CGNT vs MSA vs GENI Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, MSA Safety and Genius Sports Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$742.22M
P/E
212.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$182.59 +0.1% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
GENI Genius Sports Ltd
$6.51 +1.4% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$790.23M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

MSA Safety leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (MSA Safety 7, Genius Sports 2, Cognyte Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTMSAGENILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $742.22M $6.94B $1.61B MSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 212.7x 22.1x -8.9x MSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 19.6x — MSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +6.5% +41.5% GENI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 16.1% -23.0% MSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -12.0x GENI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +8.6% -45.9% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +3.7%/yr -18.4%/yr MSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 25.5% 75.0% MSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 77/100 35/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTMSAGENI

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

AxisCGNTMSAGENI
Valuation 57 #44 of 102 55 #91 of 203 46 #67 of 124
Growth 89 #12 of 98 86 #27 of 187 31 #78 of 113
Profitability 64 #35 of 95 97 #7 of 185 46 #60 of 110
Financial Health 60 #44 of 109 76 #53 of 219 16 #109 of 129
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 73 #42 of 153 –
Overall 57 77 35
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GENI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTMSAGENISPY
1 month +17.0%+0.1%+1.4% -0.8%
3 months +14.5%+4.0%-10.6% +3.5%
6 months +5.6%+6.8%+47.3% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%+14.0%-40.9% +12.2%
1 year +19.0%+8.6%-45.9% +13.0%
3 years +148.0%+15.9%+38.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.4%+5.0%+11.6% +23.1%
5 years -52.2%+20.0%-63.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%+3.7%-18.4% +11.0%
10 years —+228.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCGNTMSAGENISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%25.5%75.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%24.1%75.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.821.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.34-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-34.9%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-10.1%-45.8% -1.8%
52-week high $12.24$203.08$12.02 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$152.94$3.92 $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.

MultipleCGNTMSAGENI
P/E now vs peer median 208.3xmedian 28.8x 22.5xmedian 26.0x -9.1xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 17.7x 15.3xmedian 14.0x -74.7xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.8x 19.9xmedian 21.4x -66.2xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 7.73median 0.85 0.12median 1.26 -1.46median 1.27

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 monthsCGNTMSAGENI
Revenue $421.71M $1.95B $790.23M
Gross profit $307.70M $925.88M $216.86M
Operating income $17.43M $413.17M -$148.94M
Net income $4.85M $314.01M -$181.64M
Free cash flow $28.96M $354.30M -$49.83M
R&D $127.59M $68.19M $38.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $8.11 $-0.71
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $200.06M $155.08M
Total debt – $599.74M $785.33M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 38.70M 254.76M
Enterprise value $307.40M $6.22B $770.47M

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
MetricCGNTMSAGENI
P/E 208.3x 22.5x -9.1x
P/FCF 25.2x 19.9x -66.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 17.4x -106.1x
P/S 1.7x 3.6x 4.2x
P/B 3.3x 5.0x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 6.3x -46.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x 15.3x -74.7x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 18.0x -26.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.8x 5.0x
EV/FCF 21.6x 21.0x -78.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 18.4x -126.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.73 0.12 -1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTMSAGENI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 6.5% 41.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 5.2% 29.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 8.2% 64.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 6.7% 71.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% 10.8% -30.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 34.5% -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% 13.4% -133.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 186.8% -1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% 15.3% -93.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 188.5% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 26.3% -158.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 96.0% -9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 40.3% -211.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 72.1% -20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTMSAGENI
Gross margin 73.0% 47.6% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 25.1% -6.7%
Operating margin 4.1% 21.2% -18.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% 21.1% -21.3%
Net margin 0.8% 16.1% -23.0%
FCF margin 6.9% 18.2% -6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 20.9% -3.9%
Return on equity 2.2% 22.8% -0.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 12.2% -11.0%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 18.0% -13.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 1.0% 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTMSAGENI
Debt / assets – 23.1% 37.1%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -12.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 46.1% 67.7%
Equity / assets 43.4% 53.9% 32.3%
Interest coverage 113.9x 12.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.22 5.99 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTMSAGENI
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield -2.8% 2.9% –
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.

ConsensusCGNTMSAGENI
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +3.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $1.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +57.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +19.6% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTMSAGENI
Held by institutions 67.2% 91.0% 93.6%
Institutions holding 133 457 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +3.0% +7.7%
Institutions buying 75 236 179
Institutions selling 33 147 70
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.61 2.56

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.

CGNTMSAGENI
CGNT 1.00 -0.03 0.33
MSA -0.03 1.00 0.11
GENI 0.33 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, MSA and GENI?

MSA Safety (MSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $742.22M, MSA Safety (MSA) $6.94B, Genius Sports (GENI) $1.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, MSA and GENI?

MSA Safety (MSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 212.7x, MSA Safety (MSA) 22.1x, Genius Sports (GENI) -8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, MSA Safety (MSA) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.8x, MSA Safety (MSA) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Genius Sports (GENI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%, Genius Sports (GENI) +41.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MSA Safety (MSA) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%, Genius Sports (GENI) -23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +19.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +8.6%, Genius Sports (GENI) -45.9%. Over five years, MSA Safety (MSA) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.7%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.7%/yr, Genius Sports (GENI) -18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MSA Safety (MSA) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.5%, Genius Sports (GENI) 75.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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