Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) recorded Operating Margin of 4.27% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.45 percentage points from 2.82% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cognyte Software's Operating Margin came in at 4.13% as of Jul 31, 2026, up 3.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 3.31%, up 4.78 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -0.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at -1.46% in FY2025 (+4.30 pp), -5.76% in FY2024 (+27.35 pp), -33.11% in FY2023 (-35.42 pp) and 2.31% in FY2022 (-1.81 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has ranged from -36.49% in fiscal Q3 2023 to 6.12% in fiscal Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 33.00 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 42.61 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 4.18% (Q1 2027), 4.86% (Q4 2026) and 3.18% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.12% |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 34.78% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 26.76% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 20.55% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 4.06% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | -33.33% |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 10.91% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -6,808.11% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 623.36 Mn | 212.69 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 4.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.27% |
| 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% |
Cognyte Software Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();