CGNT vs BLSH vs NIQ Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Bullish and NIQ Global Intelligence Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.79 +15.3% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$692.28M
P/E
198.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
BLSH Bullish
$28.49 -20.2% 1M -45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$190.34B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

NIQ Global Intelligence leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (NIQ Global Intelligence 4, Cognyte Software 3, Bullish 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTBLSHNIQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $692.28M $3.04B $5.88B NIQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 198.4x -2.2x -22.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 67.8x 18.4x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% -26.5% +7.5% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -0.7% -6.1% CGNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.8% 2.8% NIQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 4.0x BLSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% -45.8% +59.5% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 73.0% 67.0% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 63/100 53/100 BLSH

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTBLSHNIQ

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

AxisCGNTBLSHNIQ
Valuation 60 #41 of 101 77 #24 of 99 72 #29 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 32 #64 of 94 72 #28 of 97
Profitability 62 #36 of 93 47 #48 of 90 44 #53 of 93
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 95 #6 of 105 25 #81 of 108
Shareholder Returns 13 #55 of 63 – –
Overall 57 63 53
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BLSH ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTBLSHNIQSPY
1 month +15.3%-20.2%+17.2% +0.7%
3 months +11.5%+26.0%+79.1% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-24.5%+86.6% +7.1%
Year to date +4.1%-24.8%+23.7% +12.8%
1 year +15.9%-45.8%+59.5% +11.9%
3 years +134.8%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.9%—— +22.8%
5 years -50.8%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCGNTBLSHNIQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%73.0%67.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%70.4%62.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.312.740.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.630.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-70.8%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-45.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$52.57$20.40 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$21.79$7.97 $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.

MultipleCGNTBLSHNIQ
P/E now vs peer median 204.6xmedian 28.0x -2.6xmedian 19.5x -22.8xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.9x -33.7xmedian 17.8x 11.5xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 15.9x 37.7xmedian 16.1x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 2.0x 5.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.59median 0.89 —median 0.98 —median 0.89

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 monthsCGNTBLSHNIQ
Revenue $421.71M $190.34B $4.36B
Gross profit $307.70M $71.94M $2.43B
Operating income $17.43M -$124.59M $135.00M
Net income $4.85M -$1.43B -$264.00M
Free cash flow $28.96M $113.88M –
R&D $127.59M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $-10.84 $-0.89
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $86.61M $416.60M
Total debt – $11.00K $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 127.72M 295.06M
Enterprise value $257.46M -$1.78B $4.24B

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
MetricCGNTBLSHNIQ
P/E 204.6x -2.6x -22.8x
P/FCF 24.7x 37.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 34.9x –
P/S 1.7x 0.0x 1.4x
P/B 3.3x 1.7x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.8x -7.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x -33.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 35.2x -32.0x 67.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 21.2x 35.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 32.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.59 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTBLSHNIQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% -26.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -17.9% 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -57.2% 577.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -858.6% 55.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -755.9% 62.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 190.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 171.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTBLSHNIQ
Gross margin 73.0% 0.0% 55.7%
EBITDA margin 7.0% -0.1% 18.2%
Operating margin 4.1% -0.1% 3.1%
Pretax margin 3.1% -0.8% -2.4%
Net margin 0.8% -0.7% -6.1%
FCF margin 6.9% 0.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 0.1% –
Return on equity 2.2% -55.4% -21.5%
Return on assets 0.9% -44.5% -3.8%
Return on invested capital – -4.8% 2.8%
Return on capital employed 5.9% -4.0% 2.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 59.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTBLSHNIQ
Debt / assets – 0.0% 52.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 4.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 20.6% 83.0%
Equity / assets 43.4% 79.4% 17.0%
Interest coverage 113.9x -2.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 23.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.19 65.06 0.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTBLSHNIQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% – –
Shareholder yield -2.8% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCGNTBLSHNIQ
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 67.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.42FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +382.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +95.2% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $364.64MFY2026 $4.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +26.4%FY2026 +0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +5.7% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTBLSHNIQ
Held by institutions 67.2% 32.8% 84.4%
Institutions holding 133 176 162
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 75 87 101
Institutions selling 33 70 51
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.24 1.98

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.

CGNTBLSHNIQ
CGNT 1.00 0.30 0.24
BLSH 0.30 1.00 0.12
NIQ 0.24 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, BLSH and NIQ?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $692.28M, Bullish (BLSH) $3.04B, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Bullish (BLSH) -26.5%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Bullish (BLSH) -0.7%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads (Bullish (BLSH) -4.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +15.9%, Bullish (BLSH) -45.8%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +59.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%, Bullish (BLSH) 73.0%, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGNT, BLSH and NIQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) leads on 4. 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.