CGNT vs Peers Stock Comparison

Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.97 +17.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$742.22M
P/E
212.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Percentile Scorecard

CGNT

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

AxisCGNT
Valuation 57 #44 of 102
Growth 89 #12 of 98
Profitability 64 #35 of 95
Financial Health 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64
Overall 57
  • CGNT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCGNTSPY
1 month +17.0% -0.8%
3 months +14.5% +3.5%
6 months +5.6% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1% +12.2%
1 year +19.0% +13.0%
3 years +148.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.4% +23.1%
5 years -52.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5% -1.8%
52-week high $12.24 $779.14
52-week low $6.34 $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.

MultipleCGNT
P/E now vs peer median 208.3xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.73median 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 monthsCGNT
Revenue $421.71M
Gross profit $307.70M
Operating income $17.43M
Net income $4.85M
Free cash flow $28.96M
R&D $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $0.05
Cash & equivalents $102.17M
Shares (diluted) 72.91M
Enterprise value $307.40M

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
MetricCGNT
P/E 208.3x
P/FCF 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x
P/S 1.7x
P/B 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x
EV/EBIT 35.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x
EV/FCF 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGNT
Gross margin 73.0%
EBITDA margin 7.0%
Operating margin 4.1%
Pretax margin 3.1%
Net margin 0.8%
FCF margin 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8%
Return on equity 2.2%
Return on assets 0.9%
Return on invested capital –
Return on capital employed 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGNT
Debt / assets –
Debt / equity –
Net debt / EBITDA –
Debt / FCF –
Liabilities / assets 56.6%
Equity / assets 43.4%
Interest coverage 113.9x
Current ratio 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGNT
Dividend yield –
Net buyback yield -2.8%
Shareholder yield -2.8%
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.

ConsensusCGNT
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGNT
Held by institutions 67.2%
Institutions holding 133
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8%
Institutions buying 75
Institutions selling 33
Buyers to sellers 2.27

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