Growth Metrics

Cognex (CGNX) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Cognex's Gross Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 65.75% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Gross Margin fell 298.0% year-over-year to 65.75%, compared with a TTM value of 66.92% through Dec 2025, down 151.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 66.92%, down 151.0% over the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 65.75% at Cognex, down from 67.64% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 77.39% in Q2 2021, with the low at 65.75% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 70.42%, with a median of 70.36% recorded in 2021.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Gross Margin was 433bps in 2021; the steepest drop was -630bps in 2021.
  • Tracing CGNX's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 71.7% in 2021, then decreased by -1bps to 70.82% in 2022, then fell by -3bps to 68.67% in 2023, then rose by 0bps to 68.73% in 2024, then dropped by -4bps to 65.75% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CGNX's Gross Margin are 65.75% (Q4 2025), 67.64% (Q3 2025), and 67.39% (Q2 2025).