Strong Q3 results driven by market momentum and focused execution
Company increases outlook for fiscal year ending January 31, 2026
HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 09, 2025--
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 and nine months ended October 31, 2025 ("Q3 FYE26" and "YTD FYE26").
Financial Summary for Three Months Ended October 31, 2025
-- Q3 FYE26 Revenue was $100.7 million, up approximately 13.2% compared to
the same period last year.
-- Q3 FYE26 GAAP operating income was $3.2 million, compared to an operating
loss of $2.2 million in the same period last year.
-- Q3 FYE26 Non-GAAP operating income was $9.0 million, compared to
operating income of $3.4 million in the same period last year.
-- Q3 FYE26 GAAP Net loss was $3.4 million, compared to a net loss of $2.6
million in the same period last year. The higher loss this quarter was
primarily driven by increased tax expenses and foreign exchange impacts.
-- Q3 FYE26 Adjusted EBITDA was $11.9 million, compared to $6.6 million in
the same period last year, growing significantly faster than revenue.
Financial Summary for the Nine Months Ended October 31, 2025
-- YTD FYE26 Revenue was $293.8 million, up approximately 14.7% compared to
the same period last year.
-- YTD FYE26 GAAP operating income was significantly improved at $8.1
million, compared to an operating loss of $5.8 million during the same
period last year.
-- YTD FYE26 Non-GAAP operating income was $24.6 million, up nearly three
times from the $9.7 million generated during the same period last fiscal
year.
-- YTD FYE26 GAAP Net loss was $0.5 million, compared to a net loss of $7.0
million during the same period last year.
-- YTD FYE26 Adjusted EBITDA was $33.2 million, compared to $19.9 million
during the same period last year, representing an increase of
approximately 67%.
Balance Sheet and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
-- During Q3 FYE26, the company bought approximately 152,000 ordinary shares
for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.3 million under the
share repurchase program approved by the board of directors in July 2025.
-- During the third quarter, we further strengthened our cash position,
which increased to $106.6 million, with no debt, reflecting disciplined
working-capital management.
-- During the three months ended October 31, 2025, net cash provided by
operating activities was $25.0 million, compared to $12.3 million in the
same period last year. The significant increase was a result of strong
collections and improved profitability.
Management Commentary
"Our strong performance reflects our leadership in AI-driven investigative analytics," said Elad Sharon, Cognyte's chief executive officer. "Our relentless innovation is rooted in the real operational needs of today and tomorrow. As operating environments become more high-stakes, customers turn to us to help them solve complex, multi-dimensional challenges with mission-proven actionable intelligence."
"We continued executing well, delivering another quarter of strong results, and are pleased to raise our full-year outlook," said David Abadi, Cognyte's chief financial officer. "We have a track record of consistently delivering revenue growth, margin expansion and strong cash generation. Market demand and our strong execution position us to further deliver sustained, profitable growth and long-term shareholder value."
FYE26 Outlook
Our outlook for the year ending January 31, 2026 ("FYE26" and "Fiscal 2026") is as follows:
-- Revenue: $400 million, with a range of +/- 1%, which represents
approximately 14% year over year growth at the midpoint of the range.
-- Adjusted EBITDA: Approximately $47 million at the midpoint of our revenue
range, representing approximately 60% year-over-year growth.
-- Non-GAAP Diluted EPS: $0.24 at the midpoint of our revenue range.
Additional Financial and Operational Data for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended October 31, 2025
-- Q3 FYE26 and YTD FYE26 Total Software revenue, which is the combination
of software and software services revenue, increased by $13.5 million and
$30.8 million, up 17.9% and 13.8%, respectively, compared to the same
period last year.
-- Q3 FYE26 and YTD FYE26 Software revenue increased by $11.9 million and
$27.5 million, up 39.6% and 31.1%, respectively, compared to the same
period last year. The increase was mainly driven by increased demand for
our software solutions.
-- Q3 FYE26 and YTD FYE26 Software services revenue increased by $1.6
million and $3.3 million, respectively, compared to the same period last
year.
-- Q3 FYE26 and YTD FYE26 Professional services and other revenue decreased
by $1.7 million and increased by $6.9 million, respectively, compared to
the same period last year primarily related to revenue recognition
timing.
-- Q3 FYE26 Recurring Revenue(1) increased by 1.2% to $47.5 million,
compared to the same period last year and was 47.1% of total revenue.
-- Q3 FYE26 Non-GAAP Gross profit and margin were $73.6 million and 73.1%,
respectively, a significant increase of $11.2 million and 297 bps
improvement compared to the same period last year. The increases reflect
the continuing revenue growth and efficiencies related to COGs.
-- YTD FYE26 Non-GAAP Gross profit and margin were $212.7 million and 72.4%,
respectively, an increase of $31.3 million and 156 bps improvement
compared to the same period last year.
-- Q3 FYE26 Billings(2) increased by 2.9% to $107.7 million compared to the
same period last year.
-- Total Backlog(3) at the end of Q3 FYE26 was $458.7 million and short-term
Backlog was $269.5 million.
-- Total RPO(4) was $576.6 million at the end of Q3 FYE26 compared to $567.6
million at the end of Q3 FYE25.
-- Short-term RPO(4) at the end of Q3 FYE26 increased to $358.9 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 and nine months ended October 31, 2025. 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/BIb7416098ccf4458dab35e1672badec8f 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 solutions for data processing and investigative analytics which allow customers to generate actionable intelligence from their data, thereby enabling a safer world. Cognyte's solutions empower law enforcement, national security, national and military intelligence agencies, and other organizations to navigate an increasingly complex landscape. With offerings that leverage state-of-the-art technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics and advanced machine learning. Cognyte enables smarter, faster decisions for successful outcomes. Hundreds of customers rely on Cognyte solutions to uncover critical insights from past events and anticipate emerging threats. By harnessing AI-driven intelligence, Cognyte accelerates investigations with exceptional speed and accuracy while enabling customers to 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 FYE26 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 $20.5
and $22.5 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 $0.5 million.
For additional information about our expectations for FYE26, please refer to the Q3 FYE26 conference call we will conduct on December 9, 2025.
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 and nine months ended October 31, 2025, and 2024, 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 future performance and are based 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 resulting from health crises; risks related to conditions in Israel including Israel's conflict with Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the region since October 7, 2023; 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 third-party suppliers for certain components, products or services; risks due to the aggressive competition in all of our markets; 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, execute on growth or strategic initiatives; risks associated with acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships or alliances; risk 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 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 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 program, and risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies and risks associated with being a foreign private issuer; and other risks set forth and in Section 3.D - "Risk Factors" in our latest annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 2, 2025, 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 its 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
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
October 31, October 31,
-------------------- ---------------------
(in thousands
except share
data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
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Revenue:
--------- --------- --------- ----------
Software $115,856 $ 88,380 $ 41,886 $30,003
Software service 138,271 134,958 46,854 45,265
Professional
service and
other 39,672 32,789 11,998 13,732
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Total revenue 293,799 256,127 100,738 89,000
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Cost of revenue:
Software 16,793 13,815 7,222 3,779
Software service 32,858 33,351 11,428 11,463
Professional
service and
other 33,195 29,078 9,042 11,881
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Total cost of
revenue 82,846 76,244 27,692 27,123
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Gross profit 210,953 179,883 73,046 61,877
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Operating
expenses:
Research and
development, net 89,715 80,197 31,410 27,192
Selling, general
and
administrative 112,780 105,291 38,153 36,763
Amortization of
other acquired
intangible
assets 357 218 280 73
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Total operating
expenses 202,852 185,706 69,843 64,028
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Operating income
(loss) 8,101 (5,823) 3,203 (2,151)
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Other (expenses)
income, net:
Interest income 1,583 1,773 427 673
Interest expense (143) (59) (29) (20)
Other (expenses)
income, net (2,193) 14 (1,920) (270)
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Total other
(expenses)
income, net (753) 1,728 (1,522) 383
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Income (loss)
before provision
for income taxes 7,348 (4,095) 1,681 (1,768)
------- ------- ------- ------
Provision for
income taxes 7,853 2,923 5,062 794
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Net loss (505) (7,018) (3,381) (2,562)
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Net income
attributable to
noncontrolling
interest 3,892 3,805 1,504 1,210
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Net loss
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. $ (4,397) $(10,823) $ (4,885) $(3,772)
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Net loss per
share
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd.:
Basic and diluted $ (0.06) $ (0.15) $ (0.07) $ (0.05)
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Weighted-average
shares
outstanding:
Basic and diluted 72,746 71,592 73,012 71,937
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Table 2
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
October 31, January, 31
2025 2025
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(in thousands) (Unaudited) (Audited)
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 106,586 $ 112,719
Restricted cash and cash equivalents and
restricted bank time deposits -- 381
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for credit losses of $0.4 million and
$1.1 million as of October 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2025, respectively 118,979 109,374
Contract assets, net of allowance for
credit losses of $0.1 million and $1.0
million as of October 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2025, respectively 6,566 6,941
Inventories 15,668 18,988
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 44,899 37,750
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Total current assets 292,698 286,153
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Property and equipment, net 29,108 28,316
Operating lease right-of-use assets 41,400 35,214
Goodwill 127,066 126,148
Intangible assets, net 4,807 --
Deferred income taxes 3,284 3,094
Other assets 16,535 18,895
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Total assets $ 514,898 $ 497,820
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 21,609 $ 25,216
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities 100,313 86,694
Contract liabilities 89,407 107,451
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Total current liabilities 211,329 219,361
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Long-term contract liabilities 28,450 22,868
Deferred income taxes 1,013 1,006
Operating lease liabilities 37,217 29,806
Other liabilities 9,366 7,676
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Total liabilities 287,375 280,717
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Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock - $0 par value; Authorized
300,000,000 shares. Issued 75,284,586
and 72,642,930 at October 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2025, respectively;
Outstanding 73,038,091 and 72,057,202
shares at October 31, 2025 and January
31, 2025, respectively -- --
Additional paid-in capital 389,942 374,126
Treasury stock, at cost 2,246,495 and
585,728 shares at October 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2025, respectively (21,253) (5,276)
Accumulated deficit (161,040) (156,643)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,646) (14,015)
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Total Cognyte Software Ltd.
stockholders' equity 204,003 198,192
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Noncontrolling interest 23,520 18,911
Total stockholders' equity 227,523 217,103
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 514,898 $ 497,820
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Table 3
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
----------------------
(in thousands) 2025 2024
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (505) $ (7,018)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 8,968 10,384
Allowance for credit losses 242 1,678
Stock-based compensation 15,815 13,760
Provision from deferred income taxes 64 209
Non-cash (losses) gains on derivative
financial instruments, net (480) 19
Other non-cash items, net 607 177
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable (2,571) (3,507)
Contract assets (5,433) (11,658)
Inventories 3,154 4,064
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,880 (3,033)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 10,084 14,560
Contract liabilities (13,701) 9,614
Other liabilities 1,033 (1,122)
Other, net 1,206 (35)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 20,363 28,092
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (8,194) (6,914)
Settlements of derivative financial
instruments not designated as hedges 509 (92)
Cash paid for capitalized software
development costs (243) (2,017)
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 204 1,442
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Net cash used in investing activities (11,999) (2,638)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchases of treasury stock (15,977) --
Repayment of principal portion of finance
lease liability (217) --
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Net cash used in financing activities (16,194) --
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Foreign currency effects on cash, cash
equivalents, restricted cash, and
restricted cash equivalents 1,512 42
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Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash
equivalents, restricted cash and restricted
cash equivalents (6,318) 25,496
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and
restricted cash equivalents, beginning of
period 112,904 80,396
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Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and
restricted cash equivalents, end of period $106,586 $105,892
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents,
restricted cash and restricted cash
equivalents at end of period:
Cash and cash equivalents $106,586 $101,774
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
included in restricted cash and cash
equivalents and restricted bank time
deposits -- 4,118
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Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted
cash, and restricted cash equivalents $106,586 $105,892
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Table 4
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
October 31, October 31,
----------------- ------------------------- ------------------------
(in thousands,
except per share
data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
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Operating income (loss), operating margin and adjusted EBITDA
GAAP Operating
income (loss) 8,101 (5,823) 3,203 (2,151)
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GAAP operating
margin 2.8% (2.3)% 3.2% (2.4)%
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Stock-based
compensation
expenses 15,815 13,760 5,544 4,805
Other Non-GAAP
adjustments 707 1,775 290 786
------ ------- ------ ------
Non-GAAP operating
income $24,623 $ 9,712 $ 9,037 $ 3,440
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Depreciation and
amortization 8,585 10,143 2,868 3,121
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Adjusted EBITDA $33,208 $ 19,855 $11,905 $ 6,561
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Non-GAAP operating
margin 8.4% 3.8% 9.0% 3.9%
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Adjusted EBITDA
margin 11.3% 7.8% 11.8% 7.4%
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Net income (loss) attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd. reconciliation
GAAP Net loss
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. (4,397) (10,823) (4,885) (3,772)
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Stock-based
compensation
expenses 15,815 13,760 5,544 4,805
Non-GAAP tax
adjustments 973 (2,069) 1,092 (525)
Other Non-GAAP
adjustments 707 1,787 290 786
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Total adjustments 17,495 13,478 6,926 5,066
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Non-GAAP Net
income
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. $13,098 $ 2,655 $ 2,041 $ 1,294
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Table comparing GAAP and Non-GAAP diluted net loss (income) per share
attributable to Cognyte Software Ltd.
GAAP diluted net
loss per share
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. $ (0.06) $ (0.15) $ (0.07) $ (0.05)
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Non-GAAP diluted
net income per
share
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. $ 0.18 $ 0.04 $ 0.03 $ 0.02
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GAAP
weighted-average
shares used in
computing diluted
net loss per
share
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. 72,746 71,592 73,012 71,937
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Non-GAAP diluted
weighted-average
shares used in
computing net
income per share
attributable to
Cognyte Software
Ltd. 74,684 73,049 74,407 73,531
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Stock-based
compensation
Cost of revenue 1,702 1,507 589 531
Research and
development, net 1,358 1,253 511 373
Selling, general,
and
administrative 12,755 11,000 4,444 3,901
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Total stock-based
compensation
expense $15,815 $ 13,760 $ 5,544 $ 4,805
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Other Non-GAAP
adjustments
Research and
development, net -- 123 -- --
Selling, general,
and
administrative 350 1,434 10 713
Amortization of
other acquired
intangible
assets 357 218 280 73
Other income, net -- 12 -- --
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Total other
Non-GAAP
adjustments $ 707 $ 1,787 $ 290 $ 786
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Footnotes
(1) The actual cash tax paid, net of refunds, was $2.6 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2025, respectively, and $1.5 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2024, 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 projects 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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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact
Dean Ridlon
Cognyte Software Ltd.
IR@cognyte.com
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