase worth $210k and 35 sales worth $6.8M. The net balance is $6.6M on the sell side.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Option exercise | 108 | $0 |
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 93 | $11.0M |
| S | Open-market sale | 35 | $6.8M |
| P | Open-market purchase | 1 | $210k |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 237 | $18.1M |
108 of the 237 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 16 distinct people or entities have filed Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation transactions: 1 bought on the open market and 6 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
Of the 6 who sold on the open market (35 sales in all), the three biggest sellers account for $5.5M of the $6.8M: 81% of the money in three people.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsalos-Fox Michael | Director | 9 | — | $2.6M (8) | 2026-06-04 |
| Gummadi Surya | President - Americas | 30 | — | $1.8M (4) | 2026-09-17 |
| Kim John Sunshin | CLO, CAO & Corporate Secretary | 29 | — | $1.1M (5) | 2026-09-17 |
| Dalal Jatin P | Chief Financial Officer | 27 | — | $669k (1) | 2026-09-17 |
| Singisetti Ravi Kumar | Chief Executive Officer | 26 | — | $501k (2) | 2026-09-17 |
| Rohleder Stephen J | Director | 1 | $210k (1) | — | 2026-06-12 |
| Kerdman Alina | SVP, Controller & CAO | 49 | — | $145k (15) | 2026-10-05 |
| Diaz Kathryn | Chief People Officer | 30 | — | — | 2026-09-17 |
Shown here are the 8 who moved the most money, out of 16. The rest are in the full history, one link above. The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Dec 2025: 0 purchases and 13 sales, worth $3.4M. 2 of the 15 months have none.
| Month | Purchases | Amount | Sales | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $505k |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $188k |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $551k |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | $0 | 13 | $3.4M |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $984k |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $154k |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $17k |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12k |
| May 2026 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7k |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | $210k | 2 | $15k |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5k |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $821k |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $175k |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.
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How to read this data
18 of the 19 sales in the table are flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan): signed months ahead and executed automatically, so they say nothing about what the insider thinks today. Cognizant Technology Solutions's single open-market purchase (code P) is the rare signal: insiders are already paid in stock, so buying more means putting in their own money. The latest filing is from Oct 5, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
18 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
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- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
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Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.