Cognyte Software (CGNT) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.66 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 11.0% from $5.1 million a year earlier but down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
Cognyte Software (CGNT) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Cognyte Software's Share-based Compensation came in at $22.35 million, up 9.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $21.25 million, up 11.7% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Share-based Compensation came in at $19.03 million in FY2025 (+56.4%), $12.17 million in FY2024 (-51.8%), $25.25 million in FY2023 (-23.2%) and $32.87 million in FY2022 (+19.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Share-based Compensation spans a low of $1.92 million in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of $8.99 million in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 17.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Share-based Compensation in five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 103.2%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 62.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at $5.71 million (Q1 2027), $5.43 million (Q4 2026) and $5.54 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 265.21 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -185.98 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 906.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 507.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 14.27 Mn |
| 10 | Cognyte Software | 623.36 Mn | 212.69 Mn | 79.64 Mn | 5.66 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.43 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.17 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.81 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.98 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.56 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.36 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.11 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.84 Mn |
Cognyte Software Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=CGNT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();