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 1.41% quarter-over-quarter from 73.09% in Q3 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 72.56% (up 214.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 72.42%, up 200.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 74.12%, up from 73.09% 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.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 70.15% (2023), against an average of 68.55%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin slumped 1167 bps in 2022, then soared 819 bps in 2023.
- Cognyte Software's Gross Margin stood at 62.04% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 70.15% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 69.52% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 73.09% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 74.12% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's Gross Margin at 74.12% in Q1 2026, 73.09% in Q3 2025, and 71.54% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 74.12% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.09% |
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 70.15% |
| 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% |