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Cognex Corporation invents and commercializes technologies that address various critical manufacturing and distribution challenges. The Company is a global provider of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in businesses across industrial end markets. It operates through the machine vision technology segment. Its solutions blend physical products and software to capture and analyze visual information, allowing for the automation of manufacturing and distribution tasks for customers worldwide. Machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing or distribution and tracking of discrete items, such as mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries and e-commerce packages, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. Machine vision is important for applications in which human vision is inadequate to meet requirements for size, accuracy, or speed, or in instances where substantial cost savings or quality improvements are maintained.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)994.36m
- Net income in USD114.44m
- Incorporated1981
- Employees2.91k
- LocationCognex CorpOne Vision DriveNATICK 01760United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (508) 650-3000
- Fax+1 (508) 650-3333
- Websitehttps://www.cognex.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCO Technologies Inc | 1.20bn | 129.33m | 7.06bn | 3.43k | 54.69 | 4.53 | 32.54 | 5.87 | 4.99 | 11.72 | 46.45 | 60.27 | 0.5742 | 3.15 | 3.61 | 351,590.10 | 6.17 | 5.21 | 7.70 | 6.43 | 41.57 | 40.63 | 10.74 | 10.14 | 0.8922 | 10.51 | 0.0939 | 9.19 | 19.18 | 8.44 | 13.32 | 38.41 | 4.87 | 0.00 |
| Gates Industrial Corporation PLC | 3.44bn | 252.20m | 7.11bn | 14.10k | 28.47 | 2.09 | 14.48 | 2.07 | 0.9671 | 0.964 | 13.21 | 13.15 | 0.4941 | 2.98 | 4.69 | -- | 3.98 | 3.69 | 4.69 | 4.36 | 40.49 | 38.72 | 8.05 | 7.61 | 2.42 | 4.22 | 0.377 | -- | 1.03 | 4.27 | 29.00 | 25.91 | 11.06 | -- |
| Timken Co | 4.58bn | 288.40m | 7.48bn | 19.00k | 26.14 | 2.35 | 13.66 | 1.63 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 65.24 | 45.72 | 0.7002 | 2.59 | 6.77 | -- | 4.85 | 6.38 | 5.76 | 7.88 | 31.15 | 29.86 | 6.93 | 8.42 | 1.47 | 6.38 | 0.3649 | 25.47 | 0.1924 | 5.45 | -18.23 | 0.2727 | 4.04 | 4.23 |
| ESAB Corp | 2.79bn | 272.81m | 8.13bn | 9.30k | 30.08 | 3.84 | 22.80 | 2.91 | 4.45 | 3.93 | 45.57 | 34.85 | 0.6237 | 3.76 | 6.34 | 300,250.00 | 6.28 | -- | 7.44 | -- | 37.56 | 35.71 | 10.07 | 9.18 | 1.24 | 6.51 | 0.382 | 3.69 | -1.22 | 4.05 | 32.26 | 10.57 | 3.10 | -- |
| Middleby Corp | 3.88bn | -202.37m | 8.26bn | 4.96k | -- | 2.81 | -- | 2.13 | -4.40 | -4.40 | 73.00 | 58.32 | 0.5725 | 2.64 | 5.49 | 781,885.60 | -2.99 | 6.23 | -3.43 | 7.17 | 37.82 | 36.86 | -5.21 | 11.08 | 1.10 | 7.91 | 0.413 | 0.00 | -4.00 | 5.54 | 6.87 | 3.99 | 1.17 | -- |
| Chart Industries Inc | 4.29bn | 42.20m | 9.29bn | 11.93k | 232.49 | 2.90 | 27.76 | 2.16 | 0.8888 | 0.8294 | 94.67 | 71.23 | 0.445 | 5.39 | 2.66 | 359,758.60 | 0.8627 | 1.92 | 1.12 | 2.45 | 33.81 | 30.13 | 1.94 | 4.38 | 1.15 | 2.26 | 0.5217 | 0.00 | 24.10 | 27.90 | 845.63 | 44.06 | 27.25 | -- |
| Cognex Corp | 994.36m | 114.44m | 9.80bn | 2.91k | 86.72 | 6.57 | 93.10 | 9.85 | 0.6766 | 0.6766 | 5.87 | 8.93 | 0.496 | 2.23 | 6.33 | -- | 5.71 | 8.39 | 6.26 | 9.19 | 66.92 | 70.45 | 11.51 | 17.31 | 3.05 | -- | -- | 29.41 | 8.73 | 4.16 | 7.79 | -8.27 | -- | 7.63 |
| Applied Industrial Technologies Inc | 4.75bn | 403.79m | 10.41bn | 6.79k | 26.55 | 5.57 | 21.76 | 2.19 | 10.51 | 10.51 | 123.74 | 50.14 | 1.53 | 6.32 | 6.65 | 699,121.30 | 13.02 | 11.62 | 15.24 | 14.27 | 30.39 | 29.54 | 8.49 | 7.45 | 2.56 | 135.30 | 0.2339 | 18.36 | 1.88 | 7.05 | 1.87 | 76.35 | 6.21 | 5.67 |
| Flowserve Corp | 4.73bn | 354.45m | 11.05bn | 16.00k | 32.40 | 5.04 | 23.35 | 2.34 | 2.69 | 2.62 | 36.18 | 17.25 | 0.8438 | 3.80 | 3.60 | -- | 6.74 | 4.81 | 9.30 | 6.55 | 34.59 | 31.12 | 7.99 | 5.95 | 1.50 | 12.70 | 0.4113 | 48.12 | 3.76 | 4.87 | 31.24 | 23.26 | 4.32 | 1.23 |
| Watts Water Technologies Inc | 2.44bn | 340.80m | 11.21bn | 4.80k | 33.05 | 5.53 | 28.16 | 4.60 | 10.17 | 10.17 | 72.79 | 60.81 | 0.924 | 2.69 | 8.91 | -- | 12.91 | 12.14 | 15.68 | 14.94 | 49.46 | 46.23 | 13.98 | 12.45 | 1.49 | 476.70 | 0.0888 | 15.03 | 8.27 | 10.08 | 17.03 | 24.42 | 0.8529 | 16.68 |
| Core & Main Inc | 7.76bn | 435.00m | 11.27bn | 5.70k | 25.30 | 5.73 | 17.33 | 1.45 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 39.10 | 10.06 | 1.24 | 5.78 | 5.71 | 1,362,105.00 | 7.29 | 7.94 | 9.00 | 10.04 | 26.82 | 26.33 | 5.87 | 6.17 | 1.35 | 5.80 | 0.5116 | 0.00 | 11.03 | 17.04 | 10.78 | 58.41 | 20.28 | -- |
| SPX Technologies Inc | 2.16bn | 223.80m | 11.51bn | 4.30k | 49.25 | 5.36 | 33.91 | 5.32 | 4.69 | 4.68 | 45.33 | 43.11 | 0.6915 | 4.07 | 5.19 | 502,674.40 | 7.16 | 4.24 | 8.33 | 5.26 | 40.82 | 37.44 | 10.35 | 6.62 | 1.70 | 7.31 | 0.1893 | 0.00 | 13.94 | 5.40 | 39.46 | 21.79 | 16.38 | -- |
| Crane Co | 2.31bn | 331.70m | 11.52bn | 8.50k | 35.30 | 5.58 | 30.16 | 5.00 | 5.67 | 6.26 | 39.37 | 35.82 | 0.7097 | 3.52 | 6.61 | 271,176.50 | 10.21 | 7.57 | 12.10 | 10.00 | 42.20 | 38.88 | 14.39 | 11.24 | 4.72 | 4,341.00 | 0.3575 | 11.47 | 8.16 | 4.68 | 23.68 | 14.85 | 16.62 | -- |
| Mueller Industries Inc | 4.18bn | 765.19m | 13.19bn | 5.17k | 17.30 | 4.11 | 15.83 | 3.16 | 6.87 | 6.87 | 37.48 | 28.92 | 1.19 | 6.10 | 9.03 | -- | 21.78 | 24.76 | 24.86 | 29.29 | 29.02 | 27.15 | 18.31 | 16.39 | 4.68 | -- | 0.00 | 11.53 | 10.87 | 11.75 | 26.50 | 40.55 | 9.41 | 37.97 |
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Cognex Corp's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
43.65%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 17.30m | 10.32% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Sep 2025 | 14.04m | 8.38% |
| Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark)as of 31 Dec 2025 | 8.10m | 4.83% |
| Pictet Asset Management SAas of 31 Dec 2025 | 7.01m | 4.19% |
| GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 2024 | 6.95m | 4.14% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 5.22m | 3.12% |
| Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 4.60m | 2.75% |
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (IM)as of 30 Sep 2025 | 3.90m | 2.32% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 3.11m | 1.85% |
| Mackenzie Financial Corp.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 2.94m | 1.75% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 02 Feb 2026Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
