Cognyte Software (CGNT) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
Cognyte Software (CGNT) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $5.4 million for Q1 2026, up 3.11% year-over-year from $5.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.53% quarter-over-quarter from $5.1 million in Q3 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.
- In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 3.11% year-over-year to $5.4 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $21.0 million (up 10.23% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $21.2 million, up 11.66% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $5.4 million, up from $5.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $9.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $1.9 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $5.1 million (2025), against an average of $5.0 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation slumped 62.49% in 2023, then surged 103.19% in 2024.
- Cognyte Software's Share-based Compensation stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 43.44% to $2.7 million in 2023, then soared by 77.11% to $4.8 million in 2024, then grew by 6.14% to $5.1 million in 2025, then rose by 6.53% to $5.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CGNT's Share-based Compensation at $5.4 million in Q1 2026, $5.1 million in Q3 2025, and $5.2 million in Q2 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.43 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 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.92 Mn |