MSTR vs AMPL vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Strategy, Amplitude and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
AMPL Amplitude, Inc.
$17.42 +26.6% 1M +74.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$374.37M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 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
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cognyte Software leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cognyte Software 4, Strategy 2, Amplitude 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSTRAMPLCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.33B $2.24B $728.01M MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x -22.5x 208.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 248.9x 20.3x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +18.3% +12.0% AMPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,294.3% -26.6% 0.8% CGNT
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 -48.8% +74.5% +17.9% AMPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr -23.7%/yr -15.3%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 65.8% 52.1% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 40/100 57/100 CGNT

Percentile Scorecard

MSTRAMPLCGNT

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

AxisMSTRAMPLCGNT
Valuation 8 #93 of 101 15 #86 of 101 59 #42 of 101
Growth 7 #90 of 97 60 #39 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 8 #87 of 94 29 #67 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 80 #23 of 109 58 #46 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 3 #62 of 64 40 #39 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 21 40 57
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • AMPL 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

PeriodMSTRAMPLCGNTSPY
1 month -10.0%+26.6%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months +59.3%+115.1%+17.4% +2.9%
6 months -14.6%+146.7%+1.8% +6.4%
Year to date -3.9%+50.4%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year -48.8%+74.5%+17.9% +13.1%
3 years +243.6%+66.2%+109.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +50.9%+18.5%+28.0% +21.5%
5 years +103.2%-74.2%-56.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.2%-23.7%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years +766.0%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSTRAMPLCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%65.8%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.6%64.9%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.161.081.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.601.130.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-93.4%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%0.0%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $295.63$17.42$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $82.31$5.61$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.

MultipleMSTRAMPLCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 29.9x -22.6xmedian 29.9x 204.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 103.1xmedian 2.8x 11.6xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 17.4x -45.2xmedian 17.4x 20.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,962xmedian 16.9x 147.7xmedian 16.9x 24.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 31.9xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.86 -5.83median 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 monthsMSTRAMPLCGNT
Revenue $498.35M $374.37M $421.71M
Gross profit $336.89M $271.11M $307.70M
Operating income -$36.36B -$104.03M $17.43M
Net income -$30.41B -$99.53M $4.85M
Free cash flow -$26.19M $29.44M $28.96M
R&D $93.13M $108.93M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-88.98 $-0.77 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $1.71B $73.78M $102.17M
Total debt $6.71B – –
Shares (diluted) 352.53M 129.38M 72.91M
Enterprise value $42.32B $1.54B $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
MetricMSTRAMPLCGNT
P/E -1.6x -22.6x 204.0x
P/FCF -1,962x 147.7x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow -2,558x 136.9x 17.2x
P/S 103.1x 11.6x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 31.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 36.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x -45.2x 20.8x
EV/EBIT -1.5x -40.5x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 111.7x 11.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF -2,125x 142.9x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2,770x 132.5x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -5.83 7.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSTRAMPLCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 18.3% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 12.8% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 15.4% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 13.1% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -645.8% 2.6% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -437.1% 1.9% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -734.6% -3.3% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -430.3% 0.4% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -676.7% -4.9% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -314.6% 3.9% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.0% 48.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -202.3% 61.0% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.1% 50.1% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.9% 74.9% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSTRAMPLCGNT
Gross margin 67.6% 72.4% 73.0%
EBITDA margin -7,284% -24.8% 7.0%
Operating margin -7,295% -27.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin -7,280% -25.5% 3.1%
Net margin -6,294% -26.6% 0.8%
FCF margin -5.3% 7.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin -4.0% 8.5% 9.8%
Return on equity -90.1% -56.3% 2.2%
Return on assets -56.9% -26.3% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -73.9% – –
Return on capital employed -68.7% -61.7% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -0.3x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.7% 25.1% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSTRAMPLCGNT
Debt / assets 12.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF -256.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 61.8% 56.6%
Equity / assets 58.8% 38.2% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 113.9x
Current ratio 5.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 5.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -1.21 9.59 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSTRAMPLCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -51.6% 2.6% -2.8%
Shareholder yield -51.6% 2.6% -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.

ConsensusMSTRAMPLCGNT
Forward P/E – 248.9xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-20.12FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.7%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +157.1% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $466.60MFY2026 $430.21MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +15.1% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSTRAMPLCGNT
Held by institutions 57.9% 62.1% 67.2%
Institutions holding 867 201 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% -3.6% -2.8%
Institutions buying 501 115 75
Institutions selling 256 62 33
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.85 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.

MSTRAMPLCGNT
MSTR 1.00 0.24 0.34
AMPL 0.24 1.00 0.48
CGNT 0.34 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSTR, AMPL and CGNT?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Strategy (MSTR) $49.33B, Amplitude (AMPL) $2.24B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $728.01M.

Which company is growing faster?

Amplitude (AMPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%, Amplitude (AMPL) +18.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%, Amplitude (AMPL) -26.6%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amplitude (AMPL) returned the most: Strategy (MSTR) -48.8%, Amplitude (AMPL) +74.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.9%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Amplitude (AMPL) -23.7%/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 (Strategy (MSTR) 81.1%, Amplitude (AMPL) 65.8%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSTR, AMPL 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, Cognyte Software (CGNT) leads on 4. 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.