Price (delayed)
$38.38
Market cap
$6.58B
P/E Ratio
83.43
Dividend/share
$0.3
EPS
$0.46
Enterprise value
$6.48B
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 quick ratio has grown by 20% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 7% YoY
CGNX's debt is up by 6% year-on-year but it is down by 3.9% since the previous quarter
The net income has plunged by 55% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
The EPS has plunged by 54% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of CGNX
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
171.5M
Market cap
$6.58B
Enterprise value
$6.48B
Price to earnings (P/E)
83.43
Price to book (P/B)
4.37
Price to sales (P/S)
7.8
EV/EBIT
64.48
EV/EBITDA
50.42
EV/Sales
7.68
Revenue
$844M
EBIT
$100.49M
EBITDA
$128.52M
Free cash flow
$75.48M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.46
Free cash flow per share
$0.44
Book value per share
$8.78
Revenue per share
$4.92
TBVPS
$8.89
Total assets
$2B
Total liabilities
$497.35M
Debt
$74.18M
Equity
$1.51B
Working capital
$512.23M
Debt to equity
0.05
Current ratio
4.03
Quick ratio
2.67
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.8
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
15.2%
Gross margin
69.5%
Net margin
9.3%
Operating margin
11.4%
Return on assets
3.9%
Return on equity
5.2%
Return on invested capital
8%
Return on capital employed
5.5%
Return on sales
11.9%
Dividend yield
0.78%
DPS
$0.3
Payout ratio
65.2%
CGNX stock price
How has the Cognex stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.4%
1 week
-0.7%
1 month
-0.93%
1 year
-11.22%
YTD
-8.05%
QTD
-17.92%
Financial performance
How have Cognex's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$844M
Gross profit
$586.35M
Operating income
$96.03M
Net income
$78.38M
Gross margin
69.5%
Net margin
9.3%
The net income has plunged by 55% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
CGNX's net margin has dropped by 52% year-on-year and by 21% since the previous quarter
The operating income has declined by 47% year-on-year and by 22% since the previous quarter
The company's operating margin fell by 44% YoY and by 21% QoQ
Growth
What is Cognex's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Cognex stock price valuation
P/E
83.43
P/B
4.37
P/S
7.8
EV/EBIT
64.48
EV/EBITDA
50.42
EV/Sales
7.68
The EPS has plunged by 54% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 50% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 54.7 and 16% more than its last 4 quarters average of 71.2
The price to book (P/B) is 40% lower than the 5-year quarterly average of 7.2 and 14% lower than the last 4 quarters average of 5.0
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 33% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.5 and 12% less than its last 4 quarters average of 8.7
The revenue is down by 5% year-on-year
Efficiency
How efficient is Cognex business performance
Cognex's ROE has plunged by 57% YoY and by 22% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets has shrunk by 56% YoY and by 22% QoQ
The ROS has contracted by 45% YoY and by 21% from the previous quarter
CGNX's return on invested capital is down by 43% year-on-year and by 18% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is CGNX's dividend history
DPS
$0.3
Dividend yield
0.78%
Payout ratio
65.2%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Cognex financials performed over time
The quick ratio has grown by 20% from the previous quarter but it has contracted by 7% YoY
The current ratio has grown by 14% from the previous quarter
CGNX's debt is 95% smaller than its equity
CGNX's debt is up by 6% year-on-year but it is down by 3.9% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.