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Ticker
CGNX

Price
57.09
Stock movement down
-1.70 (-2.89%)
Company name
Cognex Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Market cap
9.53B
Ent value
9.80B
Price/Sales
9.81
Price/Book
6.40
Div yield
0.60%
Div growth
8.20%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
25.32%
Trailing P/E
86.57
Forward P/E
41.05
PEG
5.77
EPS growth
-11.96%
1 year return (CAGR)
68.31%
3 year return (CAGR)
1.85%
5 year return (CAGR)
-8.49%
10 year return (CAGR)
14.22%
Last updated: 2026-02-20

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.34
Dividend yield0.60%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.38%
Average yield0.63%
Minimum yield0.26%
Discount to avg yield-5.88%
Upside potential-5.55%
Yield as % of max yield43.31%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.60%
Current yield distribution53.02%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.26%
Yield at 90%0.30%
Yield at 80%0.36%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.61%
Yield at 20%0.82%
Yield at 10%0.93%
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)0.65
EPS (1y forward)1.39
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 announced118 days
EPS growth (5y)-11.96%
EPS growth (5y forward)15.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM49.16%25.32%
Average--
Forward24.45%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E86.57
Price to OCF42.94
Price to FCF44.59
Price to EBITDA76.79
EV to EBITDA78.94

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales9.81
Price to Book6.40
EV to Sales10.09

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count167.00M
EPS (TTM)0.65
FCF per share (TTM)1.26

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)971.71M
Gross profit (TTM)657.35M
Operating income (TTM)158.13M
Net income (TTM)110.12M
EPS (TTM)0.65
EPS (1y forward)1.39

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)67.65%
Operating margin (TTM)16.27%
Profit margin (TTM)11.33%

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)222.02M
Capital expenditures (TTM)8.22M
Free cash flow (TTM)213.80M
Dividends paid (TTM)54.13M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity7.39%
Return on Assets5.50%
Return on Invested Capital7.34%
Cash Return on Invested Capital14.25%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open58.00
Daily high58.71
Daily low56.64
Daily Volume3.57M
All-time high93.99
1y analyst estimate48.55
Beta1.53
EPS (TTM)0.65
Dividend per share0.34
Ex-div date13 Nov 2025
Next earnings date30 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CGNXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-39.26%-1.82%
Highest price drop-85.19%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-38.67%-10.84%
Avg time to new high29 days12 days
Max time to new high3410 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CGNX (Cognex Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
9.53B
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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