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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGNX | +76.58% | -28.35% | -6.45% | +21,182% |
| S&P | +16.64% | +82.26% | +12.76% | +1,983% |
Cognex designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine-vision systems used to automate manufacturing processes.
This automation technology leader, known for machine vision systems, reported a notable insider sale amid strong one-year share performance.
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| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $252.34M | 9.9% |
| Gross Profit | $165.90M | 5.1% |
| Gross Margin | 65.75% | -3.0% |
| Market Cap | $6.03B | -2.0% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $2.20M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 2.7K | -5.8% |
| Net Income | $32.66M | 15.2% |
| EBITDA | $42.38M | 9.5% |
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| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $262.93M | 41.3% |
| Accounts Receivable | $163.69M | 11.8% |
| Inventory | 137.9 | -12.5% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $64.87M | 5.7% |
| Short Term Debt | $11.72M | 32.3% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 5.71% | 0.4% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 12.34% | -1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $72.31M | 46.6% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $74.90M | 45.7% |
| Metric | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 43.89 | 44.03 | 70.72 | 53.18 | -8.82% |
| Price to Book | 3.35 | 3.68 | 5.05 | 4.05 | 3.11% |
| Price to Sales | 5.56 | 5.70 | 7.98 | 6.11 | -9.65% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 4.88 | 5.52 | 7.48 | 5.96 | 4.03% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 46.71 | 42.06 | 48.56 | 33.36 | -55.93% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 146.56 | 100.29 | 115.35 | 137.26 | -11.62% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 126.93% |
| Return on Equity | 8.0% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.25% |
| Total Debt | $73.70M | $83.19M | $78.93M | $76.59M | 9.07% |
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