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Cognex Corporation

CGNX Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments

Cognex Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $994.4 million, up 8.73% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 16.9%, EPS grew 79.2% and free cash flow grew 67.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.

54.11 1.56 −2.80%
Market cap
$9.4B
P/E
51.5×
Fwd P/E
42.7×
Dividend yield
0.63%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
8.26
Beneish M
−2.78
Dividend safety
84/100
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Cognex Corporation (CGNX) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, Cognex Corporation (CGNX) trades at a P/E ratio of 51.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.1× (January 2016) to 115× (July 2024); the current reading is higher than 62% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 33.2× and above the Technology sector median of 28.2×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 52.1× (9.84%)
FY2024 57.8× (5.37%)
FY2023 61.1× 59.44%
FY2022 38.3× (21.61%)
FY2021 48.9× (38.27%)
FY2020 79.2× 66.83%
FY2019 47.5× 55.97%
FY2018 30.4× (49.40%)
FY2017 60.2× 67.37%
FY2016 36.0× 130.97%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 69.0× 21.08%
Mar 2026 57.0× 9.24%
Dec 2025 52.1× (24.03%)
Sep 2025 68.6× 55.79%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 13.1× High 115×
Ten-year median 46.8×
Current reading's percentile 59

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare n/m
ITRI Itron, Inc. compare 13.6×
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 13.7×
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare 20.5×
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 32.9×
FTV Fortive Corporation compare 33.6×
CGNX Cognex Corporation 51.5×
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 66.5×
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 81.0×
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 33.2×
Technology sector median 28.2×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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