MSTR vs FICO vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Strategy, Fair Isaac and Cognyte Software Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSTR Strategy Inc
$145.16 -7.6% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$498.35M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
3 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$698.28 -17.0% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.67B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
6 wins
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.95 +16.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$715.98M
P/E
205.2x
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.

QuestionMSTRFICOCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.57B $15.67B $715.98M MSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 19.2x 205.2x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.0x 20.7x FICO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +24.1% +12.0% FICO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,294.3% 34.1% 0.8% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -73.9% 62.6% — FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.3x — MSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.0% -58.1% +17.1% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +11.9%/yr -13.0%/yr MSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 67.2% 52.2% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 76/100 56/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

MSTRFICOCGNT

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

AxisMSTRFICOCGNT
Valuation 8 #93 of 101 67 #34 of 101 58 #43 of 101
Growth 7 #90 of 97 81 #19 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 8 #87 of 94 100 #1 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 81 #21 of 108 34 #72 of 108 59 #45 of 108
Shareholder Returns 3 #62 of 64 98 #2 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 21 76 56
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FICO 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

PeriodMSTRFICOCGNTSPY
1 month -7.6%-17.0%+16.6% +0.9%
3 months +55.5%-49.1%+12.0% +5.9%
6 months -8.2%-33.1%+4.8% +8.5%
Year to date -4.5%-58.7%+5.9% +13.3%
1 year -49.0%-58.1%+17.1% +12.4%
3 years +256.8%-17.7%+147.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +52.9%-6.3%+35.3% +23.5%
5 years +103.0%+75.4%-50.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.2%+11.9%-13.0% +11.0%
10 years +658.0%+486.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.5%+19.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSTRFICOCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%67.2%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%81.8%56.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.150.361.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.860.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-75.1%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-62.2%-18.7% -0.9%
52-week high $284.64$1,844.98$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $82.31$592.49$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.

MultipleMSTRFICOCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 27.6x 19.4xmedian 27.6x 207.9xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 102.5xmedian 2.7x 6.3xmedian 2.7x 1.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 17.4x 16.3xmedian 17.4x 21.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,951xmedian 15.8x 15.1xmedian 15.8x 25.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.2x -3.7xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.84 0.66median 0.84 7.72median 0.84

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 monthsMSTRFICOCGNT
Revenue $498.35M $2.39B $421.71M
Gross profit $336.89M $2.04B $307.70M
Operating income -$36.36B $1.24B $17.43M
Net income -$30.41B $815.02M $4.85M
Free cash flow -$26.19M $996.02M $28.96M
R&D $93.13M $208.49M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-88.98 $35.90 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $1.71B $248.44M $102.17M
Total debt $6.71B $5.58B –
Shares (diluted) 352.53M 22.70M 72.91M
Enterprise value $43.56B $14.91B $281.16M

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
MetricMSTRFICOCGNT
P/E -1.6x 19.4x 207.9x
P/FCF -1,951x 15.1x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2,543x 15.1x 17.6x
P/S 102.5x 6.3x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x -3.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -2.7x -3.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 16.3x 21.2x
EV/EBIT -1.5x 16.5x 35.9x
EV/Revenue 111.1x 8.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF -2,114x 20.5x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -2,755x 20.4x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.66 7.72

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSTRFICOCGNT
Debt / assets 12.8% 274.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x -1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 4.3x –
Debt / FCF -256.2x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 301.1% 56.6%
Equity / assets 58.8% -201.1% 43.4%
Interest coverage – 6.6x 113.9x
Current ratio 5.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 5.2x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -1.21 8.31 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSTRFICOCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -51.9% 23.7% -2.8%
Shareholder yield -51.9% 23.7% -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.

ConsensusMSTRFICOCGNT
Forward P/E – 16.0xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-18.79FY2026 $43.69FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.2%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.1% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $465.93MFY2026 $2.41BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +18.5% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSTRFICOCGNT
Held by institutions 59.5% 95.7% 67.2%
Institutions holding 850 842 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% +1.9% -2.8%
Institutions buying 473 381 75
Institutions selling 264 343 33
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.11 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.

MSTRFICOCGNT
MSTR 1.00 0.09 0.34
FICO 0.09 1.00 0.24
CGNT 0.34 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSTR, FICO and CGNT?

Strategy (MSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Strategy (MSTR) $50.57B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.67B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $715.98M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSTR, FICO and CGNT?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Strategy (MSTR) -1.6x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.2x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 205.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fair Isaac (FICO) is cheapest (Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.0x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 20.7x). 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: Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Strategy (MSTR) -49.0%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -58.1%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.1%. Over five years, Strategy (MSTR) compounded fastest (Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +11.9%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -13.0%/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%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 67.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSTR, FICO 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.