NIQ vs SMWB vs CGNT Stock Comparison

NIQ Global Intelligence, Similarweb and Cognyte Software Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.73 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$747.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
CGNT Cognyte Software Ltd.
$9.20 +5.3% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$645.25M
P/E
184.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$421.71M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNIQSMWBCGNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.99B $747.24M $645.25M NIQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.1x -34.3x 184.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 39.7x 19.2x NIQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +10.2% +12.0% CGNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.0% -7.4% 0.8% CGNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.2% -0.3% +2.6% NIQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.0%/yr -14.7%/yr CGNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.0% 80.8% 52.0% CGNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 36/100 57/100 NIQ

Percentile Scorecard

NIQSMWBCGNT

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

AxisNIQSMWBCGNT
Valuation 74 #27 of 100 28 #72 of 100 60 #41 of 100
Growth 86 #15 of 99 62 #38 of 99 89 #12 of 99
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 42 #56 of 96 61 #38 of 96
Financial Health 21 #89 of 112 24 #85 of 112 60 #46 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 21 #53 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Overall 57 36 57
  • NIQ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SMWB 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

PeriodNIQSMWBCGNTSPY
1 month +20.6%+9.7%+5.3% -2.0%
3 months +71.4%+17.8%-1.1% -2.2%
6 months +90.1%+173.7%-6.9% +4.2%
Year to date +21.5%+16.6%-2.1% +10.6%
1 year +66.2%-0.3%+2.6% +10.4%
3 years —+71.5%+111.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+19.7%+28.4% +20.2%
5 years —-55.5%-54.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-15.0%-14.7% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureNIQSMWBCGNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.0%80.8%52.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.9%88.9%57.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.781.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.000.05 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-88.3%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-5.8%-24.8% -3.2%
52-week high $20.40$9.27$12.24 $779.14
52-week low $7.97$2.33$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.

MultipleNIQSMWBCGNT
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 27.1x -34.0xmedian 27.1x 192.3xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 16.6x -298.1xmedian 16.6x 19.4xmedian 16.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 15.7x 49.2xmedian 15.7x 23.2xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 33.3xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 -1.13median 0.87 7.13median 0.87

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 monthsNIQSMWBCGNT
Revenue $4.39B $295.61M $421.71M
Gross profit $2.43B $235.99M $307.70M
Operating income $85.40M -$11.06M $17.43M
Net income -$350.00M -$21.78M $4.85M
Free cash flow $506.40M $15.44M $28.96M
R&D – $73.83M $127.59M
EPS (diluted) $-1.19 $-0.26 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $416.60M $73.90M $102.17M
Total debt $3.55B – –
Shares (diluted) 295.06M 84.82M 72.91M
Enterprise value $4.25B $470.19M $210.43M

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
MetricNIQSMWBCGNT
P/E -16.8x -34.0x 192.3x
P/FCF 11.7x 49.2x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 53.6x 16.3x
P/S 1.3x 2.6x 1.6x
P/B 5.2x 33.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -6.8x 33.3x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -298.1x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 105.9x -61.9x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 44.4x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 48.4x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.13 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNIQSMWBCGNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 10.2% 12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 12.1% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 481.0% 50.2% 406.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.1% 25.1% 202.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.5% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% 28.7% 201.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,467% -30.9% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8% 38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12,760% -29.0% 53.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.7% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNIQSMWBCGNT
Gross margin 55.4% 79.8% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 17.2% -0.8% 7.0%
Operating margin 1.9% -3.7% 4.1%
Pretax margin -4.4% -5.9% 3.1%
Net margin -8.0% -7.4% 0.8%
FCF margin 11.5% 5.2% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 4.8% 9.8%
Return on equity -29.8% -108.3% 2.2%
Return on assets -5.1% -8.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – –
Return on capital employed 1.6% -19.5% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x -0.7x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 6.2% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNIQSMWBCGNT
Debt / assets 52.5% – –
Debt / equity 3.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – –
Debt / FCF 7.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 91.9% 56.6%
Equity / assets 17.0% 8.1% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 113.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.86 0.43 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNIQSMWBCGNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -3.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.3% -3.0%
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.

ConsensusNIQSMWBCGNT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 39.7xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +382.6%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +36.4% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.21BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026 $426.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +0.8% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNIQSMWBCGNT
Held by institutions 84.4% 45.9% 67.2%
Institutions holding 162 68 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -7.8% -2.8%
Institutions buying 101 36 75
Institutions selling 51 18 33
Buyers to sellers 1.98 2.00 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.

NIQSMWBCGNT
NIQ 1.00 0.12 0.25
SMWB 0.12 1.00 0.28
CGNT 0.25 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NIQ, SMWB and CGNT?

NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) $5.99B, Similarweb (SMWB) $747.24M, Cognyte Software (CGNT) $645.25M.

Which company is growing faster?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +8.9%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has the highest net margin (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) -8.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) returned the most: NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) +66.2%, Similarweb (SMWB) -0.3%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) +2.6%. Over five years, Cognyte Software (CGNT) compounded fastest (Similarweb (SMWB) -15.0%/yr, Cognyte Software (CGNT) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cognyte Software (CGNT) has been the steadiest (NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 67.0%, Similarweb (SMWB) 80.8%, Cognyte Software (CGNT) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NIQ, SMWB 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, NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) 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.