Cognex (CGNX) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Cognex's Long-Term Investments was $350.64 million in Q2 2026, up 8.1% from $324.35 million a year earlier and up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cognex (CGNX) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Investments at Cognex came in at $305.34 million, down 10.4% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Investments was $340.9 million in FY2024 (+39.6%), $244.23 million in FY2023 (-46.2%), $454.12 million in FY2022 (-22.2%) and $583.75 million in FY2021 (+47.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Long-Term Investments since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Investments was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 47.7%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 46.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CGNX's Long-Term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $325.19 million (Q1 2026), $305.34 million (Q4 2025) and $300.08 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | - |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cognex | 9.71 Bn | 8.37 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 350.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 350.64 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 325.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 305.34 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 300.08 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 324.35 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 312.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 340.90 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 319.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 266.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 278.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 244.23 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 332.99 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 463.49 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 463.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 454.12 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 343.20 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 428.40 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 479.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 583.75 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 592.79 Mn |
API Access
Cognex Long-Term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "ticker": "CGNX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=CGNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();