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Cognyte Software Ltd.
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Jan 31, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Mar 25, 2026
$8.72+0.11 (+1.28%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- –
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2017 to 2025
Gross margin
72.4%+2.3 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
3.3%−0.8 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-0.2%−3.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +14.1% | +8.6% | -2.0% | – | |
| Gross profit | +17.3% | +14.7% | -1.4% | – | |
| Operating income | – | – | -6.2% | – | |
| Free cash flow | -17.3% | – | -12.1% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
9 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2017 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | 4.0% | -0.3% | |
| Return on assets | – | 2.0% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | – | 1.17 | 1.33 | |
| Interest coverage | – | 98.8× | 68.4× | |
| Inventory turnover | – | 9.0× | 6.2× | |
| Capex to revenue | – | 3.2% | 2.6% | |
| Diluted shares | – | 66M | 73M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Cognyte Software generated $161.29M from operations and spent $48.05M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 100% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$161.29M
Used
$48.05M
Capital expenditure$48.05M100%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-0.2%
×Asset turnover0.79×
×Equity multiplier2.52×
=Return on equity, FY2025-0.3%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -0.2% | 0.79× | 2.52× | -0.3% |
| FY2024 | -3.4% | 0.72× | 2.45× | -6.1% |
| FY2023 | -5.0% | 0.68× | 2.33× | -7.9% |
| FY2022 | -36.6% | 0.56× | 2.31× | -47.6% |
| FY2021 | -3.1% | 0.73× | 2.38× | -5.5% |
| FY2020 | 3.2% | 0.62× | 2.04× | 4.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$638.00K
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$40.33M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.6% → -0.1%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$40.33M vs -$638.00K
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.30 → 1.33
- No dilutionShare count did not rise72M → 73M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year70.42% → 72.42%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.74 → 0.80