COGNEX CORP
Can this company survive a downturn?
How efficiently does it turn assets into profit?
Is the business becoming more valuable over time?
1.1. Financial Health of COGNEX CORP (5 min.)
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Key Takeaways
What matters most right now.
β Revenue growth
Revenue grew 11.2% last quarter to $0.3B. Compared to the 5-year average revenue level of $0.4B, the business continues to expand in scale.
β οΈ Profitability
Net profit margin fell to 6.4% this quarter, below its 5-year average of 11.6%. This suggests short-term pressure, but the long-term profitability profile remains the key reference.
β Cash generation
Free cash flow of $0.2B equals a 59.4% margin, broadly in line with its 5-year average of 31.8%, indicating stable cash generation.
β Financial resilience
The company has a current ratio of 3.96, compared to a 5-year average of 3.59. This shows how well it can cover short-term obligations if conditions worsen.
β οΈ Debt levels
Debt relative to equity is 0.34, compared to a 5-year average of 0.33. This shows whether leverage is increasing or staying disciplined.
β οΈ Capital efficiency
Return on equity is 1.2%, compared to a 5-year average of 2.9%. This shows how effectively management turns shareholder capital into profit.
Why this matters
The facts behind the takeaways.
β How much profit the business keeps
The company keeps 20.9% profit from its sales. Over the past 5 years, this was about 15.3%.
β How much cash the business generates
About 59.4% of sales turns into real cash. Historically, this was closer to 31.8%.
β Ability to pay short-term bills
The companyβs short-term financial buffer is 3.96, compared to 3.59 historically.
β οΈ Debt pressure
Debt levels are 0.34 today, compared to 0.33 over the last 5 years.
What to watch next
Focus points for the next quarters.
β Next earnings
Watch whether revenue growth translates into sustained margin improvement next quarter.
Balance Sheet
Showing financial position from 2008-12-31 to 2025-09-28.
Income Statement
Performance overview from 2008-12-31 to 2025-09-28.
| 2025-09-28 | 2025-06-29 | 2025-03-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-29 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2023-10-01 | 2023-07-02 | 2023-04-02 | 2022-12-31 | 2022-10-02 | 2022-07-03 | 2022-04-03 | 2021-12-31 | 2021-10-03 | 2021-07-04 | 2021-04-04 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-09-27 | 2020-06-28 | 2020-03-29 | 2019-12-31 | 2019-09-29 | 2019-06-30 | 2019-03-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2018-07-01 | 2018-04-01 | 2017-12-31 | 2017-10-01 | 2017-07-02 | 2017-04-02 | 2016-12-31 | 2016-10-02 | 2016-07-03 | 2016-04-03 | 2015-12-31 | 2015-10-04 | 2015-08-21 | 2015-07-05 | 2015-04-05 | 2014-12-31 | 2014-09-28 | 2014-06-29 | 2014-03-30 | 2013-12-31 | 2013-09-29 | 2013-06-30 | 2013-03-31 | 2012-12-31 | 2012-09-30 | 2012-07-01 | 2012-04-01 | 2011-12-31 | 2011-10-02 | 2011-07-03 | 2011-04-03 | 2010-12-31 | 2010-10-03 | 2010-07-04 | 2010-04-04 | 2009-12-31 | 2009-10-04 | 2009-07-05 | 2008-12-31 | |
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| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 249,093 | 216,036 | 914,515 | 234,742 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment1 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment2 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment3 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cost Of Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 81,217 | 71,713 | 288,721 | 75,343 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gross Profit | π Member | 167,876 | 144,323 | 625,794 | 159,399 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 136,737 | 128,170 | 193,544 | 140,936 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Research And Development | π Member | 33,102 | 34,727 | 139,815 | 35,210 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Selling General And Administrative | π Member | 91,341 | 83,504 | 1,286 | 92,625 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 12,294 | 9,939 | 52,443 | 13,101 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Allocated Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 12,294 | 9,939 | 52,443 | 13,101 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Impairment Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Restructuring Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Operating Expenses | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Income | π Member | 43,433 | 26,092 | 115,065 | 31,564 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Non Operating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Interest Expense | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gain On Asset Sales | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Non Operating Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Before Tax | π Member | 48,062 | 27,798 | 131,489 | 36,555 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Tax | π Member | 7,551 | 4,195 | 25,318 | 6,964 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Net Income | π Member | 40,511 | 23,603 | 106,171 | 29,591 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
Cash Flow Statement
Operational cash dynamics from 2008-12-31 to 2025-09-28.