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Cognex (CGNX) FCF Payout Ratio: 2009-2025

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Cognex (CGNX) over the last 14 years, with Sep 2025 value amounting to 0.16.

  • Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio fell 36.99% to 0.16 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.25, marking a year-over-year decrease of 54.67%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.39 for FY2024, which is 28.54% down from last year.
  • Per Cognex's latest filing, its FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.16 for Q3 2025, which was down 52.96% from 0.33 recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio's 5-year high stood at 1.72 during Q4 2023, with a 5-year trough of 0.11 in Q2 2021.
  • Moreover, its 3-year median value for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.36 (2025), whereas its average is 0.58.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio tumbled by 95.01% in 2021, and later spiked by 786.04% in 2023.
  • Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio (Quarterly) stood at 0.23 in 2021, then decreased by 14.50% to 0.19 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 786.04% to 1.72 in 2023, then crashed by 83.86% to 0.28 in 2024, then crashed by 36.99% to 0.16 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio was 0.16 in Q3 2025, compared to 0.33 in Q2 2025 and 0.36 in Q1 2025.