CGNT vs DV vs FICO Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, DoubleVerify Holdings and Fair Isaac Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.79 +15.3% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$690.46M
P/E
197.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$709.00 +14.9% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.11B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGNTDVFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $690.46M $2.09B $16.11B FICO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 197.9x 35.5x 19.8x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 30.8x 16.2x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +7.6% +24.1% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.7% 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 62.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +19.6% -54.8% DV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr -19.3%/yr +12.2%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 43.9% 66.9% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 68/100 75/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTDVFICO

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

AxisCGNTDVFICO
Valuation 60 #41 of 101 56 #73 of 166 64 #37 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 49 #79 of 153 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 62 #36 of 93 76 #37 of 153 100 #1 of 93
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 90 #18 of 179 33 #73 of 108
Shareholder Returns 13 #55 of 63 68 #30 of 91 98 #2 of 63
Overall 57 68 75
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTDVFICOSPY
1 month +15.3%+1.3%+14.9% +0.7%
3 months +11.5%+22.7%-37.8% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%+23.0%-30.8% +7.1%
Year to date +4.1%+18.5%-58.1% +12.8%
1 year +15.9%+19.6%-54.8% +11.9%
3 years +134.8%-49.5%-16.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.9%-20.4%-5.9% +22.8%
5 years -50.8%-65.7%+78.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%-19.3%+12.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+494.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGNTDVFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%43.9%66.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%47.1%81.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.550.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.300.45-0.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-79.7%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%0.0%-61.6% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$13.56$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$8.61$592.49 $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.

MultipleCGNTDVFICO
P/E now vs peer median 204.6xmedian 28.0x 35.5xmedian 16.7x 19.7xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 6.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.9x 11.9xmedian 12.7x 16.5xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 15.9x 13.1xmedian 10.5x 15.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.7x -3.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.59median 0.89 5.56median 0.39 0.67median 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 monthsCGNTDVFICO
Revenue $421.71M $768.82M $2.39B
Gross profit $307.70M $633.77M $2.04B
Operating income $17.43M $97.55M $1.24B
Net income $4.85M $58.86M $815.02M
Free cash flow $28.96M $160.55M $996.02M
R&D $127.59M $178.30M $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.37 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $210.17M $248.44M
Total debt – – $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 157.89M 22.70M
Enterprise value $255.64M $1.24B $15.35B

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
MetricCGNTDVFICO
P/E 204.6x 35.5x 19.7x
P/FCF 24.7x 13.1x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 10.3x 15.3x
P/S 1.7x 2.7x 6.4x
P/B 3.3x 1.9x -3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 2.1x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 11.9x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 35.2x 19.4x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 8.6x
EV/FCF 21.2x 11.8x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 9.3x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.59 5.56 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTDVFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 7.6% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 15.3% 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 8.1% 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.6% 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% 15.1% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 10.2% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% 11.6% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 3.3% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% 17.9% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 6.4% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 14.0% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 26.7% 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 7.1% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 34.2% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTDVFICO
Gross margin 73.0% 82.4% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 20.7% 52.3%
Operating margin 4.1% 12.7% 51.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 12.2% 44.5%
Net margin 0.8% 7.7% 34.1%
FCF margin 6.9% 20.9% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 26.6% 41.8%
Return on equity 2.2% 5.4% –
Return on assets 0.9% 4.6% 39.9%
Return on invested capital – – 62.6%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 8.2% 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 3.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 13.4% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTDVFICO
Debt / assets – – 274.0%
Debt / equity – – -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.3x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 16.5% 301.1%
Equity / assets 43.4% 83.5% -201.1%
Interest coverage 113.9x 55.5x 6.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.19 7.36 8.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTDVFICO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 7.0% 23.3%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 7.0% 23.3%
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.

ConsensusCGNTDVFICO
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +36.4% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.8% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTDVFICO
Held by institutions 67.2% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 133 316 843
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +1.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 75 167 382
Institutions selling 33 114 343
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.46 1.11

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.

CGNTDVFICO
CGNT 1.00 0.38 0.24
DV 0.38 1.00 0.23
FICO 0.24 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, DV and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $690.46M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, DV and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 197.9x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.4x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +15.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +19.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -54.8%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.2%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 43.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGNT, DV and FICO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) 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.