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Cognex Corporation (CGNX) vs Trimble Inc. (TRMB)

Cognex Corporation and Trimble Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Trimble Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.5B against $9.8B — 1.4× the size. Trimble Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Cognex Corporation trades at 55.9×. Cognex Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.2% against 5.80%. Cognex Corporation has the higher net margin (16.1% vs −2.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.2% vs 6.32%). Across the 21 metrics below, Cognex Corporation leads on 13 and Trimble Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E 55.87 n/m 35.93
P/S 9.01 3.56 4.46
P/B 6.02 2.64 3.00
Price to free cash flow 37.11 17.62 24.96
EV/EBITDA 35.29 17.43 19.60
EV/Sales 8.64 3.89 4.98
Earnings yield 1.79% (0.81%) 0.53%
Free cash flow yield 2.69% 5.68% 1.12%

Profitability

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 68.87% 69.80% 45.75%
Operating margin 21.90% 16.99% 7.34%
Net margin 16.05% (2.77%) 1.56%
Free cash flow margin 25.25% 20.44% 5.84%
Return on equity 11.15% (1.94%) 2.87%
Return on assets 8.36% (1.19%) 0.99%
Return on invested capital 12.16% 6.32% 3.88%

Growth

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.15% 5.80% 11.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.68% (71.10%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.16% 2.65% 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (8.27%) 1.69% 0.00%

Health

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.29 0.00
Current ratio 3.93 0.95 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA (1.75) 1.44 0.44

Dividend

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield 0.82% — 0.72%
Payout ratio 0.28 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CGNX TRMB Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 9.82b 13.51b 483.67m

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