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COGNEX CORP CGNX
Nasdaq · stock · Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · website · IPO 1989-07-20 · LEI
COGNEX CORP dividends
Dividend yield0.49%
Dividend payout47.7%
Paid from FCF23.1%
Safetymoderate
Per share (TTM)$2.15
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $54.6M | $52.3M | $49.1M | $45.9M | $43.3M | $390.5M | $35.1M | $31.9M | $29.0M | $25.2M |
| Per share | $0.32 | $0.30 | $0.28 | $0.26 | $0.24 | $2.21 | $0.20 | $0.18 | $0.16 | $0.14 |
| Yield then (approx) | 0.83% | 0.76% | 0.78% | 0.48% | 0.36% | 2.69% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.26% | 0.43% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | $2 | 9.74% |
| 2019-12-31 | $0.055 | 0.43% |
| 2018-12-31 | $0.05 | 0.44% |
| 2018-09-30 | $0.0425 | 0.40% |
| 2017-12-31 | $0.045 | 0.29% |
| 2017-10-01 | $0.043 | 0.28% |
| 2017-04-02 | $0.0375 | 0.35% |
| 2016-12-31 | $0.038 | 0.45% |
| 2016-10-02 | $0.075 | 1.16% |
| 2016-07-03 | $0.075 | 1.33% |
| 2016-04-03 | $0.04 | 0.90% |
| 2015-12-31 | $0.07 | 1.74% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.