Cognyte Software (CGNT) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software's Gross Margin came in at 72.90% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.36 percentage points from 71.54% a year earlier and up 0.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Cognyte Software reported Gross Margin of 72.96%, up 2.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 72.42%, up 2.00 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +2.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Margin was 70.42% in FY2025 (+1.69 pp), 68.73% in FY2024 (+7.16 pp), 61.57% in FY2023 (-10.50 pp) and 72.07% in FY2022 (+1.99 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 59.74% (fiscal Q1 2023) to 74.12% (fiscal Q4 2026).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 8.19 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 11.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's Gross Margin at 72.30% (Q1 2027), 74.12% (Q4 2026) and 72.51% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 84.66% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 73.17% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 76.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 70.68% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 45.88% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 79.10% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 66.64% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 623.36 Mn | 212.69 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 72.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 72.90% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 72.30% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 74.12% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 72.51% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 71.54% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 71.32% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 70.94% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 69.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 70.63% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 70.58% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 68.53% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 69.70% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 68.72% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 67.93% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 61.22% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 62.04% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 63.41% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 59.74% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 71.85% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 72.72% |
Cognyte Software Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CGNT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();