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Cognex Corp (CGNX) stock

CGNXNasdaqIndustrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and ControlFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 5, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 16/3024% above fair value
$56.15−2.82 (-4.78%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $9.45BP/E 54.5Yield 0.58%

Earnings

Cognex's quarterly results as reported in its earnings releases, with the company's own outlook. Hover a number to see the sentence it came from.

Next report
Oct 28, 2026
Q3 FY2026 · estimated, during market hours
Revenue, Q2 FY2026
$291.00M
+16.9% on a year earlier
Adjusted diluted earnings per share, Q2 FY2026
$0.45
$0.25 a year earlier
Latest guidance
Issued
May 6, 2026 · 2 items

Quarterly results

Revenue and earnings per share from each of Cognex's earnings releases, newest first

QuarterReportedRevenueYoYEPSAdj. EPSSource
Q3 FY2026ended Sep 28, 2026Oct 28, 2026Expected–––––
Q2 FY2026ended Jul 5, 2026Aug 5, 2026during market hours$291.00M+16.9%$0.43$0.45Release
Q1 FY2026ended Apr 5, 2026May 6, 2026during market hours$268.00M+24.1%$0.31$0.34Release
Q4 FY2025ended Dec 31, 2025Feb 11, 2026during market hours$252.00M+9.6%$0.19$0.27Release
Q3 FY2025ended Sep 28, 2025Oct 29, 2025during market hours$277.00M+17.9%$0.10$0.33Release
Q2 FY2025ended Jun 29, 2025Jul 30, 2025during market hours$249.00M+4.2%$0.24$0.25Release
Q1 FY2025ended Mar 30, 2025Apr 30, 2025during market hours$216.00M+2.5%$0.14$0.16Release
Q4 FY2024ended Dec 31, 2024Feb 12, 2025during market hours$230.00M+16.9%$0.16$0.20Release
Q3 FY2024ended Sep 29, 2024Oct 30, 2024during market hours$235.00M+19.1%$0.17$0.20Release
Q2 FY2024ended Jun 30, 2024Jul 31, 2024during market hours$239.00M-1.4%$0.21$0.23Release
Q1 FY2024ended Mar 31, 2024May 2, 2024before the open$210.80M+4.8%$0.07$0.11Release
Q4 FY2023ended Dec 31, 2023Feb 15, 2024before the open$196.67M-17.9%$0.07$0.11Release

Figures as first announced; later restatements appear under Financials. Expected dates are estimated from the company's past reporting pattern.

Current guidance

No open guidance: every period Cognex guided for has been reported

Guidance vs results

The last range Cognex gave before each report, against the figure it then reported. Full years add up the four quarters.

PeriodMetricGuidanceActualResult
Q2 FY2026Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)$0.40 – $0.44$0.45Above range
Q1 FY2026Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted) 1$0.22 – $0.26$0.34Above range
Q1 FY2026Revenue$235.00M – $255.00M$268.00MAbove range
Q4 FY2025Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)$0.19 – $0.24$0.27Above range
Q4 FY2025Revenue$230.00M – $245.00M$252.00MAbove range
Q3 FY2025Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)$0.24 – $0.29$0.33Above range
Q3 FY2025Revenue$245.00M – $265.00M$277.00MAbove range
Q1 FY2025Revenue$200.00M – $220.00M$216.00MWithin range
Q4 FY2024Revenue$210.00M – $230.00M$230.00MWithin range
Q3 FY2024Revenue$225.00M – $240.00M$235.00MWithin range
Q2 FY2024Revenue$230.00M – $245.00M$239.00MWithin range
Q1 FY2024Revenue$190.00M – $205.00M$210.80MAbove range

Guidance history

Every forecast Cognex put in an earnings release, newest first

GivenMetricPeriodGuidanceChange
May 6, 2026Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)Q2 FY2026$0.40 – $0.44New
May 6, 2026Adjusted EBITDA MarginQ2 FY202628% – 31%New
Feb 11, 2026Adjusted EBITDA Margin 1Q1 FY202619% – 22%New
Feb 11, 2026Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted) 1Q1 FY2026$0.22 – $0.26New
Feb 11, 2026RevenueQ1 FY2026$235.00M – $255.00MNew
Oct 29, 2025Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)Q4 FY2025$0.19 – $0.24New
Oct 29, 2025Adjusted EBITDA MarginQ4 FY202517% – 20%New
Oct 29, 2025RevenueQ4 FY2025$230.00M – $245.00MNew
Jul 30, 2025Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)Q3 FY2025$0.24 – $0.29New
Jul 30, 2025Adjusted EBITDA MarginQ3 FY202519.5% – 22.5%New
Jul 30, 2025cash tax benefitFY2025$12.00M – $15.00MNew
Jul 30, 2025RevenueQ3 FY2025$245.00M – $265.00MNew
Jul 30, 2025benefit to revenueQ3 FY2025$8.00M – $14.00MLowered
Feb 12, 2025Adjusted EBITDA marginQ1 FY202512% – 15%New
Feb 12, 2025adjusted effective tax rateQ1 FY202516%New
Feb 12, 2025revenueQ1 FY2025$200.00M – $220.00MNew
Oct 30, 2024Adjusted EBITDA marginQ4 FY202414% – 17%New
Oct 30, 2024adjusted effective tax rateQ4 FY202416%New
Oct 30, 2024revenueQ4 FY2024$210.00M – $230.00MNew
Jul 31, 2024Adjusted EBITDA marginQ3 FY202416% – 19%New

Read from the company's earnings releases; each figure links to its sentence on hover. “Raised” and “Lowered” compare with the previous range for the same metric and period.

Press releases

Releases Cognex filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K

  1. Cognex to Acquire RealSense, Expanding Machine Vision Leadership into High-Growth Robotic Perception Market
    Update
  2. Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
    Results
  3. Cognex Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
    Results
  4. Cognex Appoints Sami Atiya and Chris Donato to Board of Directors
    Update
  5. Cognex Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
    Results
  6. Cognex Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
    Results
  7. Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results
    Results
  8. Cognex Reports First Quarter 2025 Results; Announces CEO Transition
    Results
  9. Cognex Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
    Results
  10. Cognex Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
    Results
  11. Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
    Results
  12. Cognex Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
    Results
  13. Cognex Names Dennis Fehr as Chief Financial Officer
    Results
  14. Quarterly results release
    Results
  15. Cognex Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
    Results