Cognex Corp (CGNX) stock
CGNXNasdaqIndustrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and ControlFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 20/3012% below fair value
$50.01−0.76 (-1.50%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $8.41BP/E 35.0Yield 0.65%
Cognex gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Cognex's gross margin for the twelve months ending Oct 4, 2026 was 69.7%. For fiscal 2025 it was 66.9%, against 68.4% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 79.6% in fiscal 2013.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 66.9% | −1.5 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 68.4% | −3.4 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 71.8% | +0.0 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 71.8% | −1.5 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 73.3% | −1.3 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 74.5% | +0.7 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 73.8% | −0.6 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 74.4% | −1.1 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 75.6% | +0.3 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 75.2% | −2.0 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 77.2% | −0.7 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 77.9% | −1.6 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 79.6% | +4.1 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | 75.5% | −0.3 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 75.8% | +2.5 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 73.3% | +5.4 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 67.9% | −3.9 |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | 71.8% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | 70.8% | +3.1 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 5, 2026 | 70.6% | +3.3 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 5, 2026 | 71.1% | +4.3 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 65.7% | −3.0 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 67.6% | −0.3 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | 67.4% | −2.2 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | 66.8% | −0.5 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 68.7% | +0.1 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | 67.9% | −4.5 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 69.6% | −4.5 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 67.3% | −4.1 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 68.7% | −2.2 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | 72.4% | −0.2 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | 74.1% | +2.5 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | 71.5% | −0.6 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 70.8% | −0.9 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | 72.6% | +2.7 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | 71.5% | −3.0 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | 72.1% | −5.3 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 71.7% | −3.6 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | 69.9% | −6.3 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | 74.6% | +4.3 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | 77.4% | +2.0 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 75.3% | +1.8 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | 76.2% | +2.2 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | 70.2% | −4.2 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | 75.4% | +2.0 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 73.6% | +0.0 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | 74.0% | +0.0 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 74.4% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 73.3% | +0.0 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 73.6% | +0.9 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 74.0% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | 74.4% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | 73.3% | −3.0 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 72.7% | +3.2 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | 74.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | 74.4% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | 76.3% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 69.5% | – |
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