Cognyte Software (CGNT) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 20.87% for Q1 2026, down 280.0% year-over-year from 11.59% in Q1 2025, and up 576.77% quarter-over-quarter from 4.38% in Q3 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.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 280.0% year-over-year to 20.87%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 5.89% (down 1047.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 12.68%, down 368.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.87%, up from 4.38% 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.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 3.09% (2024), against an average of 3.22%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin slumped 4462 bps in 2022, then jumped 3531 bps in 2023.
- Cognyte Software's FCF Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then jumped by 146 bps to 10.77% in 2023, then jumped by 71 bps to 18.37% in 2024, then tumbled by 124 bps to 4.38% in 2025, then jumped by 577 bps to 20.87% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's FCF Margin at 20.87% in Q1 2026, 4.38% in Q3 2025, and 5.92% in Q2 2025.
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| 10 | Cognyte Software | 654.00 Mn | 537.12 Mn | 78.75 Mn | 20.87% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.87% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 22.84% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 12.27% |