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Cognex Corporation

CGNX

Technology · 64.22 +4.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Cognex Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 24.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+4.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 25 activeSemiconductors · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Gross margin was 71% of revenue in Q1 2026 vs 67% in Q1 2025, attributed to a more favorable end-market mix and increased cost efficiencies from higher sales volume.
  • Cognex reported broad demand in consumer electronics, semiconductors, packaging, and logistics, while automotive remained soft in Europe.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CGNX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 24.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 10.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 119.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Gross margin was 71% of revenue in Q1 2026 vs 67% in Q1 2025, attributed to a more favorable end-market mix and increased cost efficiencies from higher sales volume.
  • Cognex reported broad demand in consumer electronics, semiconductors, packaging, and logistics, while automotive remained soft in Europe.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements94
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.7% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +3.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.15x in the latest annual period.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

64.22
6m+31.7%12m+44.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.0B+27.9%$1.56+1.9%
2022-12-31$1.0B-3.0%$1.23-2.8%
2023-12-31$837.5M-16.8%$0.65-0.8%
2024-12-31$914.5M+9.2%$0.62-0.5%
2025-12-31$994.4M+8.7%$0.68-1.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangemixed · 4 filings
Dollars based on the closing-date foreign exchange rate) of net customer relationships to the disposal group based on the relative fair value attributable to the disposal group using an income approach, which the Company determined to be the most appropriate…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Tariffs and trade policypositive · 3 filings
The increase was primarily due to more favorable end-market mix and increased cost efficiencies from higher sales volume, slightly offset by the impact of tariffs.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 2 filings
The legislation is expected to result in a full-year cash tax benefit estimated between $12 million and $15 million, primarily driven by the Company's ability to immediately expense research and development costs.
10-K · Feb 12, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 1 filings
The decrease in capital expenditures from 2024 was primarily due to the timing of planned business systems projects associated with our sales processes.
10-K · Feb 12, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 10.9× · EV/sales 10.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

64.22+4.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CGNX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-01.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 24.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 10.2 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 119.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The increase was primarily due to more favorable end-market mix and increased cost efficiencies from higher sales volume, slightly offset by the impact of tariffs.

The increase was due to broad-based demand across our major end markets, including revenue growth across our consumer electronics customer base, higher revenue from semiconductor and packaging customers, and continued growth with large logistics customers.

Three-months Ended April 5, 2026 March 30, 2025 $ Change % Change (unaudited) Americas $ 121,301 $ 99,374 $ 21,927 22 % Percentage of total revenue 45 % 46 % Europe $ 63,815 $ 46,790 $ 17,025 36 % Percentage of total revenue 24 % 22 % Greater China $ 37,759 $ 26,946 $ 10,813 40 % Percentage of total revenue 14 % 12 % Other Asia $ 45,562 $ 42,926 $ 2,636 6 % Percentage of total revenue 17 % 20 % Total revenue $ 268,437 $ 216,036 $ 52,401 24 % Changes in revenue from a geographic perspective were as follows: 23 • Revenue from customers based in the Americas increased by 22% for the three-month period in 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025 due to stronger performance across our major e...

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CGNX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

ZBRAZebra Technologies CorporationcompetitorFeb 12, 2026

Competitors in our fixed industrial scanning and machine vision business include Cognex, Keyence, and SICK.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CGNX is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Semiconductors. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.