Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 4.51% in Q1 2026, up 633.0% year-on-year from 0.62% in Q1 2025, and up 48.76% quarter-over-quarter from 3.03% in Q4 2025.

Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognyte Software's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.51% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 633.0% year-over-year to 4.51% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 4.51%, a 633.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 4.65%, up 658.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 4.51% in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from 3.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 4.51% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 36.73% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.61% (2022), against an average of 9.72%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 4042 bps in 2023 and jumped 3000 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.06% in 2022, then jumped by 47 bps to 15.49% in 2023, then jumped by 78 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then soared by 191 bps to 3.03% in 2025, then jumped by 49 bps to 4.51% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 4.51% (Q1 2026), 3.03% (Q4 2025), and 1.19% (Q3 2025).

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10 Cognyte Software 650.72 Mn 533.84 Mn 78.75 Mn 4.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 4.51%
Oct 31, 2025 3.03%
Jul 31, 2025 1.19%
Apr 30, 2025 -0.24%
Jan 31, 2025 -1.82%
Oct 31, 2024 -3.34%
Jul 31, 2024 -3.38%
Apr 30, 2024 -4.95%
Jan 31, 2024 -6.73%
Oct 31, 2023 -15.49%
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%