Cognex Corporation

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Cognex Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $994.4 million, up 8.73% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+13.2%
EPS
+358.2%
Free cash flow
+20.6%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

47.78 0.28 +0.59%
Market cap
$8.0B
P/E
32.8×
Fwd P/E
28.9×
Dividend yield
0.72%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
8.26
Beneish M
−2.78
Dividend safety
84/100
Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Dec '23 Dec '24 Dec '25
P/E ratio
35.95 60.18 30.45 47.49 79.23 48.91 38.34 61.12 57.84 52.14
Piotroski F-Score
6 7 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 8
Altman Z-Score
45.26 35.57 28.43 12.36 16.97 16.05 11.06 9.71 9.03 8.26
P/S ratio
10.20 13.88 8.26 13.22 17.18 13.23 8.26 8.30 6.72 6.08
P/FCF ratio
34.01 57.46 37.89 43.39 63.71 47.62 38.96 87.55 49.75 25.95
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
19.23 11.67 14.01 6.19 5.69 6.07 6.41 6.06 6.02 5.86
Beneish M-Score
(2.39) (1.88) (2.57) (2.35) (2.53) (2.53) (2.61) (2.48) (2.39) (2.78)
P/Operating CF
71.60 126.22 92.86 141.60 167.93 248.54 125.42 479.51 119.60 80.72
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — — 84
P/B ratio
5.61 9.71 5.87 7.08 11.04 9.60 5.78 4.62 4.05 4.05
EV/Sales
9.40 13.36 7.60 12.65 16.72 12.92 7.86 7.90 6.45 5.74
EV/EBITDA
29.37 37.06 25.24 55.02 68.36 39.37 29.21 42.87 39.86 29.64
EV/FCF
31.36 55.28 34.84 41.53 62.01 46.50 37.09 83.37 47.76 24.50
Current Ratio
8.00 5.59 8.54 5.04 4.55 3.39 3.82 4.47 3.62 3.80
Net Debt/EBITDA
(2.48) (1.47) (2.21) (2.47) (1.88) (0.95) (1.48) (2.15) (1.66) (1.75)
Debt/Equity
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ROE
16.07% 17.17% 19.66% 16.37% 13.46% 20.79% 15.03% 7.69% 7.03% 7.61%
ROA
14.92% 15.19% 17.01% 12.84% 9.56% 14.71% 10.88% 5.70% 5.29% 5.71%
ROIC
17.77% 23.41% 23.05% 9.44% 11.98% 17.80% 14.82% 6.97% 5.66% 8.80%
Return on Tangible Assets
27.93% 29.68% 28.10% 35.38% 32.12% 52.93% 35.35% 17.89% 19.57% 19.08%
Average Days of Receivables
38.21 56.88 53.94 52.04 56.57 45.88 45.50 49.75 57.22 53.85
Earnings Yield
2.78% 1.66% 3.28% 2.11% 1.26% 2.04% 2.61% 1.64% 1.73% 1.92%
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.94% 1.74% 2.64% 2.30% 1.57% 2.10% 2.57% 1.14% 2.01% 3.85%
Free Cash Flow per Share
0.99 1.13 1.08 1.35 1.32 1.69 1.29 0.52 0.78 1.45
Book value per Share
5.64 6.32 6.59 7.92 7.28 8.10 8.29 8.74 8.85 8.88
Free Cash Flow
169.27 195.57 186.36 231.57 229.10 298.61 223.74 89.84 134.04 243.48
EV/EBIT
32.32 39.53 27.71 64.39 79.50 42.52 32.12 50.62 51.29 35.12
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Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 6 Nov 2026