Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Cognyte Software's Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.21% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 2.17 percentage points from 0.04% a year earlier and up 1.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Cognyte Software came in at 2.07%, up 5.42 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -3.53 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -3.35% in FY2025 (+2.14 pp), -5.49% in FY2024 (+37.73 pp), -43.21% in FY2023 (-39.61 pp) and -3.60% in FY2022 (-9.20 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.97 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 44.71 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 46.85 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CGNT's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 1.10% (Q1 2027), 2.02% (Q4 2026) and -0.32% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 449.46 Bn | 418.52 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 32.87% |
| 2 | Oracle | 415.29 Bn | 287.84 Bn | - | 34.32% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 256.30 Bn | 177.39 Bn | 8.40 Bn | 17.88% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 188.94 Bn | 144.82 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 26.65% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 138.57 Bn | 117.03 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 13.78% |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 102.66 Bn | 84.78 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 71.29% |
| 7 | Intuit | 74.00 Bn | 53.35 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 23.05% |
| 8 | Relx | 60.34 Bn | 57.31 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 53.88 Bn | 46.87 Bn | 81.55 Mn | -90.07% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 635.05 Mn | 224.39 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 2.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.21% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.10% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.02% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -0.32% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -1.61% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -3.31% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -4.08% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.07% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -3.66% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.53% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -17.51% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -33.94% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -42.65% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -50.24% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -39.55% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -24.61% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -12.68% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -3.39% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.26% |
API Access
Cognyte Software Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();