CGNT vs NEXN vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Nexxen International and Similarweb 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
$585.83M
P/E
167.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.41 +4.6% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$711.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGNTNEXNSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $585.83M $527.83M $711.19M SMWB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 167.9x 0.0x -32.7x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 9.0x 38.2x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +3.0% +10.2% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 3,669.6% -7.4% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +12.1% -2.7% NEXN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr -12.9%/yr -15.8%/yr NEXN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 45.0% 80.6% NEXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 73/100 35/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTNEXNSMWB

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

AxisCGNTNEXNSMWB
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 90 #18 of 166 28 #72 of 100
Growth 91 #10 of 99 38 #96 of 154 62 #38 of 99
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 85 #24 of 154 42 #56 of 96
Financial Health 58 #48 of 112 53 #85 of 179 24 #85 of 112
Shareholder Returns 12 #59 of 67 99 #2 of 97 20 #54 of 67
Overall 57 73 35
  • CGNT ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SMWB ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTNEXNSMWBSPY
1 month -8.4%+2.9%+4.6% -5.9%
3 months -10.4%-18.1%+14.6% -4.6%
6 months -26.5%+16.0%+156.4% +0.2%
Year to date -13.9%+37.2%+12.3% +7.5%
1 year -5.4%+12.1%-2.7% +8.2%
3 years +88.1%+141.8%+68.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +23.5%+34.2%+19.0% +19.0%
5 years -61.4%-49.7%-57.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -17.4%-12.9%-15.8% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureCGNTNEXNSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%45.0%80.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%51.6%88.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.701.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.27-0.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-84.5%-88.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.9%-18.1%-9.3% -5.9%
52-week high $12.24$10.95$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$5.70$2.33 $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.

MultipleCGNTNEXNSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 169.1xmedian 24.7x 0.0xmedian 18.0x -32.8xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 16.5x 3.8xmedian 15.5x -286.0xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 15.3x 4.4xmedian 11.4x 47.4xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 32.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 6.27median 0.77 0.00median 0.38 -1.09median 0.77

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 monthsCGNTNEXNSMWB
Revenue $421.71M $382.86M $295.61M
Gross profit $307.70M $315.91M $235.99M
Operating income $17.43M $19.59M -$11.06M
Net income $4.85M $13.07M -$21.78M
Free cash flow $28.96M $115.13M $15.44M
R&D $127.59M $60.09M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $230.08 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $132.04M $73.90M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 61.06M 84.82M
Enterprise value $151.01M -$128.82M $434.15M

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
MetricCGNTNEXNSMWB
P/E 169.1x 0.0x -32.8x
P/FCF 20.4x 4.4x 47.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 4.4x 51.6x
P/S 1.4x 1.3x 2.5x
P/B 2.7x 1.1x 32.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.0x 32.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 3.8x -286.0x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 16.7x -59.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 16.9x 2.8x 42.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 2.9x 46.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.27 0.00 -1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 3.0% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 4.6% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.5% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 5.1% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% -63.2% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -4.1% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% -73.7% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 38.8% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% -49.5% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 57.0% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -11.7% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 41.0% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% -6.2% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 48.1% 32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNSMWB
Gross margin 73.0% 82.5% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 22.5% -0.8%
Operating margin 4.1% 5.1% -3.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 8,850% -5.9%
Net margin 0.8% 3,670% -7.4%
FCF margin 6.9% 30.1% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 29.7% 4.8%
Return on equity 2.2% 2.8% -108.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.7% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 4.1% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 8.7x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 4.9% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNSMWB
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 39.5% 91.9%
Equity / assets 43.4% 60.5% 8.1%
Interest coverage 113.9x 0.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.93 2.00 0.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTNEXNSMWB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -3.4% 33.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -3.4% 33.1% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusCGNTNEXNSMWB
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 38.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.00FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +27.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $373.87MFY2026 $332.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +8.1% +0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTNEXNSMWB
Held by institutions 67.2% 62.6% 45.9%
Institutions holding 134 126 68
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.7% -7.8%
Institutions buying 75 79 36
Institutions selling 33 30 18
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.63 2.00

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.

CGNTNEXNSMWB
CGNT 1.00 0.22 0.29
NEXN 0.22 1.00 0.22
SMWB 0.29 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, NEXN and SMWB?

Similarweb (SMWB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $585.83M, Nexxen International (NEXN) $527.83M, Similarweb (SMWB) $711.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, NEXN and SMWB?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 167.9x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.0x, Similarweb (SMWB) -32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 16.9x, Nexxen International (NEXN) 9.0x, Similarweb (SMWB) 38.2x). 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%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 3,669.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexxen International (NEXN) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) -5.4%, Nexxen International (NEXN) +12.1%, Similarweb (SMWB) -2.7%. Over five years, Nexxen International (NEXN) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -17.4%/yr, Nexxen International (NEXN) -12.9%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -15.8%/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%, Nexxen International (NEXN) 45.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.