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).
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 650.72 Mn | 533.84 Mn | 78.75 Mn | 4.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |