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CO

Cognex Corporation (CGNX)

NASDAQ • Technology

$58.75
+$0.09 (+0.2%)
Market closed

Last close at September 28, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$58.17
Day Range$57.83 - $59.34
Avg. Volume (3M)1.5M
Market Cap$9.7B
P/E Ratio56.0
52 Week Range
$34.6$72.88
Next EarningsIn 29 daysOct 28, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q3 2026
Revenueeverything earned$291.2M100%
Gross Profitminus cost of goods$205.7M71%
Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$85.5M29%
Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$72.7M25%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, Cognex Corporation keeps $25 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$1B
Net Income (TTM)
$174.7M
EPS (TTM)
$1.05
ROA (TTM)
8.02%
Current Ratio
3.93
Dividend Yield
0.12%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

+22.7%Q1 2026$0.27
+36.9%Q2 2026$0.34
+6.2%Q3 2026$0.45
Next

Oct 28

in 29 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026
Beat +6.2%

Cognex Corporation beat consensus on adjusted EPS while revenue came in line in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, reported on August 5, 2026. Adjusted EPS of $0.45 topped the $0.42 estimate, +6%, and was up from $0.25 a year ago, while revenue rose 17% to about $291.3 million from $249.1 million a year ago and came in line with the $292.1 million consensus, -0.3%. Net income climbed 80% to about $72.8 million from $40.5 million a year earlier, with gross margin holding near 71% and operating margin about 29% as operating income reached about $85.5 million. Operating cash flow was about $69.2 million, and Cognex repurchased about $6.2 million of stock while paying about $14.3 million in dividends. Consensus for the next period calls for EPS of $0.50 on revenue of $313.3 million.

Next report — what to expect

Cognex Corporation (CGNX) reports on October 28, 2026. Wall Street’s next-period consensus calls for EPS of $0.51 on revenue of $313.5 million. For trailing context, revenue rose +16.9% year over year last quarter. Cognex has beaten EPS in 8 of 8 most recent quarters, making forecast execution a key focus.

View full earnings history

About Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation develops machine vision hardware and software that interpret and process visual data for industrial automation. Listed on the NASDAQ as CGNX, the company sells inspection, identification, and guidance tools used in production and logistics, and generated $994.4 million of revenue in FY2025.

Name
Cognex Corporation
CEO
Matthew Moschner
Website
www.cognex.com
Industry
Technology
Year Founded
1981
Employees
2,745

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

CGNX ended the day slightly higher at 58.75, while its sector was weaker. Cognex agreed to buy Intel’s RealSense robotics-vision business for $500 million.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (1.6M)

1.5M

vs S&P 500 Today

Outperforming Market

+0.90%

Updated: September 28, 2026 at 20:10 UTC

Technical Indicators

2 Buy1 Neutral5 Sell
Cognex is showing a short- to medium-term bias to the downside while remaining above its long-term average, with the current price near 58.75 and short EMAs/SMAs trading higher than the stock. Momentum indicators are soft—MACD and momentum readings are negative and RSI sits below neutral—while ADX indicates a weak trend and ATR shows moderate intraday range. On the constructive side, OBV remains positive and the classic pivot sits just below the market, offering nearby technical support. Technical takeaway: Sell — short- and medium-term indicators favor downside pressure despite support from the 200-day average.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$54.81 - $61.54
    Sell
  • RSI (14)43.72
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)17.54
    Buy
  • MACD Level (12, 26)-0.98
    Sell

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