Cognyte Software CGNT
NASDAQ CGNT
$8.96 +0.01 (+0.11%)
At close: Aug 18, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.19% for Q3 2025, up 459.0% year-over-year from 0.21% in Q3 2024, and up 594.15% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24% in Q2 2025.

Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cognyte Software's Return on Capital Employed history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.19% for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 459.0% year-over-year to 1.19%; the TTM figure through Jul 2025 stood at 1.19% (up 459.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 4.65%, up 658.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q3 2025 stood at 1.19%, up from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.25% in Q2 2021, with the low at 36.73% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.36% (2024), against an average of 8.79%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 4042 bps in 2023, then surged 2809 bps in 2024.
  • Cognyte Software's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.97% in 2021, then sank by 1575 bps to 29.06% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 24.72% in 2023, then soared by 87 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then jumped by 136 bps to 1.19% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CGNT's Return on Capital Employed at 1.19% in Q3 2025, 0.24% in Q2 2025, and 1.82% in Q1 2025.

Peer Comparison

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6 Cloudflare 106.65 Bn 102.48 Bn 499.52 Mn -9.60%
7 Synopsys 76.61 Bn 74.41 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
8 CoreWeave 51.53 Bn 45.99 Bn 1.70 Bn -0.51%
9 Block 47.55 Bn 41.12 Bn 3.17 Bn 4.02%
10 Cognyte Software 654.00 Mn 537.12 Mn 78.75 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2025 1.19%
Apr 30, 2025 -0.24%
Jan 31, 2025 -1.82%
Oct 31, 2024 -3.34%
Jul 31, 2024 -3.39%
Apr 30, 2024 -4.96%
Jul 31, 2023 -24.72%
Apr 30, 2023 -33.05%
Jan 31, 2023 -36.73%
Oct 31, 2022 -29.06%
Jul 31, 2022 -13.47%
Apr 30, 2022 -4.61%
Jan 31, 2022 3.69%
Oct 31, 2021 1.97%
Jul 31, 2021 2.66%
Apr 30, 2021 5.25%