Cognex (CGNX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Cognex (CGNX) reported Capital Expenditures of $2.8 million for Q2 2026, up 10.24% on a YoY basis from $2.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 million in Q4 2025.

Cognex (CGNX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognex has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 10.24% year-over-year to $2.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $9.0 million (down 33.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.7 million, down 41.88% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q2 2026 stood at $2.8 million, up from $2.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $7.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $1.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $4.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 88.22% — and 2024, when it slumped 70.45%.
  • Cognex's Capital Expenditures stood at $4.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 72.7% to $7.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 70.45% to $2.1 million in 2024, then increased by 25.23% to $2.6 million in 2025, then gained by 6.2% to $2.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $2.8 million (Q2 2026), $2.6 million (Q4 2025), and $1.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Coherent 75.99 Bn 74.70 Bn 679.95 Mn -55.61 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 56.90 Bn 54.72 Bn 995.00 Mn 34.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.32 Bn 42.62 Bn 1.04 Bn 66.62 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.36 Bn 28.06 Bn 673.80 Mn 29.70 Mn
5 Mks 21.03 Bn 20.46 Bn 507.00 Mn 25.00 Mn
6 Fortive 18.96 Bn 18.61 Bn 675.50 Mn 26.60 Mn
7 Trimble 12.56 Bn 12.32 Bn 646.30 Mn 6.10 Mn
8 Cognex 10.39 Bn 10.09 Bn 190.94 Mn 2.76 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.65 Bn 7.56 Bn 131.32 Mn 7.23 Mn
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.33 Bn 6.69 Bn 286.30 Mn 17.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 5, 2026 2.76 Mn
Apr 5, 2026 2.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 1.45 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 1.45 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 2.19 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 2.19 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 2.50 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 2.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.07 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 4.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.02 Mn