Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 3.76% in Q1 2026, up 125.29% quarter-over-quarter from 1.67% in Q4 2025, and up 405.0% on a YoY basis from 0.74% in Q1 2025.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) EBT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognyte Software's EBT Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.76% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 405.0% year-over-year to 3.76%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.84% (up 408.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.84%, up 408.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 3.76% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, up from 1.67% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 4.49% in Q4 2023 to a low of 35.31% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 7.78% across 5 years, with a median of 1.84% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin slumped 4074 bps in 2022, then jumped 3981 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 35.31% in 2022, then jumped by 113 bps to 4.49% in 2023, then sank by 144 bps to 1.99% in 2024, then surged by 184 bps to 1.67% in 2025, then surged by 125 bps to 3.76% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 3.76% (Q1 2026), 1.67% (Q4 2025), and 1.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Cognyte Software | 648.90 Mn | 554.34 Mn | 78.75 Mn | 3.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.76% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.67% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.42% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.48% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -0.29% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -1.99% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.95% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -1.84% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -7.16% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 4.49% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -6.85% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -7.59% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -20.73% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -35.31% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -33.76% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -33.85% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.30% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 5.42% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.23% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -2.14% |