CGNT Technology

Cognyte Software Ltd.

$9.20+1.32%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Nov 2, 2026

Basics

Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Infrastructure
Country: Israel
Market cap: 679.4M USD
Enterprise value: 636.6M USD
Full-time employees: 1,710

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.64 vs a peer median of 0.87) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs a peer median of 1.83)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.64 vs peers 0.87) and less liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs peers 1.83)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,056 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 35%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 62% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, Cognyte Software looks cheaper than 62% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Not profitable yet. Reported a loss in the 12 months to January 2026.
Cognyte Software reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.
Financials may be out of date. Latest financial period ended 9 months ago.
The latest financial period we have ended 9 months ago, so the scores may not reflect recent results.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.64: tends to move more than the market.
Cognyte Software's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.64, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

43/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 44 → Nov 4 43 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

41/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 40 → 41

Share price -9.7%+3
Peer companies moved-2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ FCF yield
▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-0.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0225 · MAD: 0.0225

EBITDA yield4.2%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.02Sector median: 0.0423 · MAD: 0.0361

Free cash flow yield4.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.62Sector median: 0.0274 · MAD: 0.0274

Other data (not scored)

Book yield30.7%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3292 · MAD: 0.1754

Growth

Is it growing?

62/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 14.1%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Still loss-making, but the loss per share narrowed33% base weight · Z-score 0.30Sector median: 0.1108 · MAD: 0.3050

3-year revenue growth8.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jan 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.48Sector median: 0.0483 · MAD: 0.0793

Revenue growth14.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.55Sector median: 0.0853 · MAD: 0.1017

Profitability

Does it earn well?

40/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: ▲ Stronger

Operating margin rose 4.8 points to 3.3%

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 39 → 40

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ ROIC
▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.42Sector median: 0.0631 · MAD: 0.0710

Return on assets-0.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.84Sector median: 0.0293 · MAD: 0.0362

Return on invested capital11.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.57Sector median: 0.0676 · MAD: 0.0857

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin72.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3343 · MAD: 0.1632

Return on equity-0.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jan 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0753 · MAD: 0.0889

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 28 → 29

Company's reported figures updated+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.64

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.07Sector median: 0.8710 · MAD: 0.3700

Current ratio1.33×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.73Sector median: 1.8295 · MAD: 0.6848

Debt / equity0.16×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.39Sector median: 0.2495 · MAD: 0.2270

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Cognyte Software

Is Cognyte Software getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Mar 25, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 4.8 points to 3.3%. Its overall score is 43/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Cognyte Software valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 41/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Free cash flow yield 4.5% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 62% of peers).Free cash flow yield 4.5% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 62% of peers). Earnings yield -0.1% vs a peer median of 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -0.1% vs peers 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Cognyte Software growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 62/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Revenue growth 14.1% vs a peer median of 8.5% (stronger than 67% of peers).Revenue growth 14.1% vs peers 8.5% (stronger than 67% of peers).
How profitable is Cognyte Software?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 40/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Return on invested capital 11.7% vs a peer median of 6.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Return on invested capital 11.7% vs peers 6.8% (stronger than 64% of peers). Return on assets -0.1% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 73% of peers).Return on assets -0.1% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 73% of peers).
How risky is Cognyte Software?: Higher risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.64 vs a peer median of 0.87 (weaker than 87% of peers).Beta 1.64 vs peers 0.87 (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Year ended Jan 31, 2026 · filed Mar 25, 2026 · compared with the year ended Jan 31, 2025

Got stronger

Operating margin rose 4.8 points to 3.3%

	Previous year	Latest year	Change
Revenue (12 months)	350.6M USD	400.0M USD	+14.1%
Net income (12 months)	−12.1M USD	−638,000 USD	−94.7%
Operating margin	-1.5%	3.3%	+4.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	36.2M USD	29.9M USD	−17.3%
Cash	112.7M USD	116.9M USD	+3.7%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one year at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	72.1%	61.6%	68.7%	70.4%	72.4%	▲ 2.0 pts
Operating margin	2.3%	-33.1%	-5.8%	-1.5%	3.3%	▲ 4.8 pts
Net margin	-3.1%	-36.6%	-5.0%	-3.4%	-0.2%	▲ 3.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-2.2%	-25.8%	-3.3%	-2.4%	-0.1%	▲ 2.3 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-5.2%	-58.8%	-7.9%	-6.1%	-0.3%	▲ 5.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	-1.9%	-14.5%	8.8%	10.3%	7.5%	▼ 2.8 pts
Current ratio	1.31×	1.30×	1.39×	1.30×	1.33×	▲ 2.1%
Quick ratio	1.27×	1.17×	1.26×	1.22×	1.26×	▲ 3.3%
Debt to equity	0.35×	0.00×	—	—	—	—
Interest coverage	55.92×	-64.70×	-1128.38×	-51.26×	68.36×	▲ 233%

CGNT price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.64 vs a peer median of 0.87) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs a peer median of 1.83)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.64 vs peers 0.87) and less liquidity (current ratio 1.33 vs peers 1.83)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,056 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 35%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 62% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its free cash flow, Cognyte Software looks cheaper than 62% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Not profitable yet. Reported a loss in the 12 months to January 2026.

Cognyte Software reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

Financials may be out of date. Latest financial period ended 9 months ago.

The latest financial period we have ended 9 months ago, so the scores may not reflect recent results.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.64: tends to move more than the market.

Cognyte Software's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.64, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Cognyte Software

Is Cognyte Software getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Mar 25, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 4.8 points to 3.3%. Its overall score is 43/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Cognyte Software valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 41/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Free cash flow yield 4.5% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 62% of peers).Free cash flow yield 4.5% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 62% of peers). Earnings yield -0.1% vs a peer median of 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -0.1% vs peers 2.2% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Cognyte Software growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 62/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Revenue growth 14.1% vs a peer median of 8.5% (stronger than 67% of peers).Revenue growth 14.1% vs peers 8.5% (stronger than 67% of peers).

How profitable is Cognyte Software?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 40/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Return on invested capital 11.7% vs a peer median of 6.8% (stronger than 64% of peers).Return on invested capital 11.7% vs peers 6.8% (stronger than 64% of peers). Return on assets -0.1% vs a peer median of 2.9% (weaker than 73% of peers).Return on assets -0.1% vs peers 2.9% (weaker than 73% of peers).

How risky is Cognyte Software?

Higher risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.64 vs a peer median of 0.87 (weaker than 87% of peers).Beta 1.64 vs peers 0.87 (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous year

Latest year

Change

Revenue (12 months)

350.6M USD

400.0M USD

+14.1%

Net income (12 months)

−12.1M USD

−638,000 USD

−94.7%

Operating margin

-1.5%

3.3%

+4.8 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

36.2M USD

29.9M USD

−17.3%

Cash

112.7M USD

116.9M USD

+3.7%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

72.1%

61.6%

68.7%

70.4%

72.4%

▲ 2.0 pts

Operating margin

2.3%

-33.1%

-5.8%

-1.5%

3.3%

▲ 4.8 pts

Net margin

-3.1%

-36.6%

-5.0%

-3.4%

-0.2%

▲ 3.3 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-2.2%

-25.8%

-3.3%

-2.4%

-0.1%

▲ 2.3 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-5.2%

-58.8%

-7.9%

-6.1%

-0.3%

▲ 5.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

-1.9%

-14.5%

8.8%

10.3%

7.5%

▼ 2.8 pts

Current ratio

1.31×

1.30×

1.39×

1.30×

1.33×

▲ 2.1%

Quick ratio

1.27×

1.17×

1.26×

1.22×

1.26×

▲ 3.3%

Debt to equity

0.35×

0.00×

—

Interest coverage

55.92×

-64.70×

-1128.38×

-51.26×

68.36×

▲ 233%