CGNT vs NEXN vs AMPL Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Nexxen International and Amplitude Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.95 +16.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$727.13M
P/E
207.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.44 +31.1% 1M +74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 5, Amplitude 3, Cognyte Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTNEXNAMPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $727.13M $481.23M $4.35B AMPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 207.9x 0.1x -22.7x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 8.6x 249.1x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +3.0% +18.3% AMPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 950.3% -26.6% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.1% +1.8% +74.1% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -14.7%/yr -25.2%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 44.9% 65.8% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 73/100 42/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTNEXNAMPL

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

AxisCGNTNEXNAMPL
Valuation 58 #43 of 101 92 #15 of 166 14 #87 of 101
Growth 89 #12 of 97 36 #98 of 152 59 #40 of 97
Profitability 61 #37 of 94 82 #29 of 152 29 #67 of 94
Financial Health 59 #45 of 108 58 #75 of 179 60 #44 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 100 #1 of 94 46 #35 of 64
Overall 56 73 42
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodCGNTNEXNAMPLSPY
1 month +16.6%-2.6%+31.1% +0.9%
3 months +12.0%-19.0%+96.2% +5.9%
6 months +4.8%+15.9%+142.9% +8.5%
Year to date +5.9%+30.7%+50.6% +13.3%
1 year +17.1%+1.8%+74.1% +12.4%
3 years +147.5%+165.5%+74.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.3%+38.5%+20.3% +23.5%
5 years -50.0%-54.9%-76.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.0%-14.7%-25.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCGNTNEXNAMPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%44.9%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.5%51.7%64.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.741.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.041.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-84.5%-93.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-21.9%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $12.24$10.95$17.44 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$5.70$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.

MultipleCGNTNEXNAMPL
P/E now vs peer median 207.9xmedian 27.6x 0.1xmedian 16.8x -22.7xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 11.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 17.4x 3.5xmedian 13.9x -45.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 15.8x 4.2xmedian 11.4x 147.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 32.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.72median 0.84 0.00median 0.36 -5.83median 0.84

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 monthsCGNTNEXNAMPL
Revenue $421.71M $382.86M $374.37M
Gross profit $307.70M $315.91M $271.11M
Operating income $17.43M $19.59M -$104.03M
Net income $4.85M $13.07M -$99.53M
Free cash flow $28.96M $115.13M $29.44M
R&D $127.59M $60.09M $108.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $59.59 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $132.04M $73.78M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 61.06M 129.38M
Enterprise value $316.46M -$175.42M $3.65B

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
MetricCGNTNEXNAMPL
P/E 207.9x 0.1x -22.7x
P/FCF 25.1x 4.2x 147.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 4.2x 137.1x
P/S 1.7x 1.3x 11.6x
P/B 3.3x 1.0x 32.0x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.9x 36.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.2x 3.5x -45.3x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 15.5x -40.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.8x 11.3x
EV/FCF 21.6x 2.6x 143.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 2.7x 132.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.72 0.00 -5.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNAMPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 3.0% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 4.6% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.5% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 5.1% 13.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -63.2% 2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -4.1% 1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -73.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 38.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -51.9% -4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 38.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -11.7% 48.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 41.0% 61.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% -6.2% 50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 48.1% 74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNAMPL
Gross margin 73.0% 82.5% 72.4%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 22.5% -24.8%
Operating margin 4.1% 5.1% -27.8%
Pretax margin 3.1% 2.2% -25.5%
Net margin 0.8% 950.3% -26.6%
FCF margin 6.9% 30.1% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 29.7% 8.5%
Return on equity 2.2% 2.8% -56.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.7% -26.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 4.1% -61.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 8.7x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 4.9% 25.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNAMPL
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 39.5% 61.8%
Equity / assets 43.4% 60.5% 38.2%
Interest coverage 113.9x 8.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.21 1.95 9.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNAMPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 34.7% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 34.7% 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.

ConsensusCGNTNEXNAMPL
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 249.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +27.0% +157.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026 $430.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +8.1% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTNEXNAMPL
Held by institutions 67.2% 62.6% 79.4%
Institutions holding 133 126 201
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.7% -3.6%
Institutions buying 75 79 115
Institutions selling 33 30 62
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.63 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.

CGNTNEXNAMPL
CGNT 1.00 0.24 0.48
NEXN 0.24 1.00 0.27
AMPL 0.48 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, NEXN and AMPL?

Amplitude (AMPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.13M, Nexxen International (NEXN) $481.23M, Amplitude (AMPL) $4.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, NEXN and AMPL?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 207.9x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x, Amplitude (AMPL) -22.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.7x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x, Amplitude (AMPL) 249.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amplitude (AMPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.1%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +1.8%, Amplitude (AMPL) +74.1%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.0%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -14.7%/yr, Amplitude (AMPL) -25.2%/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) 52.2%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 44.9%, Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGNT, NEXN 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, Nexxen International (NEXN) 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.