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

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.86% in Q1 2026, up 412.0% year-on-year from 0.95% in Q1 2025, and up 52.75% quarter-over-quarter from 3.18% in Q4 2025.

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

Cognyte Software's Operating Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.86% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 412.0% year-over-year to 4.86% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 3.31%, a 478.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.31%, up 478.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 4.86% in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from 3.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 4.86% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 36.49% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 2.76% (2024), against an average of 8.54%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 4261 bps in 2022 and surged 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT Operating Margin figures stand at 4.86% (Q1 2026), 3.18% (Q4 2025), and 2.82% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 75.95%
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 31.97%
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Cognyte Software 650.72 Mn 533.84 Mn 78.75 Mn 4.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%