CGNX Cognex dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: May 21, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.52%

Payout ratio: 39.4%

Cognex's most recent dividend of $0.085 per share was on May 21, 2026 (ex-date). The annualized payout of $0.34 per share represents a current dividend yield of 0.5%.

CGNX has a dividend yield of 0.5% which is below the Technology sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Technology sector average of 1.39%, Cognex's dividend yield is 64% lower. Historically CGNX's dividend yield has averaged at 0.8% in the last 5 years, which is above the current yield.

Cognex has a dividend history dating as far as 2003, but lately the company has recorded 11 consecutive years of dividend payments. Our records of CGNX show that the company has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 6% for the last twelve months. But since the stock price has gone up by 128% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 53%.

Cognex Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

CGNX has a payout ratio of 39.4% which is higher than the Technology sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Technology sector average of 33.8%, Cognex's payout ratio is 17% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)