Cognex (CGNX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cognex has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.34 in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.96% year-over-year to 0.34; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.23 (down 29.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.23, down 40.9% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.34, up from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.72 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.14 in Q4 2022.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.46 across 5 years, with a median of 0.33 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 786.04% — and 2024, when it plunged 83.86%.
• Cognex's FCF Payout Ratio 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.