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

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

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

Cognyte Software (CGNT) has reported Gross Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 74.12% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 74.12% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, up from 72.51% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 74.12% in Q1 2026, with the low at 59.74% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 68.49%, with a median of 69.7% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 1167 bps in 2022 and jumped 819 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 62.04% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 69.7% in 2023, then dropped by 0 bps to 69.52% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 72.51% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 74.12% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 74.12%, 72.51%, and 71.54% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 89.22%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 48.03%
10 Cognyte Software 653.27 Mn 562.69 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%