CGNT
Cognyte Software Ltd.
CGNT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over CGNT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CGNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
CGNT's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CGNT PE Valuation
CGNT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CGNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CGNT, with profitability improving.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, 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.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over CGNT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 378% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over CGNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
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 the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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 the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK 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).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
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.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 stronger trend alignment. CGNT is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-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.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over CGNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.