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

Cognyte Software (CGNT) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 4.82% in Q1 2026, up 243.53% quarter-over-quarter from 3.36% in Q4 2025, and up 505.0% on a YoY basis from 0.8% in Q1 2025.

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

Cognyte Software's Net Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.82% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 505.0% year-over-year to 4.82%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 1.15% (up 322.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 1.15%, up 322.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 4.82% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, up from 3.36% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 7.78% in Q4 2023 to a low of 37.62% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 10.02% across 5 years, with a median of 3.36% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin plunged 4058 bps in 2022, then soared 4539 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 37.62% in 2022, then surged by 121 bps to 7.78% in 2023, then slumped by 137 bps to 2.88% in 2024, then retreated by 17 bps to 3.36% in 2025, then surged by 244 bps to 4.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.82% (Q1 2026), 3.36% (Q4 2025), and 2.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 38.34%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 5.06%
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 21.52%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 53.68%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 16.65%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 4.71%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 28.90%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.69%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -3.58%
10 Cognyte Software 648.90 Mn 554.34 Mn 78.75 Mn 4.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 4.82%
Oct 31, 2025 -3.36%
Jul 31, 2025 2.80%
Apr 30, 2025 0.15%
Jan 31, 2025 -0.23%
Oct 31, 2024 -2.88%
Jul 31, 2024 -1.01%
Apr 30, 2024 -4.35%
Jan 31, 2024 -2.24%
Oct 31, 2023 7.78%
Jul 31, 2023 -11.05%
Apr 30, 2023 -10.14%
Jan 31, 2023 -35.56%
Oct 31, 2022 -37.62%
Jul 31, 2022 -34.15%
Apr 30, 2022 -34.01%
Jan 31, 2022 -9.22%
Oct 31, 2021 2.96%
Jul 31, 2021 0.90%
Apr 30, 2021 -2.86%