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Cognex CGNX Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin68%-0.3pp66.9%-1.5pp67.6%-0.8pp67.7%-1.8pp68.3%-2.5pp
Operating margin18.8%+5.0pp16.3%+3.8pp16.3%+5.3pp14.2%+2.8pp13.8%-0.7pp
Net margin13.6%+0.8pp11.5%-0.1pp11.3%+1.2pp13.1%+3.8pp12.8%+1.0pp
Returns
Return on equity9.7%+1.7pp7.6%+0.6pp7.2%+1.4pp8.1%+2.9pp8%+1.2pp
Return on invested capital9.6%+2.1pp7.5%+0.8pp7.2%+1.2pp7.7%+2.3pp7.5%+0.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.5×+0.1×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio3.6×+0.5×3.8×+0.2×0.0×3.3×-0.7×3.1×-0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.7×-0.3×-1×-0.2×-0.9×+0.1×-0.6×+0.2×-0.4×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$8.78+3.5%$8.81+0.2%$8.80-3.0%$8.93+2.4%$8.48-1.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$8.18B+61.9%$6.03B-2.0%$7.61B+9.5%$5.16B-35.8%$5.05B-30.7%
Price / earnings57.4×+14.5×52.7×-5.2×69.1×-8.9×42.2×-60.2×42.9×-30.2×
Price / sales7.8×+2.3×6.1×-0.7×7.8×-0.1×5.5×-4.0×5.5×-3.1×
Price / book5.5×+2.0×0.0×5.1×+0.7×3.4×-1.9×3.5×-1.4×
EV / EBITDA35.4×+4.2×30.2×-10.6×39.3×-13.8×30.7×-33.1×31.2×-17.7×
Dividend yield0.7%-0.4pp0.9%+0.1pp0.7%0.0pp1%+0.4pp1%+0.4pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Cognex's profit margins?
Cognex (CGNX) runs a 68.0% gross margin and a 18.8% operating margin, with a 13.6% net margin.
Where do Cognex's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Cognex's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.