CGNT vs FICO vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Fair Isaac and Strategy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.79 +15.3% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$715.44M
P/E
204.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$709.00 +14.9% 1M -54.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.31B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.62 -8.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 5, Strategy 2, Cognyte Software 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTFICOMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $715.44M $15.31B $49.84B MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 204.6x 19.7x -3.4x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 16.2x — FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +24.1% +4.2% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 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% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% -54.8% -48.6% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr +12.2%/yr +14.7%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 66.9% 81.1% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 75/100 38/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTFICOMSTR

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

AxisCGNTFICOMSTR
Valuation 60 #41 of 101 64 #37 of 101 17 #84 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 82 #18 of 97 3 #94 of 97
Profitability 62 #36 of 93 100 #1 of 93 –
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 33 #73 of 108 94 #7 of 108
Shareholder Returns 13 #55 of 63 98 #2 of 63 –
Overall 57 75 38
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTFICOMSTRSPY
1 month +15.3%+14.9%-8.4% +0.7%
3 months +11.5%-37.8%+44.9% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-30.8%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +4.1%-58.1%-6.8% +12.8%
1 year +15.9%-54.8%-48.6% +11.9%
3 years +134.8%-16.7%+237.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.9%-5.9%+50.0% +22.8%
5 years -50.8%+78.1%+98.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.2%+12.2%+14.7% +10.9%
10 years —+494.9%+639.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+19.5%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGNTFICOMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%66.9%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%81.7%74.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.363.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.82-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-75.1%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-61.6%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$1,844.98$275.36 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$592.49$82.31 $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.

MultipleCGNTFICOMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 204.6xmedian 28.0x 19.7xmedian 28.0x -3.4xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 6.4xmedian 2.8x 100.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 16.9x 16.5xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 15.9x 15.4xmedian 15.9x -2,079xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x -3.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.59median 0.89 0.67median 0.89 0.01median 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 monthsCGNTFICOMSTR
Revenue $421.71M $2.39B $495.08M
Gross profit $307.70M $2.04B $335.84M
Operating income $17.43M $1.24B -$19.34B
Net income $4.85M $815.02M –
Free cash flow $28.96M $996.02M –
R&D $127.59M $208.49M $94.59M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $35.90 $-42.25
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $248.44M $2.50B
Total debt – $5.58B –
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 22.70M 352.53M
Enterprise value $304.77M $14.55B $49.84B

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
MetricCGNTFICOMSTR
P/E 204.6x 19.7x -3.4x
P/FCF 24.7x 15.4x -2,079x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 15.3x –
P/S 1.7x 6.4x 100.7x
P/B 3.3x -3.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x -3.7x -3.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 16.5x –
EV/EBIT 35.2x 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 8.6x 100.7x
EV/FCF 21.2x 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 20.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.59 0.67 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTFICOMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 24.1% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 17.6% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 29.2% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 20.6% -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% 39.7% -276.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 26.5% -317.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% 28.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 24.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% 39.5% -272.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 29.5% -309.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 30.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 28.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTFICOMSTR
Gross margin 73.0% 85.1% –
EBITDA margin 7.0% 52.3% –
Operating margin 4.1% 51.7% –
Pretax margin 3.1% 44.5% –
Net margin 0.8% 34.1% –
FCF margin 6.9% 41.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 41.8% –
Return on equity 2.2% – –
Return on assets 0.9% 39.9% –
Return on invested capital – 62.6% –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 95.3% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 7.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTFICOMSTR
Debt / assets – 274.0% –
Debt / equity – -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x –
Debt / FCF – 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 301.1% 11.2%
Equity / assets 43.4% -201.1% 71.9%
Interest coverage 113.9x 6.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.19 8.34 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCGNTFICOMSTR
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +11.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +18.5% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTFICOMSTR
Held by institutions 67.2% 95.7% 59.5%
Institutions holding 133 843 851
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +1.9% +9.6%
Institutions buying 75 382 474
Institutions selling 33 343 264
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.11 1.80

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.

CGNTFICOMSTR
CGNT 1.00 0.24 0.34
FICO 0.24 1.00 0.09
MSTR 0.34 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, FICO and MSTR?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $715.44M, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.31B, Strategy (MSTR) $49.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, FICO and MSTR?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 204.6x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.7x, Strategy (MSTR) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.4x, 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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +15.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -54.8%, Strategy (MSTR) -48.6%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.2%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +12.2%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.7%/yr). 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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.9%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.