Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.27% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.45 percentage points from 2.82% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Cognyte Software's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.13%, up 3.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 3.31%, up 4.78 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -0.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -1.46% in FY2025 (+4.30 pp), -5.76% in FY2024 (+27.35 pp), -33.11% in FY2023 (-35.42 pp) and 2.31% in FY2022 (-1.81 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -36.49% in fiscal Q3 2023 and a high of 6.12% in fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 33.00 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 42.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 4.18% (Q1 2027), 4.86% (Q4 2026) and 3.18% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 406.71 Bn | 371.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 46.89% |
| 2 | Oracle | 356.71 Bn | 229.27 Bn | 18.57 Bn | 34.78% |
| 3 | Sap Se | 287.26 Bn | 215.24 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 28.53% |
| 4 | Salesforce | 175.69 Bn | 131.56 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 20.55% |
| 5 | Automatic Data Processing | 120.83 Bn | 107.63 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -30.06% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 103.38 Bn | 82.65 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 9.38% |
| 7 | Intuit | 91.37 Bn | 70.72 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 10.91% |
| 8 | Relx | 72.62 Bn | 72.62 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 48.71 Bn | 35.85 Bn | 89.63 Mn | 16,670.89% |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 618.24 Mn | 207.58 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 4.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.27% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4.18% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.86% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.25% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -2.42% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -1.65% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -2.76% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -3.41% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -3.50% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -7.21% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -9.37% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -28.56% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -36.49% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -32.56% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -34.69% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 3.51% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.12% |
Cognyte Software Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();