Cognex (CGNX) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Cognex (CGNX) has reported Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.2 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Payout Ratio fell 40.89% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.32 (down 26.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.48, down 3.15% from the prior year.
• Payout Ratio fell to 0.2 in Q3 2026 per CGNX's latest filing, from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payout Ratio topped out at 1.15 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.17 in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Payout Ratio has averaged 0.46 across 5 years, with a median of 0.4 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio jumped 424.61% in 2023, then plunged 57.8% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2022, then surged by 424.61% to 1.15 in 2023, then plunged by 57.8% to 0.48 in 2024, then retreated by 10.1% to 0.43 in 2025, then slumped by 54.93% to 0.2 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.2, 0.27, and 0.43 for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.