MSTR vs PLTR vs CGNT Stock Comparison

Strategy, Palantir Technologies 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
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
3 wins

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.

QuestionMSTRPLTRCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.33B $477.64B $728.01M PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 158.3x 208.7x PLTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 118.5x 20.3x CGNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +78.9% +12.0% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6,294.3% 49.0% 0.8% PLTR
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% +9.0% +17.9% CGNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +51.8%/yr -15.3%/yr PLTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.1% 59.5% 52.1% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 68/100 57/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

MSTRPLTRCGNT

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

AxisMSTRPLTRCGNT
Valuation 8 #93 of 101 22 #79 of 101 59 #42 of 101
Growth 7 #90 of 97 100 #1 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 8 #87 of 94 96 #5 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Financial Health 80 #23 of 109 98 #3 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Shareholder Returns 3 #62 of 64 25 #48 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 21 68 57
  • MSTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PLTR 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

PeriodMSTRPLTRCGNTSPY
1 month -10.0%+2.6%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months +59.3%+60.1%+17.4% +2.9%
6 months -14.6%+37.5%+1.8% +6.4%
Year to date -3.9%+10.7%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year -48.8%+9.0%+17.9% +13.1%
3 years +243.6%+1,082.4%+109.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +50.9%+127.9%+28.0% +21.5%
5 years +103.2%+705.4%-56.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.2%+51.8%-15.3% +10.9%
10 years +766.0%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSTRPLTRCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.1%59.5%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.6%56.1%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.161.981.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.150.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-77.6%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.6%-5.9%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $295.63$209.05$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $82.31$107.27$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.

MultipleMSTRPLTRCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 29.9x 156.5xmedian 29.9x 204.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 103.1xmedian 2.8x 76.8xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 17.4x 174.0xmedian 17.4x 20.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,962xmedian 16.9x 140.8xmedian 16.9x 24.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 47.8xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.86 0.55median 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 monthsMSTRPLTRCGNT
Revenue $498.35M $6.16B $421.71M
Gross profit $336.89M $5.22B $307.70M
Operating income -$36.36B $2.63B $17.43M
Net income -$30.41B $3.03B $4.85M
Free cash flow -$26.19M $3.36B $28.96M
R&D $93.13M $641.24M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-88.98 $1.17 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $1.71B $2.03B $102.17M
Total debt $6.71B – –
Shares (diluted) 352.53M 2.57B 72.91M
Enterprise value $42.32B $446.59B $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
MetricMSTRPLTRCGNT
P/E -1.6x 156.5x 204.0x
P/FCF -1,962x 140.8x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow -2,558x 139.0x 17.2x
P/S 103.1x 76.8x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 47.8x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 47.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 174.0x 20.8x
EV/EBIT -1.5x 175.9x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 111.7x 75.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF -2,125x 138.0x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -2,770x 136.3x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.55 7.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSTRPLTRCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 78.9% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 44.4% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 89.6% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 47.7% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -645.8% 362.6% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -437.1% 247.7% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -734.6% 292.3% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -430.3% 308.7% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -676.7% 294.3% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -314.6% 286.3% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.0% 96.6% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -202.3% 103.5% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 74.1% 96.5% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -109.9% 107.6% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSTRPLTRCGNT
Gross margin 67.6% 84.8% 73.0%
EBITDA margin -7,284% 43.3% 7.0%
Operating margin -7,295% 42.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin -7,280% 49.9% 3.1%
Net margin -6,294% 49.0% 0.8%
FCF margin -5.3% 54.6% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin -4.0% 55.2% 9.8%
Return on equity -90.1% 32.9% 2.2%
Return on assets -56.9% 27.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -73.9% – –
Return on capital employed -68.7% 28.0% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 10.7% 13.6% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSTRPLTRCGNT
Debt / assets 12.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – –
Debt / FCF -256.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.2% 15.4% 56.6%
Equity / assets 58.8% 84.6% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 113.9x
Current ratio 5.4x 7.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 5.2x 7.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.9x 6.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -1.21 160.20 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSTRPLTRCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -51.6% 0.0% -2.8%
Shareholder yield -51.6% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusMSTRPLTRCGNT
Forward P/E – 118.5xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-20.12FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +121.3%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.8% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $466.60MFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +37.5% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSTRPLTRCGNT
Held by institutions 57.9% 60.3% 67.2%
Institutions holding 867 2,836 133
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +10.9% -2.8%
Institutions buying 501 1,480 75
Institutions selling 256 1,093 33
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.35 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.

MSTRPLTRCGNT
MSTR 1.00 0.43 0.34
PLTR 0.43 1.00 0.51
CGNT 0.34 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSTR, PLTR and CGNT?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Strategy (MSTR) $49.33B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $477.64B, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $728.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSTR, PLTR and CGNT?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Strategy (MSTR) -1.6x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 158.3x, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 208.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cognyte Software (CGNT) is cheapest (Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 118.5x, 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?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Strategy (MSTR) +7.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Strategy (MSTR) -6,294.3%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cognyte Software (CGNT) returned the most: Strategy (MSTR) -48.8%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +9.0%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +17.9%. Over five years, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) compounded fastest (Strategy (MSTR) +15.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +51.8%/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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.5%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSTR, PLTR 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, 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.