Cognyte Software (CGNT) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $22.2 million in Q1 2026, down 0.86% year-on-year from $22.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.39% quarter-over-quarter from $27.2 million in Q4 2025.

Cognyte Software (CGNT) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognyte Software's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $22.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 0.86% year-over-year to $22.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $50.7 million, a 11.58% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $50.7 million, down 11.58% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $22.2 million in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from $27.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $27.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$27.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $2.6 million (2024), against an average of $4.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 229.75% in 2022 and jumped 1416.6% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$16.8 million in 2022, then soared by 106.42% to $1.1 million in 2023, then soared by 1416.6% to $16.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 66.17% to $27.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 18.39% to $22.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT Free Cash Flow figures stand at $22.2 million (Q1 2026), $27.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$4.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,899.00 Bn 2,774.56 Bn 56.06 Bn 45.75 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,665.77 Bn 2,665.77 Bn 358.92 Mn 223.25 Mn
3 Repay Holdings 345.18 Bn 345.04 Bn - -
4 Oracle 341.28 Bn 309.39 Bn - -1.87 Bn
5 Palantir Technologies 297.37 Bn 289.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 221.30 Bn 216.77 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 181.55 Bn 178.45 Bn 993.68 Mn 628.76 Mn
8 Fortinet 108.85 Bn 105.56 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Cloudflare 94.95 Bn 94.00 Bn 455.60 Mn 164.72 Mn
10 Cognyte Software 659.47 Mn 542.59 Mn 78.75 Mn 22.17 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 22.17 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 22.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 27.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 27.17 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -4.27 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -4.27 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.66 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.66 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 22.36 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 22.36 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 16.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 16.35 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -4.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -4.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 22.75 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 22.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 2.59 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 2.59 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.08 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.08 Mn