profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Cognyte Software
$8.24-1.73% today
-4.7% in 1 year
1-year low $6.341-year high $12.24
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Cognyte Software sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $312 million in 2023 to $400 million in 2026, with -$638,000 of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Cognyte Software handed back 72% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $21M
Free cash flow 2026$30M
Bought back its own shares$21M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$117M vs. $43M
Cognyte Software vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognyte Software | No profit yet | ||
 Microsoft | 29.1× · Fair price | ||
 Palantir Technologies | 249.1× · Very expensive | ||
 Oracle | 22.9× · Fair price | ||
 Palo Alto Networks | 232.7× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cognyte Software's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | 313 | 351 | 400 | |
| 192 | 215 | 247 | 290 | |
| -103 | -18 | -5 | 13 | |
| -77 | 1 | 9 | 24 | |
| -114 | -16 | -12 | -1 | |
| -1.68 | -0.22 | -0.17 | -0.01 | |
| 61.6% | 68.7% | 70.4% | 72.4% | |
| -33.1% | -5.8% | -1.5% | 3.3% | |
| -36.6% | -5.0% | -3.4% | -0.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 443 | 472 | 498 | 521 |
| Cash | 35 | 74 | 113 | 117 |
| Total debt | 17 | 33 | 36 | 43 |
| Total liabilities | 233 | 257 | 281 | 292 |
| 194 | 198 | 198 | 207 | |
| 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 | |
| -35.7% | -4.5% | -1.4% | 3.7% | |
| -58.8% | -7.9% | -6.1% | -0.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -37 | 35 | 47 | 40 | |
| 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| -49 | 25 | 34 | 30 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | |
| 25 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
Valuation
- –
- 17.6×
- –
- 3.6×
- 1.5×
- 20.5×
- 22.7×
- 4.9%
- -0.1%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 72.4%
- 3.3%
- -0.2%
- 5.8%
- 0.8%
- -14.0%
- -0.3%
- -0.1%
- 4.9%
- 30.4%
Growth
- +8.6%
- –
- −10.9%
- –
- +2.3%
Financial health
- -3.2×
- 0.21
- 8.3%
- 75.4×
- 1.33
- 1.26
- 0.77
How it ranks in Technology
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 22%of 977
Bottom 31%of 977
Top 49%of 982
Top 29%of 984
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $10.75
- Range
- $7.50 – $14.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 0.10 | 0.01 | +900.0% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 0.03 | -0.02 | +250.0% |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 0.08 | 0.03 | +220.0% |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 0.07 | 0.01 | +600.0% |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 0.03 | 0.01 | +200.0% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | 0.02 | -0.03 | +166.7% |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 0.05 | 0.01 | +334.4% |
| Jun 18, 2024 | -0.04 | -0.07 | +42.9% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
50No pass
Benjamin Graham
27No pass
Philip Fisher
42No pass
Peter Lynch
49No pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
36No pass
Terry Smith
37No pass
Questions about Cognyte Software
Is Cognyte Software a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cognyte Software AI analysis
What does Cognyte Software do?
Cognyte Software Ltd. provides an investigative analytics software to governments and enterprises worldwide. Its Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World, an open software designed to help governments and enterprises accelerate and enhance the effectiveness of investigations. It is in Software - Infrastructure.
Does Cognyte Software pay a dividend?
No. Cognyte Software does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2026 it returned $21.4 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Cognyte Software stock halal?
Yes. Cognyte Software passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 7% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Cognyte Software stock done over the past year?
Down 4.7% over the past twelve months, to $8.24. It traded between $6.34 and $12.24 and is 32.7% below its high.
Who are Cognyte Software's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, Oracle and Palo Alto Networks. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cognyte Software's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.