CGNT vs GENI vs AMPL Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Genius Sports and Amplitude Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$727.28M
P/E
208.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins
GENI Genius Sports Ltd
$6.32 -1.6% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$790.23M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
1 win
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.26 +29.8% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cognyte Software leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cognyte Software 5, Amplitude 2, Genius Sports 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTGENIAMPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $727.28M $1.61B $2.26B AMPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.4x -8.9x -22.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x — 246.6x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +41.5% +18.3% GENI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -23.0% -26.6% CGNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -12.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% -47.4% +71.9% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -19.7%/yr -25.1%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 74.9% 65.8% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 35/100 41/100 CGNT

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTGENIAMPL

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

AxisCGNTGENIAMPL
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 47 #66 of 124 14 #87 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 31 #78 of 113 59 #40 of 97
Profitability 63 #35 of 94 46 #59 of 109 29 #67 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 16 #107 of 127 59 #45 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 – 44 #36 of 64
Overall 57 35 41
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GENI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AMPL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTGENIAMPLSPY
1 month +19.6%-1.6%+29.8% -0.2%
3 months +14.2%-13.5%+97.5% +3.9%
6 months +6.7%+46.3%+144.5% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%-42.6%+49.1% +12.9%
1 year +20.3%-47.4%+71.9% +12.3%
3 years +153.5%+34.8%+72.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+10.5%+19.9% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%-66.6%-76.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%-19.7%-25.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCGNTGENIAMPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%74.9%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%75.5%64.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.681.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.631.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-88.4%-93.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-47.4%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$12.02$17.42 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$3.92$5.61 $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.

MultipleCGNTGENIAMPL
P/E now vs peer median 212.9xmedian 28.3x -8.9xmedian 38.6x -22.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 4.4x 11.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x -72.9xmedian 34.5x -44.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.8x -64.3xmedian 29.4x 146.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.3x 31.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.90median 0.85 -1.42median 1.28 -5.77median 0.85

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 monthsCGNTGENIAMPL
Revenue $421.71M $790.23M $374.37M
Gross profit $307.70M $216.86M $271.11M
Operating income $17.43M -$148.94M -$104.03M
Net income $4.85M -$181.64M -$99.53M
Free cash flow $28.96M -$49.83M $29.44M
R&D $127.59M $38.20M $108.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $-0.71 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $155.08M $73.78M
Total debt – $785.33M –
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 254.76M 129.38M
Enterprise value $292.46M $773.02M $1.55B

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
MetricCGNTGENIAMPL
P/E 212.9x -8.9x -22.4x
P/FCF 25.7x -64.3x 146.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x -103.0x 135.6x
P/S 1.8x 4.1x 11.5x
P/B 3.4x 4.7x 31.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -45.4x 35.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x -72.9x -44.8x
EV/EBIT 36.9x -25.7x -40.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.9x 11.1x
EV/FCF 22.2x -76.9x 141.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x -123.3x 131.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.90 -1.42 -5.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIAMPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 41.5% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 29.0% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 64.8% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 71.2% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -30.2% 2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -11.0% 1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -133.3% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -1.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -93.2% -4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 6.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -158.3% 48.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% -9.0% 61.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% -211.2% 50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -20.2% 74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIAMPL
Gross margin 73.0% 27.4% 72.4%
EBITDA margin 7.0% -6.7% -24.8%
Operating margin 4.1% -18.8% -27.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% -21.3% -25.5%
Net margin 0.8% -23.0% -26.6%
FCF margin 6.9% -6.3% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% -3.9% 8.5%
Return on equity 2.2% -0.1% -56.3%
Return on assets 0.9% -11.0% -26.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -13.6% -61.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 0.2x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 11.8% 25.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIAMPL
Debt / assets – 37.1% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -12.0x –
Debt / FCF – -15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 67.7% 61.8%
Equity / assets 43.4% 32.3% 38.2%
Interest coverage 113.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.25 0.60 9.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIAMPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield -2.7% – 2.6%
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.

ConsensusCGNTGENIAMPL
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 – 246.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% – +157.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $1.05BFY2026 $430.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.9% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTGENIAMPL
Held by institutions 67.2% 93.6% 79.4%
Institutions holding 133 273 201
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.7% -3.6%
Institutions buying 75 179 115
Institutions selling 33 70 62
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.56 1.85

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.

CGNTGENIAMPL
CGNT 1.00 0.33 0.48
GENI 0.33 1.00 0.26
AMPL 0.48 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, GENI and AMPL?

Amplitude (AMPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.28M, Genius Sports (GENI) $1.61B, Amplitude (AMPL) $2.26B.

Which company is growing faster?

Genius Sports (GENI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Genius Sports (GENI) +41.5%, Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Genius Sports (GENI) -23.0%, Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%, Genius Sports (GENI) -47.4%, Amplitude (AMPL) +71.9%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr, Genius Sports (GENI) -19.7%/yr, Amplitude (AMPL) -25.1%/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%, Genius Sports (GENI) 74.9%, Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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