Cognex (CGNX) Stock Insights

CGNX price $58.43 +0.21 +0.36%

Ticker
CGNX
Price
$58.43
Change
+0.21 +0.36%
Market cap ?
$9.83B
P/E ?
52.98
Forward P/E ?
34.71
Dividend yield ?
0.61%
Beta ?
1.48
Sector
Technology
Industry
Hardware, Equipment & Parts
Stocklytics score
64
Value
42
Quality
79
Growth
71

Stocklytics score rationale: value 42, quality 79, growth 71.

Financials

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Cognex Corporation specializes in machine vision technology, offering solutions that interpret and process visual data to streamline and automate production and logistics operations globally. Their advanced vision systems enable the automated manufacturing and tracking of individual components or finished goods, such as mobile devices, pharmaceutical containers, and automotive parts. This is achieved by precisely…

Fair value

CGNX fair value $42.80. Price $58.43. Price is 37% above fair value.

Above fair value, around its usual premium.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 268.30M. Growth 9.03%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 12.00% (beta 1.5). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 168.22M. Net debt -186.34M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

Compare CGNX

Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2026-11-04—0.52—313.62M
2026-08-050.450.42291.26M292.10M
2026-05-060.340.25268.44M245.98M
2026-02-110.270.22252.34M238.99M
2025-10-290.330.27276.89M238.92M
2025-07-300.250.23249.09M248.19M
2025-04-300.160.13216.04M248.77M
2025-02-120.200.15229.68M220.68M
2024-10-300.200.19234.74M220.91M
2024-07-310.230.21239.29M240.39M
2024-05-020.110.08210.80M201.07M
2024-02-140.110.10196.67M189.16M
2023-10-310.160.15197.24M192.30M
2023-08-030.320.28242.51M237.76M
2023-05-040.130.09201.12M192.01M
2023-02-160.270.32239.43M244.81M
2022-11-030.210.14209.62M199.69M
2022-08-020.410.41274.63M278.12M
2022-05-050.420.39282.41M276.98M
2022-02-170.300.22244.06M224.19M
2021-11-040.400.46284.85M289.27M
2021-08-050.430.42269.16M269.16M
2021-05-060.360.35239.03M238.26M
2021-02-110.320.28223.62M191.67M
2020-10-280.470.31251.07M165.60M
2020-07-29-0.010.10169.10M103.34M
2020-04-270.110.08167.24M111.49M
2020-02-130.460.13169.77M200.64M
2019-10-280.240.21183.32M160.41M
2019-07-290.280.23199.05M163.50M
2019-04-290.190.17173.48M155.22M
2019-02-140.260.22193.29M163.55M
2018-10-290.450.37232.22M190.94M
2018-07-300.320.30211.26M198.09M
2018-04-300.210.20169.57M161.52M
2018-02-150.300.25180.37M142.89M
2017-10-300.570.52259.74M242.67M
2017-07-310.320.27172.90M150.27M
2017-05-010.260.14134.94M110.58M
2017-02-160.220.15129.32M94.16M

Dividends

Yield 0.58%. Payout ratio 32.10%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 91/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 32% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 22 separate years. Yield is 0.6%, which is modest.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-08-20$0.092026-08-202026-09-03Quarterly
2026-05-21$0.092026-05-212026-06-04Quarterly
2026-02-26$0.092026-02-262026-03-12Quarterly
2025-11-13$0.092025-11-132025-11-28Quarterly
2025-08-14$0.082025-08-142025-08-28Quarterly
2025-05-15$0.082025-05-152025-05-29Quarterly
2025-02-27$0.082025-02-272025-03-13Quarterly
2024-11-14$0.082024-11-142024-11-29Quarterly
2024-08-15$0.072024-08-152024-08-29Quarterly
2024-05-15$0.072024-05-162024-05-30Quarterly
2024-02-28$0.072024-02-292024-03-14Quarterly
2023-11-16$0.072023-11-172023-12-01Quarterly
2023-08-17$0.072023-08-182023-09-01Quarterly
2023-05-18$0.072023-05-192023-06-02Quarterly
2023-03-02$0.072023-03-032023-03-17Quarterly
2022-11-17$0.072022-11-182022-12-02Quarterly
2022-08-18$0.072022-08-192022-09-02Quarterly
2022-05-19$0.072022-05-202022-06-03Quarterly
2022-03-03$0.072022-03-042022-03-18Quarterly
2021-11-18$0.072021-11-192021-12-03Quarterly
2021-08-19$0.062021-08-202021-09-03Quarterly
2021-05-20$0.062021-05-212021-06-04Quarterly
2021-02-25$0.062021-02-262021-03-12Quarterly
2020-12-11$2.002020-12-142020-12-28Special
2020-11-12$0.062020-11-132020-11-27Quarterly
2020-08-13$0.062020-08-142020-08-28Quarterly
2020-05-14$0.062020-05-152020-05-29Quarterly
2020-02-27$0.062020-02-282020-03-13Quarterly
2019-11-14$0.062019-11-152019-11-29Quarterly
2019-08-15$0.052019-08-162019-08-30Quarterly
2019-05-16$0.052019-05-172019-05-31Quarterly
2019-02-28$0.052019-03-012019-03-15Quarterly
2018-11-15$0.052018-11-162018-11-30Quarterly
2018-08-16$0.042018-08-172018-08-31Quarterly
2018-05-17$0.042018-05-182018-06-01Quarterly
2018-03-01$0.042018-03-022018-03-16Quarterly
2017-11-16$0.042017-11-172017-12-01Quarterly
2017-08-16$0.042017-08-182017-09-01Quarterly
2017-05-31$0.042017-06-022017-06-16Quarterly
2017-03-01$0.042017-03-032017-03-17Quarterly
2016-11-30$0.042016-12-022016-12-16Quarterly
2016-08-31$0.042016-09-022016-09-16Quarterly
2016-06-01$0.042016-06-032016-06-17Quarterly
2016-03-02$0.042016-03-042016-03-18Quarterly
2015-12-02$0.042015-12-042015-12-18Quarterly
2015-09-02$0.042015-09-042015-09-18Quarterly
2015-06-03$0.042015-06-052015-06-19Quarterly
2012-12-12$0.282012-12-142012-12-24Monthly
2012-11-28$0.032012-11-302012-12-14Quarterly
2012-08-29$0.032012-08-312012-09-14Quarterly
2012-05-30$0.032012-06-012012-06-15Quarterly
2012-02-29$0.032012-03-022012-03-16Quarterly
2011-11-30$0.032011-12-022011-12-16Quarterly
2011-08-31$0.022011-09-022011-09-16Quarterly
2011-06-01$0.022011-06-032011-06-17Quarterly
2011-03-02$0.022011-03-042011-03-18Quarterly
2010-12-01$0.022010-12-032010-12-17Quarterly
2010-09-01$0.012010-09-032010-09-17Quarterly
2010-06-02$0.012010-06-042010-06-18Quarterly
2010-03-03$0.012010-03-052010-03-19Quarterly
2009-12-02$0.012009-12-042009-12-18Quarterly
2009-09-02$0.012009-09-042009-09-18Quarterly
2009-06-03$0.012009-06-052009-06-19Quarterly
2009-03-04$0.042009-03-062009-03-20Quarterly
2008-11-25$0.042008-11-282008-12-12Quarterly
2008-08-27$0.042008-08-292008-09-12Quarterly
2008-05-28$0.022008-05-302008-06-13Quarterly
2008-02-27$0.022008-02-292008-03-14Quarterly
2007-11-14$0.022007-11-162007-11-30Quarterly
2007-08-08$0.022007-08-102007-08-24Quarterly
2007-05-09$0.022007-05-112007-05-25Quarterly
2007-02-07$0.022007-02-092007-02-23Quarterly
2006-11-08$0.022006-11-102006-11-24Quarterly
2006-08-09$0.022006-08-112006-08-25Quarterly
2006-05-10$0.022006-05-122006-05-26Quarterly
2006-02-08$0.022006-02-102006-02-24Quarterly
2005-11-08$0.022005-11-112005-11-25Quarterly
2005-08-03$0.022005-08-052005-08-19Quarterly
2005-05-04$0.022005-05-062005-05-20Quarterly
2005-02-09$0.022005-02-112005-02-25Quarterly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2028-02-21COGNEX CORPSell12.50K$38.39479.88K
2027-08-07Long Darren MarcOther23.98K$50.011.20M
2027-08-07Moschner MatthewOther47.96K$50.012.40M
2027-02-17Fennell MarkOther7.23K$57.09412.82K
2027-02-17Fennell MarkOther11.21K——
2027-02-17Long Darren MarcOther7.23K$57.09412.82K
2027-02-17Long Darren MarcOther11.21K——
2027-02-17Bowdoin MichaelOther6.78K$57.09387.01K
2027-02-17Bowdoin MichaelOther10.51K——
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewBuy7.00K$42.84299.88K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewBuy4.00K$51.49205.96K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewBuy4.00K$40.71162.84K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewBuy1.60K$56.4490.30K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell4.00K$65.36261.44K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell4.00K$63.62254.46K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell7.00K$63.61445.27K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell8.36K$63.62532.00K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell7.00K$42.84299.88K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell4.00K$40.71162.84K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell4.00K$51.49205.96K
2026-08-11Moschner MatthewSell1.60K$56.4490.30K
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcBuy2.50K——
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcSell734$66.8949.10K
2026-08-07Long Darren MarcSell2.50K——
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewBuy5.00K——
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewSell2.22K$66.89148.36K
2026-08-07Moschner MatthewSell5.00K——
2026-08-04Moschner MatthewOther35.64K$47.951.71M
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcBuy8.68K$51.49446.68K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcSell5.50K$49.12270.06K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcBuy5.50K$49.12270.06K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcBuy4.50K$56.44253.98K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcSell5.50K$66.32364.64K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcSell1.58K$66.52105.04K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcSell4.50K$56.44253.98K
2026-05-27Long Darren MarcSell8.68K$51.49446.68K
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy25.50K$50.941.30M
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy10.00K$48.28482.80K
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell6.10K$47.21287.98K
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy6.10K$47.21287.98K
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell25.50K$65.561.67M
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell10.00K$48.28482.80K
2026-05-12MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell25.50K$50.941.30M
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell6.63K$33.04219.19K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy18.30K$47.21863.75K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell15.08K$39.44594.76K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy15.08K$39.44594.76K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy9.60K$56.44541.82K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell18.30K$47.21863.75K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy6.63K$33.04219.19K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy6.40K$51.49329.54K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkBuy4.00K$42.84171.36K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell4.00K$67.08268.32K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell4.86K$66.73324.51K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell9.60K$56.44541.82K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell6.40K$51.49329.54K
2026-05-11Fennell MarkSell4.00K$42.84171.36K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy30.00K$51.491.54M
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell6.63K$33.04219.19K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell17.00K$50.94865.98K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy17.00K$50.94865.98K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell15.08K$39.44594.76K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy15.08K$39.44594.76K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy15.00K$56.44846.60K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy12.20K$47.21575.77K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell12.20K$47.21575.77K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy6.63K$33.04219.19K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell15.00K$66.801.00M
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell2.21K$66.80147.77K
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell30.00K$51.491.54M
2026-05-11MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell15.00K$56.44846.60K
2026-05-06Fehr DennisBuy5.39K——
2026-05-06Fehr DennisSell1.98K$62.26123.52K
2026-05-06Fehr DennisSell5.39K——
2026-04-29Fennell MarkOther0——
2026-04-29Long Darren MarcOther0——
2026-04-29Bowdoin MichaelOther0——
2026-03-15MACDONALD LAURA ANNBuy368——
2026-03-15MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell109$47.985.23K
2026-03-15MACDONALD LAURA ANNSell368——
2026-03-02Donato ChristopherOther0——
2026-03-02Atiya SamiOther0——
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MBuy18.40K$50.94937.30K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MBuy15.60K$51.49803.24K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MBuy7.50K$45.06337.95K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MBuy2.50K$51.49128.72K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MSell18.40K$54.00993.60K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MSell2.50K$51.49128.72K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MSell18.40K$50.94937.30K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MSell15.60K$51.49803.24K
2026-03-02PARROTTE DIANNE MSell7.50K$45.06337.95K
2026-02-23Papadimitriou AngelosSell4.15K$55.58230.66K
2026-02-23Gerst CarlSell10.53K$55.93589.04K
2026-02-22Fennell MarkOther52.88K$64.433.41M
2026-02-21PARROTTE DIANNE MBuy2.91K——
2026-02-21PARROTTE DIANNE MSell2.91K——
2026-02-21Papadimitriou AngelosBuy2.54K——
2026-02-21Papadimitriou AngelosSell2.54K——
2026-02-21Lee John Tseng-ChungBuy2.91K——
2026-02-21Lee John Tseng-ChungSell2.91K——

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 681, holders +85 vs prior quarter. Ownership 105.85%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.15.99M-250.34K-1.54%1.16B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC10.10M-270.78K-2.61%731.43M
INVESCO LTD.8.21M5.22M+174.76%594.32M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7.51M79.23K+1.07%543.83M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/6.26M1.52M+32.03%453.03M
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING SA5.83M-843.15K-12.64%422.01M
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB5.82M-321.45K-5.23%407.35M
STATE STREET CORP5.42M157.78K+3.00%392.46M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC4.92M220.06K+4.68%356.28M
DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN4.14M-182.36K-4.22%299.80M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP2.98M946.67K+46.56%215.79M
POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.2.53M398.66K+18.69%183.37M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.38M-30.58K-1.27%172.19M
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC2.30M826.86K+56.21%166.41M
JUPITER TOPCO LLC2.23M2.23MNew161.43M
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP, INC.2.22M805.21K+57.10%160.44M
CHEVY CHASE TRUST HOLDINGS, LLC2.05M202.41K+10.97%148.23M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC2.04M566.65K+38.47%147.71M
MORGAN STANLEY1.97M575.75K+41.30%142.66M
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP1.93M202.23K+11.69%139.89M
NORGES BANK1.93M1.93MNew139.45M
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP1.79M-83.90K-4.49%129.35M
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.1.75M90.80K+5.48%126.56M
QUANTINNO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP1.65M273.69K+19.86%119.60M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP1.59M-40.98K-2.52%114.91M

Insights

Revenue by product
PeriodValue
FY2011MVSD: 273673000.0, SISD: 48241000.0
FY2012Mvsd: 273696000.0, Sisd: 50583000.0
FY2013Mvsd: 307651000.0, Sisd: 46235000.0
FY2014Mvsd: 426449000.0, Sisd: 59821000.0
FY2018Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 151829000.0, Standard Product and Services: 654509000.0
FY2019Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 96405000.0, Standard Product and Services: 629220000.0
FY2020Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 136190000.0, Standard Product and Services: 674830000.0
FY2021Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 147845000.0, Standard Product and Services: 889253000.0
FY2022Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 157937000.0, Standard Product and Services: 848153000.0
FY2023Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 103407000.0, Standard Product and Services: 734140000.0
FY2024Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 119196000.0, Standard Product and Services: 795319000.0
FY2025Application of Customer Specific Solutions: 114344000.0, Standard Product and Services: 880015000.0
Revenue by region
PeriodValue
FY2011Europe: 107327000.0, JAPAN: 49442000.0, UNITED STATES: 109798000.0, UNKNOWN COUNTRY: 55347000.0
FY2012Europe: 101459000.0, Other Geographic Area: 78501000.0, U S: 101125000.0
FY2013Europe: 110509000.0, Other Geographic Area: 88396000.0, U S: 117115000.0
FY2014Europe: 204999000.0, JAPAN: 43386000.0, Other Geographic Area: 90444000.0, UNITED STATES: 147441000.0
FY2015Europe: 199127000.0
FY2016Europe: 231731000.0
FY2017Europe: 323879000.0
FY2018Americas: 267043000.0, Europe: 307965000.0, Greater China: 126109000.0, Other Asia: 105221000.0
FY2019Americas: 277155000.0, Europe: 227738000.0, Greater China: 115061000.0, Other Asia: 105671000.0
FY2020Americas: 310027000.0, Europe: 208787000.0, Greater China: 168287000.0, Other Asia: 123919000.0
FY2021Americas: 435220000.0, Europe: 247744000.0, Greater China: 200135000.0, Other Asia: 153999000.0
FY2022Americas: 390573000.0, Europe: 234643000.0, Greater China: 227447000.0, Other Asia: 153427000.0
FY2023Americas: 330415000.0, Europe: 220665000.0, Greater China: 164115000.0, Other Asia: 122352000.0
FY2024Americas: 350155000.0, Europe: 217880000.0, Greater China: 164147000.0, Other Asia: 182333000.0
FY2025Americas: 407288000.0, Europe: 251638000.0, Greater China: 158456000.0, Other Asia: 176977000.0

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CGNX$58.43+0.21 +0.36%

$9.83B

Market Cap

52.98

P/E

34.71

Forward P/E

64

Score

Price History