Cognex (CGNX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cognex (CGNX) reported Operating Expenses of $131.1 million for Q2 2026, up 10.86% on a YoY basis from $118.2 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $130.6 million in Q4 2025.

Cognex (CGNX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognex has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $131.1 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.86% year-over-year to $131.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $515.7 million (up 2.88% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $502.8 million, down 1.55% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $131.1 million, roughly flat from $130.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $131.1 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $109.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $122.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $124.4 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses gained 11.27% — and 2025, when it decreased 7.44%.
  • Cognex's Operating Expenses stood at $113.1 million in 2022, then grew by 10.59% to $125.1 million in 2023, then increased by 1.56% to $127.0 million in 2024, then increased by 2.84% to $130.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.34% to $131.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $131.1 million (Q2 2026), $130.6 million (Q4 2025), and $129.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn 1.62 Bn
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 1.35 Bn
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 610.62 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 1.27 Bn
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 274.00 Mn
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 483.80 Mn
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 502.30 Mn
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 131.07 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn 265.48 Mn
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.28 Bn 6.64 Bn 286.30 Mn 793.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 5, 2026 131.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 130.63 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 129.53 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 124.44 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 118.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.02 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 127.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 128.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 125.07 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 114.89 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 117.01 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 121.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 113.09 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 109.33 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 113.94 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 116.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 118.46 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 111.59 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 108.15 Mn