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☐ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromtoCommission File Number 0-24429 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSCORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.☐Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submitsuch files).☐Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying withany new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of itsinternal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firmthat prepared or issued its audit report.☐If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant includedin the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).☐Yes☐NoThe aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2024, based on$68.00 per share, the last reported sale price on the Nasdaq Global Select Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on that date, was $33.7 billion.The number of shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, of the registrant outstanding as of February 7, 2025 was 494,615,514 shares.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCEThe following documents are incorporated by reference into the Annual Report on Form 10-K: Portions of the registrant’s definitive ProxyStatement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report. TABLE OF CONTENTS Item FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS3 PART I5 1.Business51A.Risk Factors141B.Unresolved Staff Comments241C.Cybersecurity242.Properties253.Legal Proceedings254.Mine Safety Disclosures25 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Mattersand Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 9B.Other Information41 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections41PART III4210.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance4211.Executive Compensation4212.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management andRelated Stockholder Matters4213.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and DirectorIndependence4214.Principal Accountant Fees and Services42PART IV4315.Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules4316.Form 10-K Summary46SIGNATURES47INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTSCHEDULEF-1 GLOSSARY Forward Looking Statements The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts areforward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 21E of the Exchange Act) that involve risksand uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use offorward-lookingterminology such as“believe,”“expect,”“may,”“could,”“would,”“plan,”“intend,”“estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “should” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks anduncertainties. From time to time, we or our representatives have made or may make forward-lookingstatements, orally or in writing. Such forward-looking statements may be included in various filings made by us with