Cognyte Software Ltd (CGNT)

Cognyte Shares Slide After Earnings Miss Overshadows Revenue Beat (CGNT)June 3, 2026 9:48 AM
IH Market News Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) shares fell more than 20% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings that came in below analyst expectations, despite delivering revenue slightly ahead of forecasts. The sharp market reaction suggested investors focused on weaker-than-expected profitability metrics rather than the company’s top-line growth and reaffirmed outlook. Revenue Tops Expectations but Profit Falls Short For the quarter, Cognyte reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.03, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 per share. Revenue reached $105.5 million, modestly exceeding analyst expectations of $104.96 million and representing a 10.4% increase from the $95.5 million generated during the same period a year earlier. Despite the revenue beat, the earnings shortfall weighed heavily on investor sentiment. Company Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance Management left its fiscal 2027 outlook unchanged, forecasting adjusted earnings per share of approximately $0.47 for the full year, broadly in line with market expectations. The company also maintained its revenue outlook, targeting approximately $448 million at the midpoint of its guidance range, compared with analyst forecasts of roughly $446 million. Subscription Adoption Continues to Accelerate Chief Financial Officer David Abadi highlighted the growing contribution from recurring revenue streams and subscription-based offerings. “Our first quarter results reflect the substantial value our differentiated solutions deliver to customers and the operational discipline with which we are managing the business,” said David Abadi, Cognyte’s chief financial officer. “As a result of better-than-expected adoption of subscription offerings, we now expect recurring revenue to grow faster than total revenue.” The comments underscore the company’s ongoing transition toward a more predictable and recurring revenue model. Profitability Metrics Show Improvement Although earnings per share missed expectations, several operating metrics improved year over year. Adjusted EBITDA rose 31.5% to $13.6 million, compared with $10.3 million in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted operating income increased 41.5% to $10.7 million from $7.6 million a year earlier, reflecting continued operational efficiency improvements. Software Business Drives Growth Cognyte’s software segment remained a key growth engine during the quarter. Software revenue climbed 26.5% year over year to $47.3 million, while software services revenue increased 12.1% to $50.1 million. Meanwhile, professional services and other revenue declined to $8.2 million from $13.5 million in the prior-year period. Recurring revenue, which includes support agreements and subscription services, rose 10% to $51.9 million and accounted for 49.2% of total revenue during the quarter. Strong Balance Sheet Supports Capital Returns The company ended the quarter with $109.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and remained debt-free. Cognyte also continued returning capital to shareholders, repurchasing approximately one million shares during the quarter for a total cost of $8.2 million. While investors reacted negatively to the earnings miss, the company’s solid cash position, recurring revenue growth and maintained full-year guidance suggest management remains confident in its longer-term operating trajectory. Cognyte Software stock price Original: Cognyte Shares Slide After Earnings Miss Overshadows Revenue Beat (CGNT)

New Cognyte Survey: 69% of European Law Enforcement Report Stronger Crime-Terror TiesMay 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Business Wire Survey data shows the fast-evolving threat landscape is driving LEA caseloads and case complexity to new extremes Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (“Cognyte”), a global leader in investigative analytics software, today released the results of a new survey of European law enforcement agency (LEA) professionals providing insights into the challenges, emerging trends and priorities that will shape investigative and intelligence initiatives in the year ahead. Criminal and terror networks have become increasingly sophisticated, transnational and deeply embedded across multiple domains. As these groups evolve, the demands placed on the agencies responsible for investigating them grow accordingly. Cognyte’s new research – European Law Enforcement in 2026: Findings from a Survey of European Agencies – offers a unique view of the current state of law enforcement and sheds light on how European LEAs expect technology to impact their strategies and capabilities in 2026. Key findings from the survey data include: Crime–terror convergence is accelerating and reshaping the threat landscape. 69% of respondents reported an increase over the past two years in collaboration between criminal groups and terrorist organizations. This convergence manifests in shared trafficking routes (39%), criminals conducting attacks on behalf of terrorist groups (21%) and money laundering operations (19%). It’s a dangerous shift: terrorist networks can plug into existing criminal ecosystems without needing to build their own infrastructure from scratch. Cross-border crime threats and entry points are diverse, increasing complexity. Across Europe, drug trafficking is most cited as a cross-border criminal threat (51%), followed by weapons trafficking (46%) and illegal migrant smuggling (42%), with wide variance by region. These crimes exploit multiple entry points, with shipping ports (28%), land borders (20%) and postal systems (15%) being the most targeted. This results in a fragmented landscape with complex threats arrayed across air, land and sea. The real burden isn’t more cases: it’s more complex ones. While 65% of respondents reported rising caseloads, the predominant pressure point is not volume, it’s case complexity. Investigations today are more complex than ever. Use of encrypted communications by criminals (48%), the need for financial and crypto expertise (48%) and a growing number of data sources per case (46%) are all reported as factors that increase the burden on investigators. Traditional SIGINT solutions are no longer enough, and analytics gaps are slowing down investigations. Obtaining actionable intelligence from traditional SIGINT solutions has become significantly more difficult, fueling demand for advanced SIGINT solutions that meet today’s data encryption challenges. LEAs are also prioritizing the ability to enrich SIGINT with OSINT, digital forensics and crypto data. Additionally, agencies report significant gaps in their analytics and AI capabilities, including video analytics (48%), digital forensics correlation (45%) and social media analysis (39%). On average, investigative teams estimate that 25% of their time is lost due to inadequate capabilities. The new 2026 European LEA survey includes Cognyte’s recommendations for agencies adapting to evolving threat vectors, and the role technology can play in transforming vast amounts of diverse data into actionable intelligence. The full report is available for download here. Survey Methodology The survey was administered by Global Surveyz Research, an independent global research firm. Data collection took place in November 2025. Researchers surveyed 200 law enforcement and public safety professionals across Europe to understand how agencies are addressing the evolving challenges of criminal investigations. Respondents represented a broad range of countries from Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Europe. Participants were drawn from federal and state-level policing organizations, financial intelligence units, anti-corruption bureaus, financial crime and anti-money laundering units, and specialized anti-drug trafficking agencies. About Cognyte Cognyte is a leading software-driven technology company focused on solutions for investigative analytics that enable customers to generate Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™. Cognyte’s solutions empower law enforcement, national security and military intelligence agencies, as well as other organizations, in navigating an increasingly complex threat landscape. With offerings that leverage advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics, Cognyte helps customers make sense of complex, multi-source data supporting informed, mission-critical investigations and operations. Hundreds of customers worldwide rely on Cognyte’s investigative analytics solutions to uncover insights and reveal what matters, across fragmented data and organizational silos, enabling confident decision-making in high-stakes environments. Learn more at www.cognyte.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260519418593/en/ Media Relations Contact:
Michelle Allard McMahon
Rainier Communications on behalf of Cognyte Software
prcognyte@rainierco.com Original: New Cognyte Survey: 69% of European Law Enforcement Report Stronger Crime-Terror Ties

Cognyte shares jump more than 7% after earnings beat and strong outlookMarch 25, 2026 8:35 AM
IH Market News
Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) shares rose over 7% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter results that came in ahead of market expectations and issued an optimistic forecast.For the quarter, Cognyte posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.10, exceeding analyst estimates by $0.07. Revenue reached $106.2 million, also beating the consensus forecast of $103.74 million.Quarterly revenue increased 12.4% year over year, supported by robust demand for the company’s investigative analytics software platforms.Looking ahead, Cognyte issued fiscal 2027 guidance that surpassed analyst projections. The company expects revenue of about $448 million, with a possible variation of plus or minus 3%, implying roughly 12% year-over-year growth at the midpoint. This midpoint estimate is above the analyst consensus of $442 million.For fiscal 2027, Cognyte forecasts adjusted earnings per share of $0.47 at the midpoint of its revenue range, ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.37. The company also expects adjusted EBITDA of roughly $68 million at the midpoint, representing around 40% year-over-year growth.“We translated that mission into strong growth, higher margins and improved profitability,” said Elad Sharon, chief executive officer. “As global threats become more complex and dynamic, the need for trusted, mission-critical intelligence is increasing.”For the full fiscal year 2026, Cognyte reported revenue of $400 million, marking a 14.1% increase from the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA rose 66% to $48.2 million, while adjusted operating income more than doubled to $36.7 million compared with $15.7 million a year earlier.Software revenue in the fourth quarter climbed 22.6% year over year to $45.9 million. Total software revenue, including software-related services, increased 14.2% to $95.2 million.The company finished the quarter with $116.9 million in cash and no outstanding debt. During the period, Cognyte also repurchased about 592,000 shares for $5.5 million.Cognyte Software stock price

Original: Cognyte shares jump more than 7% after earnings beat and strong outlook

Cognyte Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial ResultsMarch 25, 2026 7:05 AM
Business Wire
Reports strong Q4 and full-year results with double-digit growth, and operating leverage driving faster profitability growth


Guides to fiscal 2027 revenue of approximately $448 million with additional margin expansion


Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT) (the “Company,” “Cognyte,” “we,” “us” and “our”), a global leader in software-driven technology for investigative analytics, today announced results for the three months and year ended January 31, 2026 ("Q4 FYE26" and "FYE26").


Financial Summary for Three Months Ended January 31, 2026



Q4 FYE26 Revenue was $106.2 million, up approximately 12.4% compared to the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 GAAP operating income was $5.2 million, compared to operating income of $0.7 million in the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 Non-GAAP operating income was $12.1 million, compared to operating income of $6.0 million in the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 GAAP Net income was $5.1 million, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million in the same period last year. The improvement is largely due to the significant increase in operating income.



Q4 FYE26 Adjusted EBITDA was $15.0 million, compared to $9.3 million in the same period last year, up 62.5% and growing significantly faster than revenue.



Financial Summary for the Year Ended January 31, 2026



FYE26 Revenue was $400.0 million, up approximately 14.1% compared to last year.



FYE26 GAAP operating income was $13.3 million, a significant turnaround from an operating loss of $5.1 million last year.



FYE26 Non-GAAP operating income was $36.7 million, more than doubling the $15.7 million generated last year.



FYE26 GAAP Net income was $4.6 million, compared to a net loss of $7.2 million last year.



FYE26 Adjusted EBITDA was $48.2 million, compared to $29.1 million last year, representing an increase of approximately 66%.



Balance Sheet and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities



During Q4 FYE26, the Company bought approximately 592,000 ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.5 million under the share repurchase program approved by the board of directors in July 2025.



In early March, the board approved a $20 million increase to the Company’s existing share repurchase program. This authorization reflects the board’s ongoing commitment to long-term shareholder value creation and confidence in the Company’s growth prospects. Since the initiation of the Company’s first repurchase program in November 2024, until the end of Q4, the Company has repurchased a total of approximately $26.7 million worth of shares, out of total programs authorized for $60 million.



During the fourth quarter, we further strengthened our cash position, which increased to $116.9 million, with no debt, reflecting disciplined working-capital management and strong collections.



During the three months ended January 31, 2026, net cash provided by operating activities was $20.0 million, compared to $18.7 million in the same period last year, benefiting from strong collections and higher profitability.



Management Commentary


“Cognyte’s mission – to help make the world a safer place – continues to guide everything we do,” said Elad Sharon, Cognyte’s chief executive officer. “We translated that mission into strong growth, higher margins and improved profitability. At the same time, we continued to advance our technology, particularly in AI-driven analytics, enabling our customers to make faster and more effective decisions in critical moments. As global threats become more complex and dynamic, the need for trusted, mission-critical intelligence is increasing. We believe Cognyte is well positioned at the intersection of data, analytics and operational impact, and we remain confident in our path toward our fiscal 2028 targets.”


“Our fiscal 2026 performance demonstrates the durability of our financial model, the strength of our differentiated solutions and the financial discipline that drives our results,” said David Abadi, Cognyte’s chief financial officer. “With our strong balance sheet, we continue to allocate cash to the highest return opportunities, including returning capital to shareholders. For fiscal 2027, we expect another year of double-digit revenue growth, with operating leverage driving profitability at a significantly faster pace.”


FYE27 Outlook


Our outlook for the year ending January 31, 2027 (“FYE27” and “Fiscal 2027”) is as follows:



Revenue: $448 million, with a range of +/- 3%, which represents approximately 12% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of the range.



Adjusted EBITDA: Approximately $68 million at the midpoint of our revenue range, representing approximately 40% year-over-year growth.



Non-GAAP Diluted EPS: $0.47 at the midpoint of our revenue range.



Additional Financial and Operational Data for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended January 31, 2026



Q4 FYE26 and FYE26 Total Software revenue, which is the combination of software and software services revenue, increased by $11.9 million and $42.7 million, up 14.2% and 13.9%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 and FYE26 Software revenue increased by $8.5 million and $35.9 million, up 22.6% and 28.6%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. The increase was mainly driven by increased demand for our software solutions.



Q4 FYE26 and FYE26 Software services revenue increased by $3.4 million and $6.7 million, respectively, compared to the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 and FYE26 Professional services and other revenue decreased by $0.1 million and increased by $6.7 million, respectively, compared to the same period last year primarily related to revenue recognition timing.



Q4 FYE26 Recurring Revenue(1) increased by 5.6% to $50.0 million, compared to the same period last year and was 47.1% of total revenue.



FYE26 Recurring Revenue(1) increased by 3% to $192.1 million, compared to the same period last year and was 48% of total revenue.



Q4 FYE26 Non-GAAP Gross profit and margin were $79.4 million and 74.7%, respectively, a significant increase of $11.8 million and 319 bps improvement compared to the same period last year. The increase is primarily driven by scale and operational efficiencies.



FYE26 Non-GAAP Gross profit and margin were $292.0 million and 73.0%, respectively, an increase of $43.0 million and approximately 200 bps improvement compared to the same period last year.



Q4 FYE26 Billings(2) increased by 15.6% to $109.9 million compared to the same period last year.



Total Backlog(3) at the end of Q4 FYE26 was $433.4 million and short-term Backlog was $267.0 million.



Total RPO(4) was $557.2 million at the end of Q4 FYE26 compared to $545.8 million at the end of Q4 FYE25.



Short-term RPO(4) at the end of Q4 FYE26 increased to $369.5 million, providing solid visibility into revenue over the next 12 months.



For information about the non-GAAP financial measure or key metric, please see “Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics” at the end of this release.


(1) Recurring Revenue – Recurring revenue is comprised primarily of revenue from support contracts as well as revenue from subscription offerings.

(2) Billings – Revenue plus the change in contract liabilities, contract assets and unbilled balances.

(3) Backlog represents unbilled amounts contracted under contracts deemed certain to be invoiced.

(4) RPO, or remaining performance obligations, represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods.


Conference Call Information

We will conduct a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss our results for the three months and full year ended January 31, 2026. A real-time webcast of the conference call with presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of Cognyte’s website. Those interested in participating in the question-and-answer session need to register at: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI7b356f5102fb48b38b4b5e933448cc70 to receive the dial-in numbers and unique PIN to access the call seamlessly. It is recommended that you join 10 minutes prior to the event start (although you may register and dial in at any time during the call). An archived webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investors” section of the company’s website.


About Cognyte Software Ltd.

Cognyte is a leading software-led technology company, focused on investigative analytics solutions that help customers generate actionable intelligence from large volumes of complex data, across diverse operational domains, in order to enhance public safety and security. Our solutions are used primarily by law enforcement, national security, national and military intelligence agencies, and other organizations to address a wide range of investigative and operational challenges. Drawing on decades of investigative analytics domain expertise, our platforms and solutions enable customers to ingest, fuse and analyze structured and unstructured data from multiple sources, uncover hidden patterns and connections, and make faster, better-informed decisions. Our offerings leverage state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI), including big data analytics and advanced machine learning, as well as generative and AI-assisted capabilities that enhance user productivity and accelerate investigative workflows, together with proven investigative methodologies, to support retrospective investigations and real time, near real-time and predictive decision making. Hundreds of customers rely on our solutions to accelerate investigations, improve resolution rates and better anticipate, predict and mitigate threats with greater precision. Learn more at www.cognyte.com.


About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures and other key metrics, including the reasons management uses each measure and metric, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures presented for completed periods to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the tables below as well as "Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this press release.


Our non-GAAP outlook for FYE27 excludes the following GAAP measures for which we are able to provide a range of probable significance:



Stock-based compensation is expected to be between approximately $22.5 and $24 million, assuming market prices for our ordinary shares are generally consistent with current levels.



Amortization expense of other acquired intangible assets is expected to be approximately $0.6 million.



For additional information about our expectations for FYE27, please refer to the Q4 FYE26 conference call we will conduct on March 25, 2026.


Our non-GAAP outlook, unless otherwise specified, reflects foreign currency exchange rates approximately consistent with current rates, and does not include the potential impact of any business acquisitions that may close after the date hereof.


We are unable, without unreasonable effort, to provide a reconciliation for other GAAP measures which are excluded from our non-GAAP outlook, including the impact of future business acquisitions or future acquisition expenses, future restructuring expenses, and non-GAAP income tax adjustments due to the level of unpredictability and uncertainty associated with these items. For these same reasons, we are unable to assess the probable significance of these excluded items. While historical results may not be indicative of future results, actual amounts for the three months and year ended January 31, 2026, and 2025, respectively, for the GAAP measures excluded from our non-GAAP outlook appear in Table 4 of this press release.


Caution About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Cognyte. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not guarantee any future performance and are based solely on management's expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: uncertainties regarding the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or global conditions; risks related to geopolitical changes and investor visibility constraints; risks related to new tariffs and retaliatory measures that may adversely affect the economy and reduce government spending; risks related to the impact of inflation and related volatility on our financial performance; risks relating to adverse changes to the regulatory constraints to which we are subject; risks related to the impact of disruptions to the global supply chain; risks related to conditions in Israel including conflicts in the Middle East; risks resulting from health crises; risks associated with customer concentration and challenges associated with our ability to accurately forecast revenue and expenses; risks associated with political and reputational factors related to our business or operations; risks associated with our ability to keep pace with technological advances and challenges and evolving industry standards; risks relating to proprietary rights infringement claims; risks relating to defects, operational problems, or vulnerability to cyber-attacks of our products or any of the components used in our products; risks related to the strengths of our intellectual property rights protection; risks that we may be unable to establish and maintain relationships with key resellers, partners, and system integrators and risks associated with our reliance on limited number of suppliers for certain key components and hardware used in our solutions; risks due to the aggressive competition in all of our markets; risks associated with the implementation and use of artificial intelligence tools and technology, including competitive, technological, regulatory, intellectual property, data protection and cybersecurity risks; challenges associated with our long sales cycles and with the sophisticated nature of our solutions; risks associated with our ability or costs to retain, recruit and train qualified personnel; risks relating to our ability to properly manage investments in our business and operations, and execute on growth or strategic initiatives; risks associated with acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships or alliances; risks of security vulnerabilities or lapses, including cyber-attacks, information technology system breaches, failures or disruptions; risks associated with the mishandling or perceived mishandling of sensitive, confidential or classified information; risks associated with our failure to comply with applicable laws; risks associated with our credit facilities or that we may experience liquidity or working capital issues and related risks that financing sources may be unavailable to us on reasonable terms; risks associated with changing applicable tax laws and regulations, tax rates, and the continuing availability of expected tax benefits in the countries in which we operate; risks associated with our significant international operations, including due to our Israeli operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and exposure to regions subject to political or economic instability; risks associated with complex and changing regulatory environments relating to our operations and the markets we operate in; risks relating to the adequacy of our existing infrastructure, systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls and personnel for our current and future operations and reporting needs; risks related to the tax treatment of our spin-off from Verint; risks related to our share repurchase programs; risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies; risks associated with being a foreign private issuer; and other risks set forth in Section 3.D - “Risk Factors” in our latest annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, which is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 25, 2026, and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. In addition, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements that we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release are inherently uncertain and may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances, or any other reason.




Table 1




COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.




Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations








 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Year Ended




January 31,






 






Three Months Ended




January 31,








 






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








(in thousands except share data)






 






(Audited)






 






(Audited)






 






(Unaudited)






 






(Unaudited)








Revenue:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Software






 






$






161,760






 






 






$






125,815






 






 






$






45,904






 






 






$






37,435






 








Software service






 






 






187,589






 






 






 






180,872






 






 






 






49,318






 






 






 






45,914






 








Professional service and other






 






 






50,692






 






 






 






43,945






 






 






 






11,020






 






 






 






11,156






 








Total revenue






 






 






400,041






 






 






 






350,632






 






 






 






106,242






 






 






 






94,505






 








Cost of revenue:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Software






 






 






24,935






 






 






 






19,988






 






 






 






8,142






 






 






 






6,173






 








Software service






 






 






44,420






 






 






 






45,184






 






 






 






11,562






 






 






 






11,833






 








Professional service and other






 






 






40,985






 






 






 






38,538






 






 






 






7,790






 






 






 






9,460






 








Total cost of revenue






 






 






110,340






 






 






 






103,710






 






 






 






27,494






 






 






 






27,466






 








Gross profit






 






 






289,701






 






 






 






246,922






 






 






 






78,748






 






 






 






67,039






 








Operating expenses:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Research and development, net






 






 






122,336






 






 






 






108,274






 






 






 






32,621






 






 






 






28,077






 








Selling, general and administrative






 






 






153,651






 






 






 






143,516






 






 






 






40,871






 






 






 






38,225






 








Amortization of other acquired intangible assets






 






 






453






 






 






 






258






 






 






 






96






 






 






 






40






 








Total operating expenses






 






 






276,440






 






 






 






252,048






 






 






 






73,588






 






 






 






66,342






 








Operating income (loss)






 






 






13,261






 






 






 






(5,126






)






 






 






5,160






 






 






 






697






 








Other (expenses) income, net:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Interest income






 






 






2,033






 






 






 






2,470






 






 






 






450






 






 






 






697






 








Interest expense






 






 






(194






)






 






 






(100






)






 






 






(51






)






 






 






(41






)








Other expenses, net






 






 






(3,758






)






 






 






(1,614






)






 






 






(1,565






)






 






 






(1,628






)








Total other (expenses) income, net






 






 






(1,919






)






 






 






756






 






 






 






(1,166






)






 






 






(972






)








Income (loss) before provision for income taxes






 






 






11,342






 






 






 






(4,370






)






 






 






3,994






 






 






 






(275






)








Provision (benefit) for income taxes






 






 






6,729






 






 






 






2,864






 






 






 






(1,124






)






 






 






(59






)








Net income (loss)






 






 






4,613






 






 






 






(7,234






)






 






 






5,118






 






 






 






(216






)








Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest






 






 






5,251






 






 






 






4,817






 






 






 






1,359






 






 






 






1,012






 








Net (loss) income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






$






(638






)






 






$






(12,051






)






 






$






3,759






 






 






$






(1,228






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Net (loss) income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic and diluted






 






$






(0.01






)






 






$






(0.17






)






 






$






0.05






 






 






$






(0.02






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Weighted-average shares outstanding:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic






 






 






72,910






 






 






 






71,797






 






 






 






73,396






 






 






 






72,406






 








Diluted






 






 






72,910






 






 






 






71,797






 






 






 






75,283






 






 






 






72,406






 









Table 2




COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.




Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets








 






 






 






 






 








 






 






January 31,






 






January, 31








 






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








(in thousands)






 






(Audited)






 






(Audited)








Assets






 






 






 






 








Current assets:






 






 






 






 








Cash and cash equivalents






 






$






116,878






 






 






$






112,719






 








Restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted bank time deposits






 






 






—






 






 






 






381






 








Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1 million and $1.1 million as of January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively






 






 






122,548






 






 






 






109,374






 








Contract assets, net of allowance for credit losses of $0.0 million and $1.0 million as of January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively






 






 






3,284






 






 






 






6,941






 








Inventories






 






 






16,414






 






 






 






18,988






 








Prepaid expenses and other current assets






 






 






39,145






 






 






 






37,750






 








Total current assets






 






 






298,269






 






 






 






286,153






 








Property and equipment, net






 






 






29,128






 






 






 






28,316






 








Operating lease right-of-use assets






 






 






40,376






 






 






 






35,214






 








Goodwill






 






 






126,605






 






 






 






126,148






 








Intangible assets, net






 






 






4,380






 






 






 






—






 








Deferred income taxes






 






 






6,068






 






 






 






3,094






 








Other assets






 






 






16,240






 






 






 






18,895






 








Total assets






 






$






521,066






 






 






$






497,820






 








 






 






 






 






 








Liabilities and stockholders' equity






 






 






 






 








Current liabilities:






 






 






 






 








Accounts payable






 






$






26,915






 






 






$






25,216






 








Accrued expenses and other current liabilities






 






 






94,590






 






 






 






86,694






 








Contract liabilities






 






 






102,538






 






 






 






107,451






 








Total current liabilities






 






 






224,043






 






 






 






219,361






 








Long-term contract liabilities






 






 






21,211






 






 






 






22,868






 








Deferred income taxes






 






 






1,037






 






 






 






1,006






 








Operating lease liabilities






 






 






36,542






 






 






 






29,806






 








Other liabilities






 






 






9,370






 






 






 






7,676






 








Total liabilities






 






 






292,203






 






 






 






280,717






 








Commitments and Contingencies






 






 






 






 








Stockholders' equity:






 






 






 






 








Common stock - $0 par value; Authorized 300,000,000 shares. Issued 75,917,304 and 72,642,930 at January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively; Outstanding 73,078,376 and 72,057,202 shares at January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively






 






 






—






 






 






 






—






 








Additional paid-in capital






 






 






395,374






 






 






 






374,126






 








Treasury stock, at cost 2,838,928 and 585,728 shares at January 31, 2026 and January 31, 2025, respectively






 






 






(26,712






)






 






 






(5,276






)








Accumulated deficit






 






 






(157,281






)






 






 






(156,643






)








Accumulated other comprehensive loss






 






 






(4,837






)






 






 






(14,015






)








Total Cognyte Software Ltd. stockholders' equity






 






 






206,544






 






 






 






198,192






 








Noncontrolling interest






 






 






22,319






 






 






 






18,911






 








Total stockholders’ equity






 






 






228,863






 






 






 






217,103






 








Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity






 






$






521,066






 






 






$






497,820






 









Table 3




COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.




Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows




(Audited)








 






 






 








 






 






Year Ended




January 31,








(in thousands)






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








Cash flows from operating activities:






 






 






 






 








Net income (loss)






 






$






4,613






 






 






$






(7,234






)








Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:






 






 






 






 








Depreciation and amortization






 






 






11,977






 






 






 






13,652






 








Allowance for credit losses






 






 






718






 






 






 






1,416






 








Stock-based compensation






 






 






21,248






 






 






 






19,029






 








Benefit from deferred income taxes






 






 






(1,955






)






 






 






(1,356






)








Non-cash gains on derivative financial instruments, net






 






 






(595






)






 






 






(179






)








Other non-cash items, net






 






 






1,139






 






 






 






32






 








Changes in operating assets and liabilities:






 






 






 






 








Accounts receivable






 






 






(6,265






)






 






 






10,573






 








Contract assets






 






 






(1,790






)






 






 






(6,722






)








Inventories






 






 






2,416






 






 






 






4,570






 








Prepaid expenses and other assets






 






 






5,308






 






 






 






(7,804






)








Accounts payable and accrued expenses






 






 






10,471






 






 






 






14,294






 








Contract liabilities






 






 






(8,855






)






 






 






7,962






 








Other liabilities






 






 






944






 






 






 






(1,552






)








Other, net






 






 






957






 






 






 






101






 








Net cash provided by operating activities






 






 






40,331






 






 






 






46,782






 








 






 






 






 






 








Cash flows from investing activities:






 






 






 






 








Purchases of property and equipment






 






 






(10,396






)






 






 






(10,587






)








Settlements of derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges






 






 






623






 






 






 






117






 








Cash paid for capitalized software development costs






 






 






(243






)






 






 






(2,601






)








Proceeds from Business divestiture, net of cost






 






 






—






 






 






 






4,943






 








Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired






 






 






(4,275






)






 






 






—






 








Change in restricted bank time deposits, including long-term portion






 






 






200






 






 






 






2,437






 








Net cash used in investing activities






 






 






(14,091






)






 






 






(5,691






)








 






 






 






 






 








Cash flows from financing activities:






 






 






 






 








Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest






 






 






(3,112






)






 






 






(2,577






)








Purchases of treasury stock






 






 






(21,436






)






 






 






(5,276






)








Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liability






 






 






(298






)






 






 






(99






)








Net cash used in financing activities






 






 






(24,846






)






 






 






(7,952






)








 






 






 






 






 








Foreign currency effects on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents






 






 






2,580






 






 






 






(631






)








Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents






 






 






3,974






 






 






 






32,508






 








Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period






 






 






112,904






 






 






 






80,396






 








Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents, end of period






 






$






116,878






 






 






$






112,904






 








 






 






 






 






 








Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period:






 






 






 






 








Cash and cash equivalents






 






$






116,878






 






 






$






112,719






 








Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in restricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted bank time deposits






 






 






—






 






 






 






185






 








Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents






 






$






116,878






 






 






$






112,904






 









Table 4




COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.




Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures




(Unaudited)








 






 






 






 






 








 






 






Year Ended




January 31,






 






Three Months Ended




January 31,








(in thousands, except per share data)






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 






 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








Operating income (loss), operating margin and adjusted EBITDA








GAAP Operating income (loss)






 






 






13,261






 






 






 






(5,126






)






 






 






5,160






 






 






 






697






 








GAAP operating margin






 






 






3.3






%






 






 






(1.5






)%






 






 






4.9






%






 






 






0.7






%








Stock-based compensation expenses






 






 






21,248






 






 






 






19,029






 






 






 






5,433






 






 






 






5,269






 








Restructuring expenses, net






 






 






1,401






 






 






 






226






 






 






 






1,374






 






 






 






17






 








Legal expenses






 






 






82






 






 






 






958






 






 






 






—






 






 






 






74






 








Other Non-GAAP adjustments






 






 






746






 






 






 






662






 






 






 






160






 






 






 






(20






)








Non-GAAP operating income






 






$






36,738






 






 






$






15,749






 






 






$






12,127






 






 






$






6,037






 








Depreciation and amortization






 






 






11,499






 






 






 






13,365






 






 






 






2,913






 






 






 






3,221






 








Adjusted EBITDA






 






$






48,237






 






 






$






29,114






 






 






$






15,040






 






 






$






9,258






 








Non-GAAP operating margin






 






 






9.2






%






 






 






4.5






%






 






 






11.4






%






 






 






6.4






%








Adjusted EBITDA margin






 






 






12.1






%






 






 






8.3






%






 






 






14.2






%






 






 






9.8






%








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Net income (loss) attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd. reconciliation








GAAP Net (loss) income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






 






(638






)






 






 






(12,051






)






 






 






3,759






 






 






 






(1,228






)








Stock-based compensation expenses






 






 






21,248






 






 






 






19,029






 






 






 






5,433






 






 






 






5,269






 








Non-GAAP tax adjustments






 






 






(2,148






)






 






 






(4,203






)






 






 






(3,120






)






 






 






(2,134






)








Restructuring expenses, net






 






 






1,402






 






 






 






226






 






 






 






1,374






 






 






 






17






 








Legal expenses






 






 






82






 






 






 






958






 






 






 






—






 






 






 






74






 








Other Non-GAAP adjustments






 






 






746






 






 






 






674






 






 






 






160






 






 






 






(20






)








Total adjustments






 






 






21,330






 






 






 






16,684






 






 






 






3,847






 






 






 






3,206






 








Non-GAAP Net income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






$






20,692






 






 






$






4,633






 






 






$






7,606






 






 






$






1,978






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Table comparing GAAP and Non-GAAP diluted net loss (income) per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.








GAAP diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






$






(0.01






)






 






$






(0.17






)






 






$






0.05






 






 






$






(0.02






)








Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






$






0.28






 






 






$






0.06






 






 






$






0.10






 






 






$






0.03






 








GAAP weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






 






72,910






 






 






 






71,797






 






 






 






75,283






 






 






 






72,406






 








Non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.






 






 






74,836






 






 






 






73,508






 






 






 






75,283






 






 






 






74,878






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Stock-based compensation






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Cost of revenue






 






 






2,300






 






 






 






2,079






 






 






 






598






 






 






 






573






 








Research and development, net






 






 






1,872






 






 






 






1,633






 






 






 






514






 






 






 






380






 








Selling, general, and administrative






 






 






17,076






 






 






 






15,317






 






 






 






4,321






 






 






 






4,316






 








Total stock-based compensation expense






 






$






21,248






 






 






$






19,029






 






 






$






5,433






 






 






$






5,269






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Restructuring expenses, net






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Cost of revenue






 






 






47






 






 






 






1






 






 






 






47






 






 






 






1






 








Research and development, net






 






 






808






 






 






 






123






 






 






 






808






 






 






 






—






 








Selling, general, and administrative






 






 






546






 






 






 






102






 






 






 






519






 






 






 






16






 








Total restructuring adjustments






 






$






1,401






 






 






$






226






 






 






$






1,374






 






 






$






17






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Other Non-GAAP adjustments






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Selling, general, and administrative






 






 






293






 






 






 






404






 






 






 






64






 






 






 






(60






)








Amortization of other acquired intangible assets






 






 






453






 






 






 






258






 






 






 






96






 






 






 






40






 








Other income, net






 






 






—






 






 






 






12






 






 






 






—






 






 






 






—






 








Total other Non-GAAP adjustments






 






$






746






 






 






$






674






 






 






$






160






 






 






$






(20






)








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Footnotes








(1) The actual cash tax paid, net of refunds, was $3.3 million and $8.5 million for the three months and year ended January 31, 2026, respectively, and $1.6 million and $7.2 million for the three months and year ended January 31, 2025, respectively.







Cognyte Software Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Key Metrics


Non-GAAP Financial Measures


The press release includes reconciliations of certain financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP, consisting of non-GAAP operating income and operating margins, non-GAAP net income attributable to Cognyte, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Cognyte and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares used in computing such measure. The tables above include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure for completed periods presented in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.


We believe these non-GAAP financial measures, used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business by:



facilitating the comparison of our financial results and business trends between periods, by excluding certain items that either can vary significantly in amount and frequency, are based upon subjective assumptions, or in certain cases are unplanned for or difficult to forecast,



facilitating the comparison of our financial results and business trends with other software companies who publish similar non-GAAP measures, and



allowing investors to see and understand key supplementary metrics used by our management to run our business, including for budgeting and forecasting, resource allocation, and compensation matters.



We also make these non-GAAP financial measures available because our management believes they provide meaningful information about the financial performance of our business and are useful to investors for informational and comparative purposes.


Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation as substitutes for, or superior to, comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures we present have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and these non-GAAP financial measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business, and we may in the future incur expenses similar to or in addition to the adjustments made in these non-GAAP financial measures. Other companies may calculate similar non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.


Our non-GAAP financial measures are calculated by making the following adjustments to our GAAP financial measures:


Stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude stock-based compensation expenses related to restricted stock awards, stock bonus programs, bonus share programs, and other stock-based awards from our non-GAAP financial measures. We evaluate our performance both with and without these measures because stock-based compensation is typically a non-cash expense and can vary significantly over time based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted, and is influenced in part by certain factors which are generally beyond our control, such as the volatility of the price of our ordinary shares. In addition, measurement of stock-based compensation is subject to varying valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions, and therefore we believe that excluding stock-based compensation from our non-GAAP financial measures allows for meaningful comparisons of our current operating results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.


Restructuring expenses. We exclude restructuring expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures, which include employee termination costs, facility exit costs, certain professional fees, asset impairment charges, and other costs directly associated with resource realignments incurred in reaction to changing strategies or business conditions. All of these costs can vary significantly in amount and frequency based on the nature of the actions as well as the changing needs of our business and we believe that excluding them provides easier comparability of pre- and post-restructuring operating results.


Other adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures fair value adjustments related to revenue acquired in a business acquisition, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, acquisition expenses (benefit), separation expenses, business divestiture gain/losses, provision for legal claim, rent expense for redundant facilities, gains on change in fair value of equity investment, gains or losses on sales of property and certain professional fees unrelated to our ongoing operations.


Non-GAAP income tax adjustments. We exclude our GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes from our non-GAAP measures of net income attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd., and instead include a non-GAAP provision for income taxes. Cognyte uses a full-year non-GAAP tax rate to compute the non-GAAP tax provision. This full-year non-GAAP tax rate is based on Cognyte’s annual GAAP income, adjusted to exclude non-GAAP items, as well as the effects of significant non-recurring and period-specific tax items which vary in size and frequency. This annual non-GAAP tax rate is based on an evaluation of our historical and projected profit before tax, taking into account the impact of non-GAAP adjustments, tax law changes, as well as other factors such as our current tax structure, existing tax positions and expected recurring tax incentives. Our GAAP effective income tax rate can vary significantly from year to year as a result of tax law changes, settlements with tax authorities, changes in the geographic mix of earnings including acquisition activity, changes in the projected realizability of deferred tax assets, and other unusual or period-specific events, all of which can vary in size and frequency. We believe that our non-GAAP effective income tax rate removes much of this variability and facilitates meaningful comparisons of operating results across periods. We evaluate our non-GAAP effective income tax rate on an ongoing basis, and it can change from time to time. Our non-GAAP income tax rate can differ materially from our GAAP effective income tax rate.


Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, revenue adjustments, restructuring expenses, acquisition expenses, and other expenses excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures as described above. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is also commonly used by investors to evaluate operating performance between companies because it helps reduce variability caused by differences in capital structures, income taxes, stock-based compensation accounting policies, and depreciation and amortization policies.


Other Key Metrics


Recurring revenue. Cognyte calculates recurring revenue for a period by combining revenue from initial and renewal support, subscription software licenses, and cloud-based SaaS in certain transactions. Recurring revenue is the portion of our revenue that we believe is likely to be renewed in the future. The recurrence of these revenue streams in future periods depends on a number of factors including contractual periods and customers' renewal decisions. Cognyte believes that recurring revenue provides investors more visibility into our recurring business in the upcoming years and helpful measurement of Cognyte’s potential revenue. Cognyte does not consider recurring revenue to be a non-GAAP financial measure because it is calculated using GAAP revenue.


Billings. Cognyte calculates billings for a period by adding changes in contract liabilities, contract assets and unbilled balances in that period to revenue. Cognyte believes that billings help investors better understand sales activity and ongoing business for a particular period, which is not necessarily reflected in revenue. Billings fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Cognyte does not consider billings to be a non-GAAP financial measure because it is calculated using exclusively revenue, contract liabilities, contract assets and unbilled balances, all of which are financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.


Total Backlog and Short-Term Backlog. Backlog is defined as unbilled amounts contracted under contracts deemed certain to be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. Short-term backlog represents backlog that Cognyte expects to be recognized as revenue within the subsequent 12 months. Cognyte monitors backlog to provide visibility into our future revenue. Cognyte does not consider backlog to be a non-GAAP financial measure because it is calculated using exclusively unbilled contracted amounts.


Total Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) and Short-Term RPO. RPO consist of backlog plus contract liabilities. RPO represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes contract liabilities and non-cancelable amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. The majority of our arrangements are for periods of up to three years, with a significant portion being one year or less. The timing and amount of revenue recognition for our RPO is influenced by several factors, including timing of support renewals, revenue recognition for certain solutions that can extend over longer periods of time, delivery under which, for various reasons, may be delayed, modified, or canceled. Therefore, the amount of remaining obligations may not be a meaningful indicator of future results. In some cases, we may decide to cancel outstanding orders and reduce the RPO when there have been extended delays by customers in paying the agreed upon down payments or due to other reasons. Short-term RPO represents RPO that Cognyte expects to be recognized as revenue within the subsequent 12 months. Cognyte monitors RPO to provide visibility into our future revenue. Cognyte does not consider RPO to be a non-GAAP financial measure because it is calculated in accordance with GAAP, specifically under ASC Topic 606.

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Investor Relations Contact

Dean Ridlon

Cognyte Software Ltd.

IR@cognyte.com


Original: Cognyte Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results