Cognyte Software (CGNT) Net Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software's Net Margin came in at 4.68% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 3.17 percentage points from 1.51% a year earlier and up 6.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Net Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Cognyte Software reported Net Margin of 0.83%, up 1.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at -0.16%, up 3.28 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -3.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Margin was -3.44% in FY2025 (+1.53 pp), -4.97% in FY2024 (+31.61 pp), -36.57% in FY2023 (-33.43 pp) and -3.14% in FY2022 (-6.34 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 45.57 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 40.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's Net Margin at -1.90% (Q1 2027), 3.54% (Q4 2026) and -3.36% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 54.86% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 24.19% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 22.36% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 31.08% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 7.47% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 17.88% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 8.34% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -7,044.56% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 623.36 Mn | 212.69 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 4.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -1.90% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.54% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -3.36% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.51% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.15% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -1.30% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -4.24% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -2.29% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -4.35% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -3.12% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.58% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -11.05% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -10.14% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -37.00% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -39.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -34.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -34.01% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -9.95% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.87% |
Cognyte Software Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();