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

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 20.87% in Q1 2026, down 280.0% year-on-year from 11.59% in Q1 2025, and down 22.62% quarter-over-quarter from 26.97% in Q4 2025.

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

Cognyte Software's FCF Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.87% for 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 12.68%, a 368.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.68%, down 368.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 20.87% in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from 26.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 28.07% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 23.56% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 3.09% (2024), against an average of 4.51%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 4462 bps in 2022 and jumped 3531 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 1.36% in 2023, then jumped by 1253 bps to 18.37% in 2024, then soared by 47 bps to 26.97% in 2025, then fell by 23 bps to 20.87% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT FCF Margin figures stand at 20.87% (Q1 2026), 26.97% (Q4 2025), and 4.38% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 55.19%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 23.47%
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - -9.76%
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 54.62%
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 14.80%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 48.17%
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 55.21%
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 25.75%
10 Cognyte Software 650.72 Mn 533.84 Mn 78.75 Mn 20.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 20.87%
Oct 31, 2025 26.97%
Jul 31, 2025 -4.38%
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 3.09%
Oct 31, 2023 1.36%
Jul 31, 2023 10.77%
Apr 30, 2023 28.07%
Jan 31, 2023 -7.88%
Oct 31, 2022 -23.56%
Jul 31, 2022 -20.27%
Apr 30, 2022 -7.24%
Jan 31, 2022 -21.78%
Oct 31, 2021 10.93%
Jul 31, 2021 -9.05%
Apr 30, 2021 13.63%