Cognyte Software (CGNT) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)

Cognyte Software's (CGNT) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $5.4 million in Q1 2026, up 3.11% year-on-year from $5.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.0% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 million in Q4 2025.

Cognyte Software (CGNT) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognyte Software's Share-based Compensation history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 3.11% year-over-year to $5.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $21.2 million, a 11.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $21.2 million, up 11.66% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $5.4 million in Q1 2026 per CGNT's latest filing, from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $9.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $1.9 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $5.1 million (2025), against an average of $4.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation tumbled 62.49% in 2023 and surged 103.19% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 25.72% to $3.6 million in 2023, then surged by 34.86% to $4.8 million in 2024, then rose by 15.38% to $5.5 million in 2025, then fell by 2.0% to $5.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CGNT Share-based Compensation figures stand at $5.4 million (Q1 2026), $5.5 million (Q4 2025), and $5.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,899.00 Bn 2,774.56 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,665.77 Bn 2,665.77 Bn 358.92 Mn 6.84 Mn
3 Repay Holdings 345.18 Bn 345.04 Bn - -
4 Oracle 341.28 Bn 309.39 Bn - 4.70 Bn
5 Palantir Technologies 297.37 Bn 289.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 221.30 Bn 216.77 Bn 1.91 Bn -261.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 181.55 Bn 178.45 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.09 Bn
8 Fortinet 108.85 Bn 105.56 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
9 Cloudflare 94.95 Bn 94.00 Bn 455.60 Mn 15.07 Mn
10 Cognyte Software 659.47 Mn 542.59 Mn 78.75 Mn 5.43 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 5.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 5.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 5.54 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 5.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 5.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 5.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.17 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.17 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 5.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 5.27 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 4.81 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 4.81 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 5.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 5.06 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 3.89 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 3.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 3.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 3.98 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 3.56 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 3.56 Mn