COGNEX CORP
CGNXNasdaq
$64.07
↑ +0.3%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +93.6%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$10.8B
Enterprise Value
$10.5B
P/E
75.4
P/S
10.3
P/B
7.3
EV/EBITDA
48.6
PEG
49.7
FCF Yield
2.2%
Dividend Yield
0.5%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.0B
Net Income (TTM)
$142.5M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$241.1M
Gross Margin
68.0%
Operating Margin
18.8%
Net Margin
13.6%
ROE
9.6%
ROIC
10.9%
Debt / Equity
—
Net Cash
$296.8M
Return 1Y
+90.8%
Company profile
Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. The company sells its products to consumer electronics, automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices industries. It also provides a range of inspection tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance.
- CEO
- Robert J. Willett
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Measuring And Control Equipment
- Employees
- 2,440
- Headquarters
- Massachusetts
- Website
- cognex.com
Management & directors
- Macdonald Laura AnnVP and PAO
- Fehr DennisSVP, Chief Financial Officer
- Gerst CarlEVP, Global Sales and Products
- Dipalma Sheila MarieEVP, Employee Services
- Kuechen JoergChief Technology Officer
- Moschner MatthewCEO & President
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
CGNX Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-04-05
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$268.4M↑ +24.3%
Diluted EPS$0.31↑ +121.4%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.0B | — | $1.0B | — | $837.5M | — | $914.5M | $994.4M |
| Gross profit | $759.8M | — | $721.9M | — | $601.2M | — | $625.8M | $665.4M |
| Operating income | $315.1M | — | $246.2M | — | $130.7M | — | $115.1M | $162.6M |
| Net income | $279.9M | — | $215.5M | — | $113.2M | — | $106.2M | $114.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.56 | — | $1.23 | — | $0.65 | — | $0.62 | $0.68 |
| Operating cash flow | $314.1M | — | $243.4M | — | $112.9M | — | $149.1M | $245.5M |
| Free cash flow | $298.6M | — | $223.7M | — | $89.8M | — | $134.0M | $236.8M |
| Gross margin | 73.3% | — | 71.8% | — | 71.8% | — | 68.4% | 66.9% |
| Operating margin | 30.4% | — | 24.5% | — | 15.6% | — | 12.6% | 16.3% |
| Net margin | 27.0% | — | 21.4% | — | 13.5% | — | 11.6% | 11.5% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $239.3M | $234.7M | $229.7M | $216.0M | $249.1M | $276.9M | $252.3M | $268.4M |
| Gross profit | $166.6M | $159.4M | $157.9M | $144.3M | $167.9M | $187.3M | $165.9M | $190.9M |
| Operating income | $38.5M | $31.6M | $30.8M | $26.1M | $43.4M | $57.8M | $35.3M | $59.9M |
| Net income | $36.2M | $29.6M | $28.3M | $23.6M | $40.5M | $17.7M | $32.7M | $51.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.21 | $0.17 | $0.17 | $0.14 | $0.24 | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.31 |
| Operating cash flow | $27.8M | $56.3M | $51.4M | $40.5M | $42.6M | $87.5M | $74.9M | $45.1M |
| Free cash flow | $23.3M | $51.9M | $49.3M | $38.0M | $40.4M | $86.0M | $72.3M | $42.3M |
| Gross margin | 69.6% | 67.9% | 68.7% | 66.8% | 67.4% | 67.6% | 65.7% | 71.1% |
| Operating margin | 16.1% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 14.0% | 22.3% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 10.9% | 16.3% | 6.4% | 12.9% | 19.3% |
Company news
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 25,500 | $65.56 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 25,500 | $50.94 | $1.3M | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 10,000 | $65.56 | $655,632.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 10,000 | $48.28 | $482,800.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 6,100 | $65.56 | $399,935.52 | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 6,100 | $47.21 | $287,981.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 30,000 | $66.80 | $2.0M | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 30,000 | $51.49 | $1.5M | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 17,000 | $66.80 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 15,080 | $66.80 | $1.0M | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 15,000 | $66.80 | $1.0M | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 17,000 | $50.94 | $865,980.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 15,000 | $56.44 | $846,600.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 12,196 | $66.80 | $814,719.63 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 15,080 | $39.44 | $594,755.20 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 12,196 | $47.21 | $575,773.16 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 6,634 | $66.80 | $443,165.79 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 6,634 | $33.04 | $219,187.36 | filing |
| 2026-05-11 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Sale | 2,212 | $66.80 | $147,766.47 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Fehr Dennis· SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 1,984 | $62.26 | $123,523.84 | filing |
| 2026-05-06 | Fehr Dennis· SVP, Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 5,394 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-15 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Tax withholding | 109 | $47.98 | $5,229.82 | filing |
| 2026-03-15 | MACDONALD LAURA ANN· VP and PAO | Option exercise | 368 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | PARROTTE DIANNE M | Sale | 18,400 | $54.00 | $993,600.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-02 | PARROTTE DIANNE M | Option exercise | 18,400 | $50.94 | $937,296.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.