Cognex (CGNX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cognex has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $42.3 million in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 11.41% year-over-year to $42.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $241.1 million (up 48.41% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $236.8 million, up 76.64% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 stood at $42.3 million, down from $72.3 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $86.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $7.5 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $42.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $40.4 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow slumped 87.98% — and 2024, when it jumped 559.86%.
• Cognex's Free Cash Flow stood at $62.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 87.98% to $7.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 559.86% to $49.3 million in 2024, then surged by 46.57% to $72.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 41.45% to $42.3 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $42.3 million (Q2 2026), $72.3 million (Q4 2025), and $86.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.