Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted Operating Margin of 4.18% for Q2 2026, down 14.01% on a QoQ basis from 4.86% in Q1 2026, and up 192.0% year-over-year from 1.43% in Q2 2025.
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Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognyte Software has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 4.18% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 192.0% year-over-year to 4.18% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 3.78%, a 397.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.31%, up 478.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 4.18% for Q2 2026 at Cognyte Software, down from 4.86% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 4.86% in Q1 2026, with the low at 36.49% in Q4 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 7.84%, with a median of 2.59% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin plunged 4261 bps in 2022, then jumped 3300 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 36.49% in 2022, then surged by 90 bps to 3.5% in 2023, then soared by 31 bps to 2.42% in 2024, then soared by 232 bps to 3.18% in 2025, then surged by 31 bps to 4.18% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.18% (Q2 2026), 4.86% (Q1 2026), and 3.18% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 408.52 Bn | 399.11 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.12% |
| 2 | Relx | 63.69 Bn | 63.30 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Strategy | 48.17 Bn | 45.72 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6,808.11% |
| 4 | Fair Isaac | 21.25 Bn | 21.00 Bn | 587.17 Mn | 53.79% |
| 5 | NIQ Global Intelligence | 5.43 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 624.20 Mn | 5.81% |
| 6 | Amplitude | 1.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 69.10 Mn | -34.87% |
| 7 | Similarweb | 709.50 Mn | 635.59 Mn | 62.31 Mn | 0.96% |
| 8 | Realloys | 628.57 Mn | 628.57 Mn | 475,000.00 | -4,577.61% |
| 9 | Cognyte Software | 599.98 Mn | 491.43 Mn | 76.27 Mn | 4.18% |
| 10 | Domo | 176.18 Mn | 151.08 Mn | 59.22 Mn | -3.11% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.18% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.86% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.25% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -2.42% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -1.65% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -2.76% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -3.41% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -3.50% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -7.21% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -9.37% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -28.56% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -36.49% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -32.56% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -34.69% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 3.51% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.12% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.67% |