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Ticker
CGNX

Price
35.65
Stock movement down
-1.23 (-3.34%)
Company name
Cognex Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Market cap
5.97B
Ent value
6.24B
Price/Sales
6.15
Price/Book
4.01
Div yield
0.95%
Div growth
8.20%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
54.26
Forward P/E
30.87
PEG
3.62
EPS growth
-11.96%
1 year return
-6.01%
3 year return
-
5 year return
-
10 year return
-
Last updated: 2025-12-12

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.34
Dividend yield0.95%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.38%
Average yield0.90%
Minimum yield0.66%
Discount to avg yield5.82%
Upside potential6.18%
Yield as % of max yield69.35%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.95%
Current yield distribution33.45%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.66%
Yield at 90%0.71%
Yield at 80%0.76%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.87%
Yield at 20%1.03%
Yield at 10%1.07%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.38%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth6 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share0.34
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 Nov 2025
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)1.15
EPS growth (5y)-11.96%
EPS growth (5y forward)15.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CGNXS&P500
DGR MR6.25%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.56%6.60%
DGR 3 years7.04%7.31%
DGR 5 years8.20%4.69%
DGR 10 years12.25%6.30%
DGR 15 years11.81%8.16%
Time since last change announced45 days
EPS growth (5y)-11.96%
EPS growth (5y forward)15.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM--
Average--
Forward29.44%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E54.26
Price to OCF26.91
Price to FCF27.95
Price to EBITDA48.12
EV to EBITDA50.28

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales6.15
Price to Book4.01
EV to Sales6.42

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count167.60M
EPS (TTM)-
FCF per share (TTM)-

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)-
Gross profit (TTM)-
Operating income (TTM)-
Net income (TTM)-
EPS (TTM)-
EPS (1y forward)1.15

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)-
Operating margin (TTM)-
Profit margin (TTM)-

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash245.90M
Net receivables171.52M
Total current assets670.92M
Goodwill392.08M
Intangible assets86.75M
Property, plant and equipment164.05M
Total assets2.00B
Accounts payable45.48M
Short/Current long term debt78.92M
Total current liabilities169.27M
Total liabilities513.11M
Shareholder's equity1.49B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)-
Capital expenditures (TTM)-
Free cash flow (TTM)-
Dividends paid (TTM)-

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-
Return on Assets-
Return on Invested Capital-
Cash Return on Invested Capital-

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open36.96
Daily high37.22
Daily low35.34
Daily Volume2.32M
All-time high93.99
1y analyst estimate48.40
Beta1.52
EPS (TTM)-
Dividend per share0.34
Ex-div date13 Nov 2025
Next earnings date12 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CGNXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-62.07%-1.08%
Highest price drop-75.24%-19.00%
Date of highest drop8 Apr 20258 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-60.81%-2.64%
Avg time to new high-6 days
Max time to new high296 days89 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CGNX (Cognex Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
5.97B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items, including mobile phones, automotive components, and e-commerce packages by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical, flowchart-based programming interface; and DataMan, an image-based barcode readers and barcode verifiers; vision accessories, such as industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, vision controllers, frame grabbers, and I/O cards. It sells its products to automotive, logistics, consumer electronics, medical-related, semiconductor, consumer products, and food and beverage industries through a network of distributors and integrators. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
Employees
2914
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Robert J. Willett
Country
USA
City
Natick
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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