Cognex (CGNX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cognex (CGNX) recorded FCF Margin of 23.22% in Q2 2026, up 6.99 percentage points from 16.23% a year earlier and up 7.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cognex's FCF Margin came in at 24.64% as of Jul 5, 2026, up 5.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 23.81%, up 9.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -4.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 14.66% in FY2024 (+3.93 pp), 10.73% in FY2023 (-11.51 pp), 22.24% in FY2022 (-6.55 pp) and 28.79% in FY2021 (+0.54 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has ranged from 3.80% in Q4 2023 to 37.77% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.85 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 17.68 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 24.34 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.77% (Q1 2026), 28.65% (Q4 2025) and 31.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 18.42% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 12.45% |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 10 | Cognex | 10.04 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 23.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 23.22% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 15.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.65% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 31.07% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 16.23% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.48% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 22.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.80% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 17.83% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 10.37% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.98% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 37.77% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 13.63% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 15.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.67% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 21.06% |
API Access
Cognex FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();