Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 4.86% for Q1 2026, up 412.0% year-over-year from 0.95% in Q1 2025, and up 52.75% on a QoQ basis from 3.18% in Q4 2025.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognyte Software (CGNT) has reported Operating Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 4.86% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 412.0% year-over-year to 4.86%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 3.31% (up 478.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.31%, up 478.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 4.86% for Q1 2026 at Cognyte Software, up from 3.18% 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 8.54%, with a median of 2.76% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 4261 bps in 2022 and soared 3300 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 36.49% in 2022, then jumped by 90 bps to 3.5% in 2023, then surged by 31 bps to 2.42% in 2024, then surged by 232 bps to 3.18% in 2025, then soared by 53 bps to 4.86% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 4.86%, 3.18%, and 2.82% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -2.27% |