FICO vs MSTR vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Fair Isaac, Strategy and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$814.59 -7.4% 1M -49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.00B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins
MSTR Strategy Inc
$146.01 -10.0% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$49.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.76 +11.8% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$728.01M
P/E
208.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fair Isaac leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fair Isaac 6, Strategy 3, Cognyte Software 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFICOMSTRCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.00B $49.33B $728.01M MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x -1.6x 208.7x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x — 20.3x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% +7.8% +12.0% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.1% -6,294.3% 0.8% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.6% -73.9% — FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.1x — MSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.6% -48.8% +17.9% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +15.2%/yr -15.3%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.8% 81.1% 52.1% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 21/100 57/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

FICOMSTRCGNT

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

AxisFICOMSTRCGNT
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 8 #93 of 101 59 #42 of 101
Growth 80 #20 of 97 7 #90 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 94 8 #87 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 32 #74 of 109 80 #23 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 3 #62 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 73 21 57
  • FICO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CGNT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFICOMSTRCGNTSPY
1 month -7.4%-10.0%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months -34.2%+59.3%+17.4% +2.9%
6 months -18.9%-14.6%+1.8% +6.4%
Year to date -51.8%-3.9%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year -49.6%-48.8%+17.9% +13.1%
3 years -5.5%+243.6%+109.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.9%+50.9%+28.0% +21.5%
5 years +98.7%+103.2%-56.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.7%+15.2%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years +559.6%+766.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.8%+24.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFICOMSTRCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.8%81.1%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.6%74.6%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.453.161.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.600.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.1%-84.1%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.8%-50.6%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $1,844.98$295.63$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $592.49$82.31$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.

MultipleFICOMSTRCGNT
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 29.9x -1.6xmedian 29.9x 204.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.8x 103.1xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 17.4x -1.5xmedian 17.4x 20.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 16.9x -1,962xmedian 16.9x 24.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 3.1x 1.7xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.86 0.01median 0.86 7.57median 0.86

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 monthsFICOMSTRCGNT
Revenue $2.39B $498.35M $421.71M
Gross profit $2.04B $336.89M $307.70M
Operating income $1.24B -$36.36B $17.43M
Net income $815.02M -$30.41B $4.85M
Free cash flow $996.02M -$26.19M $28.96M
R&D $208.49M $93.13M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $35.90 $-88.98 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $248.44M $1.71B $102.17M
Total debt $5.58B $6.71B –
Shares (diluted) 22.70M 352.53M 72.91M
Enterprise value $15.24B $42.32B $293.19M

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
MetricFICOMSTRCGNT
P/E 22.7x -1.6x 204.0x
P/FCF 17.7x -1,962x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x -2,558x 17.2x
P/S 7.3x 103.1x 1.7x
P/B -4.3x 1.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -4.3x -2.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x -1.5x 20.8x
EV/EBIT 18.5x -1.5x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 111.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 23.0x -2,125x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x -2,770x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.01 7.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFICOMSTRCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% 7.8% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.6% -0.1% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.2% 4.0% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -5.0% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.7% -645.8% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -437.1% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -734.6% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% -430.3% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.5% -676.7% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -314.6% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 79.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -202.3% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.5% 74.1% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -109.9% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFICOMSTRCGNT
Gross margin 85.1% 67.6% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 52.3% -7,284% 7.0%
Operating margin 51.7% -7,295% 4.1%
Pretax margin 44.5% -7,280% 3.1%
Net margin 34.1% -6,294% 0.8%
FCF margin 41.6% -5.3% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% -4.0% 9.8%
Return on equity – -90.1% 2.2%
Return on assets 39.9% -56.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 62.6% -73.9% –
Return on capital employed 95.3% -68.7% 5.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.0x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.3% 10.7% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFICOMSTRCGNT
Debt / assets 274.0% 12.8% –
Debt / equity -1.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x -256.2x –
Liabilities / assets 301.1% 41.2% 56.6%
Equity / assets -201.1% 58.8% 43.4%
Interest coverage 6.6x – 113.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 5.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 5.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 4.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.56 -1.21 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFICOMSTRCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 20.3% -51.6% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 20.3% -51.6% -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.

ConsensusFICOMSTRCGNT
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 – 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $43.80FY2026 $-20.12FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 – +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% – +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2026 $466.60MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +14.0% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFICOMSTRCGNT
Held by institutions 95.7% 57.9% 67.2%
Institutions holding 842 867 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +12.5% -2.8%
Institutions buying 381 501 75
Institutions selling 343 256 33
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.96 2.27

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.

FICOMSTRCGNT
FICO 1.00 0.08 0.25
MSTR 0.08 1.00 0.34
CGNT 0.25 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FICO, MSTR and CGNT?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fair Isaac (FICO) $16.00B, Strategy (MSTR) $49.33B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $728.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, FICO, MSTR and CGNT?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.6x, Strategy (MSTR) -1.6x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 208.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 18.6x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fair Isaac (FICO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%, Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%, Strategy (MSTR) -73.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Fair Isaac (FICO) -49.6%, Strategy (MSTR) -48.8%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.9%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Fair Isaac (FICO) +14.7%/yr, Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 65.8%, Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fair Isaac (FICO) 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.