CGNT vs MSTR vs NEXN Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Strategy and Nexxen International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$8.09 -8.4% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$591.20M
P/E
169.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
MSTR Strategy Inc
$129.30 -21.4% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$52.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$495.08M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 6, Strategy 2, Cognyte Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTMSTRNEXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $591.20M $52.02B $504.87M MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 169.1x -3.5x 0.0x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x — 9.0x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +4.2% +3.0% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -3,008.3% 3,669.6% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -27.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -49.3% +12.1% NEXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +10.2%/yr -12.9%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 81.4% 45.0% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 24/100 73/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTMSTRNEXN

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

AxisCGNTMSTRNEXN
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 12 #88 of 100 90 #18 of 166
Growth 91 #10 of 99 10 #89 of 99 38 #96 of 154
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 11 #86 of 96 85 #24 of 154
Financial Health 58 #48 of 112 87 #16 of 112 53 #85 of 179
Shareholder Returns 12 #59 of 67 2 #66 of 67 99 #2 of 97
Overall 57 24 73
  • CGNT ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTMSTRNEXNSPY
1 month -8.4%-21.4%+2.9% -5.9%
3 months -10.4%+33.5%-18.1% -4.6%
6 months -26.5%-28.1%+16.0% +0.2%
Year to date -13.9%-14.9%+37.2% +7.5%
1 year -5.4%-49.3%+12.1% +8.2%
3 years +88.1%+181.3%+141.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +23.5%+41.2%+34.2% +19.0%
5 years -61.4%+62.1%-49.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -17.4%+10.2%-12.9% +9.4%
10 years —+579.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+21.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCGNTMSTRNEXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%81.4%45.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%75.5%51.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.333.000.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.610.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-84.1%-84.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.9%-49.3%-18.1% -5.9%
52-week high $12.24$255.00$10.95 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$82.31$5.70 $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.

MultipleCGNTMSTRNEXN
P/E now vs peer median 169.1xmedian 24.7x -3.5xmedian 24.7x 0.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 105.1xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 16.5x -2.7xmedian 16.5x 3.8xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 15.3x -4,675xmedian 15.3x 4.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 6.27median 0.77 0.01median 0.77 0.00median 0.38

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 monthsCGNTMSTRNEXN
Revenue $421.71M $495.08M $382.86M
Gross profit $307.70M $335.84M $315.91M
Operating income $17.43M -$19.34B $19.59M
Net income $4.85M -$13.67B $13.07M
Free cash flow $28.96M -$11.13M $115.13M
R&D $127.59M $94.59M $60.09M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $-34.79 $230.08
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $2.50B $132.04M
Total debt – $6.72B –
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 428.05M 61.06M
Enterprise value $180.54M $39.16B -$151.78M

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
MetricCGNTMSTRNEXN
P/E 169.1x -3.5x 0.0x
P/FCF 20.4x -4,675x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x -7,066x 4.4x
P/S 1.4x 105.1x 1.3x
P/B 2.7x 0.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -3.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x -2.7x 3.8x
EV/EBIT 28.1x -2.7x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 106.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 16.9x -4,748x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x -7,176x 2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.27 0.01 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTMSTRNEXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 4.2% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -0.6% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 0.8% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -5.3% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -276.0% -63.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -317.4% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -272.6% -73.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -435.2% 38.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -242.2% -49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -284.4% 57.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 88.3% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% -3.3% 41.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 84.3% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -4.0% 48.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTMSTRNEXN
Gross margin 73.0% 67.8% 82.5%
EBITDA margin 7.0% -3,893% 22.5%
Operating margin 4.1% -3,906% 5.1%
Pretax margin 3.1% -3,879% 8,850%
Net margin 0.8% -3,008% 3,670%
FCF margin 6.9% -2.2% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% -1.5% 29.7%
Return on equity 2.2% -31.7% 2.8%
Return on assets 0.9% -21.1% 1.7%
Return on invested capital – -27.6% –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -30.5% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 0.0x 8.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 10.3% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTMSTRNEXN
Debt / assets – 8.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – -603.5x –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 28.1% 39.5%
Equity / assets 43.4% 71.9% 60.5%
Interest coverage 113.9x – 0.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 4.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.93 0.76 2.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTMSTRNEXN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -3.4% -51.5% 33.1%
Shareholder yield -3.4% -51.5% 33.1%
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.

ConsensusCGNTMSTRNEXN
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 – 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-7.76FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $466.93MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTMSTRNEXN
Held by institutions 67.2% 59.5% 62.6%
Institutions holding 134 854 126
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +9.6% +7.7%
Institutions buying 75 473 79
Institutions selling 33 266 30
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.78 2.63

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.

CGNTMSTRNEXN
CGNT 1.00 0.35 0.22
MSTR 0.35 1.00 0.20
NEXN 0.22 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, MSTR and NEXN?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $591.20M, Strategy (MSTR) $52.02B, Nexxen International (NEXN) $504.87M.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, MSTR and NEXN?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 169.1x, Strategy (MSTR) -3.5x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 16.9x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 9.0x). 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%, Strategy (MSTR) +4.2%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Strategy (MSTR) -3,008.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 3,669.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexxen International (NEXN) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) -5.4%, Strategy (MSTR) -49.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +12.1%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -17.4%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +10.2%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexxen International (NEXN) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.6%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.4%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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