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CGNX · Cognex Corp

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$60.78 +1.11 (+1.86%)
Market Cap
$10.12B
Shares
168.22M
Volume · Sep 30 1.83M Avg daily vol (3M) 1.99M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$59.67 Open$59.52 Day$58.50–59.70 52W close$34.80–72.42 Avg vol 30d1.6M Short int7.1M · 4.2% float · 5.0d Short vol63% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Aug 6, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$174.79M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+16.9%
Year over year
Operating margin
21.9%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
57.4
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 1.7%
FCF yield
2.7%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$302.52M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+0.8%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+31.0%
Trailing year
Short interest
4.2%
Latest settlement · 5.0 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.38
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +8%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −4%
below
RSI (14) 47
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 66%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return −2%
trailing
6-month return +11%
trailing
YTD return +66%
this year
Relative strength −2%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $62 › 200d $55 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+14% holders QoQ · +141 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
4.24% of float · ▼ -7.3% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
659 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 55
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 57.9
rich
Buyback $9.8M
remaining
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 59%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −28%
past year
ATR 3.6%
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

Beat or met 7 of last 7
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%
Guided vs delivered · last 7 settled
Revenue Q3 2024
guided $225M – $240M
$234.74M In line
Revenue fourth quarter
guided $210M – $230M
$244.07M Beat +10.9%
Revenue Q3
guided $275M – $295M
$284.85M In line
Revenue Q2
guided $250M – $270M
$269.16M 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
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+8% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−4% Neutral
RSI (14)
47 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
66% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $62 › 200d $55 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+14% holders QoQ · +141 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
4.24% of float · ▼ -7.3% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
659 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $35 Now $60 · 66% Range high $72
vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg -4%

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

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

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
$10.12B +65.8% +8.7% 57.9 4.2%
KEYS
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
$61.65B +77.5% +8.0% 49.6 1.4%
GRMN
Garmin Ltd
$56.73B +43.1% +15.1% 32.8 1.6%
COHR
Coherent Corp.
$55.49B +58.3% +19.2% 68.8 5.2%
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Inc
$28.47B +18.6% -4.6% 29.7 1.9%

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
659
% held
104.9%
Net QoQ
+16.6M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
513
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
7.1M
Days to cover
5.0d
Change
-563.5K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
63%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
216
Value
$13.4K
As of
Sep 9, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
38.8%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$1.6M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Donald Sternoff Beyer
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Feb 28, 2022
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$994.4M
Net income (FY)
$114.4M
EPS diluted
$0.68
View
Buybacks
Authorized · 2 programs
$1.0B
Remaining
$9.8M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 22, 2026
This year
12
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$1.6M
Shares
25.0K
Filed
Aug 11, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 6, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Cognex Announces Second Quarter 2…
Published
Jul 16, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CGNX +1.2% -2.1% +11.0% -2.1% +65.8%
SPY -1.2% -0.4% +13.1% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY +2.4% -1.8% -2.1% -1.8% +53.8%

Capital returns

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) 14 filings 12 filers Visit website Investor relations