Cognyte Software (CGNT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Reported EPS

$0.15

Estimate

$0.09

Surprise

+71.4%

Revenue (period 2026-07-31)

$109.2M

Score today

5.9/10

Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).

Cognyte Software (CGNT) beat the $0.09 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.15 — a large 71.4% upside surprise.

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TrendMatrix currently rates CGNT Sell at 5.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +71.4% surprise compares with a +135.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-08.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$8.37

Price target

$10.48

Stop

$7.88

Upside to target

+25.2%

Reward-to-risk

2.9:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-17 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.

Industry

Software - Infrastructure

Market cap

$626.2M

P/E (fwd)

11.0

52-week range

$6.29–$12.31

Off 52-week high

32.0%

RSI (14)

50

Volume vs avg

0.90×

Score today

5.9/10