CGNX · Cognex Corp

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$60.46 -2.51 (-3.99%) At close · Aug 28

S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$10.17B

168.22M

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Next earnings call

Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks

FQ3-26 quarter ends

~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Latest filing: 10-Q

filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish

Bearish

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice

Overall

Neutral

SellHoldBuy

Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High

Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62

Technical

price trend

Neutral

50 / 200-day cross No cross

Price vs 200-day avg +14%

above

Price vs 50-day avg −6%

below

RSI (14) 45

neutral

MACD trend Negative

52-week position 68%

mid-range

Volume (OBV) Confirms

volume backs price

Momentum

relative strength

Strong

1-month return −7%

trailing

6-month return +19%

trailing

YTD return +68%

this year

Relative strength +6%

vs S&P · 6-mo

Sentiment

smart money

Bullish

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $64 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+14% holders QoQ · +139 funds added

Insider flow Distributing

Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells

Short interest Falling

4.46% of float · ▼ -13.8% MoM · 2.6 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

656 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Squeeze score 46

elevated · 0–100

Fundamentals

Excellent

Revenue growth +9%

Y/Y

Gross margin 67%

contracting

EPS growth +10%

Y/Y

Free cash flow $236.8M

Valuation P/E 58.1

rich

Buyback $9.8M

remaining

Quant / Vol

risk profile

Very High

Volatility 59%

annualized · 1-yr

Max drawdown −28%

past year

ATR 4.6%

of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

what management promised — and delivered

Beat or met 8 of last 8

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026

Q3 2026

Revenue Initiated $300M – $320M

prior qtr $291.26M midpoint +6.4% QoQ

Adj. EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP Initiated 32% – 35%

Adj. EPS (diluted) Non-GAAP Initiated $0.50 – $0.54

2026

Revenue $1.13B – $1.15B

prior FY $994.36M midpoint +14.6% Y/Y

Adj. EPS (diluted) Non-GAAP $1.64 – $1.68

Adj. EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP 29% – 31%

Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 6, 2026

Revenue · Q2 2026 Guidance $280M – $300M

Adjusted EBITDA Margin · Q2 2026 Guidance 28% – 31%

Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted) · Q2 2026 Guidance $0.40 – $0.44

Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled

Revenue Q2 2026 Guidance

guided $280M – $300M

guided $280M – $300M $291.26M In line

Revenue Q4 2025 Guidance

guided $230M – $245M

guided $230M – $245M $252.34M Beat +6.2%

Revenue Q3 2025

guided $245M – $265M

guided $245M – $265M $276.89M Beat +8.6%

Revenue Q2 2025

guided $235M – $255M

guided $235M – $255M $249.09M In line

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral

2 · 4 · 1

50 / 200-day cross

No cross Neutral

Price vs 200-day avg

+14% Bullish

Price vs 50-day avg

−6% Bearish

RSI (14)

45 Neutral

MACD trend

Negative Bearish

52-week position

68% Neutral

Volume (OBV)

Confirms Neutral

Market signals — smart money & positioning

Bullish · 3 of 6

Trend (MA cross) No cross

50d $64 › 200d $53 — 50d above 200d

Institutional flow Accumulating

+14% holders QoQ · +139 funds added

Insider flow Distributing

Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells

Short interest Falling

4.46% of float · ▼ -13.8% MoM · 2.6 days cover

Volume signal Normal

Volume near normal

Institution breadth Multi-yr high

656 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support

Price context

position in its 52-week range

Range low $35 Now $60 · 68% Range high $72

vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg -6%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings

Metric	Latest	Period	YoY
Adjusted earnings per share of common stock, diluted non-GAAP	$0.8	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP	$165.9M	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP	29.6%	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted effective tax rate non-GAAP	18.9%	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—
Adjusted gross margin non-GAAP	71.7%	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted net income non-GAAP	$133.21M	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted operating expenses non-GAAP	$119M	second quarter of 2026	—

Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP	28.1%	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

FCF conversion rate non-GAAP	93%	second quarter of 2026	—

Free cash flow non-GAAP	$109.96M	Six-months Ended July 5, 2026	—

Adjusted gross profit non-GAAP	192.87M	Three-months Ended April 5, 2026	—
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation GAAP Gross profit (GAAP) 190.94M +216K Acquisition and integration costs +1.34M Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets +374K Reorganization charges = Adjusted gross profit 192.87M
Adjusted operating expense non-GAAP	125.1M	Three-months Ended April 5, 2026	—
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation GAAP Operating expense (GAAP) 131.07M -15K Acquisition and integration costs -1.2M Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets -4.76M Reorganization charges = Adjusted operating expense 125.1M
Adjusted operating income non-GAAP	67.77M	Three-months Ended April 5, 2026	—
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation GAAP Operating income (GAAP) 59.87M +231K Acquisition and integration costs +2.53M Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets +5.13M Reorganization charges = Adjusted operating income 67.77M
Adjusted diluted earnings per share excluding CP non-GAAP	$0.97	Twelve-months ended December 31, 2025 (Excluding CP)	—
Adjusted EBITDA excluding CP non-GAAP	$204M	Twelve-months ended December 31, 2025 (Excluding CP)	—
Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding CP non-GAAP	20.7%	Twelve-months ended December 31, 2025 (Excluding CP)	—
FCF conversion rate of Adjusted net income non-GAAP	138%	2025	—
Full-year FCF conversion rate non-GAAP	207%	2025	—

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Scientific & Technical Instruments — same industry group

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Company	Mkt cap	YTD	Rev growth Y/Y	P/E	Short % shares
CGNX Cognex Corp this stock	$10.17B	+68.0%	+8.7%	58.1	4.5%
GRMN Garmin Ltd	$55.00B	+40.6%	+15.1%	31.8	1.7%
KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc.	$54.68B	+57.5%	+8.0%	52.5	1.7%
COHR Coherent Corp.	$54.68B	+51.3%	+19.2%	67.8	5.1%
TDY Teledyne Technologies Inc	$28.86B	+21.8%	-4.6%	30.1	2.2%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section

Ownership

Institutional Holders Accumulating

Holders

656

% held: 104.9%
Net QoQ: +16.5M sh
Top holder: BlackRock, Inc.

Held Float

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Held by Funds

Fund positions

504

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Short & Settlement

Short Interest Falling

Shares short

7.5M

Days to cover: 2.6d
Change: -1.2M sh

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Short Volume

Short vol %

34%

As of: Aug 28, 2026

Short Total

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Fails to Deliver

FTD shares

8.7K

Value: $542.3K
As of: Jul 27, 2026

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Off-Exchange

Off-exchange %

46.0%

Week of: Jul 20, 2026

Off-exch Lit

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Smart Money

Insider Trades Net selling

Net (90d)

-$1.6M

Buyers / Sellers: 0 / 1

Buyers Sellers

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Congressional Trades Sell

Member

Donald Sternoff Beyer

Amount: $1.0K–$15.0K
Traded: Feb 28, 2022

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Financials

Revenue (FY)

$994.4M

Net income (FY): $114.4M
EPS diluted: $0.68

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Buybacks

Authorized · 2 programs

$1.0B

Remaining: $9.8M

Spent Remaining

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Filings

SEC Filings

Latest

10-Q

Filed: Aug 6, 2026
This year: 11

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Proposed Sales

Value

$1.6M

Shares: 25.0K
Filed: Aug 11, 2026

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Earnings & Events

Earnings Calls

Last call

Aug 6, 2026

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Investor Relations

Performance

	5D	20D	120D	MTD	YTD
CGNX	-0.1%	-7.3%	+19.0%	-7.3%	+68.0%
SPY	+0.5%	+3.0%	+13.4%	+3.0%	+12.8%
vs SPY	-0.6%	-10.3%	+5.5%	-10.3%	+55.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend

$0.085 / share · ex Aug 20, 2026

Raised 6.3%

Paid (TTM)

$0.34 / share · 4 payouts

Dividend yield (TTM, derived)

0.56%

Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Jul 5, 2026

Authorized (total)

$1.00B

Spent (derived)

$990.21M

Remaining

$9.79M

Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 851205 CUSIP 192422103 13F (30d) 473 filings 444 filers Visit website Investor relations

CGNX · Cognex Corp

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