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Cognyte Software Ltd. (CGNT) stock analysis

CGNTNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends January 31
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Jan 31, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Mar 25, 2026Score 10/30
$8.38−0.10 (-1.12%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $612.76MP/E –Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works

Value0Growth2Performance3Health5Dividend0

Mixed10 of 30 checks passed

Cognyte Software passes 10 of the 30 checks behind our score; 16 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
0/6
Growth
2/6
Past performance
3/6
Financial health
5/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • No debt

    Cognyte Software has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Interest well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense 68.4 times.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    There is no debt to cover.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 14.1% over the last twelve months; the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median is 9.6%.

What to watch

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was -0.3% over the last twelve months and averaged -13.5% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.6%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 8.6% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • No dividend

    Cognyte Software has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

Valuation0/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E against the industry

    Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/B against the industry

    Needs positive book value.

  • Price against fair value

    We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.

  • Margin of safety

    Depends on the fair value estimate.

Growth2/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 8.6% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growth over 3 years

    Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

  • Earnings acceleration

    Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 14.1% over the last twelve months; the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median is 9.6%.

  • Guidance issued

    The latest outlook (FYE27 Revenue, Mar 25, 2026) was issued for the first time, so it neither adds nor takes away points.

  • Gross margin improving

    Gross margin was 72.4% over the last twelve months, against 70.4% a year earlier.

Past performance3/6

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was -0.3% over the last twelve months and averaged -13.5% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.6%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Return on equity above the industry

    Cognyte Software's return on equity of -0.3% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -1.2%.

  • Earnings over 5 years

    Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was -0.2% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -9.7%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Cognyte Software's net margin of -0.2% is above the Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services median of -4.8%.

Financial health5/6

  • No debt

    Cognyte Software has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.

  • Debt not rising

    With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.

  • Debt covered by cash flow

    There is no debt to cover.

  • Interest well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense 68.4 times.

  • Short-term assets cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 1.33 times current liabilities.

  • Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)

    Needs market value, working capital and retained earnings.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Cognyte Software has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

We don't publish a fair value for Cognyte Software. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Medium risk

Average value traded per day
$4.66M
Value traded per 1% price move
$2.53M

Downside

High risk

Typical loss in a bad month
26.4%
Volatility (annualized)
52%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
-0.08
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
1.26

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

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

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