Cognex (CGNX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cognex (CGNX) reported Net Margin of 19.26% for Q2 2026, up 834.0% on a YoY basis from 2.06% in Q2 2025, and up 48.8% quarter-over-quarter from 12.94% in Q4 2025.

Cognex (CGNX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognex has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 19.26% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 834.0% year-over-year to 19.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 13.62% (up 81.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.51%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 19.26%, up from 12.94% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 23.84% in Q2 2022, with the low at 5.7% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 14.58% across 5 years, with a median of 12.94% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin tumbled 1739 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 834 bps.
  • Cognex's Net Margin stood at 23.1% in 2022, then sank by 75 bps to 5.71% in 2023, then surged by 116 bps to 12.34% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 12.94% in 2025, then soared by 49 bps to 19.26% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 19.26% (Q2 2026), 12.94% (Q4 2025), and 6.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn 10.60%
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 17.56%
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 23.10%
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 14.54%
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 7.79%
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn -
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 10.52%
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 19.26%
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 0.38%
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.28 Bn 6.64 Bn 286.30 Mn 9.32%

Historic Data

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Apr 5, 2026 19.26%
Dec 31, 2025 12.94%
Sep 28, 2025 6.38%
Jun 29, 2025 16.26%
Mar 30, 2025 10.93%
Dec 31, 2024 12.34%
Sep 29, 2024 12.61%
Jun 30, 2024 15.13%
Mar 31, 2024 5.70%
Dec 31, 2023 5.71%
Oct 1, 2023 9.59%
Jul 2, 2023 23.70%
Apr 2, 2023 12.74%
Dec 31, 2022 23.10%
Oct 2, 2022 16.21%
Jul 3, 2022 21.45%
Apr 3, 2022 23.84%
Dec 31, 2021 21.93%
Oct 3, 2021 27.70%
Jul 4, 2021 28.83%