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Size Cogstate (CGS.AX) is an Australia Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $394M, the 289th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$3.29 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 32.7%, against -17.8% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.7%); the operating margin is 20.4% (peer median 8.1%).
Valuation It trades at 26.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.4× (4th most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 28.2 points above its cost of capital (7.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$86.0M | A$86.5M | A$82.0M | A$66.3M | A$60.1M |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | +24% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | A$28.9M | A$29.2M | A$31.2M | A$18.0M | A$12.3M |
| EBITDA | A$22.1M | A$22.4M | A$24.9M | A$13.6M | A$7.27M |
| Net income | A$17.4M | A$17.6M | A$15.7M | A$8.32M | A$5.30M |
| Free cash flow | A$12.8M | A$13.2M | A$18.5M | A$9.31M | A$1.56M |
| Capital expenditure | A$8.99M | A$9.32M | A$4.75M | A$2.88M | A$3.29M |
| Total debt | n/a | A$518,448 | A$717,055 | A$1.01M | A$569,206 |
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| Measure | CGS.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.5% | -8.1% | 9th highest of 20 |
| 6-month return | +32.7% | -17.8% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -17.3% | -40.0% | 6th highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.0% | +5.7% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 20.4% | 8.1% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 26.7× | 16.4× | 4th most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 10.9% | 6.6% | 7th most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +14.6% | +11.6% | 6th highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -3.6 pp | +3.3 pp | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +28.2 pp | -1.6 pp | highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.4× | 7.9× | 3rd most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.2× | 0.6× | least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogstate CGS.AX | Australia | $394M | +33% | +7% | 20% | 26.7× | 10.9% | +14.6% |
| Skytech 6937.TW | Taiwan | $394M | -43% | +1% | 13% | 34.8× | 21.0% | +7.3% |
| Pubang Landscape Architecture 002663.SZ | China | $395M | -31% | -19% | -21% | n/a | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| Datang Environment Industry 1272.HK | Hong Kong | $388M | -18% | -3% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Brunel International BRNL.AS | Netherlands | $399M | -8% | -6% | 2% | 16.3× | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| Chongqing Yuxin Pingrui Electronic 301107.SZ | China | $401M | -7% | +6% | 3% | n/a | 26.5% | +11.6% |
| Tera Probe 6627.T | Japan | $386M | +37% | +34% | 24% | 9.5× | n/a | n/a |
| K-Bro Linen KBL.TO | Canada | $384M | +5% | +47% | 8% | 16.9× | 3.4% | +20.9% |
| Suzhou Kelida Building & Decoration 603828.SS | China | $404M | -3% | -52% | -26% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Public Policy PPHC.L | United Kingdom | $383M | -12% | +43% | -3% | 9.0× | 1.4% | +19.6% |
| Nanofilm Technologies International MZH.SI | Singapore | $383M | -52% | +10% | 8% | 24.2× | 5.6% | +2.3% |
| SMO ClinPlus 301257.SZ | China | $405M | -35% | 0% | 3% | 21.6× | n/a | n/a |
| FRP Advisory FRP.L | United Kingdom | $405M | +6% | +16% | 20% | 9.8× | -10.6% | +17.5% |
| TECSYS TCS.TO | Canada | $381M | +2% | +10% | 5% | 41.3× | 18.4% | +8.9% |
| Materials Analysis Technology 3587.TWO | Taiwan | $380M | -48% | +14% | 14% | 13.1× | -0.3% | +12.6% |
| Beijing Kaiwen Education Technology 002659.SZ | China | $376M | -22% | +7% | 8% | 119.7× | 15.8% | +1.5% |
| Greentown Management 9979.HK | Hong Kong | $413M | -28% | +5% | 22% | 6.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Fusion CX FUSIONCX.NS | India | $415M | n/a | +37% | 11% | n/a | 22.9% | +18.1% |
| Franchise Brands FRAN.L | United Kingdom | $417M | +5% | +5% | 14% | 16.4× | 6.6% | +23.6% |
| Shenzhen Jiang & Associates Creative Design 300668.SZ | China | $418M | -58% | -37% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Axactor ACR.OL | Norway | $370M | -20% | -146% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |