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) Return on assets

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Cognex Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.36%, up 2.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.71%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.29% (fiscal 2024) to 21.9% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 1.12% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 5.71% 0.42
FY2024 5.29% (0.41)
FY2023 5.70% (5.18)
FY2022 10.9% (3.83)
FY2021 14.7% 5.15
FY2020 9.56% (3.28)
FY2019 12.8% (4.17)
FY2018 17.0% 1.82
FY2017 15.2% 0.27
FY2016 14.9% (6.97)

Against its own ten years

Low 5.29% High 21.9%
Ten-year median 12.8%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare 13.2%
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare 12.7%
CGNX Cognex Corporation 8.36%
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 8.28%
FTV Fortive Corporation compare 5.57%
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 5.33%
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 4.95%
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 3.38%
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare −1.19%
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 1.12%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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