Cognyte Software (CGNT) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted FCF Margin of 20.87% for Q1 2026, down 22.62% on a QoQ basis from 26.97% in Q4 2025, and down 280.0% year-over-year from 11.59% in Q1 2025.
Analysis
Cognyte Software (CGNT) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognyte Software has reported FCF Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 20.87% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 280.0% year-over-year to 20.87% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 22.01%, a 881.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.68%, down 368.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 20.87% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, down from 26.97% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 28.07% in Q2 2023, with the low at 23.56% in Q4 2022.
- Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 8.33%, with a median of 12.35% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin tumbled 4138 bps in 2022, then soared 3531 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then surged by 106 bps to 1.36% in 2023, then surged by 1253 bps to 18.37% in 2024, then jumped by 47 bps to 26.97% in 2025, then retreated by 23 bps to 20.87% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 20.87% (Q1 2026), 26.97% (Q4 2025), and 5.92% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 410.03 Bn | 400.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 62.08% |
| 2 | Relx | 63.64 Bn | 63.26 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Strategy | 48.58 Bn | 46.13 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -5,250.65% |
| 4 | Fair Isaac | 20.50 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 587.17 Mn | 55.06% |
| 5 | NIQ Global Intelligence | 5.38 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 624.20 Mn | - |
| 6 | Amplitude | 1.63 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 69.10 Mn | 24.76% |
| 7 | Similarweb | 699.74 Mn | 625.84 Mn | 62.31 Mn | 11.88% |
| 8 | Realloys | 637.27 Mn | 637.27 Mn | 475,000.00 | -894.53% |
| 9 | Cognyte Software | 589.11 Mn | 480.56 Mn | 76.27 Mn | - |
| 10 | Domo | 174.11 Mn | 149.01 Mn | 59.22 Mn | -10.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.87% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 26.97% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 23.66% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 18.37% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -4.85% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 27.51% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.93% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.36% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 28.07% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -23.56% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -20.27% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -7.24% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.96% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.93% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -9.05% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 13.63% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 38.43% |