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Cognex Corporation (CGNX)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Natick, United States | NasdaqGS
60.46 USD -2.51 (-3.986%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 60.88 +0.42 (0.695%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:40 a.m. EDT

Cognex presents a compelling case for a medium-to-long-term hold, driven by a robust recovery in fundamentals and a clear inflection point in its growth trajectory. After a brutal multi-year decline that saw the stock lose nearly half its value, the company has staged a powerful comeback with 17% revenue growth and a 79% surge in earnings, signaling that the worst is behind it. The balance sheet remains fortress-like with minimal debt and strong cash generation, while the forward P/E of roughly 30x suggests the market is beginning to price in this renewed momentum without yet demanding a premium multiple. While the trailing P/E remains elevated due to past lows, the shift from a declining to an expanding business justifies a 'solid buy' rating. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by recent volatility; the stock has retraced significantly from its August highs, creating a choppy environment where technicals are mixed. The statistical forecasting model offers no directional guidance, reflecting this noise, and the dividend yield is negligible at under 0.6%, offering no income cushion. Investors should view this as a growth play on a recovering industrial automation leader rather than a value or income vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.042672
MSTL0.046506
AutoTheta0.147448
AutoARIMA0.175420

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 1.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.885
Excess Kurtosis 0.01
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 4.448
Revenue per Share 6.512
Market Cap 10,170,813,440
Trailing P/E 60.46
Forward P/E 29.87
Beta 1.50
Profit Margins 16.05%
Website https://www.cognex.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a continued upward trend, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes of 80 and 90 for the August expiration, and significant volume in 75-strike calls for November. Conversely, put writing is concentrated at lower strikes (55 and 60), suggesting a floor is expected there rather than active hedging against a crash. The skew indicates a bullish bias among retail traders.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.66% 0.76% 0.66%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.08500 0.142307
2026-05-21 0.08500 0.132255
2026-02-26 0.08500 0.153540
2025-11-13 0.08500 0.229420
2025-08-14 0.08000 0.183824
2025-05-15 0.08000 0.253084
2025-02-27 0.08000 0.244574
2024-11-14 0.08000 0.197385
2024-08-15 0.07500 0.190646
2024-05-15 0.07500 0.158094
2024-02-28 0.07500 0.196541
2023-11-16 0.07500 0.205086
2023-08-17 0.07000 0.150765
2023-05-18 0.07000 0.134100
2023-03-02 0.07000 0.146505
2022-11-17 0.07000 0.143120
2022-08-18 0.06500 0.137683
2022-05-19 0.06500 0.137363
2022-03-03 0.06500 0.097495
2021-11-18 0.06500 0.081936
2021-08-19 0.06000 0.071805
2021-05-20 0.06000 0.077902
2021-02-25 0.06000 0.073692
2020-12-11 2.00000 2.609263
2020-11-12 0.06000 0.085629
2020-08-13 0.05500 0.081037
2020-05-14 0.05500 0.097813
2020-02-27 0.05500 0.123429
2019-11-14 0.05500 0.108140
2019-08-15 0.05000 0.114890
2019-05-16 0.05000 0.111259
2019-02-28 0.05000 0.093633
2018-11-15 0.05000 0.118821
2018-08-16 0.04500 0.085535
2018-05-17 0.04500 0.096236
2018-03-01 0.04500 0.084906
2017-11-16 0.04500 0.065246
2017-08-16 0.04250 0.081880
2017-05-31 0.04250 0.092886
2017-03-01 0.03750 0.094637
2016-11-30 0.03750 0.125607
2016-08-31 0.03750 0.150723
2016-06-01 0.03750 0.172771
2016-03-02 0.03500 0.179074
2015-12-02 0.03500 0.197017
2015-09-02 0.03500 0.200688
2015-06-03 0.03500 0.136772
2012-12-12 0.27750 3.026998
2012-11-28 0.02750 0.310121
2012-08-29 0.02750 0.302530
2012-05-30 0.02750 0.310822
2012-02-29 0.02500 0.234522
2011-11-30 0.02500 0.280348
2011-08-31 0.02250 0.281250
2011-06-01 0.02250 0.259142
2011-03-02 0.02000 0.298396
2010-12-01 0.02000 0.279427
2010-09-01 0.01500 0.292113
2010-06-02 0.01500 0.320684
2010-03-03 0.01250 0.257732
2009-12-02 0.01250 0.299760
2009-09-02 0.01250 0.310559
2009-06-03 0.01250 0.372578
2009-03-04 0.03750 1.436782
2008-11-25 0.03750 1.218521
2008-08-27 0.03750 0.747012
2008-05-28 0.02125 0.309654
2008-02-27 0.02125 0.427350
2007-11-14 0.02125 0.403800
2007-08-08 0.02125 0.353137
2007-05-09 0.02125 0.364338
2007-02-07 0.02125 0.376273
2006-11-08 0.02125 0.358801
2006-08-09 0.02125 0.373298
2006-05-10 0.02000 0.285714
2006-02-08 0.02000 0.277200
2005-11-08 0.02000 0.261523
2005-08-03 0.02000 0.241546
2005-05-04 0.02000 0.350877
2005-02-09 0.02000 0.296296
2004-11-03 0.02000 0.308880
2004-08-04 0.02000 0.283386
2004-05-05 0.01500 0.185242
2004-02-18 0.01500 0.183767
2003-11-06 0.01500 0.214286
2003-08-27 0.01500 0.206256
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.34
dividendYield 0.54
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.335
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0053199935
lastDividendValue 0.085
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.42240798
Address1 One Vision Drive
All Time High 101.82
All Time Low 0.316406
Ask 60.61
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,858,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,246,882
Average Volume 2,246,882
Average Volume10Days 1,858,510
Beta 1.503
Bid 60.77
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 9.687
City Natick
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 60.46
Current Ratio 3.934
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 63.35
Day Low 60.43
Debt To Equity 4.448
Display Name Cognex
Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Dividend Rate 0.34
Dividend Yield 0.54
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Earnings Growth 0.792
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.796
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 267,406,000
Ebitda Margins 0.24556999
Enterprise To Ebitda 36.794
Enterprise To Revenue 9.035
Enterprise Value 9,838,920,704
Eps Current Year 1.69166
Eps Forward 2.0242
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 64.4802
Fifty Day Average Change -4.0202026
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06234786
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 42.2408
Fifty Two Week High 72.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.419998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1704171
Fifty Two Week Low 34.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 25.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7473989
Fifty Two Week Range 34.6 - 72.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 616,944,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.63
Float Shares 160,524,237
Forward Eps 2.0242
Forward P E 29.86859
Free Cashflow 195,671,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,745
Fullday Change -2.51
Fullday Change Percent -3.98603
Fullday Price 60.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.68865997
Gross Profits 749,905,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0036199999
Held Percent Institutions 1.12475
Implied Shares Outstanding 168,223,842
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Ir Website http://www.cognex.com/CognexInfo/InvestorInfo/default.aspx?id=104&langtype=1033&locale=us
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.085
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,512,345,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks in the United States, Europe, Greater China, and internationally. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacture and distribution of discrete items, such as mobile phones, automotive components, and e-commerce packages, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. The company offers VisionPro software, a suite of patented vision tools for traditional rule-based tools and deep learning-enabled tools for advanced programming; vision systems that combine smart cameras and software to perform a wide range of tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, assembly verification, and robotic guidance; OneVision, a cloud-based platform designed to transform how manufacturers build, train, and scale AI-powered vision applications; In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors; QuickBuild, which allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical and flowchart-based programming interface; DataMan, an image-based barcode reader for fixed-mount and handheld models, as well as barcode verifiers; and vision accessories, such as industrial cameras, lenses, lighting, vision controllers, frame grabbers, and I/O cards. It sells its products to the automotive, logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, medical-related, semiconductor, and consumer products industries. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
Long Name Cognex Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,170,813,440
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_26658
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,209,600
Net Income To Common 174,788,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,593,055,330
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 62.82
Operating Cashflow 276,632,992
Operating Margins 0.29361
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.32209998
Peg Ratio 2.71
Phone 508 650 3000
Post Market Change 0.42000198
Post Market Change Percent 0.6946775
Post Market Price 60.88
Post Market Time 1,787,961,309
Previous Close 62.97
Price Eps Current Year 35.74004
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.241354
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.34019
Profit Margins 0.16051
Quick Ratio 2.955
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.85
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.51
Regular Market Change Percent -3.98603
Regular Market Day High 63.35
Regular Market Day Low 60.43
Regular Market Day Range 60.43 - 63.35
Regular Market Open 62.82
Regular Market Previous Close 62.97
Regular Market Price 60.46
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,087,594
Return On Assets 0.07126
Return On Equity 0.111490004
Revenue Growth 0.169
Revenue Per Share 6.512
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 168,223,842
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0446
Shares Short 7,507,974
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 8,312,254
Short Name Cognex Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0504
Short Ratio 3.31
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CGNX
Target High Price 92.0
Target Low Price 65.0
Target Mean Price 80.05263
Target Median Price 80.0
Total Cash 404,369,984
Total Cash Per Share 2.404
Total Debt 72,477,000
Total Revenue 1,088,930,048
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.335
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0053199935
Trailing Eps 1.0
Trailing P E 60.46
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 52.83785
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.6221504
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1442555
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,087,594
Website https://www.cognex.com
Zip 01,760-2059