CGNT vs PLTR vs SMWB Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software, Palantir Technologies and Similarweb Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$10.19 +19.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$727.28M
P/E
208.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$9.01 +18.1% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$765.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palantir Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Palantir Technologies 6, Cognyte Software 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGNTPLTRSMWBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $727.28M $467.76B $765.90M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 208.4x 155.1x -35.2x PLTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 119.7x 41.0x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +78.9% +10.2% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 49.0% -7.4% PLTR
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 +20.3% +5.0% -0.7% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +50.7%/yr -14.2%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 59.4% 81.1% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 36/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

CGNTPLTRSMWB

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

AxisCGNTPLTRSMWB
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 22 #79 of 101 30 #71 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 100 #1 of 97 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 63 #35 of 94 96 #5 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Financial Health 60 #44 of 108 98 #3 of 108 22 #84 of 108
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 27 #47 of 64 22 #50 of 64
Overall 57 69 36
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTPLTRSMWBSPY
1 month +19.6%+4.8%+18.1% -0.2%
3 months +14.2%+60.9%+25.5% +3.9%
6 months +6.7%+40.8%+233.7% +8.2%
Year to date +8.4%+11.8%+20.3% +12.9%
1 year +20.3%+5.0%-0.7% +12.3%
3 years +153.5%+1,218.7%+77.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+136.4%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%+675.1%-53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%+50.7%-14.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCGNTPLTRSMWBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%59.4%81.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%55.9%89.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.971.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.08-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-77.6%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-4.9%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $12.24$209.05$9.27 $779.14
52-week low $6.34$107.27$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.

MultipleCGNTPLTRSMWB
P/E now vs peer median 212.9xmedian 28.3x 158.1xmedian 28.3x -35.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x 175.8xmedian 17.3x -308.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.8x 142.2xmedian 15.8x 50.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 48.3xmedian 3.2x 34.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.90median 0.85 0.55median 0.85 -1.16median 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 monthsCGNTPLTRSMWB
Revenue $421.71M $6.16B $295.61M
Gross profit $307.70M $5.22B $235.99M
Operating income $17.43M $2.63B -$11.06M
Net income $4.85M $3.03B -$21.78M
Free cash flow $28.96M $3.36B $15.44M
R&D $127.59M $641.24M $73.83M
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $1.17 $-0.26
Cash & equivalents $102.17M $2.03B $73.90M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M 2.57B 84.82M
Enterprise value $292.46M $436.71B $488.85M

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
MetricCGNTPLTRSMWB
P/E 212.9x 158.1x -35.1x
P/FCF 25.7x 142.2x 50.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 140.4x 55.3x
P/S 1.8x 77.6x 2.7x
P/B 3.4x 48.3x 34.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 48.3x 34.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 175.8x -308.7x
EV/EBIT 36.9x 177.7x -64.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 76.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF 22.2x 139.4x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 137.7x 50.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.90 0.55 -1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNTPLTRSMWB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 78.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 44.4% 12.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 89.6% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 47.7% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0% 362.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 247.7% 42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7% 292.3% 25.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 308.7% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4% 294.3% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 286.3% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% 96.6% -30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 103.5% 33.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0% 96.5% -29.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 107.6% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNTPLTRSMWB
Gross margin 73.0% 84.8% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 43.3% -0.8%
Operating margin 4.1% 42.8% -3.7%
Pretax margin 3.1% 49.9% -5.9%
Net margin 0.8% 49.0% -7.4%
FCF margin 6.9% 54.6% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 55.2% 4.8%
Return on equity 2.2% 32.9% -108.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 27.7% -8.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 28.0% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.1x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3% 13.6% 6.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNTPLTRSMWB
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 15.4% 91.9%
Equity / assets 43.4% 84.6% 8.1%
Interest coverage 113.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 7.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 6.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.25 161.80 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNTPLTRSMWB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 0.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusCGNTPLTRSMWB
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 119.7xFY2026 41.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +47.0% +36.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +37.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNTPLTRSMWB
Held by institutions 67.2% 60.3% 45.9%
Institutions holding 133 2,837 68
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +10.9% -7.8%
Institutions buying 75 1,481 36
Institutions selling 33 1,093 18
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.35 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.

CGNTPLTRSMWB
CGNT 1.00 0.51 0.29
PLTR 0.51 1.00 0.26
SMWB 0.29 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CGNT, PLTR and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cognyte Software (CGNT) $727.28M, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $467.76B, Similarweb (SMWB) $765.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, CGNT, PLTR and SMWB?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 208.4x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 155.1x, Similarweb (SMWB) -35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 21.2x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x, Similarweb (SMWB) 41.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Cognyte Software (CGNT) +20.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -0.7%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) -12.8%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%, Similarweb (SMWB) 81.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CGNT, PLTR 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, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 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.