CTS in top 200 of Fortune 500 list

Companies in the Fortune 500 are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. 

Cognizant’s 2017 revenue of $14.81 billion was an increase of 9.8% over 2016, moving the company up 10 spots from No. 205 on the 2017 Fortune 500. Since it first appeared on the list, Cognizant has continued its growth, emerging as a leading provider of digital business and technology services to the banking, insurance, healthcare, media and communications, retail, manufacturing and other industries. 

“Cognizant enters its 25th year in business playing a leading role in building the digital economy,” said Francisco D’Souza, Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant. 

“Our expertise in applying technology to transform our clients’ enterprises has enabled us to be one of the world’s fastest-growing professional services companies.  We’re determined to make the benefits of the digital economy accessible to more of the world’s organizations.” 

In October 2017, Cognizant was ranked No. 17 on Fortune’s inaugural Fortune Future 50 list, a new forward-looking measure of the top 50 U.S.-listed companies with the best prospects for breakout growth. In addition to Fortune 500 and Future 50 rankings, Cognizant CEO Francisco D’Souza was No. 10 on the 2017 Fortune Businessperson of the Year list.