Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 14.16% for Q1 2026, up 436.0% year-over-year from 2.64% in Q1 2025, and up 19.79% quarter-over-quarter from 11.82% in Q3 2025.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognyte Software's EBITDA Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.16% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 436.0% year-over-year to 14.16%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 12.06% (up 375.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 12.06%, up 375.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 14.16%, up from 11.82% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 16.26% in Q1 2022, with the low at 34.69% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 6.07% (2024), against an average of 1.72%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin slumped 5310 bps in 2022, then surged 3159 bps in 2023.
- Cognyte Software's EBITDA Margin stood at 21.62% in 2022, then soared by 127 bps to 5.79% in 2023, then increased by 27 bps to 7.37% in 2024, then surged by 60 bps to 11.82% in 2025, then increased by 20 bps to 14.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's EBITDA Margin at 14.16% in Q1 2026, 11.82% in Q3 2025, and 11.25% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 14.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.82% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 10.80% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.80% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.79% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.02% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -3.11% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -6.50% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -21.62% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -16.20% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -34.69% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 16.26% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 18.69% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 15.97% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 18.40% |