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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
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Cognex Corporation (CGNX) Return on invested capital
Cognex Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.2%, up 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.80%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.66% (fiscal 2024) to 23.4% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 4.67% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.80% | 3.14 |
| FY2024 | 5.66% | (1.31) |
| FY2023 | 6.97% | (7.85) |
| FY2022 | 14.8% | (2.98) |
| FY2021 | 17.8% | 5.82 |
| FY2020 | 12.0% | 2.54 |
| FY2019 | 9.44% | (13.61) |
| FY2018 | 23.1% | (0.36) |
| FY2017 | 23.4% | 5.64 |
| FY2016 | 17.8% | 1.85 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare | 17.7% |
| VNT Vontier Corporation compare | 14.3% |
| CGNX Cognex Corporation | 12.2% |
| ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. compare | 7.76% |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare | 7.39% |
| MKSI MKS Inc. compare | 6.74% |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. compare | 6.32% |
| FTV Fortive Corporation compare | 5.93% |
| NOVT Novanta Inc. compare | 5.12% |
| Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median | 4.67% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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