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

Cognex (CGNX) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.21 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 36.53% year-over-year to 0.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 29.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.23, down 40.9% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.21 in Q3 2026 per CGNX's latest filing, from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.72 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.14 in Q4 2022.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.44 across 5 years, with a median of 0.32 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio soared 786.04% in 2023, then sank 83.86% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2022, then jumped 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, then gained by 7.34% to 0.21 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.34, and 0.2 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.