CGNT vs DV vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, DoubleVerify Holdings and Similarweb Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$9.09 +19.6% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$790.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

DoubleVerify Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DoubleVerify Holdings 5, Cognyte Software 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTDVSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $727.13M $2.10B $790.49M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 207.9x 35.5x -35.4x DV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 30.8x 41.3x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +7.6% +10.2% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.7% -7.4% DV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.1% +14.5% +1.1% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -19.3%/yr -13.9%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 44.1% 81.1% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 36/100 DV

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTDVSMWB

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

AxisCGNTDVSMWB
Valuation 58 #43 of 101 56 #74 of 166 29 #72 of 101
Growth 89 #12 of 97 48 #80 of 152 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 61 #37 of 94 77 #36 of 152 42 #55 of 94
Financial Health 59 #45 of 108 90 #18 of 179 26 #80 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 68 #31 of 94 22 #50 of 64
Overall 56 68 36
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTDVSMWBSPY
1 month +16.6%+1.2%+19.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%+17.6%+26.2% +5.9%
6 months +4.8%+23.7%+235.4% +8.5%
Year to date +5.9%+18.5%+21.4% +13.3%
1 year +17.1%+14.5%+1.1% +12.4%
3 years +147.5%-49.1%+78.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.3%-20.2%+21.3% +23.5%
5 years -50.0%-65.7%-52.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.0%-19.3%-13.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCGNTDVSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%44.1%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.5%47.3%89.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.551.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.330.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-79.7%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%0.0%-1.9% -0.9%
52-week high $12.24$13.56$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$8.61$2.33 $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.

MultipleCGNTDVSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 207.9xmedian 27.6x 35.5xmedian 16.8x -35.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 17.4x 11.9xmedian 13.9x -311.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 11.4x 51.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 34.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.72median 0.84 5.56median 0.36 -1.17median 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 monthsCGNTDVSMWB
Revenue $421.71M $768.82M $295.61M
Gross profit $307.70M $633.77M $235.99M
Operating income $17.43M $97.55M -$11.06M
Net income $4.85M $58.86M -$21.78M
Free cash flow $28.96M $160.55M $15.44M
R&D $127.59M $178.30M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.37 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $210.17M $73.90M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 157.89M 84.82M
Enterprise value $316.46M $1.26B $513.44M

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
MetricCGNTDVSMWB
P/E 207.9x 35.5x -35.4x
P/FCF 25.1x 13.1x 51.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 10.3x 55.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.7x 2.7x
P/B 3.3x 1.9x 34.7x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.1x 34.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 11.9x -311.7x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 19.4x -64.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 21.6x 11.8x 46.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 9.3x 50.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.72 5.56 -1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTDVSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 7.6% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 15.3% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 8.1% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.6% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% 15.1% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 10.2% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% 11.6% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 3.3% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% 17.9% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 6.4% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 14.0% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 26.7% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 7.1% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 34.2% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTDVSMWB
Gross margin 73.0% 82.4% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 20.7% -0.8%
Operating margin 4.1% 12.7% -3.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 12.2% -5.9%
Net margin 0.8% 7.7% -7.4%
FCF margin 6.9% 20.9% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 26.6% 4.8%
Return on equity 2.2% 5.4% -108.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 4.6% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 8.2% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 3.5x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 13.4% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTDVSMWB
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 16.5% 91.9%
Equity / assets 43.4% 83.5% 8.1%
Interest coverage 113.9x 55.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.21 7.36 0.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTDVSMWB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 7.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 7.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusCGNTDVSMWB
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +36.4% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTDVSMWB
Held by institutions 67.2% 100.0% 45.9%
Institutions holding 133 315 68
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +1.2% -7.8%
Institutions buying 75 167 36
Institutions selling 33 114 18
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.46 2.00

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.

CGNTDVSMWB
CGNT 1.00 0.38 0.29
DV 0.38 1.00 0.27
SMWB 0.29 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, DV and SMWB?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.13M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.10B, Similarweb (SMWB) $790.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, DV and SMWB?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 207.9x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Similarweb (SMWB) -35.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.7x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, Similarweb (SMWB) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.1%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%, Similarweb (SMWB) +1.1%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.0%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -13.9%/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) 44.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) leads on 5. 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.