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