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Cognex

CGNX · NASDAQ

$56.77+$1.61 (+2.92%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $55.16

About CGNX

Cognex Corp. engages in the provision of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in a wide range of businesses across attractive industrial end markets. The company is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts and currently employs 2,745 full-time employees. The firm operates through the machine vision technology segment. Its solutions blend hardware and software to capture and analyze visual information, aiding the automation of manufacturing and distribution tasks for customers worldwide. Machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and distribution of discrete items, such as mobile phones, automotive components, and consumer goods, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. Machine vision is important for applications in which human vision is inadequate to meet requirements for size, accuracy, or speed, or in instances where substantial cost savings or quality improvements are maintained.

Employees
2,745
Headquarters
Natick, Massachusetts
Listed
Jul 20, 1989
Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Website
cognex.com

CGNX key statistics

Market cap
9.55B
Price-earnings ratio
53.04
Dividend yield
0.59%
Average volume
1.94M
Volume
1.47M
Open price
$54.14
High today
$57.05
Low today
$53.82
52 Week high
$72.88
52 Week low
$34.60

Cognex (CGNX) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Cognex (CGNX) shares are priced at $56.77, giving the company a market cap of 9.55B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.04 and a dividend yield of 0.59%.

Today the stock has traded between $53.82 and $57.05. The current price is 5.5% above the day's low and 0.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.47M shares, below the average of 1.94M shares a day.

Over the past year Cognex has ranged from $34.60 to $72.88, and now sits 58% of the way up that range.

Cognex met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.45 per share against an estimate of $0.4327.

The average analyst price target is $80.14, 41.2% above the current price, from 13 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

62%of 13 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy61.5%
  • Hold38.5%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 23 analystsAvg $80.14
Low
$65.65
Now
$56.77
High
$96.60

CGNX earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 8 of the last 8 quarters, by 15.3% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.1925
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.1587
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.16 per share against an estimate of $0.1346
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.2411
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.33 per share against an estimate of $0.295
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.27 per share against an estimate of $0.225
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.34 per share against an estimate of $0.2536
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.45 per share against an estimate of $0.4327

CGNX news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Cognex Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates

  • Piero Cingari

    Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Russell 2000 Fall as 30-Year Yield Hits 5.7%

  • Caroline Ryan

    Deal Dispatch: Jana Calls For Six Flags Review, Cognex Corp Buys RealSense, Brightline Bankruptcy

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Cognex Launches New Wafer Reader to Help Semiconductor Manufacturers Scale Production

  • Akanksha Bakshi

    Cognex Buys Intel-Spun RealSense For $500 Million

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Cognex to Acquire RealSense, Expanding Machine Vision Leadership into High-Growth Robotic Perception Market

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Cognex to Present at the Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Laguna Conference

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Cognex Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

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