Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 4.86% in Q1 2026, up 412.0% year-on-year from 0.95% in Q1 2025, and up 52.75% quarter-over-quarter from 3.18% in Q4 2025.

Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognyte Software's EBIT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.86% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 412.0% year-over-year to 4.86% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.31%, a 478.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.31%, up 478.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin advanced to 4.86% in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from 3.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 4.86% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 36.49% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 2.76% (2024), against an average of 8.54%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin sank 4261 bps in 2022 and surged 3300 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 36.49% in 2022, then jumped by 90 bps to 3.5% in 2023, then surged by 31 bps to 2.42% in 2024, then surged by 232 bps to 3.18% in 2025, then soared by 53 bps to 4.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT EBIT Margin figures stand at 4.86% (Q1 2026), 3.18% (Q4 2025), and 2.82% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,895.32 Bn 2,770.88 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,672.75 Bn 2,672.75 Bn 358.92 Mn 75.95%
3 Repay Holdings 344.36 Bn 344.21 Bn - -
4 Oracle 339.20 Bn 307.30 Bn - 31.97%
5 Palantir Technologies 296.91 Bn 288.89 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
6 Palo Alto Networks 225.55 Bn 221.01 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 185.68 Bn 182.58 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
8 Fortinet 109.83 Bn 106.54 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
9 Cloudflare 95.19 Bn 94.25 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Cognyte Software 649.63 Mn 532.75 Mn 78.75 Mn 4.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 4.86%
Oct 31, 2025 3.18%
Jul 31, 2025 2.82%
Apr 30, 2025 2.25%
Jan 31, 2025 0.74%
Oct 31, 2024 -2.42%
Jul 31, 2024 -1.65%
Apr 30, 2024 -2.76%
Jan 31, 2024 -3.41%
Oct 31, 2023 -3.50%
Jul 31, 2023 -7.21%
Apr 30, 2023 -9.37%
Jan 31, 2023 -28.56%
Oct 31, 2022 -36.49%
Jul 31, 2022 -32.56%
Apr 30, 2022 -34.69%
Jan 31, 2022 3.51%
Oct 31, 2021 6.12%
Jul 31, 2021 1.67%
Apr 30, 2021 -2.27%