CGNT vs GENI vs PLTR Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Genius Sports and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$724.14M
P/E
207.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 6, Cognyte Software 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTGENIPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $724.14M $1.61B $465.78B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 207.6x -8.9x 154.4x PLTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x — 119.7x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +41.5% +78.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -23.0% 49.0% PLTR
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% +5.0% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -19.7%/yr +50.7%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 74.9% 59.4% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 35/100 69/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTGENIPLTR

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

AxisCGNTGENIPLTR
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 47 #66 of 124 22 #79 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 31 #78 of 113 100 #1 of 97
Profitability 63 #35 of 94 46 #59 of 109 96 #5 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 16 #107 of 127 98 #3 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 – 27 #47 of 64
Overall 57 35 69
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GENI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTGENIPLTRSPY
1 month +19.6%-1.6%+4.8% -0.2%
3 months +14.2%-13.5%+60.9% +3.9%
6 months +6.7%+46.3%+40.8% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%-42.6%+11.8% +12.9%
1 year +20.3%-47.4%+5.0% +12.3%
3 years +153.5%+34.8%+1,218.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+10.5%+136.4% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%-66.6%+675.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%-19.7%+50.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCGNTGENIPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%74.9%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%75.5%55.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.681.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.630.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-88.4%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-47.4%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$12.02$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$3.92$107.27 $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.

MultipleCGNTGENIPLTR
P/E now vs peer median 212.9xmedian 28.3x -8.9xmedian 38.6x 158.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 4.4x 77.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x -72.9xmedian 34.5x 175.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.8x -64.3xmedian 29.4x 142.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.3x 48.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.90median 0.85 -1.42median 1.28 0.55median 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 monthsCGNTGENIPLTR
Revenue $421.71M $790.23M $6.16B
Gross profit $307.70M $216.86M $5.22B
Operating income $17.43M -$148.94M $2.63B
Net income $4.85M -$181.64M $3.03B
Free cash flow $28.96M -$49.83M $3.36B
R&D $127.59M $38.20M $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $-0.71 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $155.08M $2.03B
Total debt – $785.33M –
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 254.76M 2.57B
Enterprise value $289.32M $766.65M $434.73B

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
MetricCGNTGENIPLTR
P/E 212.9x -8.9x 158.1x
P/FCF 25.7x -64.3x 142.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x -103.0x 140.4x
P/S 1.8x 4.1x 77.6x
P/B 3.4x 4.7x 48.3x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -45.4x 48.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x -72.9x 175.8x
EV/EBIT 36.9x -25.7x 177.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.9x 76.0x
EV/FCF 22.2x -76.9x 139.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x -123.3x 137.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.90 -1.42 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 41.5% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 29.0% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 64.8% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 71.2% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -30.2% 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -11.0% 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -133.3% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -1.8% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -93.2% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 6.3% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -158.3% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% -9.0% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% -211.2% 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -20.2% 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIPLTR
Gross margin 73.0% 27.4% 84.8%
EBITDA margin 7.0% -6.7% 43.3%
Operating margin 4.1% -18.8% 42.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% -21.3% 49.9%
Net margin 0.8% -23.0% 49.0%
FCF margin 6.9% -6.3% 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% -3.9% 55.2%
Return on equity 2.2% -0.1% 32.9%
Return on assets 0.9% -11.0% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -13.6% 28.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 11.8% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIPLTR
Debt / assets – 37.1% –
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -12.0x –
Debt / FCF – -15.8x –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 67.7% 15.4%
Equity / assets 43.4% 32.3% 84.6%
Interest coverage 113.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 7.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 6.1x
Altman Z-score 2.25 0.60 161.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTGENIPLTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -2.7% – 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.

ConsensusCGNTGENIPLTR
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 – 119.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% – +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $1.05BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.9% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTGENIPLTR
Held by institutions 67.2% 93.6% 60.3%
Institutions holding 133 273 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.7% +10.9%
Institutions buying 75 179 1,481
Institutions selling 33 70 1,093
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.56 1.35

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.

CGNTGENIPLTR
CGNT 1.00 0.33 0.51
GENI 0.33 1.00 0.37
PLTR 0.51 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, GENI and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $724.14M, Genius Sports (GENI) $1.61B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $465.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, GENI and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 207.6x, Genius Sports (GENI) -8.9x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 154.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Genius Sports (GENI) +41.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Genius Sports (GENI) -23.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%, Genius Sports (GENI) -47.4%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr, Genius Sports (GENI) -19.7%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/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%, Genius Sports (GENI) 74.9%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) leads on 6. 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.