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Cognyte Software Ltd. provides software-driven investigative analytics and data-processing technology used by law enforcement, national security, military intelligence agencies and other organizations. Company updates commonly address AI-enabled analytics, big data and machine-learning capabilities that help customers work across complex, multi-source data for investigations and operations.
Recurring news themes include subscription agreements, follow-on orders and customer expansions in EMEA, U.S. law enforcement and military intelligence markets; tactical SIGINT deployments; LUMINAR threat intelligence research; quarterly and annual financial results; and share repurchase authorizations.
Cognyte (CGNT) announced a new contract of approximately $10 million with a long-standing national security customer in the Asia-Pacific region.
The deal expands ongoing work as the customer’s intelligence environment evolves and data volumes grow. Cognyte will deploy enhanced investigative analytics capabilities aimed at helping the agency scale secure intelligence operations, strengthen mission readiness and support increasingly demanding national security requirements. The company said its solutions keep data and infrastructure under agency control while transforming fragmented information into connected, intelligence-ready insight to accelerate investigations and improve public safety outcomes.
Cognyte (CGNT) reported Q2 FYE27 revenue of $109.2 million, up 12% year over year, with accelerating software growth and higher profitability.
Total software revenue rose 20.9% to $100.8 million and comprised over 92% of revenue, while recurring revenue grew 18.4% to $56.2 million, or 51.4% of total. Non-GAAP operating income increased 52.5% to $12.2 million and adjusted EBITDA rose 35.7% to $14.9 million. Diluted non-GAAP EPS nearly doubled to $0.15; diluted GAAP EPS tripled to $0.06.
For H1 FYE27, revenue grew 11.2% to $214.7 million, adjusted EBITDA climbed 33.7% to $28.5 million, and the company added 40 new customers. Cognyte ended Q2 with $102.2 million in cash, no debt, and has repurchased $40.2 million of shares under its programs. The company narrowed its FYE27 revenue range around a $448 million midpoint and reaffirmed adjusted EBITDA of about $68 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.47.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) will hold a conference call on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its second quarter FYE27 results for the quarter ending July 31, 2026. An earnings release and a real-time webcast with slides will be available via Cognyte’s Investor Relations website, with registration required for Q&A participation.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) will showcase its latest financial crimes investigation technologies as a Gold Sponsor at the 2026 IAFCI International Conference, held August 25-27, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Nashville in Tennessee.
Cognyte experts will demonstrate the NEXYTE AI-powered decision intelligence platform at Booth #18 and present on breaking down data silos in financial crime investigations.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) will showcase its latest financial crimes investigation technologies, including its AI-powered decision intelligence platform NEXYTE, at the 2026 IAFCI International Conference, where it is a Gold Sponsor.
The company will exhibit at Booth #18 in the Grand Hyatt Nashville from August 25–27, 2026, and present a main-stage session on breaking down data silos in financial crime investigations.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced a new three-year subscription agreement valued at approximately $5 million with a long-standing national security customer in the EMEA region. The expansion increases the agency’s use of Cognyte’s AI-powered investigative analytics to manage sharply growing data volumes and complex investigations.
According to Cognyte, the deal provides the agency continuous access to newly released analytics capabilities, supports additional investigative use cases, and helps its teams respond more effectively to evolving mission requirements in sovereign, highly sensitive national security environments.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced it has joined the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) as a Supporting Organization, contributing its investigative analytics expertise to global efforts against consumer financial threats. GASA unites public and private stakeholders to share intelligence, coordinate actions and reduce the impact of scams worldwide.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced an approximately $15-million expansion with an existing military intelligence customer in the Asia-Pacific region. The customer is broadening deployment of Cognyte’s AI-powered investigative analytics solutions across its agency to secure national borders, combat cross-border terrorism and crime, and counter unmanned aerial threats.
The expanded deployment will serve as a broad intelligence platform feeding into the customer’s command centers, aimed at improving threat detection and enabling more confident, faster operational decision-making along land, sea, and air borders, according to Cognyte.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) appointed Adam Philpott as Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 1, 2026. He will report to CEO Elad Sharon and join the executive management team, succeeding longtime commercial leader Efi Nuri, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the company.
The company said the move supports its long-term growth strategy and aims to strengthen its global commercial organization as demand for AI-powered investigative analytics grows. Philpott previously led large go-to-market teams at Trellix, Fingerprint Cards, McAfee, and Cisco, and is based in London.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced a ~$5 million agreement with a Tier-1 national security agency in a NATO member nation. The deal introduces Cognyte as a new supplier to this customer in the EMEA region and centers on the company’s most advanced tactical SIGINT solution to support operational investigations.
The agreement expands Cognyte’s presence within the nation’s intelligence community and builds on prior deployments with other agencies in the same country. According to Cognyte, the win aligns with its growth strategy of leveraging proven performance to gain additional national security customers seeking AI‑enabled investigative analytics.