CGNT vs NEXN vs MSTR Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Nexxen International and Strategy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$736.39M
P/E
211.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$141.40 -10.9% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGNTNEXNMSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $736.39M $501.53M $49.30B MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 211.1x 0.1x -1.6x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 8.6x — NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +3.0% +7.8% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 950.3% -6,294.3% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -73.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.3% +0.9% -52.2% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -15.2%/yr +14.6%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 44.9% 81.1% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 73/100 21/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTNEXNMSTR

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

AxisCGNTNEXNMSTR
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 90 #17 of 167 7 #94 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 36 #99 of 153 7 #90 of 97
Profitability 63 #35 of 94 80 #31 of 153 8 #87 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 58 #75 of 179 79 #23 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 100 #1 of 94 3 #62 of 64
Overall 57 73 21
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTNEXNMSTRSPY
1 month +19.6%-1.4%-10.9% -0.2%
3 months +14.2%-18.0%+47.0% +3.9%
6 months +6.7%+16.9%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%+31.2%-6.9% +12.9%
1 year +20.3%+0.9%-52.2% +12.3%
3 years +153.5%+166.5%+247.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+38.7%+51.5% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%-56.2%+97.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%-15.2%+14.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+715.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+23.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGNTNEXNMSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%44.9%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%51.7%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.743.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.02-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-84.5%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-21.6%-52.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$10.95$295.63 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$5.70$82.31 $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.

MultipleCGNTNEXNMSTR
P/E now vs peer median 212.9xmedian 28.3x 0.1xmedian 17.3x -1.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 99.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x 3.6xmedian 14.2x -1.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.8x 4.2xmedian 11.5x -1,900xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.90median 0.85 0.00median 0.40 0.01median 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 monthsCGNTNEXNMSTR
Revenue $421.71M $382.86M $498.35M
Gross profit $307.70M $315.91M $336.89M
Operating income $17.43M $19.59M -$36.36B
Net income $4.85M $13.07M -$30.41B
Free cash flow $28.96M $115.13M -$26.19M
R&D $127.59M $60.09M $93.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $59.59 $-88.98
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $132.04M $1.71B
Total debt – – $6.71B
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 61.06M 352.53M
Enterprise value $301.57M -$155.12M $42.29B

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
MetricCGNTNEXNMSTR
P/E 212.9x 0.1x -1.6x
P/FCF 25.7x 4.2x -1,900x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 4.2x -2,477x
P/S 1.8x 1.3x 99.9x
P/B 3.4x 1.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.9x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 3.6x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 36.9x 15.6x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.8x 108.4x
EV/FCF 22.2x 2.7x -2,063x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 2.7x -2,690x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.90 0.00 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNMSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 3.0% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 4.6% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.5% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 5.1% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -63.2% -645.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -4.1% -437.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -73.7% -734.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 38.8% -430.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -51.9% -676.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 38.6% -314.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -11.7% 79.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 41.0% -202.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% -6.2% 74.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 48.1% -109.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNMSTR
Gross margin 73.0% 82.5% 67.6%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 22.5% -7,284%
Operating margin 4.1% 5.1% -7,295%
Pretax margin 3.1% 2.2% -7,280%
Net margin 0.8% 950.3% -6,294%
FCF margin 6.9% 30.1% -5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 29.7% -4.0%
Return on equity 2.2% 2.8% -90.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.7% -56.9%
Return on invested capital – – -73.9%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 4.1% -68.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 8.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 4.9% 10.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNMSTR
Debt / assets – – 12.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – -256.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 39.5% 41.2%
Equity / assets 43.4% 60.5% 58.8%
Interest coverage 113.9x 8.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 4.9x
Altman Z-score 2.25 1.96 -1.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNMSTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% 34.6% -53.3%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 34.6% -53.3%
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.

ConsensusCGNTNEXNMSTR
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $-18.79FY2026
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 $373.87MFY2026 $465.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +8.1% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTNEXNMSTR
Held by institutions 67.2% 62.6% 56.4%
Institutions holding 133 126 850
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.7% +9.6%
Institutions buying 75 79 473
Institutions selling 33 30 264
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.63 1.79

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.

CGNTNEXNMSTR
CGNT 1.00 0.24 0.34
NEXN 0.24 1.00 0.21
MSTR 0.34 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, NEXN and MSTR?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $736.39M, Nexxen International (NEXN) $501.53M, Strategy (MSTR) $49.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, NEXN and MSTR?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 211.1x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x, Strategy (MSTR) -1.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x). 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%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +0.9%, Strategy (MSTR) -52.2%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -15.2%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +14.6%/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%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.