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Ticker
CGNX

Price
29.61
Stock movement up
+0.03 (0.07%)
Company name
Cognex Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Technology >
Scientific & Technical Instruments
Market cap
7.18B
Ent value
7.48B
Price/Sales
8.14
Price/Book
4.58
Div yield
0.75%
Div growth
9.61%
Growth years
6
FCF payout
55.86%
Trailing P/E
80.58
Forward P/E
36.69
PEG
5.37
EPS growth
-11.98%
1 year return
8.01%
3 year return
-4.22%
5 year return
-8.73%
10 year return
8.71%
Last updated: 2025-09-12

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.32
Dividend yield0.75%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.38%
Average yield0.58%
Minimum yield0.26%
Discount to avg yield21.94%
Upside potential28.11%
Yield as % of max yield54.44%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.75%
Current yield distribution27.86%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.26%
Yield at 90%0.30%
Yield at 80%0.33%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.58%
Yield at 20%0.79%
Yield at 10%0.87%
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 share0.32
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date14 Aug 2025
EPS (TTM)0.52
EPS (1y forward)1.16
EPS growth (5y)-11.98%
EPS growth (5y forward)15.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CGNXS&P500
DGR MR6.67%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.67%6.60%
DGR 3 years9.14%5.24%
DGR 5 years9.61%5.40%
DGR 10 years-7.07%
DGR 15 years6.27%6.12%
Time since last change announced364 days
EPS growth (5y)-11.98%
EPS growth (5y forward)15.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM57.82%55.86%
Average--
Forward27.47%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E80.58
Price to OCF63.98
Price to FCF77.85
Price to EBITDA58.92
EV to EBITDA61.38

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales8.14
Price to Book4.58
EV to Sales8.48

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count167.90M
EPS (TTM)0.52
FCF per share (TTM)0.53

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)881.50M
Gross profit (TTM)602.98M
Operating income (TTM)96.95M
Net income (TTM)89.05M
EPS (TTM)0.52
EPS (1y forward)1.16

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)68.40%
Operating margin (TTM)11.00%
Profit margin (TTM)10.10%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash197.07M
Net receivables160.09M
Total current assets672.08M
Goodwill391.67M
Intangible assets102.55M
Property, plant and equipment175.61M
Total assets2.06B
Accounts payable29.98M
Short/Current long term debt77.18M
Total current liabilities170.74M
Total liabilities496.22M
Shareholder's equity1.57B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)112.17M
Capital expenditures (TTM)19.98M
Free cash flow (TTM)92.18M
Dividends paid (TTM)51.49M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity5.68%
Return on Assets4.32%
Return on Invested Capital5.61%
Cash Return on Invested Capital5.81%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open42.38
Daily high42.98
Daily low42.32
Daily Volume1.71M
All-time high93.99
1y analyst estimate47.06
Beta1.47
EPS (TTM)0.52
Dividend per share0.32
Ex-div date14 Aug 2025
Next earnings date29 Oct 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CGNXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-54.53%-1.46%
Highest price drop-85.19%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-38.44%-10.99%
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
7.18B
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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