Cognex (CGNX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Cognex (CGNX) reported EPS (Basic) of $0.43 for Q2 2026, up 80.2% from $0.24 a year earlier and up 40.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 5, 2026, Cognex's EPS (Basic) came in at $1.04, up 43.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $0.68, up 10.0% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $0.62 in FY2024 (-5.8%), $0.66 in FY2023 (-47.1%), $1.24 in FY2022 (-21.6%) and $1.59 in FY2021 (+56.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q3 2021.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 63.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 153.6%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 79.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $0.31 (Q1 2026), $0.19 (Q4 2025) and $0.11 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 7.80 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 0.72 |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.11 |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 2.11 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 8.64 |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 1.29 |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.28 |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 1.80 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.85 |
| 10 | Cognex | 10.04 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 0.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.45 |
API Access
Cognex EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "CGNX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();