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

Cognyte Software (CGNT) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 74.12% in Q1 2026, up 2.22% quarter-over-quarter from 72.51% in Q4 2025, and up 318.0% on a YoY basis from 17.73% in Q1 2025.

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

Cognyte Software's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 74.12% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 318.0% year-over-year to 74.12%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 72.42% (up 200.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 72.42%, up 200.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 74.12% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, up from 72.51% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 74.12% in Q1 2026 to a low of 59.74% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 68.49% across 5 years, with a median of 69.7% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 1167 bps in 2022, then jumped 819 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 62.04% in 2022, then climbed by 12 bps to 69.7% in 2023, then retreated by 0 bps to 69.52% in 2024, then rose by 4 bps to 72.51% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 74.12% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 74.12% (Q1 2026), 72.51% (Q4 2025), and 71.54% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 61.73%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 88.06%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 Cognyte Software 648.90 Mn 554.34 Mn 78.75 Mn 74.12%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jul 31, 2021 72.30%
Apr 30, 2021 71.41%