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 r&d expenses
Research and development expenses are spending on new products and technology.
Cognex's R&D Expenses for the twelve months ending Oct 4, 2026 was $139.37M, up 2.9% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $138.97M, down 0.6% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 7.1% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $141.13M in fiscal 2022.
Annual r&d expenses
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $138.97M | -0.6% |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $139.82M | +0.3% |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $139.40M | -1.2% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $141.13M | +4.3% |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $135.37M | +3.4% |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $130.98M | +9.7% |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $119.43M | +2.6% |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $116.45M | +17.4% |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $99.21M | +26.7% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $78.27M | +12.1% |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $69.79M | +25.0% |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $55.83M | +26.0% |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $44.32M | +6.7% |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $41.55M | +1.5% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $40.95M | +23.8% |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | $33.08M | +6.3% |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | $31.13M | -14.1% |
| FY2008 | Dec 31, 2008 | $36.26M | – |
Quarterly r&d expenses
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | $33.90M | -3.4% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 5, 2026 | $32.39M | -2.1% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 5, 2026 | $37.03M | +6.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $36.06M | +10.8% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | $35.08M | -0.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 29, 2025 | $33.10M | -5.3% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 30, 2025 | $34.73M | -6.4% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $32.54M | -6.2% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 29, 2024 | $35.21M | +8.1% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | $34.96M | +4.1% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | $37.11M | -3.7% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $34.69M | -6.6% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | $32.58M | -4.0% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jul 2, 2023 | $33.59M | -1.2% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | $38.54M | +6.9% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $37.13M | +4.6% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | $33.95M | -1.5% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | $33.99M | +8.6% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | $36.05M | +5.7% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $35.49M | +3.2% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | $34.48M | +14.0% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | $31.30M | +3.0% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | $34.11M | -5.1% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $34.40M | +4.3% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | $30.24M | +7.6% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | $30.40M | +8.3% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | $35.95M | +18.9% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $32.99M | +14.6% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | $28.12M | -5.3% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | $28.08M | +4.4% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | $30.24M | -2.7% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $28.78M | +6.7% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | $29.70M | +13.9% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | $26.89M | +15.0% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | $31.08M | +36.5% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $26.98M | +38.8% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | $26.08M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | $23.38M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | $22.77M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $19.44M | – |
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