COGNEX CORP financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
CGNX on Nasdaq
Location
Natick, MA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
12 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-01) highlights Return On Equity 7.6%, Return On Assets 5.7%, and Operating Margin 16.3%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

39.4/100

Weak Confidence medium

Return On Equity

7.6%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

5.7%

Metric score 46.4/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
3.8x
Quick Ratio
3.05x

Strengths

No strong signals yet.

Watchpoints

Return On Equity

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

7.6%

YoY: +8.3%

Industry median: 2.2% (n=19)

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Return On Assets

5.7%

YoY: +7.8%

Industry median: 0.86% (n=19)

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Operating Margin

16%

YoY: +30%

Industry median: 11% (n=16)

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Current Ratio

3.8x

YoY: +4.9%

Industry median: 1.94x (n=19)

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Quick Ratio

3.05x

YoY: +13%

Industry median: 1.45x (n=19)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

7.8%

YoY:

Industry median: -4.1% (n=18)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 7.6% +8.3%
Return On Assets 5.7% +7.8%
Operating Margin 16% +30%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 3.8x +4.9%
Quick Ratio 3.05x +13%
Debt-to-equity 0.34x +4%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY 7.8%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 165,707,920 -2.4%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 166,997,000 -2%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 168,049,000 -2%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 169,367,000 -1.9%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $994,359,000 +8.7%
Research and Development Expense $138,970,000 -0.6%
Operating Income (Loss) $162,566,000 +41%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $182,802,000 +39%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $68,360,000 +170%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 0.68 +9.7%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 0.68 +9.7%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $262,925,000 +41%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $146,713,000 +2.3%
Inventory, Net $137,889,000 -12%
Assets, Current $697,246,000 +14%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $383,272,000 -2.3%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $86,015,000 -13%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $72,310,000 +7.4%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $81,100,000 -11%
Goodwill $386,279,000 +0.35%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $4,994,000 -0.66%
Assets $2,016,555,000 +1.2%
Accounts Payable, Current $50,203,000 +32%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $91,397,000 +27%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $21,094,000 -16%
Liabilities, Current $183,551,000 +8.4%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $250,512,000 +15%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $64,870,000 +5.7%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $1,452,000 +34%
Liabilities $524,654,000 +10%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $53,496,000 +26%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $406,355,000 -19%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,491,901,000 -1.7%
Liabilities and Equity $2,016,555,000 +1.2%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 300,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 166,997,000 -2%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.002 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $262,925,000 +41%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $2,737,000 +8.8%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $133,723,000 +70%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $93,418,000 +0.14%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $226,015,000 +0.22%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $11,716,000 +32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $14,506,000 +38%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $15,863,000 +27%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.059 0%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $16,832,000
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $12,966,000 +37%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 400,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $21,270,000 -10%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $11,158,000 +27%
Operating Lease, Payments $14,000,000 +2.3%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $48,517,000 -7.5%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%