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Cognex (CGNX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 29.32% year-over-year to 0.2, compared with a TTM value of 0.23 through Dec 2025, down 40.9%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.23, down 40.9% over the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.2 at Cognex, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.72 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.11 in Q2 2021.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.4, with a median of 0.26 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 95.01% in 2021 and then skyrocketed 786.04% in 2023.
  • Tracing CGNX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.23 in 2021, then dropped by 14.5% to 0.19 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 786.04% to 1.72 in 2023, then tumbled by 83.86% to 0.28 in 2024, then dropped by 29.32% to 0.2 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CGNX's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.2 (Q4 2025), 0.16 (Q3 2025), and 0.33 (Q2 2025).