Cognyte Software Ltd.
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Cognyte Software Ltd. shows mixed fundamentals. Consider comparing against peers in the Technology sector before making investment decisions.
8-Year Financial Trajectory
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| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
14.1%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+17%)
|
11.9%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
0.4%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-96%)
|
-34.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-385%)
|
6.9%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-43%)
|
-3.0%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-125%)
|
5.5%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-55%)
|
— |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
94.1%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
22.7%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
86.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-663.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M |
-29.0%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
138.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
94.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
22.6%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
86.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
-666.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M |
-29.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
131.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
— |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-18.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
28.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M |
-385.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M |
6.8%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
22.1%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
8.6%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
-9.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
-10.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
-11.9%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
3.0%
Caution
Caution
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
-2.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
-5.2%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
-6.3%
Weak
Weak
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
3.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-83%)
|
-1.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-107%)
|
-5.8%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-129%)
|
-33.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-266%)
|
2.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-88%)
|
4.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-79%)
|
6.0%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-70%)
|
4.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-78%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
59.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-65.5%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
12.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-13.4%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
224.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
17.9%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
8.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
38.2%
Weak
Weak
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
-0.2%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-101%)
|
-3.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-123%)
|
-5.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-133%)
|
-36.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-344%)
|
-3.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-121%)
|
3.2%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-79%)
|
4.4%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-71%)
|
2.0%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-87%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
7.5%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.3%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.8%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-14.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.9%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.7%
Fair
Fair
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.1%
Fair
Fair
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
-46.92x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-3.00x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-1.77x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.40x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.61x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
4.02x
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
2.65x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
5.02x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
2.6%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-4.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-8.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-60.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-4.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
5.8%
Caution
Caution
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
5.6%
Caution
Caution
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
2.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-3.8%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-23.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.6%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
3.4%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
-0.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-102%)
|
-6.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-133%)
|
-7.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-143%)
|
-58.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-418%)
|
-5.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-128%)
|
5.5%
Caution
Caution
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-70%)
|
4.5%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-75%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) | — | — | — |
0.00x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
0.35x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-22%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) | — | — | — |
-64.70x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
55.92x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
98.79x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
56.78x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
37.45x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
| Net Debt (USD) | $-116.88M | $-112.72M | $-74.48M | $-34.58M | $-52.59M | $-78.57M | $-201.09M | $-240.19M |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) | — | — | — |
0.00x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
3.10x
Caution
Caution
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $74.23M | $66.79M | $74.51M | $57.87M | $100.47M | $51.21M | $232.14M | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $206.54M | $198.19M | $197.88M | $194.13M | $285.14M | $257.50M | $444.54M | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Jan 31, 2026 20-F ↗ | FY 2024 Jan 31, 2025 20-F ↗ | FY 2023 Jan 31, 2024 20-F ↗ | FY 2022 Jan 31, 2023 20-F ↗ | FY 2021 Jan 31, 2022 20-F ↗ | FY 2020 Jan 31, 2021 20-F ↗ | FY 2019 Jan 31, 2020 20-F ↗ | FY 2018 Jan 31, 2019 20-F ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $400.04M | $350.63M | $313.40M | $312.06M | $474.04M | $443.46M | $457.11M | $433.46M |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $11.98M | $13.65M | $13.82M | $18.05M | $21.28M | $22.52M | $17.32M | $21.02M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $-638.00K | $-12.05M | $-15.57M | $-114.13M | $-14.89M | $14.20M | $20.19M | $8.73M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $40.33M | $46.78M | $34.56M | $-36.99M | $2.63M | $71.31M | $67.19M | $53.73M |
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