Cognyte Software Wins More Than $20 Million Deal With NATO Member's Ministry of Defense

10:19 AM EDT, 10/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Cognyte Software (CGNT) said Wednesday it has signed a framework deal worth more than $20 million with a new customer, the Ministry of Defense of a NATO member nation. One agency has already placed orders of more than $10 million under the deal, which carries an option to increase its value by up to 50%, the company said. Other units across the ministry can order on the same terms, it added. Shares of the company were up about 4% in Wednesday trading. Price: 9.18, Change: +0.37, Percent Change: +4.14