Wall Street analyst estimates for Cognex Corporation (CGNX): consensus price target, buy/hold/sell recommendations and forecasts for revenue, EPS and EBITDA for the upcoming fiscal years.
Cognex Corporation specializes in machine vision technology, offering solutions that interpret and process visual data to streamline and automate production and logistics operations globally. Their advanced vision systems enable the automated manufacturing and tracking of individual components or finished goods, such as mobile devices, pharmaceutical containers, and automotive parts.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 1 |
| Buy | 14 |
| Hold | 15 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 32 |
| Avg rating (1-5) | 0.44 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | $0.52 | ||
| 2026-08-05 | $0.45 | $0.42 | +6.2% |
| 2026-05-06 | $0.34 | $0.25 | +36.9% |
| 2026-02-11 | $0.27 | $0.22 | +22.7% |
| 2025-10-29 | $0.33 | $0.27 | +22.2% |
| 2025-07-30 | $0.25 | $0.23 | +8.7% |
| 2025-04-30 | $0.16 | $0.13 | +23.1% |
| 2025-02-12 | $0.20 | $0.15 | +33.3% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 61.67 |
| Price / Book | 6.65 |
| EV / EBITDA | 37.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.53% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $529.5M | $766.1M | $806.3M | $725.6M | $811.0M | $1.04B | $1.01B | $837.5M | $914.5M | $994.4M |
| Cost of Revenue | $131.1M | $187.3M | $206.1M | $189.8M | $206.4M | $277.3M | $284.2M | $236.3M | $288.7M | $329.0M |
| Gross Profit | $398.4M | $578.8M | $600.3M | $535.9M | $604.6M | $759.8M | $721.9M | $601.2M | $625.8M | $665.4M |
| Research & Development | $78.3M | $99.2M | $116.4M | $119.4M | $131.0M | $135.4M | $141.1M | $139.4M | $139.8M | $139.0M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $166.1M | $220.7M | $262.7M | $273.8M | $267.6M | $309.4M | $312.1M | $339.1M | $370.9M | $363.9M |
| Operating Expenses | $244.4M | $319.9M | $379.1M | $393.3M | $434.1M | $444.7M | $475.7M | $470.5M | $510.7M | $502.8M |
| Operating Income | $154.1M | $258.9M | $221.1M | $142.6M | $170.5M | $315.1M | $246.2M | $130.7M | $115.1M | $162.6M |
| EBITDA | $169.1M | $275.9M | $242.7M | $167.5M | $232.5M | $339.2M | $288.3M | $144.6M | $164.2M | $213.6M |
| Interest Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax Income | $162.1M | $266.5M | $234.6M | $163.0M | $186.9M | $318.9M | $250.7M | $135.3M | $131.5M | $182.8M |
| Income Tax | $18.1M | $89.8M | $15.3M | -$40.9M | $10.7M | $39.0M | $35.2M | $22.1M | $25.3M | $68.4M |
| Net Income | $143.7M | $176.7M | $219.3M | $203.9M | $176.2M | $279.9M | $215.5M | $113.2M | $106.2M | $114.4M |
| EPS | $0.88 | $1.02 | $1.27 | $1.19 | $1.02 | $1.59 | $1.24 | $0.66 | $0.62 | $0.68 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.86 | $0.99 | $1.24 | $1.16 | $1.00 | $1.56 | $1.23 | $0.65 | $0.62 | $0.68 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | $174.1M | $179.6M | $177.4M | $175.3M | $176.6M | $179.9M | $174.9M | $173.4M | $172.6M | $169.4M |
Price
| Price | $64.37 |
| Market Cap | $10.7B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
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