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 statistics

105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Nov 19, 2026
Fundamentals through: Oct 4, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $8.41B; $498.53M
Enterprise Value: $7.72B; $433.11M
PE Ratio: 34.97; 29.52
PS Ratio: 7.48; 2.94
PB Ratio: 4.89; 3.24
P/TBV Ratio: 6.61; 4.81
P/FCF Ratio: 29.41; 26.31
P/OCF Ratio: 28.46; 21.97

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 6.86; 2.60
EV / EBITDA: 27.42; 18.41
EV / EBIT: 27.42; 24.14
EV / FCF: 26.98; 27.51

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 168M; 43M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.32%; 3.32%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.09%; 0.20%
Float: 168M; 37M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.38%; 10.5%
Shares Held by Institutions: 104.4%; 60.5%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 6M; –
Short Interest Change: -0.98%; -2.57%
Short % of Float: 3.87%; 5.11%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.86%; 3.98%
Days to Cover: 4.50; 3.94

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $72.88; –
52-Week Low: $34.60; –
20-Day Moving Average: $54.20; –
50-Day Moving Average: $58.08; –
200-Day Moving Average: $58.47; –
Average True Range (14): $3.00; –
Price Change (1 Week): 4.67%; 0.99%
Price Change (1 Month): -10.2%; -3.52%
Price Change (3 Months): -24.9%; -7.86%
Price Change (6 Months): -22.2%; -1.12%
Price Change (YTD): 39.0%; -2.92%
Price Change (1 Year): 31.0%; -1.37%
Price Change (3 Years): 36.0%; 3.24%
Price Change (5 Years): -39.8%; -50.4%
Price Change (10 Years): 74.8%; 58.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 2M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 2M; –
Relative Volume: 0.60; 0.76
Relative Strength Index (14): 38.8; 46.7
Volatility (1 Year): 59.2%; 64.2%
Beta (5 Years): 1.30; 1.04

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 69.7%; 55.9%
Operating Margin: 25.0%; -5.12%
Pretax Margin: 26.5%; -2.32%
Profit Margin: 21.5%; -9.29%
EBITDA Margin: 25.0%; -2.52%
FCF Margin: 25.4%; 0.65%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 15.1%; -17.3%
Return on Assets (ROA): 11.3%; -12.3%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 20.6%; -2.83%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 13.7%; -8.13%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 5.04; 2.49
Quick Ratio: 3.99; 1.53

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 15.8%; 9.42%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 119.7%; 13.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 123.4%; 15.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 33.8%; 7.64%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -0.39%; 7.08%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.16%; 11.8%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -17.9%; 3.11%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -7.42%; 7.64%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.53; 0.59
Inventory Turnover: 2.26; 2.20
Revenue Per Employee: $496.44K; $331.99K
Profits Per Employee: $106.72K; -$46.47K
Employee Count: 2,267; 193
WACC: 11.6%; 9.91%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.13B; $108.17M
Gross Profit: $784.36M; $62.29M
Operating Income: $281.49M; -$3.72M
Pretax Income: $298.43M; -$1.83M
Net Income: $241.94M; -$6.19M
EBITDA: $281.49M; -$1.98M
EPS (Diluted): $1.43; -$0.11

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $695.69M; $38.97M
Net Cash (Debt): $695.69M; $3.95M
Net Cash Per Share: $4.14; $0.26
Equity (Book Value): $1.72B; $63.80M
Book Value Per Share: $10.23; $3.26
Tangible Book Value: $1.27B; $11.61M
Working Capital: $923.12M; $57.32M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $295.56M; -$483.87K
Capital Expenditures: -$9.52M; -$3.94M
Free Cash Flow: $286.04M; -$238.00K
FCF Per Share: $1.70; -$0.00

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.88%; -4.76%
FCF Yield: 3.40%; 0.28%
Dividend Yield: 0.65%; 0.79%
Buyback Yield: 1.55%; 0.80%
Shareholder Yield: 2.20%; 1.12%
Dividend Per Share: $0.33; $0.72
Dividend Growth (YoY): 6.56%; 4.88%
Years of Dividend Growth: 4; 0
Payout Ratio: 23.5%; 24.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 19.9%; 22.0%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $56.48M; $1.55M
Effective Tax Rate: 18.9%; 18.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $18.15; $38.11
Graham Upside: -63.7%; -56.1%
Altman Z-Score: 10.77; 2.47
Piotroski F-Score: 8; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CGNX	S&P 500	Difference	CGNX per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-16.7%	-3.0%	−13.6 pts
3 months	-18.7%	-2.8%	−15.9 pts
Year to date	+39.6%	+11.5%	+28.1 pts
1 year	+35.6%	+13.5%	+22.1 pts
3 years	+44.7%	+77.7%	−33.0 pts	+13.1%	+21.1%
5 years	-37.8%	+72.6%	−110.4 pts	-9.0%	+11.5%
10 years	+95.1%	+308.2%	−213.1 pts	+6.9%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

6M CGNX shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.0% from the previous report, or 3.87% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 45.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	6,492,620	-1.0%	1,444,334	4.5
Oct 15, 2026	6,556,722	-9.2%	2,136,438	3.1
Sep 30, 2026	7,220,863	+1.2%	1,562,896	4.6
Sep 15, 2026	7,132,531	-7.3%	1,423,150	5.0
Aug 31, 2026	7,696,027	+2.5%	1,684,042	4.6
Aug 14, 2026	7,507,974	-13.8%	2,891,907	2.6
Jul 31, 2026	8,712,324	+4.8%	1,700,713	5.1
Jul 15, 2026	8,312,254	+2.8%	2,341,441	3.5
Jun 30, 2026	8,084,861	+22.1%	2,668,929	3.0
Jun 15, 2026	6,623,242	+18.5%	1,970,175	3.4
May 29, 2026	5,590,268	+4.8%	2,058,764	2.7
May 15, 2026	5,332,645	-2.8%	3,461,650	1.5