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Price (delayed)
$41.18
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E Ratio
79.19
Dividend/share
$0.31
EPS
$0.52
Enterprise value
$6.94B
Cognex Corporation is an American manufacturer of machine vision systems, software and sensors used in automated manufacturing to inspect and identify parts, detect defects, verify product assembly, and guide assembly
Highlights
The equity is up by 5% year-on-year and by 4% since the previous quarter
The revenue is up by 4.4% since the previous quarter
The EPS has contracted by 43% YoY but it has grown by 13% from the previous quarter
The net income has contracted by 43% YoY but it has grown by 14% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 40% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 56.5
The quick ratio has contracted by 31% YoY
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of CGNX
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
171.52M
Market cap
$7.06B
Enterprise value
$6.94B
Price to earnings (P/E)
79.19
Price to book (P/B)
4.51
Price to sales (P/S)
8.01
EV/EBIT
63.09
EV/EBITDA
48.98
EV/Sales
7.88
Revenue
$881.5M
Gross profit
$602.98M
Net income
$89.05M
EBIT
$110.04M
EBITDA
$141.77M
Free cash flow
$92.18M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.52
EPS diluted
$0.51
Free cash flow per share
$0.54
Book value per share
$9.14
Revenue per share
$5.14
TBVPS
$9.15
Total assets
$2.06B
Total liabilities
$496.22M
Debt
$77.18M
Equity
$1.57B
Working capital
$501.35M
Debt to equity
0.05
Current ratio
3.94
Quick ratio
2.62
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.85
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
16.1%
Gross margin
68.4%
Net margin
10.1%
Operating margin
11%
Return on assets
4.4%
Return on equity
5.9%
Return on invested capital
8.7%
Return on capital employed
5.8%
Return on sales
12.5%
Dividend yield
0.74%
DPS
$0.31
Payout ratio
58.7%
CGNX stock price
How has the Cognex stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.39%
1 week
6.91%
1 month
15.12%
1 year
7.69%
YTD
14.84%
QTD
14.84%
Financial performance
How have Cognex's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$881.5M
Gross profit
$602.98M
Operating income
$96.95M
Net income
$89.05M
Gross margin
68.4%
Net margin
10.1%
CGNX's net margin is down by 44% year-on-year but it is up by 9% since the previous quarter
The company's operating margin fell by 44% YoY and by 3.5% QoQ
The operating income has declined by 44% year-on-year
The net income has contracted by 43% YoY but it has grown by 14% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Cognex's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Cognex stock price valuation
P/E
79.19
P/B
4.51
P/S
8.01
EV/EBIT
63.09
EV/EBITDA
48.98
EV/Sales
7.88
The EPS has contracted by 43% YoY but it has grown by 13% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 40% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 56.5
The price to book (P/B) is 37% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 7.1 and 8% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 4.9
The equity is up by 5% year-on-year and by 4% since the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 29% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.2 and 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 8.6
The revenue is up by 4.4% since the previous quarter
Efficiency
How efficient is Cognex business performance
Cognex's ROE has decreased by 45% YoY but it has increased by 13% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets fell by 44% YoY but it rose by 13% QoQ
The ROS has contracted by 39% YoY but it has grown by 5% from the previous quarter
CGNX's return on invested capital is down by 34% year-on-year but it is up by 9% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is CGNX's dividend history
DPS
$0.31
Dividend yield
0.74%
Payout ratio
58.7%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Cognex financials performed over time
The quick ratio has contracted by 31% YoY
The current ratio has contracted by 21% YoY and by 2.2% from the previous quarter
CGNX's debt is 95% smaller than its equity
CGNX's debt is up by 13% year-on-year and by 4% since the previous quarter
The equity is up by 5% year-on-year and by 4% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.