Cognex (CGNX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cognex's (CGNX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.34 in Q2 2026, down 5.96% YoY from 0.36 in Q2 2025, and up 70.71% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Cognex (CGNX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognex (CGNX) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.34 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.96% year-over-year to 0.34 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.23 (down 29.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.23, down 40.9% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.34 in Q2 2026, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.72 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.14 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.46 and a median of 0.33 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 786.04% — and 2024, when it plunged 83.86%.
- Tracing CGNX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.19 in 2022, then surged by 786.04% to 1.72 in 2023, then sank by 83.86% to 0.28 in 2024, then decreased by 29.32% to 0.2 in 2025, then surged by 70.71% to 0.34 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.34 (Q2 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.90 Bn | 54.24 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.73 |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.99 Bn | 51.57 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.17 Bn | 49.18 Bn | 787.08 Mn | -0.05 |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.38 Bn | 29.04 Bn | 738.10 Mn | - |
| 5 | Mks | 18.84 Bn | 18.23 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.30 Bn | 17.93 Bn | 695.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.04 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 674.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.12 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.42 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 0.04 |
| 10 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 6.22 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 301.80 Mn | 0.09 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.35 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.72 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.23 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.18 |