Cognex Corp (CGNX)

Price$60.82

Value ScoreD

Growth ScoreC

Momentum ScoreB

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Price vs S&P 500 (26W)51.71%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-7.36%

VGM Score49.59

Market Capitalization$10.12B

P/E Ratio (Annual)88.44x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)0.53%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)41.23x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$8.93

P/TBV (Annual)4.27x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.34

Revenue Growth (3Y)-0.39%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$1.42

Payout Ratio (TTM)38.78%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)60.88%

Gross Margin (TTM)68.02%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)13.62%

EPS (TTM)$0.84

10-Day Avg Trading Volume2.18M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$0.84

Revenue Growth (5Y)4.16%

EPS (Annual)$0.68

Dividend / Share (Annual)$0.32

ROI (Annual)7.67%

Gross Margin (Annual)66.92%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)17.01%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$2.02

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)71.01x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)24.26%

EPS Growth (5Y)-7.50%

P/E Normalized (Annual)88.44x

ROA (Last FY)5.68%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)13.81%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$1.27

ROE (5Y Avg)11.35%

Operating Margin (TTM)18.61%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$1.42

P/B Ratio6.78x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)4.04x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$41,700

EV / Revenue (TTM)9.91x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)101.00x

ROA (TTM)5.75%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)121.73%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)53.92x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$0.68

Current Ratio (Annual)3.80x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)2.75x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume2.33M

52-Week Price Return101.12%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)41.64x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)71.01x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$381,300

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$8.45

P/S Ratio (Annual)10.18x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.49x

52-Week High$71.90

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)19.88%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$0.68

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-8.05%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)2.51%

26-Week Price Return59.63%

Quick Ratio (Annual)2.75x

13-Week Price Return18.67%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.00x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)3.80x

Enterprise Value$9.86B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)5.04%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.50x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)4.47%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$362,200

Inventory Turnover (Annual)2.23x

Pretax Margin (Annual)18.38%

Cash / Share (Annual)$2.02

3-Month Return Std Dev44.31%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)70.43%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$51,900

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)-1.03%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-5.47%

ROE (Last FY)7.67%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)8.11x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$0.68

P/FCF (TTM)41.98x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)6.25x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)40.89x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.00x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$0.84

Receivables Turnover (Annual)6.25x

ROI (TTM)7.72%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)-32.10%

P/S Ratio (TTM)9.67x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)20.92%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$5.87

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$8.45

Forward P/E41.40x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)0.66%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)76.76%

P/E Ratio (TTM)71.01x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)23.54%

Year-to-Date Return69.04%

5-Day Price Return-5.91%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$0.68

ROA (5Y Avg)8.32%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)11.51%

Month-to-Date Return-7.64%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$1.02

EBITD / Share (Annual)$1.08

EPS Growth (3Y)-18.15%

Operating Margin (Annual)16.35%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.00x

P/CF (TTM)40.47x

ROI (5Y Avg)11.35%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)71.01x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.00x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$0.84

P/TBV (Quarterly)4.27x

Payout Ratio (Annual)47.73%

P/B Ratio (Annual)4.04x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$0.32

Inventory Turnover (TTM)2.23x

Pretax Margin (TTM)20.71%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$8.93

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)10.42%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)-11.94%

Dividend Yield (TTM)0.55%

Beta1.52x

P/FCF (Annual)42.75x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$6.22

ROE (TTM)7.72%

52-Week Low$29.22

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Earnings Surprise History

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About

Cognex provides machine vision and industrial identification solutions for manufacturing automation. Its tiered product portfolio—from customizable vision software and integrated vision systems to low-cost vision sensors—addresses applications including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States and Europe, with additional operations in Greater China.