Cognex (CGNX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Cognex's (CGNX) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $2.8 million in Q2 2026, up 10.24% YoY from $2.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 6.2% on a QoQ basis from $2.6 million in Q4 2025.
Cognex (CGNX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognex (CGNX) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $2.8 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 10.24% year-over-year to $2.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $9.0 million (down 33.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.7 million, down 41.88% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures rose to $2.8 million in Q2 2026, from $2.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $7.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $1.5 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $4.1 million and a median of $4.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 88.22% — and 2024, when it slumped 70.45%.
- Tracing CGNX's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.92 Bn | 54.25 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 127.78 Mn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 54.19 Bn | 51.78 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 29.00 Mn |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.42 Bn | 49.43 Bn | 787.08 Mn | 555.68 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.51 Bn | 29.17 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 30.50 Mn |
| 5 | Mks | 18.85 Bn | 18.24 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 54.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.29 Bn | 17.92 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 28.10 Mn |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.03 Bn | 13.81 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 7.10 Mn |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.16 Bn | 9.75 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 1.53 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.47 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 11.43 Mn |
| 10 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 6.23 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 301.80 Mn | 23.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 1.53 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 1.53 Mn |
| 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 |