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    Cognex Corporation (CGNX)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS • NASDAQ

    $55.67
    -1.60 (-2.79%)

    Market Cap: $9.63B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(35/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +20.73%
    Streak
    14 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.52
    Range$0.50 - $0.53
    17 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    16
    0
    7d
    16
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.37+40.3%
    60d ago$0.37+39.7%
    30d ago$0.52+0.3%
    7d ago$0.52+0.3%
    Current$0.52
    Revenue Consensus
    $314M
    Range$308M - $321M
    16 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.50
    Range$0.44 - $0.61
    18 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $294M
    Range$282M - $319M
    19 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.50---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.52---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.45$0.42+7.14%Beat+80.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$0.34$0.25+36.00%Beat+112.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.27$0.22+22.73%Beat+35.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.33$0.29+13.79%Beat+65.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.25$0.24+4.17%Beat+8.7%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.16$0.13+23.08%Beat+45.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.20$0.16+25.00%Beat+81.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.20$0.19+5.26%Beat+25.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.23$0.21+9.52%Beat-28.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$0.11$0.08+37.50%Beat-15.4%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.11$0.09+22.22%Beat-59.3%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.16$0.14+14.29%Beat-23.8%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.32$0.26+23.08%Beat-22.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$0.13$0.09+44.44%Beat-69.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.27$0.31-12.90%Miss-10.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.21$0.14+50.00%Beat-47.5%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.41$0.42-2.38%Miss-4.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$0.42$0.39+7.69%Beat+16.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 17
    		$0.30$0.22+36.36%Beat-6.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.40$0.45-11.11%Miss-14.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.43$0.42+2.38%Beat+138.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$0.36$0.35+2.86%Beat+227.3%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.32$0.27+18.52%Beat+190.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.47$0.33+42.42%Beat+95.8%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.18$0.11+63.64%Beat-35.7%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.11$0.08+37.50%Beat-42.1%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.11$0.13-15.38%Miss-57.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.24$0.20+20.00%Beat-46.7%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.28$0.23+21.74%Beat-12.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.19$0.16+18.75%Beat-9.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 14
    		$0.26$0.22+18.18%Beat-18.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.45$0.37+21.62%Beat-21.1%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.32$0.30+6.67%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.21$0.20+5.00%Beat-19.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.32$0.25+28.00%Beat+45.5%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.57$0.52+9.62%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.32$0.27+18.52%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 1
    		$0.26$0.14+85.71%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.22$0.15+46.67%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.61%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.34
    Payout Ratio20.57%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+7.04%
    5Y CAGR+7.63%
    CGNX dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CGNX in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio40.05EV/EBITDA33.67x
    Price/FCF34.72xFCF Yield2.88%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin16.10%Operating Margin29.40%
    ROE11.20%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio3.93xQuick Ratio3.27x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.48Avg Volume1.88M
    52-Week High$72.7852-Week Low$34.45

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$61.55
    SMA 20$60.69
    SMA 50$61.42
    SMA 200$56.78
    EMA 10$59.97
    EMA 20$60.63
    EMA 50$61.36
    EMA 200$56.72

    MACD

    Line: -0.62Signal: -0.08Hist: -0.54

    ADX

    ADX: 12.7+DI: 21.9-DI: 39.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up72.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$66.07

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$66.12
    Lower Band$55.27
    %B Position1787%(Upper)
    Band Width0.04

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    37.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K17.8
    Stoch %D31.0
    Williams %R-81.1
    ROC (10d)-10.5%
    Momentum-6.55
    CCI (20d)-184.8
    MFI (14d)42.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.58(4.6%)
    StdDev (20d)2.71
    Hist Vol49.0%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$54.90
    OBV37.0M
    AD Line-88.8M
    CMF (20d)0.132

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.9M
    Vol Ratio2.0x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$60.50

    Pivot Points

    R3$61.19
    R2$60.26
    R1$58.76
    Pivot Point$57.83
    S1$56.33
    S2$55.40
    S3$53.90

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-5.79
    Ultimate Osc43.7
    KST6.17

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$291.26M$268.44M$252.34M$276.89M$249.09M$216.04M$229.68M$234.74M$239.29M$210.80M$196.67M$197.24M
    Cost of Revenue$85.49M$77.50M$86.43M$89.60M$81.22M$71.71M$71.83M$75.34M$72.69M$68.86M$61.63M$54.47M
    Gross Profit$205.77M$190.94M$165.90M$187.29M$167.88M$144.32M$157.86M$159.40M$166.60M$141.94M$135.04M$142.77M
    Operating Expenses$120.26M$131.07M$130.63M$129.53M$124.44M$118.23M$127.02M$127.83M$128.14M$127.73M$122.31M$112.14M
    R&D$32.39M$37.02M$36.06M$35.08M$33.10M$34.73M$32.54M$35.21M$34.96M$37.10M$34.69M$32.58M
    SG&A$87.86M$94.04M$94.57M$94.44M$91.34M$83.50M$94.48M$92.63M$93.18M$90.63M$90.37M$82.31M
    Operating Income$85.52M$59.87M$35.28M$57.77M$43.43M$26.09M$30.84M$31.56M$38.46M$14.20M$12.73M$30.64M
    Interest Income$5.09M$4.84M$4.72M$4.20M$4.04M$3.99M$4.17M$3.56M$3.12M$3.12M$1.52M$4.89M
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$3.63M
    Income Before Tax$89.30M$61.76M$44.08M$62.86M$48.06M$27.80M$35.80M$36.55M$41.57M$17.57M$14.35M$27.00M
    Income Tax Expense$16.54M$10.05M$11.41M$45.20M$7.55M$4.20M$7.45M$6.96M$5.36M$5.54M$3.13M$8.09M
    Net Income$72.76M$51.70M$32.66M$17.66M$40.51M$23.60M$28.35M$29.59M$36.21M$12.02M$11.23M$18.92M
    EBITDA$91.09M$64.16M$46.39M$66.07M$52.02M$31.74M$39.35M$41.69M$46.63M$22.84M$20.13M$27.38M
    EBIT$84.21M$56.92M$39.36M$58.67M$44.02M$23.81M$31.63M$32.99M$38.45M$14.45M$12.83M$22.11M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    CGNX Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    40.1x
    Forward P/E
    29.5x
    EV/EBITDA
    33.7x
    P/FCF
    34.7x
    PEG
    2.7x
    P/B
    5.7x
    See GNG's fair value

    CGNX Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    68.9%
    Operating margin
    29.4%
    Net margin
    16.1%
    ROE
    11.2%
    FCF margin
    24.6%
    FCF yield
    2.9%

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    Sector: Technology

    CGNX Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    20
    Strong Buy
    5
    Buy
    9
    Hold
    6
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    CGNX Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CGNX converts 24.6% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • CGNX beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • CGNX grew quarterly revenue 16.9% year over year.

    Bear case

    • CGNX trades at 40.1x trailing earnings.

    CGNX Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    17.1%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.52
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    16 up, 0 down

    CGNX Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.6%
    Payout ratio
    20.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    7.0%
    5Y DPS growth
    7.6%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Nov
    CGNX dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CGNX

    What is CGNX's current dividend yield?

    Cognex Corporation (CGNX) has a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    Does CGNX pay dividends?

    Yes, Cognex Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.61%.

    What is CGNX's P/E ratio?

    Cognex Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.05.

    What is CGNX's market cap?

    Cognex Corporation (CGNX) has a market capitalization of $9.63B with a current stock price of $55.67.

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