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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 (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.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced an agreement of approximately $5 million with a strategic, long-standing national security customer in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The deal reflects continued customer expansion and the use of Cognyte's investigative analytics platform in mission-critical intelligence operations.
Cognyte (NASDAQ:CGNT) reported Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $105.5 million, up 10.4% year over year. GAAP operating income was $4.4 million, while non-GAAP operating income reached $10.7 million. Adjusted EBITDA rose 31.5% to $13.6 million, outpacing revenue growth.
The company reported a GAAP net loss of $3.0 million, mainly from foreign exchange. Cognyte ended the quarter with $109.2 million in cash and no debt, repurchased about 1 million shares for $8.2 million, and reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) will hold a conference call on June 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET to review first quarter FYE27 financial results for the quarter ended April 30, 2026.
A real-time webcast and presentation slides will be available via Cognyte’s Investor Relations website, with advance registration required for Q&A participation.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced a ~$5 million upgrade agreement with a long-standing, Tier-1 APAC national security agency.
The deal will modernize the customer’s investigative analytics platform with advanced AI-driven capabilities. Cognyte highlights follow-on opportunities with existing customers as a driver of durable revenue growth and its long-term strategy.
Cognyte (NASDAQ:CGNT) released a 2026 survey of 200 European law enforcement and public safety professionals on evolving investigative challenges. Respondents reported rising crime–terror collaboration, growing cross-border threats and more complex cases driven by encrypted communications, financial and crypto expertise needs, and expanding data sources.
Agencies highlighted gaps in traditional SIGINT, analytics and AI, including video analytics, digital forensics correlation and social media analysis, estimating 25% of investigative time is lost to inadequate capabilities. The report also outlines Cognyte’s technology-focused recommendations for European LEAs.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) announced a three-year subscription agreement in EMEA valued at over $20 million with a long-standing agency customer. The expanded deal broadens deployment of Cognyte’s AI-driven investigative analytics across new use cases and shifts the customer to a subscription model for continuous feature delivery.
The subscription aims to enable faster adoption of enhancements, scalable handling of rising data volumes, and sustained operational readiness in secure, sensitive environments, supporting Cognyte’s land-and-expand strategy and reinforcing revenue predictability, per company comments.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) released the LUMINAR 2026 Threat Landscape Report analyzing 2025 cyber activity. Key findings: AI accelerated attacks (one campaign 80–90% automated), phishing content reached 82.6% AI-generated, 7,809 ransomware victims (+27.3% YoY), ~50,000 new vulnerabilities, and stolen credentials tied to 22% of breaches.
The report examined >2,300 incidents, highlighted regional differences in actor dominance, and outlines defensive recommendations for security teams.
Cognyte (NASDAQ: CGNT) reported strong Q4 FYE26 and full-year results with double-digit revenue growth, margin expansion and improved profitability. Q4 revenue was $106.2M (+12.4%) and FYE26 revenue was $400.0M (+14.1%). Adjusted EBITDA was $48.2M for FYE26 (+66%).
The company ended Q4 with $116.9M cash, no debt, repurchased ~$5.5M of shares in Q4 (total repurchases of ~$26.7M to date) and guided FYE27 revenue to $448M ±3% with adjusted EBITDA ~$68M.