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COGNEX CORP CGNX
COGNEX CORP statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($11.61); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
COGNEX CORP trades at about 89.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 36.7×–82.1×, median 55.6×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (36.7×–82.1×); dot = today's 89.2×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 66.9% | 68.4% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 73.3% | 74.5% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 75.6% | 75.2% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 12.6% | 15.6% | 24.5% | 30.4% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 27.4% | 33.8% | 29.1% |
| Net margin | 11.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 21.4% | 27.0% | 21.7% | 28.1% | 27.2% | 23.1% | 27.1% |
| FCF margin | 23.8% | 14.7% | 10.7% | 22.2% | 28.8% | 28.2% | 31.9% | 23.1% | 25.5% | 32.0% |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 17.0% | 13.7% | 13.8% |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 15.0% | 19.6% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 19.3% | 16.1% | 14.9% |
| Current ratio | 3.80 | 3.62 | 4.47 | 3.82 | 3.39 | 4.55 | 5.04 | 8.54 | 5.59 | 8.00 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.