Cognex Corporation
CGNX
NASDAQ·Technology·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Mkt cap $10.4B
$62.25
▲ +2.40%
P/E
58.73
Mkt Cap
$10.4B
52-Wk Range
$34.60–$72.88
52-Week Range
$34.60 - $72.88
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Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 39.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Proprietary machine vision and deep learning technology with decades of R&D
- Established customer relationships across major manufacturing industries
- Comprehensive product ecosystem from software to hardware
- Strong brand recognition and technical expertise in industrial automation
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Significant premium - growth priced in
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing adoption of factory automation and Industry 4.0 across global manufacturers
Value
Significant premium - growth priced in
Momentum
Stable
-0.2% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
0.55% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CGNX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 28, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.45 vs $0.42 consensus (+6.2% surprise). Revenue of $291.3M vs $292.1M expected (-0.3%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+6.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+2%
+4%
+18%
+10%
+24%
+17%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$234.7M
$229.7M
$216.0M
$249.1M
$276.9M
$252.3M
$268.4M
$291.3M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
70.7%
Operating
29.4%
Profit
25.0%
Wall Street consensus
10 analysts · 60% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
60%
Hold
40%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Barclays · Aug 10, 2026
vs Industry
How CGNX stacks vs Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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