CGNT
Cognyte Software Ltd.
CGNT lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
CGNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CGNT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
CGNT PE Valuation
CGNT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CGNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CGNT, with profitability improving.
CGNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.70 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.00 | +$0.06 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.04 | +$0.07 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.08 | +$0.11 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.06 | $0.00 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.11 | +$0.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.17 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.19 | +$0.38 |
CGNT lost $0.00 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
CGNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $105.5M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.7M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $97.5M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.5M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $89M | +12% |
CGNT's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2% | +5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.4% | +1.1 points |
CGNT's operating margin was 4.3% last quarter, up 1.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CGNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.5M | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.1M | -$3.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.2M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.8M | +199% |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.9M | -$836K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.5M | -113% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +106% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.6M | +$9.9M |
CGNT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1M, but it generated $34M over the past year.
CGNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +2.9M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +6.7M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +7.4M shares |
CGNT has 73M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago, with $21M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $9M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CGNT spent $21M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4.2% from the year before.
CGNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -147.5x | Net Cash |
CGNT has more cash than debt.
CGNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.4 | Neutral |
CGNT's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (neutral).
CGNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CGNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CGNT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CGNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.80 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.74 | 4.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.83 | 5.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.94 | 6.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.46 | 12% above |
CGNT has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 12% above its 200-week average.
CGNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28.8 | $14.9 | -48% |
| 2022 | $14.9 | $2.75 | -82% |
| 2023 | $2.75 | $6.43 | +134% |
| 2024 | $6.43 | $8.77 | +36% |
| 2025 | $8.77 | $9.31 | +6.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.31 | $8.38 | -10% |
CGNT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +134% in 2023 to −82% in 2022. It's down 10% so far in 2026.