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.

Revenue
+16.9%
EPS
+79.2%
Free cash flow
+67.3%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

52.63 5.48 −9.43%
Market cap
$9.8B
P/E
55.4×
Fwd P/E
34.5×
Dividend yield
0.58%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
8.26
Beneish M
−2.78
Dividend safety
84/100

Cognex Corporation (CGNX) P/S ratio

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As of 3 November 2026, Cognex Corporation (CGNX) trades at a P/S ratio of 8.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.3× (April 2025) to 20.1× (February 2021); the current reading is higher than 40% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 4.7× and above the Technology sector median of 2.8×.

P/S ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/S ratio Change
FY2025 6.1× (9.55%)
FY2024 6.7× (18.97%)
FY2023 8.3× 0.45%
FY2022 8.3× (37.57%)
FY2021 13.2× (22.97%)
FY2020 17.2× 29.91%
FY2019 13.2× 59.97%
FY2018 8.3× (40.47%)
FY2017 13.9× 36.14%
FY2016 10.2× 57.63%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/S ratio Change
Jun 2026 11.1× 42.81%
Mar 2026 7.8× 28.16%
Dec 2025 6.1× (22.29%)
Sep 2025 7.8× 36.58%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 4.3× High 20.1×
Ten-year median 9.5×
Current reading's percentile 37

P/S ratio against peers

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ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare 5.0×
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 5.9×
CGNX Cognex Corporation 8.9×
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 4.7×
Technology sector median 2.8×
Market median 1.9×

What P/S ratio is

Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.

(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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