AMPL vs CRM vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Amplitude, Salesforce and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.44 +31.1% 1M +74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$242.28 +6.6% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$199.40B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
0.72%
CRM and Sales Software Technology
7 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.95 +16.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$727.13M
P/E
207.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Salesforce leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Salesforce 7, Amplitude 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPLCRMCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.35B $199.40B $727.13M CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.7x 20.6x 207.9x CRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 249.1x 13.7x 20.7x CRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.3% +11.2% +12.0% AMPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.6% 22.0% 0.8% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.72% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.1% -4.7% +17.1% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -4.2%/yr -13.0%/yr CRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.8% 46.8% 52.2% CRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 69/100 56/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

AMPLCRMCGNT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMPLCRMCGNT
Valuation 14 #87 of 101 76 #25 of 101 58 #43 of 101
Growth 59 #40 of 97 72 #28 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 29 #67 of 94 88 #12 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 41 #64 of 108 59 #45 of 108
Shareholder Returns 46 #35 of 64 70 #20 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 42 69 56
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CRM ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMPLCRMCGNTSPY
1 month +31.1%+6.6%+16.6% +0.9%
3 months +96.2%+28.6%+12.0% +5.9%
6 months +142.9%+33.7%+4.8% +8.5%
Year to date +50.6%-8.5%+5.9% +13.3%
1 year +74.1%-4.7%+17.1% +12.4%
3 years +74.1%+23.3%+147.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.3%+7.2%+35.3% +23.5%
5 years -76.5%-19.2%-50.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -25.2%-4.2%-13.0% +11.0%
10 years —+222.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+12.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMPLCRMCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.8%46.8%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.8%41.8%56.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.401.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.13-0.100.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.4%-59.2%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-9.0%-18.7% -0.9%
52-week high $17.44$266.23$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $5.61$150.12$6.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMPLCRMCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -22.7xmedian 27.6x 20.6xmedian 27.6x 207.9xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -45.3xmedian 17.4x 15.2xmedian 17.4x 21.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 147.9xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x 25.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.83median 0.84 0.22median 0.84 7.72median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMPLCRMCGNT
Revenue $374.37M $43.94B $421.71M
Gross profit $271.11M $33.96B $307.70M
Operating income -$104.03M $8.74B $17.43M
Net income -$99.53M $9.66B $4.85M
Free cash flow $29.44M $15.15B $28.96M
R&D $108.93M $6.37B $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $11.77 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $73.78M $8.31B $102.17M
Total debt – $39.29B –
Shares (diluted) 129.38M 821.00M 72.91M
Enterprise value $3.65B $155.27B $316.46M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMPLCRMCGNT
P/E -22.7x 20.6x 207.9x
P/FCF 147.9x 13.2x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 137.1x 12.7x 17.6x
P/S 11.6x 4.5x 1.7x
P/B 32.0x 5.2x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 36.1x 6.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -45.3x 15.2x 21.2x
EV/EBIT -40.5x 26.0x 35.9x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 5.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 143.1x 15.0x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 132.6x 14.4x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.83 0.22 7.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPLCRMCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.3% 11.2% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 9.9% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 10.7% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 11.3% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.6% 9.4% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 47.8% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 45.0% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 82.9% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.9% 69.9% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 94.5% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.7% 19.6% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.0% 23.3% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.1% 21.3% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 74.9% 26.1% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPLCRMCGNT
Gross margin 72.4% 77.3% 73.0%
EBITDA margin -24.8% 34.0% 7.0%
Operating margin -27.8% 19.9% 4.1%
Pretax margin -25.5% 28.2% 3.1%
Net margin -26.6% 22.0% 0.8%
FCF margin 7.9% 34.5% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 35.8% 9.8%
Return on equity -56.3% 26.7% 2.2%
Return on assets -26.3% 8.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% –
Return on capital employed -61.7% 10.7% 5.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.6x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 25.1% 8.3% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPLCRMCGNT
Debt / assets – 35.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 65.0% 56.6%
Equity / assets 38.2% 35.0% 43.4%
Interest coverage – 9.4x 113.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 9.60 2.64 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPLCRMCGNT
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 17.2% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 17.9% -2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMPLCRMCGNT
Forward P/E 249.1xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $17.65FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +157.1% -5.3% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $430.21MFY2026 $43.89BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +11.7% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPLCRMCGNT
Held by institutions 79.4% 80.7% 67.2%
Institutions holding 201 2,471 133
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.6% -4.8% -2.8%
Institutions buying 115 1,003 75
Institutions selling 62 1,270 33
Buyers to sellers 1.85 0.79 2.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMPLCRMCGNT
AMPL 1.00 0.59 0.48
CRM 0.59 1.00 0.49
CGNT 0.48 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPL, CRM and CGNT?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amplitude (AMPL) $4.35B, Salesforce (CRM) $199.40B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMPL, CRM and CGNT?

Salesforce (CRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amplitude (AMPL) -22.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.6x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 207.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Salesforce (CRM) is cheapest (Amplitude (AMPL) 249.1x, Salesforce (CRM) 13.7x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amplitude (AMPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Amplitude (AMPL) +74.1%, Salesforce (CRM) -4.7%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.1%. Over five years, Salesforce (CRM) compounded fastest (Amplitude (AMPL) -25.2%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -4.2%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Salesforce (CRM) 0.72%. Amplitude (AMPL) and Cognyte Software (CGNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Salesforce (CRM) has been the steadiest (Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPL, CRM and CGNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Salesforce (CRM) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.