Cognyte Software (CGNT) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software's Research & Development was $31.97 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 9.5% from $29.21 million a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cognyte Software's Research & Development was $127.59 million through Jul 31, 2026, up 12.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $122.34 million, up 13.0% from FY2025.
- Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Research & Development was $108.27 million in FY2025 (+0.9%), $107.28 million in FY2024 (-23.5%), $140.32 million in FY2023 (-2.1%) and $143.36 million in FY2022 (+11.4%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has moved between $25.4 million (fiscal Q3 2024) and $38.55 million (fiscal Q2 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Research & Development has increased for eight straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Research & Development over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 16.2%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 29.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, CGNT's Research & Development in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $31.59 million (Q1 2027), $32.62 million (Q4 2026) and $31.41 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 192.51 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 2.40 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 915.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 857.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 23.10 Mn |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 623.36 Mn | 212.69 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 31.97 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 31.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 31.59 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 32.62 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 31.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 29.21 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 29.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 28.08 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 27.19 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 26.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 26.83 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 27.04 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 25.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 27.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 27.75 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 30.67 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 33.13 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 38.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 37.98 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 38.29 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 35.53 Mn |
Cognyte Software Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();