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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
- +16.9%
- EPS
- +79.2%
- Free cash flow
- +67.3%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
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Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Operating margin
Cognex Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 21.9%, up 5.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.6% (fiscal 2024) to 33.8% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 8.96% and above the Technology sector median of 0.31%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.4% | 3.77 |
| FY2024 | 12.6% | (3.03) |
| FY2023 | 15.6% | (8.86) |
| FY2022 | 24.5% | (5.91) |
| FY2021 | 30.4% | 9.35 |
| FY2020 | 21.0% | 1.38 |
| FY2019 | 19.7% | (7.78) |
| FY2018 | 27.4% | (6.36) |
| FY2017 | 33.8% | 4.69 |
| FY2016 | 29.1% | 2.13 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 29.4% | 7.06 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.3% | 8.32 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.0% | (6.88) |
| Sep 2025 | 20.9% | 3.42 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| CGNX Cognex Corporation | 21.9% |
| FTV Fortive Corporation compare | 19.6% |
| VNT Vontier Corporation compare | 18.8% |
| BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare | 18.8% |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. compare | 17.0% |
| MKSI MKS Inc. compare | 15.7% |
| ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare | 15.7% |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare | 15.1% |
| NOVT Novanta Inc. compare | 8.96% |
| Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median | 8.96% |
| Technology sector median | 0.31% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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